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Alphabet Soup, A. Gregory Frankson’s first full-length foray into the world of creative non-fiction, is a poetic exploration of the deeper meaning to be found by stirring up the depths of one’s most personal lived experiences. It is twenty-six letters of memoir that dive deeply into the scalding heat of memory through a thematic approach that recalls and reframes love, death, joy, sorrow, victory, devastation, and more, then serves it piping hot in tantalizing doses to sate voracious literary appetites.

African Leadership is an edited collection enriched by the people who have lived and experienced indigenous leadership first-hand, demonstrating how African leadership is distinctive from usual Western hegemonic paradigms. Providing an in-depth discussion of the components, context, followers, and skills that contribute to the success of African leaders, African Leadership concludes with meaningful applications for 21st-century leaders globally.

Nothing Without Us Too follows the theme of Nothing Without Us featuring more stories by authors who are disabled, d/Deaf or hard-of-hearing, Blind or visually impaired, neurodivergent, Spoonie, and/or who manage mental illness. The lived experiences of their protagonists are found across many demographics—such as race, culture, financial status, religion, gender, age, and/or sexual orientation. We want to present these stories because diversity is reality, and it belongs in literary and genre fiction.

AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian Poets brings together some of Canada's most influential dub, page, and spoken word poetic voices and gives them space to speak freely about their personal journeys in piercing verse and unapologetic prose. Just as individual experiences of Blackness are diverse across Canada, each contributor recounts aspects of navigating their unique personal, professional, and artistic paths in Black skin with fearless candour and audacious forthrightness.

For the first time, a decade’s worth of the most impactful work from award-winning spoken word artist and poet A. Gregory Frankson is now available in one convenient collection. Cerebral Confections is a curated compilation of Frankson’s most inspiring work across a decade of his life exploring topics such as mental health, fatherhood, love, loss, and everything in between. A champion of mental health awareness and combatting anti-Black racism, never before has Frankson’s voice been more important.

A Weekly Dose of Ritallin is a curated selection of Greg Frankson's original works as presented over two years on Here and Now Toronto. The on-air segment cracked open Toronto with soulfully intelligent, locally invested and socially conscious poetry every Thursday afternoon at 4:20. This edition of Greg’s lyrical commentaries include moments, memories, news and issues that defined Toronto and the times.

Many African Canadians know their history in North America since the 17th century. However, the rest of the world may be unaware of the history of enslaved Africans and slave auctions north of the 49th parallel, as well as the free Blacks, Loyalists and Maroons who made their journeys to the “promised land” of Canada. The Great Black North should be a valuable resource for the preservation of culture that is written and/or performed as dub poetry, spoken word and slam.

The poems in Lead on a Page tell the story of events held by the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (now known as the Global Leadership Exchange) and the hard road being travelled towards true acceptance for people who live with mental illness or are in recovery. Frankson's searing and incisive words are irreverent to the leaders in the movement when necessary, musical and humorous when appropriate, and always a spur for reimagining the issues through a unique and powerful prism.

That Not Forgotten, edited by Bruce Kauffman, is a collection of poetry and prose by authors living in the North Shore Series geographic area, Port Hope to Kingston on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The almost 400 pages in That Not Forgotten published by Hidden Brook Press, have rallied together to paint a deeply personal portrait hand-tipped with nostalgia. That Not Forgotten will easily be one of the most important Ontario anthologies for many years to come.

Mic Check is Canada’s first-ever anthology of Canadian spoken word poetry, featuring the top performance poets in the country. From Halifax to Montreal to Toronto to Vancouver, Mic Check compiles spoken word poetry of the kind that rocks poetry slam stages all over Canada. Featuring young poets from a variety of backgrounds, Mic Check is a primer for anyone curious about spoken word, and an ideal anthology to get a taste of what the strong Canadian spoken word scene has to offer.

Poetry meant for the page uses imagery and metaphor to speak its universal truths, while spoken word uses performance to captivate, animate and teach. Cerebral Stimulation showcases the gritty realities and emotional tableaux of that rarest of poets - one that shines as brightly on the page as on the stage. This premiere collection from one of Canada's emerging poetic talents is destined to become a hallmark of the next generation of African Canadian literature.