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DURVILE & UPROUTE

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Durvile & UpRoute Books is a Canadian publishing house, proudly dedicated to championing bold voices and unfettered creativity across Books, Multimedia, and live Author Events.The Durvile imprint features the acclaimed True Cases series and compelling biographies, while the UpRoute imprint showcases the Indigenous Spirit and Every River Lit series, Artist Survival, and other courageous artistic and cultural works. CLICK TO SEE OUR BOOK TITLES or DOWNLOAD a) SPR/SUM 2025 b) FALL 2025 catalogues. — LORENE SHYBA MFA PhD, Publisher and RAYMOND YAKELEYA, Indigenous Editor

PRESENTING SPRING 2025

Rough & Messy Justice. A Train Heist, Murder & Misdeeds.Keith Regular

ROUGH & MESSY JUSTICE: A Train Heist, Murder and Misdeeds By Keith Regular PhD, Foreword by Hon Peter Martin. Book 12 in True Cases follows the thrilling manhunt for the escaped bandit and delves into a flawed trial rife with overt racism, cover-ups, and a biased judge and jury. May 2025. More >>

Cover of Spirit Rider  Lynda Partridge

SPIRIT RIDER By Linda Partridge. In this third book in the Lillian Mystery series, Lillian and her friends are at the crossroads of spirits and secrets. Can they unravel the mystery of the Spirit Rider? Or will this spirit’s secrets lead them somewhere unexpected? For kids ages 8 -14. May 2024. More >>

Fifty-Five Ways to Survive   Laurier Tiernan

FIFTY-FIVE WAYS TO SURVIVE By Laurier Tiernan. Queer artist Laurier Tiernan blends ethereal insights with human experiences, creating deeply personal poetry of resilience.
CINQUANTE-CINQ VOIES DE SURVIE L’artiste queer Laurier Tiernan mêle ses visions éthérées avec ses expériences humaines, en tant que médium héréditaire. May 2024. More >>

Acts of Darkness   John L. Hill

ACTS OF DARKNESS: Notorious Criminals, Their Defenders, Proscutors, and Jailers. By John L. Hill, Foreword by Salvatore Caramanna. Book 13 in the Durvile True Cases series is a gripping exploration of the shadowy world of infamous criminals and the justice system that holds them accountable.. May 2024. More >>

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PRESENTING FALL 2025

Canada Unscripted with William Shatner and Alanis Obomsawin on the cover. Beneath the Surface with a waterfall on the cover. Music the Earth's Heartbeat with a drum on the cover.  Secrets of the Forsaken with a haunted woman on the cover. Blind Visionaries with a cosmic swirl of colour on the cover.

1. Canada Unscripted: Conversations with Canadian Media Icons Vic Sarin, ed. Read More >>
2. Beneath the Surface: Poems and Their Stories by Chief R. Stacey Laforme. Read More >>
3. Music the Earth's Heartbeat by Jared Talifeathers. More Soon >>
4. Secrets of the Forsaken: Into the Depths of Dread. The Book. Eds. J, Hobson, L. Shyba, J. Tailfeathers. Read More >>

Also soon... 5. Blind Visionaries and Technology written/edited by Dagmar Jamieson and Mark Rawleigh.Read More >>

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VISION 

Inspiring authors to bring forward new knowledge and brave adventures.

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Distributed by University of Toronto Press ( UTP) in Canada, the US and the UK.

Authors and publisher have committed a percentage of royalties and profits to these groups: The Food Bank, Calgary and Bracebridge; Oldman Watershed Council, Stardale Women’s Group; CFWEP Clark Fork Watershed Environment Project; Chytomo: Support for Ukrainian Literature and Book Publishers; “Home In Our Hearts” for Ukrainian Evacuees; The Canada Ukraine Foundation; Doctors Without Borders; The Elizabeth Yakeleya Fund; Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse; The Canadian Women’s Foundation; The Salvation Army; (MMIWG) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Days for Girls International; Red Door Family Shelter, Toronto; Ikwe-Widdjiitiwin Family Shelter, Winnipeg; The Schizophrenia Society of Canada; and the Elizabeth Fry Society, Métis Education Foundation.