Just received a notice from Turnstone that my stocking stuffer is now in stores: The Imagined City: A Literary History of Winnipeg, edited by David Arnason & Mhari Mackintosh.
Here’s the publisher’s description: In The Imagined City, David Arnason and Mhari Mackintosh trace the literary history of Winnipeg from the Red River Settlement through two world wars, the 1919 General Strike, and the Great Depression, to today. Through a wide variety of excerpts, they present the significant works, people, and places that have contributed to Winnipeg’s literary life. This mosaic history of the intellectual life that has developed in Canada’s geographic centre helps to explain how a small hub city, at the meeting of two rivers, has grown into one of the country’s most diverse and densely artistic communities. Featuring the writing of Carol Shields, Margaret Laurence, Dorothy Livesay, Adele Wiseman, and The Weakerthans’ John K. Samson, and illustrated with more than 160 photos and illustrations and 5 maps, The Imagined City introduces readers to the men and women of Winnipeg’s literary past and present.
Buy the book from McNally Robinson, my favourite Canadian bookstore.