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Join tonight at 7pm ET for the launch of "Cold Case North: The Search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett." This engrossing account charts the efforts of three dedicated people to determine the fate of two missing Indigenous men in the north of Canada. [. ..] Meticulously researched, this smoothly written tale of injustice showcases the authors’ tenacity and arouses the reader’s indignation. This is a scathing rebuke of the RCMP’s failure to take the case of missing Indigeno...us people seriously. Publisher’s Weekly For fans of true crime, an unsolved mystery of missing persons, police conspiracies, and private investigations in an Indigenous community in northern Canada, Cold Case North offers an evocative and powerful addition. We will be joined by the book’s authors Michael Nest, Deanna Reder and Eric Bell, along with esteemed Crown prosecutor, bestselling author and special guest Harold R. Johnson.

Please join us on November 10 at 3PM CST for an event celebrating University Press Week featuring a quartet of Canada’s scholarly presses and moderated by Michelle Lobkowicz. Including Kyla Madden (MQUP), Nancy J. Turner, Jarvis Brownlie (UMP), Brittany Luby, Jodi Lewchuk (UTP), Miigam'agan, Siobhan McMenemy (WLUP), Deanna Reder, and Daniel Heath Justice. In this event, each press will have two people presenting a bookfrom the point of view of the press and the authoridenti...fying how university presses provide a platform in Canada for Indigenous voices. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us//9216039/WN_opNAWxLjT5CS1Qoa99sLbg

Tomorrow night at 7:00 PM ET, join authors Douglas Burnet Smith ("Burden"; University of Regina Press), Kelly S. Thompson ("Girls Need Not Apply"; Penguin Random Canada) and Mark Zuehlke ("Canadian Battle Series"; Douglas & McIntyre) for a night in honour of Remembrance Day and veterans as they discuss, read from their works and take audience questions. Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/remembrance-books-of-war-ticket

RELEASING TODAY! "Cold Case North: The Search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett." The disappearance of two prominent Indigenous Leaders shook the community of La Ronge and remained an enduring mystery for 50 years. "Cold Case North" dives into the lives of Brady and Halkett, the conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths, and examines the mystery that remains unsolved to this day.

TONIGHT! 8:30pm ET on APTN Singer-Songwriter Ansley Simpson creates a new song inspired by Harold Johnson's book "Firewater: How Alcohol is Killing My People (and Yours)." This stunning episode is directed by Shane Belcourt. You don't want to miss it!!!