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DURVILE & UPROUTE

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Durvile & UpRoute is a small-and-mighty Canadian indie press that publishes unfettered expression and creativity in print, multimedia, and at author Performance Events. The Durvile imprint publishes the True Cases series and fascinating memoirs, and the UpRoute imprint focuses on the Indigenous Spirit series, the Every River Lit series, Artist Survival, and other brave artistic and cultural projects. CLICK TO SEE ALL OUR BOOK TITLES or DOWNLOAD OUR FALL 2024 catalogue. — LORENE SHYBA MFA PhD, Publisher and RAYMOND YAKELEYA, Indigenous Content Editor

 

PRESENTING Fall 2024

AGAINST THE ODDS: The Indigenous Justice Cases of Thomas R. Berger 
Written and edited by Drew Ann Wake. Book 11 in the True Cases Series. Other authors in the book include Hamar Foster KC, Michael Jackson KC, Jean Teillet LLM, Dalee Sambo Dorough, and Shaznay Waugh. Features a gallery of photographs of the Dene and Inuvialuit Peoples. Release, Sept. 2024. Read More >>

THE ART OF MAKING: Rediscovering the Blackfoot Legacy By Jared Tailfeathers. This book delves into Jared Tailfeathers’s quest for cultural reclamation. He explores his Indigenous heritage, honing his art and music through hands-on, land-based activities. Release, Oct. 2024. Read More >>

Chasia's Enchantment Expanded

CHASIA'S ENCHANTMENT EXPANDED Written and Illustrated by Hilda Chasia Smith. This fresh collection of poems and meditations promotes an appreciation of world peace, love,and international harmony, The book specifically addresses and combats antisemistism. Colour illustrations. Release, Sept. 2024. Read More >>

 

2024 SPRING FRONTLIST TITLES

ÎETHKA: Stories and Language from Stoney Nakoda Country

By Trent Fox and Valentina Fox. This book features the Stoney Nakoda First Nation language in context and in action. The book contains a collection of stories by Trent and Valentina Fox, with each of their teachings culminating in a learning section. Release, June 2024. Read More >>

GODDESS ALPHA: Directions Home

By Jessica Theroux. Goddess Alpha is a textile compendium of embroidered images and stories about goddesses. A to Z. These stories lead to insights that help us discover our own soulful nature and the profound truths residing within our innermost being. Release, June 2024. Read More >>


ASCENTI: HUMANS OPENING TO AI 

Eds. Lorene Shyba and James R. Parker. “The Ascenti AI Project” asks: How might professionals in the creative arts collaborate with artificial intelligence to discover tools and techniques? The project is the book Ascenti: Humans Opening to AI, acsenti-project com website. Release, April 2024. Read More >>

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LOVE LIFE LOSS and a little bit of hope

By Chief R. Stacey Laforme. Created by a collective of spiritual practitioners, Much as in Living in the Tall Grass, Love Life Loss invites non-Indigenous people to see through the eyes of Indigenous people with topics of peace and humanity, as well as grief, trauma ... and hope. Release, March 2024. Read More >>


NAHGANNE: Sasquatch of the North EXPANDED & REVISED EDITION

By Red Grossinger. Foreword by Raymond Yakeleya. A NEW EDITION! New to this edition is a revised preface, a new section of Sasquatch sightings, signs, and occurrences, and new photos of footprints and other evidence. Release, March 2024. Read More >>

VISION 

Inspiring authors to bring forward new knowledge and brave adventures.

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Represented by Read + Co., Rorie Bruce, and Hornblower Group in Canada,
Represented and Distributed by National Book Network in the US and UK.
Distributed by University of Toronto Press in Canada.

Authors and publisher have committed a percentage of royalties and profits to these groups: The Food Bank, Calgary and Bracebridge; Oldman Watershed Council, Stardale Women’s Group; CFWEP Clark Fork Watershed Environment Project; Chytomo: Support for Ukrainian Literature and Book Publishers; “Home In Our Hearts” for Ukrainian Evacuees; The Canada Ukraine Foundation; Doctors Without Borders; The Elizabeth Yakeleya Fund; Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse; The Canadian Women’s Foundation; The Salvation Army; (MMIWG) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Days for Girls International; Red Door Family Shelter, Toronto; Ikwe-Widdjiitiwin Family Shelter, Winnipeg; The Schizophrenia Society of Canada; and the Elizabeth Fry Society.