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Escape from Manus Prison One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom Paperback Jaivet Ealom 9780735245198 $26.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 02, 2022

NOMINATED FOR THE 2023 HERITAGE TORONTO AWARDSThe awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape from Australia’s notorious offshore detention centre and his long journey to find home.In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmar’s brutal regime, where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed, and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia. Instead of finding refuge, he was transported to Australia’s infamous Manus Regional Processing Centre.Blistering hot days spent in shipping containers on the island melted int... + Read More
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Utopia A Novel Hardcover Heidi Sopinka 9780735243866 $32.00 FICTION Aug 09, 2022

A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF 2022Out of the explosive 1970s L.A. art scene comes a riveting novel about creativity, death, and reinvention that follows two artists—one dies mysteriously, and the other takes her placePaz, an ambitious young artist, is drawn to Romy, one of the only women to break into the male-dominated art scene of 1970s California. She is also drawn to Romy’s husband, Billy, an enigmatic art star. When Romy dies suddenly under mysterious circumstances, Billy is left unmoored, caring for their newborn.Leaving New York and grad... + Read More
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We Are Still Here Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be Heard Paperback Nahid Shahalimi 9780735246003 $23.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 16, 2022

A collection of first-hand accounts from courageous Afghan women who refuse to be silenced in the face of the Taliban, to be published for the first anniversary of the US leaving Afghanistan.After decades of significant progress, the prospects of women and girls in Afghanistan are once again dependent on radical Islamists who reject gender equality. When the United States announced the end of their twenty-year occupation and the Taliban seized control of the country on August 15th, 2021, so began a steep regression of social, political, and eco... + Read More
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Acts of Love and War Paperback Maggie Brookes 9780735246072 $24.00 FICTION Aug 23, 2022

A remarkable story of love and sacrifice centred on three young English volunteers in the bloody Spanish Civil War, from the author of The Prisoner’s Wife.1936. Civil war is tearing Spain apart, and the world is on the brink of chaos… Twenty-one-year-old Lucy is frustrated with her constrained life in Hertfordshire, teaching and keeping house for her domineering father. But she is happy to be living next door to Tom and Jamie, two brothers she has known since childhood, and whom she loves equally.But everyone’s lives are turned upside down when... + Read More
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Dark Music A Novel Paperback David Lagercrantz 9780735241480 $24.00 FICTION Aug 23, 2022

Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, an exhilarating new thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl in the Spider’s Web—a murder investigation in which two unlikely allies race to uncover a shadowy international conspiracy.Professor Hans Rekke is a world authority on interrogation techniques, capable of dizzying feats of logic and observation. He was born into wealth and power and has a picture-perfect wife and daughter. But he also has a fragile psyche that falls apart under pressure.Micaela Vargas is a street-smart police officer, daughter of C... + Read More
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The Foghorn Echoes Hardcover Danny Ramadan 9780735242180 $32.00 FICTION Aug 30, 2022

*WINNER OF A 2022 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BC AND YUKON ETHEL WILSON PRIZE**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD*“A sweeping and mesmerizing story that spans time and mortal space so expertly and elegantly.” —Alan CummingA deeply moving novel about a forbidden love between two boys in war-torn Syria and the fallout that ripples through their adult lives.Syria, 2003. A blooming romance leads to a tragic accident when Hussam’s father catches him acting on his feelings for his best friend, Wassim. In an instant, the... + Read More
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Firebrand A Tobacco Lawyer's Journey Hardcover Joshua Knelman 9780735243811 $34.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 06, 2022

“You’ll inhale this tell-all book about the tobacco industry and never look at a No Smoking sign the same way again!”—Margaret Atwood, via TwitterMad Men meets Bad Blood in this addictive, behind-the-scenes globe-trotting narrative of moral ambiguity, law, public policy, and big tobacco.“Given everything the lawyer knew up to that point about smoking, as far as he could tell, cigarettes shouldn’t even have been available as a mass market product…”It’s the start of the new millennium and a young lawyer is recruited to work for an unnamed m... + Read More
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The Future Is Now Solving the Climate Crisis with Today's Technologies Hardcover Bob McDonald 9780735241947 $32.95 SCIENCE Sep 27, 2022

One of:CBC’s “27 Canadian books we can’t wait to read in September”CBC’s “60 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for in fall 2022”Toronto Star’s “40-plus books we’re most looking forward to this season”Is a global pandemic what it took to show us that saving our planet is possible?In the absence of motorized boats and gondolas, Venice’s waters have returned to a sparkling blue color. Deer have been spotted roaming cities in Italy, and mountain goats recently took over a small seaside town in Wales. Taking advantage of the decreased boat tra... + Read More
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A Minor Chorus A Novel Hardcover Billy-Ray Belcourt 9780735242005 $27.95 FICTION Sep 13, 2022

