"The inspiration for the National Film Board animated feature. The title story, about the Quebec boy who is shipped a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater by mistake, has become a Christmas favourite. Includes 19 other tales of a childhood in a Quebec village."

For anyone who loves great literature -- or aspires to write it -- this is an essential collection, full of insight, wisdom, humour, and candour from Canada's most important and beloved literary figures. For the past twenty-five years, the Writers' Trust of Canada's annual lecture series, the Margaret Laurence Memorial Lecture, has invited some of Canada's most prominent authors to discuss the theme of "A Writer's Life" in front of their peers. Hugh MacLennan, Mavis Gallant, Timothy Findley, W.O. Mitchell, Pierre Berton, P.K. Page, Dorothy Livesay, Alistair MacLeod, and Margaret Atwood, among others, have shared the personal challenges they faced in forging their own paths as writers, at a time when such a career was still unusual in this country. Intimate, frank, and revealing in tone, their lectures -- collected for the first time in celebration of the series' twenty-fifth anniversary -- provide a unique account of a period when a national writing community was just being formed, and give us unprecedented access to the heroes and heroines of Canadian literature as they share their insights into their work, the profession of writing, the growing canon of our literature, and the cultural history of our country.

DIVE INTO DANGEROUS ROMANCE WITH THE CHICAGO BRATVA This 9-Book set contains the USA Today Bestseller The Director, as well eight other stand-alone romances with guaranteed happily-ever-afters. Set includes: THE DIRECTOR The lovely attorney kept a secret from me. A baby she's been carrying since Valentine's night. THE FIXER He's back to take my inheritance. My life. Not through murder, but marriage. And my own father arranged it. THE ENFORCER She's my weakness, my obsession. And now my prisoner. THE SOLDIER I should give her up--set her free THE HACKER She betrayed my Family--I will make her pay THE BOOKIE I bargained with the bratva--My brother's life for my own THE CLEANER I’ve captured the Crime Lord’s daughter. She will pay the price for her father's sin. THE PLAYER My Bratva brother will kill him if he touches me. I'm so damaged, I'm not even capable of a relationship. He might be the perfect antidote. THE GATEKEEPER She’s my captive. My prisoner. I will make her talk. In the end: she will be mine.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox comes the first in the hot new Blue Bay Crew series that follows the sexy, blue collar Owens men who take over their family’s construction business in the small town of Blue Bay, CT. Summer Wheeler is on the run. Hiding from the men who killed her father, Summer is on her way to her childhood cottage in Blue Bay when she runs into Sean Owens, the forbidden bad boy from her past. After giving him a fake name, she gives in to one steamy night with him, never expecting to see him again. Sean isn’t sure why Summer is pretending to be someone she’s not, but he’ll play her game if that means he can indulge in one of his oldest fantasies – a night with Summer. He’s shocked to see her when he returns to Blue Bay, and even more surprised when Summer offers him a job renovating her old family cottage. Hot workdays turn into hotter nights, but when Summer’s secret catches up with her, she’ll have to decide if she can trust Sean with her heart—and her life. Demolished nails the perfect combination of emotion, scorching intensity, and a touch of suspense that will draw readers to this fantastic new series!

Adrilynn was tired of hurting. This was twice she had gone through a loss such as this. Why was God allowing this to happen to her again? Did she deserve these hardships as the so-called people who loved her said? Was she cursed? So many questions, so few answers. Again, Adrilynn found herself trudging through life alone. Happiness seemed to be a distant friend, and the love of her life even farther than that. What would she do now? Who could she turn to in her time of need? Was God truly able to mend a broken heart or restore a broken marriage? With the bricks of life lying at her feet, she could only trust God to do what He does as the Potter--tear down and rebuild.

Contains contributions on various subjects, notably India, Buddhism, ancient chronology, etc.