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Spring 2019 Spring 2019 About Us Contents Spring 2019 Spring 2019 Spring 2019 About Us Contents Spring 2019 About Us nhabit Media Inc. is the first Inuit-owned, independent publishing Ordering/Contact Information 4 Icompany in the Canadian Arctic. We aim to promote and preserve Recent Awards the stories, knowledge, and talent of the Arctic, while also supporting 5 research in Inuit mythology and the traditional Inuit knowledge of Spring 2019 New Releases 6 Nunavummiut (residents of Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory). Backlist Titles 22 Our authors, storytellers, and artists bring traditional knowledge to life in Inhabit Community Imprint 54 a way that is accessible to readers both familiar and unfamiliar with Inuit culture and traditions. Periodicals 55 Incorporated in 2006, Inhabit Media was born out of a need for Nunavut kids to see their culture accurately represented in the books they read in schools. We have spent the last ten years working with elders and storytellers from across the Canadian Arctic to ensure that the region’s unique Inuit oral history is recorded and not lost to future generations. Many of the stories that we publish have never been written down before, having existed for centuries as tales passed orally from generation to generation. While many of these stories are ancient, we work closely with elders, contemporary Inuit writers, and illustrators the world over to present folktales and traditional stories in a format that will resonate with modern audiences across North America. Our books do not simply provide a glimpse into Inuit culture; they also represent the preservation of oral history and traditional knowledge that may otherwise have been lost, in a format that contemporary readers will find engaging, entertaining, and informative. As the first independent publishing company in Nunavut, we are excited to bring Arctic stories and wisdom to the world! Spring 2019 | 3 Spring 2019 Ordering | Contact Information Recent Awards Spring 2019 Ordering Information Recent Award Recognition for Inhabit Media Publications Those Who Run in the Sky by Aviaq Johnston 2018 Winner of Indigenous Voices Award for Most Significant Work of Prose in Inhabit Media Inc. publications are distributed by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited: English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer 2018 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award (MYRCA) Northern Lights Nominee Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited 2017 Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People’s Literature, Finalist 2017 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature, Finalist 195 Allstate Parkway 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year, Finalist Markham, Ontario L3R 4T8 The Gnawer of Rocks by Louise Flaherty 2018 Junior Library Guild Selection Toronto/GTA 905-477-9700 Reawakening Our Ancestors’ Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing by Angela Toll Free 1-800-387-9776 Hovak Johnston Fax 1-800-260-9777 2018 NorthWords Book Prize Winner By EDI SAN# S1151444 Akilak’s Adventure by Deborah Kigjugalik Webster By E-mail [email protected] 2018 First Nation Communities Read Award, Finalist Online www.fitzhenry.ca Putuguq and Kublu by Danny Christopher 2018 United States Board on Books for Young People, Outstanding To contact us directly, please write to us at: International Books Selection The Owl and the Lemming by Roselynn Akulukjuk 2018 Blue Spruce Award, Finalist www.inhabitmedia.com 2017 Shining Willow Award, Finalist Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull by Nancy Mike BY E-MAIL: 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year, Finalist [email protected] Animals Illustrated: Walrus by Herve Paniaq 2017 Winner of the OLA Top Ten Best Bets BY MAIL: Wild Eggs: A Tale of Arctic Egg Collecting by Suzie Napayok-Short Inhabit Media Inc. 2017 Silver Birch Express Award, Finalist Nunavut Office Hurry Up, Ilua! by Nola Hicks P.O. Box 11125 2016 Shining Willow Award, Finalist Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 1H0 Way Back Then by Neil Christopher, illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyok 2015 CLA Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustration Award, Finalist Kirkus Best Books of 2015: International Picture Books selection Inhabit Media Inc. Titles preceded by Toronto Office this symbol are also On the Shoulder of a Giant by Neil Christopher available in the 2015 New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing Selection 191 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 301 Inuktitut language. Toronto, Ontario M4P 1K1 2015 Inkspokes Book Awards Selection: Ages 3 to 6 Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk 2015 Wordcraft Circle Award: Picture Book, Winner 2015 United States Board on Books for Young People, Outstanding International Books Selection 2014 Huffington Post Best Bedtime Book Skraelings by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley 2015 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature, Winner 2014 Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People’s