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Angel Wing Splash Pattern 20th Anniversary Edition Richard Van Camp Kegedonce Press September 2020 If you wanted to read all of Richard Van Camp’s characters in one volume, now you can with the release of the 20th Anniversary edition of his Angel Wing Splash Pattern Short Story Collection. This special edition includes a new introduction by the author, and two new illustrated stories, including Larry Sole, the protagonist of The Lesser Blessed, with his own story, “How I Saved Christmas”. The stories are set in the breathtaking territories north of 60 — Tłįchϙ territory — including Yellowknife, Fort Smith, Behchoko, Hay River, and more.

Ice Walker James Raffan Simon & Schuster October 2020

How I Survived Four Nights on the Ice Written by Serapio Ittusardjuat Illustrated by Matthew K. Hoddy Inhabit Media October 2020 After his snowmobile breaks down halfway across the sea ice on a trip back from a fishing camp, Serapio Ittusardjuat recounts the tradi‐ tional skills and knowledge he relied on to stay alive. This harrowing first‐person account shows the determination and strength necessary to survive in the harsh Arctic climate, even when the worst occurs.

Nanurjuk, or Nanu, “the bear‐spirited one,” is hunting for seals on Hudson Bay, where ice never lasts more than one season. For her and her young, everything is in flux. For millennia, Nanu’s ancestors have roamed this great expanse, living, evolving, and surviving along‐ side human beings in one of the most challenging and unforgiving habitats on Earth. But the world is changing. In the Arctic, oil has been extracted and spilled. As global temperatures have risen, the sea ice that Nanu and her young need to hunt seal and fish has melted, forcing them to wait on land where the delicate balance between them and their two‐ legged neighbours has now shifted. Ice Walker is an enlightening and original story about a polar bear’s precarious existence in the changing Arctic.

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