*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BC AND YUKON ETHEL WILSON PRIZE*NATIONAL BESTSELLERAn urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada’s most daring literary talents.An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and returns to northern Alberta in search of what eludes him: the shape of the novel he yearns to write, an autobiography of his rural hometown, the answers to existential questions about family, love, and happiness.What ensues is a series of conversations, ... + Read More
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Lifesavers and Body Snatchers Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War Hardcover Tim Cook 9780735242319 $36.95 HISTORY Sep 13, 2022

*FINALIST FOR THE 2023 OTTAWA BOOK AWARD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 TEMPLER MEDAL FOR BEST BOOK*From Canada’s top war historian, a definitive medical history of the Great War, illuminating how the carnage of modern battle gave birth to revolutionary life-saving innovations. It brings to light shocking revelations of the ways the brutality of combat and the necessity of agonizing battlefield decisions led to unimaginable strain for men and women of medicine who fought to save the lives of soldiers.Medical care in almost all armies during the Grea... + Read More
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Black Dove Hardcover Colin McAdam 9780670066353 $34.95 FICTION Sep 27, 2022

“I have long been convinced that Colin McAdam is a literary genius. What’s extraordinary is that each of the books he writes is a totally distinct type of genius. Every time. He’s in a league of his own.” —Max Porter, author of Grief Is the Thing with FeathersA deeply imaginative and thrilling novel about grief, single parenting, and the terrifying power of a child’s imagination, dancing on an edge between magical realism and horror, perfect for fans of Stranger ThingsIn a tall and narrow house, on a stained and busy street, live twelve-year-ol... + Read More
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My Hygge Home How to Make Home Your Happy Place Hardcover Meik Wiking 9780735243163 $34.95 HOUSE & HOME Nov 15, 2022

The author of the New York Times bestseller The Little Book of Hygge, helps you turn your home into your happy, cozy safe place.The urge to nest and control our close environments has never been stronger. We spend more time in our homes than anywhere else—but the way in which our homes impact how we feel has remained relatively unexplored until now.Backed with Danish design principles, years of research, case studies and a sprinkle of hygge, Meik Wiking has created the ultimate guide to turning your home, office, or wherever you may be, into yo... + Read More
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The Last Doctor Lessons in Living from the Front Lines of Medical Assistance in Dying Hardcover Jean Marmoreo 9780735241077 $33.00 MEDICAL Sep 27, 2022

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 WRITERS’ TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY*An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada’s evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners.Dr. Jean Marmoreo spent her career keeping people alive. But when the Supreme Court of Canada gave the green light to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016, she became one of a small group of doctors who chose to immediately train themselves in this new field. Over the course of ... + Read More
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Our Missing Hearts A Novel Hardcover Celeste Ng 9780735245341 $36.00 FICTION Oct 04, 2022

Named a Most-Antcipated Book by TIME, The Associated Press, The Millions, LitHub, Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus and more… “As lyrical as it is chilling, as astonishing as it is empathic, Our Missing Hearts arguably achieves literary perfection.” —Booklist (starred review)From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fearTwelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but bro... + Read More
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All I Want for Christmas Paperback Maggie Knox 9780735241121 $19.95 FICTION Oct 04, 2022

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA pitch-perfect holiday rom com about two oil-and-water reality-star country singers who must fake a relationship in order to win the opportunity of a lifetime, perfect for fans of Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game and Christina Lauren’s In a Holidaze.True love wasn’t on their holiday wish list.When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on the famed reality singing show Starmaker, each thinks they’ve finally gotten their big Nashville break. But then they’re paired up for duet week and stun the world with their roman... + Read More
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The Book of Boundaries Set the Limits That Will Set You Free Hardcover Melissa Urban 9780735243217 $35.00 SELF-HELP Oct 11, 2022

Set the limits that will set you free. From the beloved co-founder of the Whole30, this straightforward and practical guide to setting boundaries will revolutionize your relationships.Do your relationships often feel one-sided or unbalanced? Are you always giving in just so things will go smoothly? Do you wish you could learn to say no—but, like, nicely? Are you depleted, overwhelmed, and tired of putting everyone else’s needs ahead of your own? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to establish some boundaries.Since launching... + Read More
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Evergreen Kitchen Weeknight Vegetarian Dinners for Everyone Hardcover Bri Beaudoin 9780735241923 $38.00 COOKING Oct 18, 2022

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 IACP AWARDS*The ultimate cookbook filled with over 110 wildly delicious vegetable-packed recipes for weeknight meals that will satisfy everyone from the creator of the popular blog Evergreen Kitchen.Bri Beaudoin, creator of the popular blog Evergreen Kitchen, has been captivating her fans with delicious and healthy vegetarian recipes for years. While we all know that a home-cooked meal is the best for our budgets and our health, the idea of cooking dinner on weeknights can feel like a chore. With many of us eating more... + Read More
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A Private Spy The Letters of John le Carré Hardcover John le Carré 9780735244535 $50.00 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Dec 06, 2022