Literature, Finalist 4 | Spring 2019 Spring 2019 | 5 Spring 2019 New Releases Spring 2019 Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Fiction Spring 2019 Those Who Dwell Below Written by Aviaq Johnston | Illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas An excerpt from Those Who Dwell Below The follow up to the award-winning debut novel Those Who Run in the Sky. The water was glacial, crushing the breath out of Pitu’s lungs fter his other-worldly travels and near-death and squeezing his stomach tight. His thoughts and worries left his A encounters, Pitu resumes life at home. mind, and all that remained was panic rushing through his entire Haunted by the vicious creatures of his recent past, he tries to go back to normal, but Pitu body. As he sank beneath the ice, Pitu felt as though he was being knows that there is more work to be done, and stabbed from all directions. For a moment, he thought it might be more that he must learn in his role as a shaman. the qallupilluit, their long, sharp nails piercing him. Eventually, When word of a starving village nearby reaches Pitu, he must go help them appease the angry Pitu opened his eyes, and for a moment they burned. But he could spirits. It becomes clear that Pitu must travel to see that he was alone in the darkness. Soon the burning dissipated. the bottom of the ocean to meet Nuliajuk, the He looked around, and above him he could see a jagged cast of vengeful sea goddess. light. As he descended, as he watched that light drifting farther Aviaq Johnston is a young Inuk author from Igloolik, and blurring with the salt and ice, a calmness engulfed him. Nunavut. Her debut novel Those Who Run in the Pitu held his breath, but he also felt the absence of needing Sky was shortlisted for the 2017 Governor General’s to breathe. The current kept pulling him deeper into the ocean. Cover Art Not Final Literary Award for Young People’s Literature. She is also the author of the bestselling picture book The stabbing pain of the cold had stopped, and now Pitu only felt English Paperback What's My Superpower? numb. The light had disappeared completely now. Though he was ISBN: 978-1-77227-235-2 Toma Feizo Gas’s work can be found gracing surrounded by darkness, Pitu was comfortable in it. May 2019 • $13.95 the pages and covers of titles for the Dungeons His eyes began to adjust to the darkness and suddenly there 6" × 9" • 208 pages & Dragons, Pathfinder, Star Wars, and Mutant was no darkness at all. The water surrounding him had turned Black-and-white line drawings Chronicles role-playing games, as well as several Ages 12+ upcoming fantasy novel series. a beautiful shade of blue, and inexplicable floes of ice floated around him. The floes cast bright lights that were unlike sunlight Also Available: or moonlight. Their soft glow created an exquisite colourful aura. This isn’t how nature works, Pitu thought. Those Who Run Burt Award for First Nations, in the Sky Inuit and Métis Literature Written by Aviaq Johnston Honour Book Illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas Governor General’s Literary English Paperback Award for Young People’s ISBN: 978-1-77227-121-8 • $13.95 Literature Finalist Inuktitut Paperback ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓚᒃᐸᒃᑐᑦ Indigenous Voices Award ISBN: 978-1-77227-146-1 • $13.95 2018 Winner—Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer “. [A] haunting tale, with both Inuit culture and a ghoulish spirit world explored in a thrilling and arresting manner.” 8 Spring 2019 | —Foreword Reviews Spring 2019 Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Fiction Spring 2019 The Pencil Written by Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula | Illustrated by Charlene Chua usan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching Stheir mother write letters to people in other camps. Their mother has one precious pencil, and she keeps it safe in her box for special things. One afternoon, Anaana leaves the iglu to help a neighbour, and Susan, Rebecca, and their brother Peter are left with their father. They play all their regular games but are soon out of things to do— until Ataata brings out the pencil! As Susan draws and draws, the pencil grows shorter and shorter. What will Anaana think when she comes home? English Hardcover Based on author Susan Avingaq's childhood ISBN: 978-1-77227-216-1 memories of growing up in an iglu, this charming April 2019 • $16.95 story introduces young readers to the idea of 6.5" × 9"• 36 pages using things wisely. Full-colour illustrations Susan Avingaq was born on the land and moved throughout • Picture book to the community of Igloolik, Nunavut, in the Ages 5–7 mid-1970s. She loves to go camping and fishing whenever she can and often brings new people Inuktitut paperback along to teach them these land skills. She enjoys ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑦ sewing and teaching younger people important ISBN: 978-1-77227-196-6 • $ 12.95 cultural practices. She is an extremely resourceful person and thinks that this is an important quality to pass on to the younger generation.
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