Carefully compiled from numerous Canadian publications by two award-winning authors, this collection of essays represents exemplary writing and a diverse range of topics from Canadian writers. Chosen specifically for their capacity to help shape Canadian cultural consciousness, these essays will by turns move and excite readers with such topics as life with a child with Asperger's, the last days of a Montreal convent, the devastation of the Alberta tar sands, and the state of Canadian theatre. Featured writers include Kamal Al-Solaylee, Katherine Ashenburg, Kris Demeanor, Jessa Gamble, Nicholas Hune-Brown, Chris Kontges, Anita Lahey, Alison Lee, Nick Mount, Denis Seguin, Chris Turner, Lori Theresa Waller, Nathan Whitlock, and Chris Wood.