CAITLIN PRESS WHERE URBAN MEETS RURAL AND HOME OF DAGGER EDITIONS

WINTER 2020

Chad Reimer Christina Myers ed. Susan Smith-Josephy & Irene Bjerky, C'eyxkn B.A. Thomas-Peter Yvonne Blomer ed. Betsy Warland Kim Goldberg PRAISE

“Irene Kelleher and her family persevered with dignity in the face of racism; their stories link us to the fur trade, gold rush and settlement of the province. Indeed, these Invisible Generations helped forge a modern . They should be celebrated, not forgotten.” —Mark Forsythe, former CBC British Columbia broadcaster

“[In Escape to the Wild,] Hejlskov risks it all for what she believes in and gives us a rare and raw look at the fight it took to try and build a life in the wilderness.” —Nikki van Schyndel, author of Becoming Wild

“Rising Tides uses words on climate change to name it, tame it and act as science tells us to, before it is too late—I commend Catriona Sandilands for bringing together this diverse group of people that honoured climate change through these words.” — Dr. Catherine Potvin, Canada Research Chair in Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forest (Tier 1)

“[In On/Me,] Cunningham doesn’t pull her punches, but they are quick, stinging hits, captur- ing difficult realities, the in-between worlds of belonging and not, of bearing the assumptions that make us a part of a group or alone. The dangerous smoulder of her mind is masterfully harnessed to clarity, illuminating pain and turbulence without being tragic.” —Eden Robinson, author of Trickster Drift

“[Baird’s] dazzling, precise lines reveal a vital poetics that grows out of ordinary landscapes to transform the text into a balm for insight, healing, and articulation. Winter’s Cold Girls is a startling and resplendent poetic offering.” —Gwen Benaway, award-winning writer & author of Holy Wild

“[In How She Read,] Gibson turns the very act of reading into a form of resistance, and by the end of this potent collection, a means to liberation...” —Safa Jinje, Quill & Quire

“Emma McKenna’s Chenille or Silk is a cliché buster, a conscious act of disruption. Just as the atom acts as a microcosm of the universe, each of her stanzas reflects the larger whole of the collection, each line surprising in its own way, tenderly formed.” —Jaclyn Desforges, Hamilton Arts & Letters

Contact Caitlin Press 8100 Alderwood Road, Halfmoon Bay, BC, V0N 1Y1 604-885-9194 | caitlin-press.com | [email protected] facebook: @caitlinbooks | twitter: @caitlinpress | instagram: @caitlinpress.daggereditions WHERE URBAN THE TRIALS OF ALBERT STROEBEL LOVE, MURDER AND JUSTICE AT THE END OF THE FRONTIER by Chad Reimer

One murder. Nine months. Two trials. Chad Reimer weaves a captivating tale of murder in early British Columbia as a young man tries desperately to dodge the hangman’s noose. On a dreary morning in April, 1893, John Marshall, a Portuguese immigrant and successful farmer on Sumas Prairie in British Columbia, was found lying sprawled across the veranda of his farmhouse, his body cold and lifeless. Two days later, a local handy- man named Albert Stroebel was arrested for Mar- shall’s murder. Stroebel was an unlikely killer: short and physically disabled, locals considered him a harm- 1 less “boy” who seemed much younger than his twenty years, and they were shocked to imagine that he could have killed the man who had treated him like family. But something had gone tragically wrong on the night Marshall died. Unravelling the mystery would take nine months and two lengthy trials that seized the attention of local communities on both sides of the Canadian-American border. Newspapers devoted page after page of coverage and throngs of spectators squeezed into the courtroom galleries. The first trial in New Westminster ended with the jury hopelessly deadlocked. The heaviest hitters of BC’s political and legal establishment took part including former and True Crime / Regional History current premiers, an Attorney General, and a future ISBN: 978-177386-020-6 Supreme Court justice. When the second trial ended with a guilty verdict 6" x 9", 256 pages, paperback black and white photos a i t l n P r e s — W 2 0

and death sentence many in the public howled in C protest, convinced that a young man had been con- $24.95 demned to die for a crime he did not commit. And the dramatic events would not stop there. With the Available March 2, 2020 condemned man sitting on death row, the case would take more twists and turns that would lead Albert TRU010000 Stroebel to the shadow of the gallows. TRUE CRIME / Chad Reimer has a BA Honours in History from UBC, Historical and an MA and PhD in History from York University. He is the author of Before We Lost the Lake: A Natu- BIO024000 ral and Human History of Sumas Valley, published by BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Caitlin Press, which received an honorable mention Criminals & Outlaws in the 2019 British Columbia Historical Federation’s Historical Writing Competition. He also wrote Chilli- HIS006020 wack’s Chinatowns for the Chinese Canadian Histori- HISTORY / cal Society of BC and Writing British Columbia History with UBC Press. Reimer has been published in BC His- Canada / Post-Confederation (1867–) tory, Pacific Northwest Quarterly and a number of other journals. He lives in Abbotsford, BC. MEETS RURAL BIG STORIES ABOUT LIFE IN PLUS-SIZED BODIES edited by Christina Myers

