Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing

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Lengua Latina: Queer Palabras en Toronto

Lengua Latina: Queer Palabras en Toronto

From: Any Other Way

A poem by Karleen Pendleton Jiménez and Janet Romero-leiva on the queer Latina experience in Toronto. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Beginnings in Butternut Ridge
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Beginnings in Butternut Ridge

From: Len & Cub

This chapter sets the scene for Len & Cub’s story. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Lest Living Lose Its Zest
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Lest Living Lose Its Zest

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Sixteen focuses on Louise’s attempts to write about her first husband Gleb and their time in Russian. The chapter discusses the professional writing process during Louise’s … 19 $1.90 Add
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Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

From: To Wawa with Love

Outlines traditions in place in Sinterville for Rememberance Day 5 $0.50 Add
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Lester B. Pearson
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Lester B. Pearson

From: The Prime Ministers

In this chapter, Stewart examines the tenure of Lester B. Pearson, Canada’s prime minister from 1963 to 1968. 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter Two

Chapter Two

From: Reconciliation in Practice

Letter to John A. MacDonald (First Prime Minister of Canada) 1 $0.10 Add
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Letting Her Own Light Shine

Letting Her Own Light Shine

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Laura Wells recounts the story of Elaine. The story discusses the desire to read to your children, anxiety, the impacts of poor experiences from the school system, her children, work aspirations, … 4 $0.40 Add
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LGBTQ2S Parenting: Some Milestones

LGBTQ2S Parenting: Some Milestones

From: Any Other Way

A brief timeline of landmark legal decisions and milestones that allowed queer and trans people to claim their sexual identities while maintaining their right to parent. 3 $0.30 Add
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Lianne Mantla-Look, Behchoko
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Lianne Mantla-Look, Behchoko

From: Book of Hope

This chapter follows Lianne Mantla-Look, a Tłı̨chǫ nurse from Behchokǫ̀, through her 2015 stomach cancer diagnosis and surgery in Edmonton, Alberta. 5 $0.50 Add
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Lie Back and Get Comfortable

Lie Back and Get Comfortable

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This essay concerns the youthful experiences of a Jewish woman as she confronts the anti-queer predudice of her mother. 7 $0.70 Add
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liefde/love

liefde/love

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

The author reflects on her migration to Canada, and her first encounters with poetry. 6 $0.60 Add
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The Outing
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The Outing

From: Len & Cub

This chapter details the circumstances of Len’s outing in 1931, after which he was forced to leave Havelock. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Life and Death on a Hospital Ship

Life and Death on a Hospital Ship

The Risks and the Rules

From: Asleep in the Deep

In late March 1918, Anna Samers was transferred to the hospital ship Llandovery Castle which traveled between England and Halifax. This last assignment brought her to the attention of the world. … 30 $3.00 Add
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Life at Descoigne

Life at Descoigne

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

talks about life at Descoigne Road Camp ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Life at Yellowhead

Life at Yellowhead

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Talks about life at Yellowhead Road Camp ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Life in the Heart of Darkness: Kinshasa
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Life in the Heart of Darkness: Kinshasa

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene paints a portrait of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tracing its suffering from Belgian colonialism through Patrice Lumumba’s assassination in 1960 to … 11 $1.10 Add