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Series: All the Sweet Things Baked Goods and Stories from the Kitchen of Sweetsugarbean Hardcover Renée Kohlman 9781771512046 $39.95 COOKING Apr 25, 2017

Gold Winner, 2018 Taste Canada Food Writing Award for Single-Subject CookbookWinner, 2018 Gourmand World Cookbook Award in English CanadaAmong the Globe and Mail's Best Cookbooks of 2017More than 100 recipes for desserts and baked goods from the kitchen of Renée Kohlman, named one of the Canada's top food bloggers by the National Post.All the Sweet Things is full of delectable desserts and wholesome baked goods with recipes for muffins, cookies, cakes, pies, custards, pastries, truffles, and ice cream. Reinvent last night's dessert for this mor... + Read More
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Series: Icon Flagship Wines from British Columbia's Best Wineries Hardcover John Schreiner 9781771512077 $39.95 COOKING May 09, 2017

Finalist for the 2017 Taste Canada Food Food Writing AwardsWinner of a 2017 Gourmand Cookbook Award in English CanadaFinalist for a Gourmand Cookbook Best in World AwardA gorgeous gift-worthy collection of tasting notes and collector’s information on British Columbia’s highest-calibre wines, written by Canada’s most authoritative and prolific wine writer.British Columbia now has such an array of high-calibre winemakers that John Schreiner has compiled a book showcasing the icon wines from BC’s best wineries. An icon wine is the very best wine t... + Read More
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Series: Italy Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers Hardcover Emily Lycopolus 9781771512251 $22.00 COOKING Jul 12, 2017

The first in a new series of cookbooks that shows you how to use the remarkable flavours of specialty extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars in your everyday cooking.More than ever, people are interested in learning how to incorporate the remarkable flavours of specialty extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars into their everyday cooking. The new Olive Oil and Vinegar Lover’s cookbook series is an easy way to learn how to do that with minimal investment. With just four products, you can make every one of the 50 recipes in the book.... + Read More
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Series: 25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit Paperback Jody Robbins 9781771512015 $24.95 TRAVEL May 16, 2017

Silver prize-winning guidebook in the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism CompetitionNow is the perfect time to explore this vast country with your kids while finally experiencing the spectacular Canadian destinations you’ve been dreaming about.Planning a family getaway can be overwhelming, but award-winning freelance travel writer and blogger Jody Robbins puts you on the right path with savvy suggestions for families who are keen to explore Canada with their little loved ones. With the insight and enthusiasm of ... + Read More
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Series: On Island Life Among the Coast Dwellers Paperback Pat Carney 9781771512107 $21.95 FICTION Apr 04, 2017

#1 BC bestselling book of 2017Winner of the 2018 BC Book Prizes' Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice AwardA collection of stories chronicling the characters and dramas that capture life in small coastal communities.In this story collection, Pat Carney follows the rhythms of day-to-day life in coastal BC. Featuring a revolving cast of characters—the newly retired couple, the church warden, the musician, the small-town girl with big city dreams—Carney’s keen observations of the personalities and dramas of coastal life are instantly recognizable to re... + Read More
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Series: Victoria's Most Haunted Ghost Stories from BC's Historic Capital City Paperback Ian Gibbs 9781771512138 $19.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Apr 25, 2017

Ghost stories from Canada’s most haunted city, including tales from iconic sites such as the Empress hotel, Hatley Castle, and Ross Bay Cemetery.Beautiful, charming Victoria is world renowned for its seaside attractions, flourishing gardens, and breathtaking ocean views. But looming behind its picture-perfect façade is a city shrouded in mystery, with restless, disembodied beings that whisper ghastly tales of mystery, violence, and horror.Known as British Columbia’s most haunted city, Victoria is teeming with a plethora of spirits. Through this... + Read More
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Series: A Lane Winslow Mystery Death in a Darkening Mist A Lane Winslow Mystery Paperback Iona Whishaw 9781771511711 $16.95 FICTION Apr 11, 2017

The second instalment in the Lane Winslow mystery series; for fans of the Maisie Dobbs and Bess Crawford series.On a snowy day in December 1946, Lane Winslow—a former British intelligence agent who’s escaped to the rural Canadian community of King’s Cove in pursuit of a tranquil life—is introduced to the local hot springs. While there she overhears nearby patrons speaking Russian. When one of those patrons is found dead in the change room, Lane’s linguistic and intelligence experience is of immeasurable value to the local police force in solvin... + Read More
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Series: Measured for Murder Paperback Janet Brons 9781771512220 $14.95 FICTION Apr 25, 2017

The third instalment in the Arthur Ellis award-nominated Forsyth and Hay mystery series.Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Hay of Scotland Yard believes he is dealing with a serial killer. Two young female victims bearing a superficial resemblance to each other are found asphyxiated and posed, with indecipherable writing on their right hips. A hostel caretaker, a journalist and his photographer, a bariatric specialist, the Canadian High Commission in London, and a psychic all have roles to play in the ongoing investigations—and are unsettled at ... + Read More
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Series: Okanagan Slow Road Updated Edition Paperback Bernadette McDonald 9781771512169 $29.95 TRAVEL May 09, 2017

A book that invites you to slow down and explore the Okanagan Valley from a local’s point of view.Whether it’s spying a rare canyon wren, cycling the historic Kettle Valley Railroad across heart-stopping trestle bridges, or hiking through fields of spring flowers, travel alongside the authors as they draw you into the exquisite, unforgettable experience of savouring one of Canada’s most beautiful destinations.Generously offering a compilation of the Okanagan Valley’s best food, drink, and recreation spots, Okanagan Slow Road reveals treasured l... + Read More
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Series: Hidden Lives True Stories from People Who Live with Mental Illness Paperback Lenore Rowntree 9781927366530 $19.95 MEDICAL Jun 08, 2017

A revised and updated edition of a collection of personal essays that illuminate what life is like for those who live with mental illness, and how it impacts their family members.More than 4 million Canadians and 57 million Americans suffer from a diagnosable mental illness, and yet there are still considerable stigmas and a great deal of misunderstanding surrounding even the most common diagnoses—schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, clinical depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and dissociative identit... + Read More
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Series: Sonja & Carl A Novel Paperback Suzanne Hillier 9781927366561 $19.95 FICTION May 16, 2017

Sonja Danychuk, a serious and introverted student with dirt-poor immigrant parents, takes pride in her intellectual and academic achievements—essential skills to help her survive and eventually leave small-town Davenport in Northern Ontario. When her father is cut down by a fatal heart attack, Sonja must find a way to pay for university, so she agrees to tutor Carl Helbig, her high school's hockey star and NHL hopeful, despite her strong aversion to his jock-like persona. Carl graduates and heads toward becoming Rookie of the Year for the Bosto... + Read More
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Series: An Extraordinary Destiny A Novel Paperback Shekhar Paleja 9781927366592 $19.95 FICTION Apr 11, 2017

It’s 1947 in Lahore, and the Sharma family is forced to flee their home during the violence of the Partition of India. As the train tracks measure the ever-growing distance between Varoon and his mother, who vanished during the panic to escape, the boy is thrust towards an uncertain future. Forty years later, Varoon’s grown son, Anush, desperately tries to disentangle himself from his father’s demands, which are mired in grief and whiskey. Compounding the pressure is an unusually auspicious kundali—a Vedic birth chart—which threatens to suffoca... + Read More