In Keywords (1976), Raymond Williams devised a "vocabulary" that reflected the vast social transformations of the post-war period.

Drawing from his qualitative research project on un/deremployment among trans* identified individuals, Irving will present the major issues that many trans* people face when trying to obtain and maintain work.

Violence against Indigenous women is epidemic.

Considering:

Two Years in a French Prison, The Extradition of an Innocent Canadian: Hassan Diab

Usually, we think of the state of modern Israel, as well as the late nineteenth-century Zionist movement that led to its founding, as a response to anti-Semitism which grew out of cultural and religious Judaism. In What Is Modern Israel?, however, Yakov M.

This book is targeted to children, ages 4-8, and teaches the basic principles of personal financial management. It is about 5-year-old twins Ella and Andy who use their 3 Little Piggybanks called: Savings, Sharing and Spending.

Over the past decade, Canada has experienced considerable growth in labour migration. Moreover, temporary labour migration has replaced permanent immigration as the primary means by which people enter Canada.

After a few months of break, our book club is back in November. We are reading Birdie by Tracey Lindberg!

Paperback available at our store, both locations, or order online at http://octopusbooks.ca/book/birdie-0..

Please join us!

Join us for a multi-genre reading and discussion with Laurie Gough (author of Stolen Child), Elise Moser (author of What Milly Did

In this poetry book, David Groulx seamlessly weaves the spiritual with the ordinary and the present with the powerful voices of the past. He speaks for the spirit, determination, and courage of Aboriginal people, compelling readers to confront cruel reality with his sincere and inspiring vision.

The book argues that the category of mother is distinct from the category of woman and that many of the problems mothers face—socially, economically, politically, culturally, and psychologically—are specific to women’s work and identity as mothers.

Showcasing diverse voices of girls and young women from North America, Tatiana Fraser and Caia Hagel shift the focus from the media’s sensationalist stories to highlight real-life accounts of how girls are making positive change and shaping a new world.

Canada Talks Israel/Palestine invites you to a presentation by Dr. Yousef Jabareen,  MK, member of the Israeli Knesset, who is one of the new generation of Palestinian leaders.

Octopus Books is thrilled to present an evening of literary conversation with Frances Itani, author of Tell  & Kerry-Lee Powell, author of Willem de Kooning’s Paintbrush!

Octopus Books is pleased to present Ron Benner: Three Questions, this London, Ontario-based artist's recent book which documents his solo exhibition curated by Julian Haladyn for the McIntosh Gallery, Western University, London, ON.

Join award-winning author Bev Sellars to celebrate the launch of her highly anticipated new book, Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival.

Havana is Cuba’s soul: a mix of Third World, First World, and Other World.

The Institute of African Studies presents a Book Launch of Facets of Power Politics, Profits and People in the Making of Zimbabwe’s Blood Diamonds edited by Richard Saunders and Tinashe Nyamunda on Friday, September 30th at 3:00pm in 2017 Dunton Tower.

Science tells us that a new and dangerous stage in planetary evolution has begun—the Anthropocene, a time of rising temperatures, extreme weather, rising oceans, and mass species extinctions. Humanity faces not just more pollution or warmer weather, but a crisis of the Earth System.

In this September's Community Classroom, we are lucky to have Dr. Philip JM Leech to deliver a lecture based on his PhD dissertation and new book The State of Palestine: A Critical Analysis. 

7 PM
Tuesday, September 20 2016
Centretown United Church
507 Bank St.

Copies of Boiling Point will be available for purchase!

Award-Winning author George Elliott Clarke will be joined by a fellow published poet, playwright and essayist charles c.

NEW AUTHOR TEACHES CONSCIOUS PARENTING & HOW TO RELATE TO YOUR CHILDREN THROUGH LOVE, SO THAT THEY CAN THRIVE!

The Book Project Collective and Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO) have come together to showcase brilliant immigrant women. Drawing on stories shared in a recently published collection titled, Resilience and Triumph: Immigrant Women Tell Their Stories.