An archive of letters written by the late John le Carré, giving readers access to the intimate thoughts of one of the greatest writers of our time.The never-before-seen correspondence of John le Carré, one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume. During his lifetime, le Carré wrote numerous letters to writers, spies, politicians, artists, actors, and public figures. This collection is a treasure trove, revealing the late author’s humour, generosity, and wit—a side of him many readers have not pr... + Read More
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In the Upper Country A Novel Hardcover Kai Thomas 9780735243460 $36.00 FICTION Jan 10, 2023

The fates of two unforgettable women—one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life’s last vital act—intertwine in this sweeping, deeply researched debut set in the Black communities of Ontario that were the last stop on the Underground Railroad.Young Lensinda Martin is a protegee of a crusading Black journalist in mid-18th century southwestern Ontario, finding a home in a community founded by refugees from the slave-owning states of the American south—whose agents do not always stay on their side... + Read More
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Run, Hide, Repeat A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood Paperback Pauline Dakin 9780735233249 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 09, 2022

Winner of the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction · Longlisted for British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018 · Shortlisted for the 2018 Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award · Shortlisted for the 2018 Atlantic Book Awards - Margaret and John Savage First Book Award · Shortlisted for the 2018 Frank Hegyi Award for Emerging Authors · A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year“Dakin’s childhood on the run has all the elements of a great thriller. There are last-minute cross-country escapes, a web of dark family secret... + Read More
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Life in the City of Dirty Water A Memoir of Healing Paperback Clayton Thomas-Muller 9780735240087 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 23, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA 2022 CANADA READS FINALISTAn electrifying memoir that braids together the urgent issues of Indigenous rights and environmental policy, from a nationally and internationally recognized activist and survivor.There have been many Clayton Thomas-Mullers: The child who played with toy planes as an escape from domestic and sexual abuse, enduring the intergenerational trauma of Canada’s residential school system; the angry youngster who defended himself with fists and sharp wit against racism and violence, at school and on the str... + Read More
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The Strangers Paperback katherena vermette 9780735239630 $22.00 FICTION Sep 06, 2022

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS’ TRUST PRIZE FOR FICTION * NAMED #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR BY INDIGO * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 MANITOBA BOOK AWARDS’ CAROL SHIELDS WINNIPEG BOOK AWARD, MARGARET LAURENCE AWARD FOR FICTION, AND MCNALLY ROBINSON BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD * LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE * A GLOBE & MAIL BEST BOOKThe Strangers, a staggering intergenerational saga from from the bestselling author of The Break, explores how connected we are, even when we’re no longer together—even when we’re force... + Read More
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Call Me Indian From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player Paperback Fred Sasakamoose 9780735240032 $21.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 13, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF INDIGO’S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2021“Fred Sasakamoose is an icon… a must-read for Indigenous communities, hockey fans, and all Canadians.”—Waubgeshig Rice, author of Moon of the Crusted SnowTrailblazer. Residential school Survivor. First Treaty Indigenous player in the NHL. All of these descriptions are true—but none of them tell the whole story.Fred Sasakamoose, torn from his home at the age of seven, endured the horrors of residential school for a decade before becoming one of 120 players in the most elite hockey league in ... + Read More
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Over the Boards Lessons from the Ice Paperback Hayley Wickenheiser 9780735240520 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 08, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Hayley Wickenheiser is an incredible human being…this is what a billion hours of hard work looks like.” —Ryan ReynoldsThe greatest women’s hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser, shares the lessons that won her four Olympic gold medals and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short.13 World Championship appearances. 6 Olympic Games. Hockey Hall of Famer. All while raising a child, earning multiple university degrees, and not benefiting from the financial stability male professional athletes have. S... + Read More
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An Embarrassment of Critch's Immature Stories From My Grown-Up Life Paperback Mark Critch 9780735235113 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Dec 27, 2022

From the author and creator of Son of a Critch, the heartfelt and hilarious story of beloved Canadian comedian Mark Critch’s journey from Newfoundland to the national stage—and back home again.One of Mark Critch’s earliest acting gigs was in a Newfoundland tourist production alongside a cast of displaced fishery workers. Since then, he’s found increasing opportunities to take his show on the road. In An Embarrassment of Critch’s, the star of CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes revisits some of his career’s—and the country’s—biggest moments, revealin... + Read More
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The Urge Our History of Addiction Paperback Carl Erik Fisher 9780735237025 $24.00 PSYCHOLOGY Jan 17, 2023

An authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself.As a psychiatrist-in-training fresh from medical school, Fisher was soon face-to-face with his own addiction crisis, one that nearly cost him everything. Desperate to make sense of the condition that had plagued his family for generations, he turned to the history of addiction, learning that the curr... + Read More
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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry (Movie Tie-In Edition) A Novel Media tie-in Paperback Gabrielle Zevin 9780735247345 $21.00 FICTION Nov 15, 2022

* SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE *“[A] book for people who love books, who recognize a story well-told for what it is, and for the power it contains.” —The Globe and MailAn irresistible novel about second chances and finding room for all the books—and all the love—that transform our lives.A.J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession—a rare collection of Poe poems—has been stolen. Slowly but surely, he is isolating hims... + Read More