John Ralston Saul, author portrait
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John Ralston Saul

John Ralston Saul is Canada’s leading public intellectual. Declared a “prophet” by Time magazine, Saul has received many awards and prizes, including Chile’s Pablo Neruda Medal. He is president of PEN International, an organization dedicated to freedom of expression. He has published fourteen works, which have been translated into twenty-five languages in thirty-six countries, the most recent of which is The Comeback, an examination of the remarkable return to power of Aboriginal people in Canada. Saul lives in Toronto.
The Comeback
Dark Diversions
Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin
A Fair Country

Books

The Comeback
Dark Diversions
Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin
A Fair Country

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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