A singular, haunting coming-of-age story set in the Canadian Arctic, in which myth and savage reality blur into each other. An acclaimed debut by an Inuk author.
The world is as divided about cold water swimming as it is about the pronunciation of 'tomato'... One person's heaven is another's miserable hell; the side that is thought mad by the other h... read more
In 1930 a (very) young British explorer led a small team to explore the eastern coast of Greenland - an unknown expanse, mysterious even to the Inuits.
A haunting glimpse of the officers and sailors of the Erebus and the Terror on their ill-fated expedition, and of the hopes and fears of their colleagues and families when the Erebus softly ... read more
The first two of Pearson's graphic novels reissued in one volume. For anyone who has missed her, Hilda is a valiant young Scandinavian girl with blue hair and a predilection for trolls. Nort... read more
A surprising story of obsession, necessity, invention and adventure. One could really turn the title around for ice has preserved human history as few other mediums have.
An account of the many Scots involved in Arctic exploration, including the search for the North-West Passage: in particular John Ross, James Clark Ross, John Richardson, John Rae and their h... read more