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Douglas & McIntyre acquires North American rights to WIHTIKOW
May 8, 2025
Douglas & McIntyre has acquired North American rights to WIHTIKOW by Joseph Kakwinokanasum.
When a down and out reporter stumbles on the story of a lifetime, in this case, two lifetimes, he must confront a century-old Windigo on a mission of cannibalistic vengeance, grapple with his own forsaken Indigenous roots, and fight a cosmic battle for survival that reaches across centuries in this spellbinding, atmospheric and sometimes darkly comic thriller.
Publication is planned for Fall 2026.
Meet the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize readers
February 11, 2025
Joseph joins a panel of writers and editors from across Canada to determine the longlist for the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize.
Story Stream: Joseph Kakwinokanasum, Indigenous Storyteller in Residence
June 21, 2024
In a special episode of VPL's Story Stream, Joseph reads from his book, My Indian Summer. and talks about the Indigenous Storyteller in Residence program at VPL.
Joseph interview on Learn HQ
June 21, 2024
In Celebration of National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Nancy Cooper, from the Ontario Library Service, interviewed Joseph Kakwinokanasum, the winner of the 2023/24 First Nation Communities Read award for his debut novel, My Indian Summer.
Joseph talks storytelling and his latest work in progress on CBC's Early Edition
February 20, 2024
Check out Joseph's radio interview with Lisa Christiansen on CBC's Early Edition and on CBC Gem. He talked about his new role as Vancouver Public Library's Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, and shared thoughts on storytelling and some of his latest work in progress. The interview aired Tuesday, February 20 at 7:50am.
Joseph Kakwinokanasum is the 2024 VPL Storyteller in Residence
January 25, 2024
Joseph will be be in Vancouver from February 5 to May 25. The VPL Indigenous Storyteller in Residence program was created in 2008 in recognition of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the importance of storytelling as a way to learn about and from Indigenous communities in Vancouver.
2023 Victoria Festival of Authors
October 2023
Joseph joined Susan Sanford Blades, Sonnet L’Abbé, Tim Lilburn, and moderator Barbara Pelman to discuss their writing process at the 2023 Victoria Festival of Authors.
Joseph Kakwinokanasum and Marty Wilson-Trudeau win $5K awards recognizing Indigenous literature
October 2023
Books by Joseph Kakwinokanasum and Marty Wilson-Trudeau won the 2023 PMC Indigenous Literature Awards. The awards encourage intergenerational storytelling and family literacy. The winners are chosen by a jury of Indigenous librarians from across Ontario, and recognize the best of Indigenous literature.
My Indian Summer selected as the Young Adult/Adult title for First Nations Communities Read
October 2023
My Indian Summer is the selected title in the Young Adult/Adult category for the 2023/24 First Nations Communities Read. The selected titles will be recognized online during First Nation Public Library Week on October 5, 2023.
Author talk at Burnaby Public Library
September 2023
Join Joseph on Tuesday, September 26 for a conversation at Burnaby Public Library discussing his writing process and book "My Indian Summer". The discussion will be followed by a Q&A.
Escape Planning
July 2023
Mobólúwajídìde D. Joseph reviews My Indian Summer in the Literary Review of Canada.
Joseph on writing My Indian Summer
February 2023
Joseph spoke with CBC Books about the process of writing and publishing his first novel.
My Indian Summer selected as one of Top Grade's Winter 2023 Young Adults books
February 2023
My Indian Summer has been selected by Top Grade: CanLit for the Classroom as one of the Winter 2023 Young Adult books recommended for use in Canadian classrooms.
Learn more (kids.49thshelf.com) and watch the video review (YouTube)
In conversation with Teacher Magazine
January 2023
Read Joseph's interview in the January/February 2023 edition of Teacher Magazine.