The Reading Room
September 2026
A collection of biographies that reveals the history of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba through the stories of female artists, writers, entrepreneurs, pioneers, doctors, midwives, activists, politicians, journalists, community leaders, and more.
Chronicles Gerrard’s journey from a university economics teacher to a political lobbyist and government official who helped secure educational legitimacy for independent schools and home-schooling in Saskatchewan in the 1980s and 1990s.
This anthology explores how Indigenous cultural burning practices and fire stewardship offer sustainable, relational models for ecological health and climate resilience across Turtle Island (the US and Canada) amid rising wildfire threats.
Argues that the RCMP faces institutional crises following devastating mass casualty events, detailing calls for replacing the federal force with provincial services. Advocates for reforms centered on community safety and Indigenous peacekeeping.
Traces the history of Crown-Indigenous relations in the Maritimes and examines the inherent and treaty rights of the Wabanaki nations, which form a legal basis for Indigenous title in the Maritimes today.
Explores the enduring influence of antiquity and encourages readers to embrace the "shock of the old" over a reverent, sanitized view. Beard asserts that classical history offers crucial spaces for navigating modern debates.
Pavese maintains that human intelligence is fundamentally expressed through physical and creative skills, which evolve across generations and drive cultural progress.
Analyzes how recent unilateral referendums and amendments by Alberta, Quebec, and Saskatchewan have reactivated Canadian constitutional politics and reshaped federal authority.
Prasad posits that globalization and failed international institutions fuel global instability, making it clear that old solutions cannot pull us out—we need radically new solutions to solve the world's problems.
Champions a high-agency mindset, arguing that immediate action and embracing failure lead to success more effectively than careful planning, and that progress stems from momentum and overcoming the fear of embarrassment.
Technological hype is not just empty talk, but a structured business practice. The authors introduce "Hype Studies" to show how promotional machinery actively shapes digital markets, innovation, and future economies.
A barrage of global crises and political stress induces a state of exhaustion and emotional numbness. Maintains that this widespread apathy benefits authoritarian leaders, who use relentlessly shocking news to maintain control.
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