Finally a book about the diverse and intimate experi- ence of being large in a culture obsessed with thin- ness. Pop culture stereotypes, shopping frustrations, fat jokes, and misconceptions about health are all ways society systemically rejects large bodies. BIG is a col- lection of personal and intimate experiences of plus size women, non-binary and trans people in a soci- ety obsessed with thinness. Revealing insights that are both funny and traumatic, surprising and chal- 2 lenging, familiar and unexpected, 26 writers explore themes as diverse as self perception, body image, fashion, fat activism, food, sexuality, diet culture, motherhood and more. These stories offer a closer look at what it means to navigate a world designed to fit bodies of a certain size (sometimes literally) and, in turn, invites readers to ask questions about—and ultimately reconsider—our collective and individual

W i n t e r 2 0 obsession with women’s bodies. Contributors include Rohini Bannerjee, Amanda — Scriver, Cassie Stocks, Jo Jefferson, Layla Cameron, Rabbit Richards, Sonja Boon, Simone Blais, Tracy Manrell and other writers from across Canada, the Non Fiction / Anthology US, and the UK. ISBN: 978-1-77386-021-3

a i t l n P r e s 6" x 9", 240 pages, paperback Christina Myers is an award-winning newspaper C $24.95 journalist turned freelance writer and editor. After leaving her long-time newsroom post, she turned Available January 31, 2020 her attention to more creative work, including both fiction and narrative non-fiction (and sometimes, se- SOC010000 cretly, poetry too.) She holds degrees in journalism SOCIAL SCIENCE / and psychology from TRU and UBC, respectively, and Feminism & Feminist Theory is an alumnus of the Writer’s Studio at SFU. She is a fan of vintage collectibles and big dresses with deep SOC028000 pockets, she juggles parenthood and creative work SOCIAL SCIENCE / from her home outside , BC. Women’s Studies

LIT003000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist WHERE URBAN CATALINE UNCOVERING THE LIFE OF BC’S LEGENDARY PACKER by Susan Smith-Josephy and Irene Bjerky, C'eyxkn

Gold rushes, telegraph lines and railroads—Smith- Josephy reaches into BC’s pioneering past to share intriguing stories featuring famous mule train packer, Jean “Cataline” Caux. In the early days of British Columbia, pack trains of horses or mules were a lifeline for the early pioneer population. Pack mule train drivers followed trails created by the First Nations people and later by the fur trading companies, to travel between settlements in the rugged backcountry. The most famous of all the men who ran the pack trains was Jean Caux, who would enter British Columbia’s history as the legend- 3 ary packer “Cataline”. Cataline came to British Columbia in 1858 and es- tablished a pack train operation that grew to be one of the most well-known and reliable in the province, including securing contracts with the government and Hudson’s Bay Company. Cataline witnessed many of the pioneering events that shaped the province, including the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858, the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1862, the coming of the railway to Ashcroft in 1886, and the Grand Trunk Pacific to Hazelton in 1912. Cataline also crossed paths with significant historical figures Biography / Regional History such as Judge Matthew Begbie, famed anthropolo- ISBN: 978-1-77386-024-4 gist James Teit, and Amelia York (née Paul, daugh- 5.5" x 7.5", 240 pages, paperback ter of Chief Kowpelst (Telxkn) of the Nlaka'pamux black and white photos people of Spuzzum), a world-famous First Nations $22.95 a i t l n P r e s — W 2 0 basketmaker, with whom Cataline had two children. C In Cataline, the legend and life of the man has Available February 21, 2020 been remembered in the words of his friends, his family, and those who chronicled the times and de- BIO023000 velopment of the province. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Susan Smith-Josephy is a writer, researcher, and Adventurers & Explorers genealogist. She trained as a journalist at Langara College and worked for a number of small-town BIO006000 newspapers in BC. She has a degree in history from BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Simon Fraser University. She lives in Quesnel, BC. Historical Her previous book is Lillian Alling: The Journey Home (Caitlin Press, 2014). HIS006000 Irene Bjerky, C'eyxkn, has been interested in Jean HISTORY / Caux (Cataline) for a long time, while researching her Canada / General genealogical connection to him. Irene is a member of the Yale First Nation and her great-great-grand- mother was Amelia York, C'eyxkn. She makes her home in Yale, British Columbia. MEETS RURAL THE KISSING FENCE A NOVEL by B.A. Thomas-Peter

