• 2013. Octopus Books' 44th Year of Critical Thinking

Hungry for Change: a conversation on food justice

On May 22, Octopus Books is excited to host a conversation on hunger, farming, and food sovereignty. Author Haroon Akram-Lodhi will be in Ottawa to launch his new book "Hungry for Change: Farmers, Food Justice, and the Agrarian Question." He will be in conversation with Paul Slomp, local cattle-farmer and executive member of the National Farmers Union (NFU).  Read more about this event here.

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Balance

By Glenn Hubbard,  Tim Kane
May 21, 2013 | 368 pages
Two forefront economics draw on illuminating examples from history to offer insight into why powerful nations and civilizations break down under the heavy burden of financial imbalance, offering sobering arguments about America's current vulnerabilities and the preventative steps they believe must... More Info
Political Action
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The Weimar Triangle

By Eric Koch
Mosaic Press (NY) | December 30, 2010 | 198 pages
This new novel extends Koch's achievements in his previous novels and takes the reader to Koch's native Germany. Set in Weimar and Frankfurt in Germany, in the pivotal years 1927 and 1928, the novel is triggered the International Music Exhibition of 1927 "The Summer of Music. The reader is... More Info
Literature - International
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Geronimo Stilton #54: Get Into Gear, Stilton!

By Geronimo Stilton
July 1, 2013 | 128 pages
Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. I, Geronimo Stilton, was selected by the mayor to give a special driving demonstration, but my drivers' license had expired! I had only a week to relearn everything to pass the test for a... More Info
Kids' Books
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When the Saints Go Marching In

By Bidulka, Anthony
April 30, 2013 | 368 pages
A new series from the author of the much-loved Russell Quant books The work of a Disaster Recovery Agent is unforgiving. Brutal. Violent. And rarely glamorous. But Adam Saint quietly travels the world, cleaning up after other peoples catastrophes and keeping the mess away from his well-ordered... More Info
Literature - International
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Capital

By John Lanchester
Emblem Editions | May 14, 2013 | 528 pages
Now in paperback, this internationally acclaimed novel is at once scathing and subversive, sharply witty and brilliantly observed as it follows the fortunes of a group of people in London who become connected in unforeseen ways. Pepys Road: an ordinary street in the capital. Today, through each... More Info
Literature - International
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No Angel

By Annie McLurg
Pedlar Press | May 15, 2013 | 90 pages
A old woman buys a broken-down heritage house in Prince Edward County, Ontario without possessing any knowledge about old house care and repair. Her neighbour Elmer watches anxiously as she fails slowly, repeatedly, at her new labours, until at last he steps across the divide to lend her a hand.... More Info
Poetry
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Sundowner Ubuntu

By Bidulka, Anthony
Insomniac Press | April 30, 2013 | 288 pages
A mother's pain. A million dollars. A missing son. Desperate to right old wrongs, a new client hires Russell Quant to locate her son, Matthew, lost to her for twenty years. But can money relieve remorse? Through good old-fashioned detective work, Russell peels away the layers of a carefully... More Info
Literature - International

Indie Next Pick

How do countries come to view themselves as being 'multicultural'? Us, Them, and Otherspresents a...
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Staff Pick

Citing costly memory-related inconveniences suffered by average individuals, a science journalist...
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Events

2013 22 May
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Hungry for Change: Conversation on food justice with A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi and Paul Slomp

On May 22, Octopus Books is excited to host a conversation on hunger, farming, and food sovereignty.

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2013 28 May
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Rethinking the Politics of Labour in Canada

In the face of relentless attacks on organized labour, there is a clear need and desire for both union renewal and for unions to fight back against the  anti-worker austerity agenda.

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2013 05 Jun
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Toward a Sustainable and Equitable National Energy Policy

Octopus Books is pleased to present an evening with Bruce Campbell and Tony Clarke to discuss national energy policy.

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