1.
Series:
Home and Away
Simple, Delicious Recipes Inspired by the World's Cafes, Bistros, and Diners
Paperback
Darcy Shore
9781551526737
$24.95
COOKING
Apr 26, 2017
A cookbook inspired by how food from around the world not only connects us all, but also reminds us of home. Cooking outside one's comfort zone is now easier than ever: ingredients once considered exotic are available at supermarkets across the country, and we're more open to exploring the far reaches of the world through food. This tantalizing cookbook takes readers on a global tour through food, from the steamy noodle shops of Seoul to the wood-fired grills of Istanbul and funky dives of San Francisco. Randy and Darcy Shore explore how food...
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2.
Series:
Blood, Sweat, and Fear
The Story of Inspector Vance, Vancouver's First Forensic Investigator
Paperback
Eve Lazarus
9781551526850
$21.95
HISTORY
May 01, 2017
Finalist, Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award During his forty-two-year-career he helped detectives in Vancouver, Victoria, and throughout BC solve hit-and-runs, safe-crackings, and some of the most sensational murder cases of the 20th century. Vance was constantly called to crime scenes and to testify in court because of his skills in serology, toxicology, and autopsy. When Vance was first called to a crime scene in 1914, forensics was in its infancy. Vancouver was the first police department in Canada to have a scientist on staff and...
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3.
Series:
Rough Patch
Paperback
Nicole Markotic
9781551526812
$15.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Apr 01, 2017
In this compelling novel for young adults, Keira is a quirky but shy teen entering her first year of high school; she navigates her growing interest in kissing both girls and boys, while not alienating her BFF, boy-crazy Sita. As the two acclimate to their unfamiliar surroundings, they manage to find new lunchmates and make lists of the cutest boys in school. But Keira is caught "in between"?unable to fully participate in these kind of conversations, yet too scared to come clean. She’s also feeling the pressure of her family’s problems: parents...
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4.
Series:
Scarborough
Paperback
Catherine Hernandez
9781551526775
$19.95
FICTION
May 01, 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2022 NOW A MOTION PICTURE directed by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson; screenplay by Catherine Hernandez Trillium Book Award and City of Toronto Book Award finalist; Edmund White Debut Fiction Award finalist; A Globe 100, National Post and Quill and Quire Best Book of the Year Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America; like many inner-city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. Scarborough...
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5.
Series:
Everything Is Awful and You're a Terrible Person
Paperback
Daniel Zomparelli
9781551526751
$15.95
FICTION
Apr 01, 2017
, Winner, ReLit Award; Finalist, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize (BC Book Prizes) A YouTube star becomes famous after he documents his breakup online. An anxious, lactose-intolerant office worker obsesses over a stranger who says "Nice shorts, bro" to him in passing. A couple wants to open up their relationship to a ghost. A monster just wants to find love in his human skin. In these unconventional, interconnected stories--the first work of fiction by acclaimed poet Daniel Zomparelli, editor-in-chief of Poetry Is Dead magazine--gay men look for lo...
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6.
Series:
a place called No Homeland
Paperback
Kai Cheng Thom
9781551526799
$14.95
POETRY
Apr 01, 2017
Winner, Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers; American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book; Finalist, Lambda Literary Award and Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender Variant Literature This extraordinary poetry collection is a vivid, beautifully wrought journey to the place where forgotten ancestors live and monstrous women roam--and where the distinctions between body, land, and language are lost. In these fierce yet tender narrative poems, Kai Cheng Thom draws equally from memory and mythol...
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7.
Series: Queer Film Classics
Female Trouble
A Queer Film Classic
Paperback
Chris Holmlund
9781551526836
$17.95
PERFORMING ARTS
May 15, 2017
A Queer Film Classic on John Waters' 1974 dark comedy. The first title in the Queer Film Classic series to focus on the work of legendary director and cinematic camp icon John Waters, best known for the underground classic Pink Flamingos and his later more commercial works such as Crybaby, starring Johnny Depp, and Hairspray, which was also made into a hit stage and film musical. His films are perhaps best exemplified by his partnerships with the late, legendary drag queen Divine, who starred in his most outrageous films, including 1972's Pink...
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