Two generations grapple with identity, oppression, and redemption rooted in the chilling history of the 1950s and 60s conflict between the BC government and the Doukhobor community. 1950s, New Denver: Pavel and Nina are among 200 Russian Doukhobor children separated from their families and community, and placed in a residential facility in the Kootenay region of BC. They must speak in English and observe Canadian customs and reli- gious practices. Seeking to protect the younger chil- dren and suffering mistreatment at the hands of the 4 officials, Pavel and Nina struggle to keep their culture alive and remain resilient. 2018, Vancouver: William has rejected his Doukhobor heritage and is now adept at juggling the demands of his business importing sporting goods. William feels justified in enjoying his prosperity—even if he is emotionally distant from his wife and barely knows his daughter—he has made sacrifices to succeed in life as well as making some shady deals. W i n t e r 2 0 When an emergency surgery threatens his life, things

— start to tumble out of control: William loses his grasp on the illegitimate side of his business arrangements, an affair threatens his marriage, an employee turns up dead, and then the police come knocking. Fiction / Literary These two stories converge as Pavel and Nina leave ISBN: 978-1-77386-023-7 New Denver and struggle to build a life outside the a i t l n P r e s 6" x 9", 288 pages, paperback dormitory walls, while William begins to question his C $24.95 own values, motivations, and accountability. A powerful and emotional novel, The Kissing Fence Available March 6, 2020 examines generational trauma through one family’s story of obligation, justice, and belonging. A story of FIC051000 conflicting cultural tensions that questions how we FICTION / define success, identity, and our community. Cultural Heritage B.A. Thomas-Peter is Canadian but lived in the UK as a teenager and eventually trained there as a Clinical FIC014000 Psychologist. In 2010 he returned to Canada as Provin- FICTION / cial Executive Director of Forensic Psychiatry for BC. Historical / General Thomas-Peter has published in many anthologies and peer-reviewed journals. He has been a regular contribu- tor to international academic conferences and has con- FIC019000 tributed to the development of the Forensic Psychology FICTION / Literary profession in Australia and the UK. He currently lives on an island on the west coast of Canada, runs a small consultancy and spends most of his time writing. WHERE URBAN SWEET WATER POEMS FOR THE WATERSHEDS edited by Yvonne Blomer

Following on the success of Refugium, emerging and established poets illuminate the impact of humans on the world’s waterways. Sweet Water: Poems for the Watersheds gathers the voices of poets from across Canada, the US and the UK who write of water. Bottled, clouded, held in rain, in river, estuary and lake, sweet water is the planet’s life force and the poets here examine it from every an- gle—the pitcher plant, the beaver and the American Bull Frog, rain, clouds, smog, the many ducks and the salmon and the last lake sturgeon. Poets take us to the rivers they live along—and grieve daily—the 5 Peace River Canyon, Chilcotin, Taylor River, Humber River, Millstone River, Fraser River, and more. The watershed houses the aquatic ecosystems that feed and nurture not only the people, industries and animals on land but also drains into the world’s oceans. It is part of the hydrologic cycle that begins with water evaporation to become groundwater that seeps into rivers, streams, lakes and oceans. It is the water we bathe in, drink, and with which we grow our food. As it becomes more and more poisoned from industrial corporations, mining and the many, too many humans on our planet, it also becomes more and more endangered. We are paying attention. We Anthology / Poetry / Environmentalism are aware of the watershed moment that we inhab- ISBN: 978-1-77386-022-0 it in the twenty-first century. We know that change 6" x 9", 192 pages must come. a i t l n P r e s — W 2 0

Contributors include Kate Braid, Gary Barwin, paperback with French flaps C Katherena Vermette, Arlene Pare, John Pass, Ariel $22.95 Gordon, Brian Brett, Trevor Carolan, John Terpstra, Russell Thornton, Zoe Landale, Christine Lowther, Available February 21, 2020 Elena Johnson, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Daniela Elza, Rhonda Ganz, Geoffrey Nilson, Pamela Porter, POE001000 Barbara Pelman, Kelly Shepherd, Rob Taylor, POETRY / Zachariah Wells, Bren Simmers, and more. Anthologies (multiple authors) Yvonne Blomer is the author of a travel memoir POE011000 Sugar Ride: Cycling from Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur, and three books of poetry, as well as an editor, teacher POETRY / and mentor in poetry and memoir. She served as the Canadian city of Victoria poet laureate from 2015–2018. Yvonne edited the anthology Refugium: Poems for the Pacific POE023030 (Caitlin Press, 2017). She lives, works and raises her POETRY / family on the traditional territories of the WSÁNEĆ Subjects & Themes / Nature (Saanich), Lkwungen (Songhees), Wyomilth (Esqui- malt) peoples of the Coast Salish Nation. MEETS RURAL LOST LAGOON I LOST IN THOUGHT by Betsy Warland

