Jesse Thistle | |
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| Born | Prince Albert  |
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| Occupation | Historian, teacher, writer |
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| Website | https://jessethistle.com/ |
Jesse Thistle (born 1976) is a Métis-Cree author and assistant professor in the department of humanities at York University in Toronto. He is the author of the 2019 memoir, From the Ashes, and 2022 poetry book Scars and Stars.[1][2] From the Ashes is considered one of the "most notable" 100 books Simon and Schuster U.S and all its 31 international imprints has published between 1924-2024, and the only Canadian book to make the list over the publisher's history.[3] Thistle is also a PhD candidate in the history program at York University, where he is working on theories of intergenerational, historic trauma, and survivance of road allowance Métis people.[4] This work, which involves reflections on his own previous struggles with addiction and homelessness, has been recognized as having wide impact on both the scholarly community and the greater public.[5]
- ^ "Toronto Star bestsellers for the week ending Nov. 27, 2019". OurWindsor.ca. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ Editor, Deborah Dundas Books (2022-10-21). "In 'Stars and Scars,' Jesse Thistle shares even more of his heart". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ HILLEL ITALIE (2024-01-31). "Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Winter, Jesse (2016-08-17). "He was once a homeless drug addict. Now he's one of York's top students". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ Muzyka, Kyle (Oct 17, 2019). "How Jesse Thistle's deeply personal memoir 'happened by accident'". Unreserved, CBC. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.