Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary Sparks Patriotism

Today is one of those days when I am extra happy and proud to be Canadian. Of course, I’m happy and proud to be Canadian on normal days, but today is not a normal day. It is the 20th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, where on this day in 1989 around 800-1000 students, workers, [...]

China’s Little Emperors and Future

There are so many titles and so many authors that are a part of Dundurn, it’s easy to miss out on some great reviews and interviews that take place.  Sometimes we just happen to stumble across them.  I happened to come across one that took place in June between author JoAnn Dionne (Little Emperors) and [...]

From John Franklin to Norman Bethune

Author John Wilson recently sent us an update on his work:

Across Frozen Seas and Ghosts of James Bay are novels set around incidents in the exploration of Canada’s north. Across Frozen Seas follows the adventures of a cabin boy on Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition to the Northwest Passage in 1845 and Ghosts of James [...]