In her trademark lyric prose, Warland’s roving ob- servations in and around Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon offer insights into nature, narratives, and the urban environment. After moving to Vancouver’s West End in 2014, The Human is drawn to a small body of water called Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. Daytime visits, with a surprising array of wildlife, are quietly revelatory; but so is suddenly waking in the night when owl hoots, or geese startle in alarm at otter on the prowl. The 6 Human savours this up-close relationship between wildlife and fast-paced urban living, questioning the interface between the urban and natural world. Upon learning the lagoon was named by nine- teenth century Canadian author E. Pauline Johnson, of Mohawk and English origin, Johnson then be- comes a presence in the narrative. Pauline Johnson wrote evocatively about it: “Among the wild rice in the

W i n t e r 2 0 still lagoon/In monotone the lizard shrills his tune.” During five years of intimate counterpoint between — urban living and wildlife, The Human’s notions are challenged and altered. Questions of how significant Poetry / Nature the specificity of place is to story, how our relation- ISBN: 978-1-77386-025-1 ship to nature is altered by urban living, and how we might return to the natural world. Reminiscent

a i t l n P r e s 5.5" x 8", 208 pages, paperback of Henry Thoreau’s Walden Pond, perceptions about C $20.00 nurturing, fear, inventiveness, delight, death, protec- Available February 28, 2020 tion, humour, even tenderness change as the lagoon has exposed what being human in the twenty-first POE023040 century actually means. POETRY / Betsy Warland has published 12 books of creative Subjects & Themes / Places non-fiction, lyric prose and poetry. Warland’s 2010 book of essays on writing, Breathing the Page: Reading the POE011000 Act of Writing became a bestseller. Oscar of Between: A POETRY / Memoir of Identity and Ideas (2016) became the basis for Canadian Lloyd Burritt’s chamber opera, The Art of Camouflage in 2018. Author, mentor, teacher, manuscript consultant, POE023030 editor, and Director of Vancouver Manuscript Intensive, POETRY / Warland received the City of Vancouver Mayor’s Award Subjects & Themes / Nature for Literary Excellence in 2016. WHERE URBAN DEVOLUTION by Kim Goldberg

Devolution’s quirky, reality-bending poems and fables of extinction and ecological unravelling are haunting and unforgettable. Devolution is Kim Goldberg’s eighth book and her personal act of extinction rebellion. The poems and fables span the Anthropocene, speaking to ecologi- cal unraveling, social confusion, private pilgrimage, urbanization and wildness. Using absurdism, sur- realism and satire, Goldberg offers up business- men who loft away as crows, a town that reshapes itself each night, a journey through caves so narrow 7 we must become centipedes to pass. Goldberg’s canvas holds both the personal and the political at once, offering rich layers of meaning, but with a playfulness reminiscent of Calvino or Borges. Each imaginative narrative will haunt the reader long af- ter the book has been put down.

Kim Goldberg is the author of eight books of poetry and non-fiction. Her surreal and absurdist poems and fables have appeared in magazines and anthologies in North America and abroad. Her first poetry collection, Ride Backwards on Dragon, was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Red Zone, Poetry / Environmentalism a collection of poems on urban homelessness, ISBN: 978-1-77386-026-8 5.5" x 8", 96 pages, paperback

has been taught in university literature courses. In a i t l n P r e s — W 2 0 $18.00 2016 she released Undetectable, her haibun journey C through a lifetime of Hepatitis C. Her earlier non- fiction books were published by New Star Books and Available February 28, 2020 Harbour Publishing. Kim holds a degree in biology from the University of Oregon and is an avid bird- POE023030 watcher and field naturalist. Before turning to poetry, POETRY / she was a freelance journalist covering environmental Subjects & Themes / Nature issues in publications such as Canadian Geographic, Nature Canada, This Magazine, Georgia Straight, The POE024000 Progressive, Columbia Journalism Review, BBC Wildlife POETRY / Magazine and numerous other magazines in Canada Women Authors and abroad. Originally from Oregon, Kim and her family came to Canada in the 1970s as Vietnam POE011000 War resistors. She lives on unceded Snuneymuxw POETRY / territory (Nanaimo, BC). Canadian MEETS RURAL RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY CAITLIN PRESS & DAGGER EDITIONS

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