No better day than July 1st to shout out what makes Canada special.

Want to win The Great Canadian Bucket List AND one of the expansions? Vote for the activity that would be highest on your Great Canadian Bucket List and you're entered for a chance to win 2 bucket list books! Increase your chances by doing additional options like spreading the word or tweeting us!
Contest open March 1, 2016 - March 7, 2016

Ukkusiksalik is the traditional name of a region in the northwestern corner of Hudson Bay. No one lives there today, but for the Inuit it has a special significance because it was a land of plenty for their ancestors, a bountiful hunting ground where one could always find food. In difficult times and in times of hunger, people came from the north and the south and from inland to the west to find sustenance in Ukkusiksalik. As a result, it is a landscape of stories.

In the late summer of 2015, a single image served to crystallize emotions and outrage around the world. The image was that of a Syrian toddler’s corpse that had been discovered washed up on a Turkish beach. When this heart-breaking photo appeared on the front pages of the world’s newspapers the hordes of asylum-seekers then pressing for entry into the European Union suddenly had a human face.

No one does winter quite like Canadians. Robin Esrock, bestselling author and master of the bucket lists, weighs in with the ultimate winter experiences.

The new edition of Mazo de la Roche's autobiography, Ringing the Changes, is enhanced by Heather Kirk's well-documented introduction. It answers a number of questions and provides dates for many events; de la Roche told the things she thought important.

When I was first faced with the prospect of writing a book about the history of a department store, I figured that it would be easy. I would tell about the stores, their size, their architectural style, and how their appearance changed over the years. However, since research also involves talking with real human beings, I learned that these sadly-missed institutions housed much more than just hosiery or pots and pans. They were the workplace, shopping center, and dining spot for real people, places where anything could happen. And it often did!

Daniel J. Baum talks to us today about his series Understanding Canadian Law, and more specifically his book Freedom of Expression.

Tell us about your book.