Books

L’heureuse élue : France Bélisle’s bold take on politics, power and personal struggle

https://qcna.qc.ca/lheureuse-elue-france-belisles-bold-take-on-politics-power-and-personal-struggle/

The complete list of all 110 books in Oprah’s book club

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/g23067476/oprah-book-club-list/

Sarah Hoover’s fierce rewrite of the motherhood myth

https://observer.com/2025/01/the-motherload-by-sarah-hoover-a-radical-take-on-motherhood/

Book excerpt: “Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old”

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/book-excerpt-brooke-shields-is-not-allowed-to-get-old/

Adelle Purdham

Ableism, motherhood, and raising a child with Down syndrome: A Q&A with Adelle Purdham

If you’ve followed The Honest Talk for some time, you know that we don’t sugarcoat — we will always tell you the story how it is. Adelle Purdham does the same.&nbsp…

By Lisa Thibodeau

Adelle Purdham

Love Carol Shields? You’ll want to know about this brand new collection of her work

It’s been an exciting fall for those of us who are fans of Carol Shields — the award-winning novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, and poet. Thanks to…

Onome Ako

Breaking out of the box: Onome Ako shares her journey through leadership

In Jenny Mitchell’s new book Embracing Ambition: Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen, & Lead, she invites 12 women leaders from across North America to recount the …

Onome Ako

Four Canadian poetry collections that speak to the soul

Back when I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time reading poetry. I loved watching poets work their magic on the page. I marvelled at the way they were able to side…