• Black and white photo of Ricardo Sternberg on an orange background. Rivers - He wanted throats constricted, / speech impeded, eyes rimmed red, / the room brimming with tears by Ricardo Sternberg

A woman and three children, all wearing backpacks and hiking gear, look out over a mountain range.A woman and three children, all wearing backpacks and hiking gear, look out over a mountain range.

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Alison is a writer, visual artist, and the creator of the graphic novels Ramshackle: A Yellowknife Story, which won the NorthWords Best Book Award, and Norths: Two Suitcases and a Stroller Around the Circumpolar World. Both books were published by Conundrum Press. Alison’s most recent book is the graphic memoir Degrees of Separation: A Decade North of 60, published by Conundrum earlier this year. Joe Sacco called Degrees of Separation a “tender and loving ode to the people and landscapes of the Far North.”


November 30, 2024 marks 150 years since Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birth, and her legacy continues to endure. In this episode, her granddaughter, Kate Macdonald Butler, shares family stories, preserves her grandmother’s legacy, and reads from Emily of New Moon, which she views as Montgomery’s most personal work. We also explore her influence, her personal struggles, and Dr. Jessica Katz Edison’s insight into how Montgomery’s work resonates with neurodivergent audiences, long before such language existed.

Studies show that hormone replacement therapy can be safe and highly effective, helping many women manage menopause symptoms and reclaim a sense of normalcy. Dr. Iliana Lega is a Scientist at Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute, a Staff Endocrinologist at Women’s College Hospital, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. This special episode of The Conversation Piece features content from her presentation at The Walrus Talks Menopause, supported by Shoppers Foundation for Women’s Health.




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