“Chris Benjamin’s mode of writing is raw, unvarnished, heartrending dirty realism. His characters are tormented youngsters left to navigate the fallout from family tragedy on their own while struggling to locate a moral compass to guide them through the emotional minefield of adolescence. The Art of Forgiveness is heady stuff, a careening ride without guardrails through chaotic […]
“…original in tone – droll, serious, and loving, of the world, and its wacky and wonderful people – and expansive in subject matter.”
Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School has been been included on the Reading Nova Scotia: 150 Books of Influence list, a list of books deemed influential and culturally relevant by Nova Scotia’s readers, librarians, and publishers. Read the full list here.
In her paper for Canadian Literature, Christina Turner reviews three “anticolonial pedagogies” including Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School, which she says strikes “a difficult balance between articulating the culture of corruption and incompetence that characterized the IRS system in general and Shubenacadie in particular, while stressing the culpability of those who […]
Esteemed poet and author Gary Geddes, once described as “Canada’s best political poet,” has written a thoughtful and thought-provoking review of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School. The review will appear in his forthcoming new book, Medicine Unbundled (Heritage House Publishing), which is a
The following is an excerpt from an article by Maia Kowalski that originally appeared in The Signal on October 16, 2015: Author Chris Benjamin talks about the history of the Schubenacadie Residential School. Maia Kowalski Speaking to a small crowd at Saint Mary’s University last night, [Chris Benjamin] said he was surprised by how much […]
Chris Benjamin will be at the Literary Fair in Musquodoboit Harbour in the Old School Gathering Place on November 7 from 1-4 pm. This event is part of a weekend long celebration of authors and words: Saturday, November 7 Afternoon Readings from 1 to 4 pm. There will also be a book fair during this […]
Thursday, October 15 at 4:30 pm, Saint Mary’s University presents Chris Benjamin, journalist and author of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School. Where? At the Loyola Academic Complex (5865 Gorsebrook Avenue) – Room 175. Everyone welcome! “…a gut-wrenching and much-needed historical work…I’d like to see Indian School Road as mandatory reading in […]
Public Talk by Chris Benjamin author of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School Winner of the 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for Social Justice writing When: Wednesday, 13 October 2015, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Where: Nova Scotia Community College Port Hawkesbury Campus Theatre 226 Reeves St. Port Hawkesbury “This […]
