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Series: The Shortest History of WarFrom Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers — A Retelling for Our TimesPaperback
Gwynne Dyer9781770866812
$22.95HISTORY
Aug 02, 2022
War has changed, but we have not. From our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the rival nuclear powers of today, whenever resources have been contested, we’ve gone to battle. Acclaimed historian Gwynne Dyer illuminates our many martial clashes in this brisk account, tracing warfare from prehistory to the world’s first cities — and on to the thousand-year “classical age” of combat, which ended when the firearm changed everything. He examines the brief interlude of “limited war” before eighteenth-century revolution ushered in “total war”— and how the ... + Read More
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Series: Shadow LifePaperback
Michael Decter9781770866676
$24.95FICTION
Oct 22, 2022
In one minute, delivering a not guilty verdict at the end of the trial for a disturbing murder of a child, Matthew Rice’s life begins to unravel. The very structures his life is built upon start to collapse. Matthew retreats to Quarry Island in Georgian Bay, where he loses his wallet in a boating mishap. Among the pieces of identification he needs to replace is his birth certificate, but he’s informed it’s not on file. His birth certificate was a forgery. Not only have the foundations of his life given way, his very identity is shattered. Matt... + Read More
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Series: Sins of the DaughterPaperback
Carolyn Huizinga Mills9781770865945
$24.95FICTION
Aug 27, 2022
Danah Calsely was only nine when her mother abandoned her. Years later, as a promising Sociology PhD candidate, Danah appears largely unaffected by this traumatic loss — until she finds a letter that she’s convinced is from her missing mother. The truth about Jane Lily and her disappearance is wrapped in a long history of silence, and Danah’s grandmother, Edith, has no interest in rehashing the past. Danah becomes obsessed with the letter and the secrets she believes Edith is keeping from her. Edith is convinced she’s only protecting her grand... + Read More
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Series: The Last ActClosing the Book on Your FinancesPaperback
Kimberley Short9781770866751
$22.95BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Nov 26, 2022
Many people of all ages procrastinate when it comes to writing their wills, and organizing things, complicating the process of settling their estate for their children, loved ones, and beneficiaries. The Last Act is the book that addresses this situation, as it provides easy-to-follow steps to make the process as easy and as seamless as possible. Trust and Estate Planner Kimberley Short and Accountant Larry Short combine their years of knowledge and experience to explain how to write a will, settle an estate, create a trust, and more while help... + Read More
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Series: UncouplingThe Ugly Truth about Divorce and FinancesPaperback
Lisa van de Geyn9781770866775
$22.95BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Nov 26, 2022
Anyone going through separation and divorce can agree that it’s an emotional and financial rollercoaster. There is so much to understand, prepare, read, gather, and act on that it’s an incredibly draining process. Uncoupling: The Ugly Truth about Divorce and Finances is here to help. This book has everything from the basics to the nitty-gritty when it comes to separation and divorce, with an emphasis, of course, on finances. Along with the stories of people going through their own separations and divorces are the voices of experts covering eve... + Read More
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Series: Some Unfinished BusinessPaperback
Antanas Sileika9781770866737
$24.95FICTION
Feb 25, 2023
“Some Unfinished Business is a powerful, moving, and page-turning examination of loyalty, betrayal, retribution and ultimately, love, written by an acclaimed author at the height of his powers.” — Gary Barwin, Governor General’s- and Giller-shortlisted author of Yiddish for Pirates and Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted Is love more compelling than justice? A wife pleads for love. Her husband longs for revenge. Gripping and evocative, Some Unfinished Business tells the story of a young man who is determined to prevail through anti-Soviet resi... + Read More
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Series: The Great GoldbergsPaperback
Daniel Goodwin9781770866591
$24.95FICTION
Sep 30, 2023
How far would you go to be accepted? When Sean McFall encounters golden-haired David Goldberg and his larger-than-life father, Saul, he is dazzled by the family’s riches, power, and ease in social situations. The bright lives of the Goldbergs are profoundly different from those of Sean’s working-class parents. But as Sean grows up and is pulled closer to the centre of the Goldberg family by the gravitational force of their wealth and position, he discovers a tyrannical and abusive patriarch, an estranged relative bent on revenge, and dark famil... + Read More
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Series: Paradise CafeCold SnapPaperback
Maureen Jennings9781770866577
$24.95FICTION
Dec 06, 2022
Shortlisted for the 2023 Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada November’s rain in Toronto 1936 has turned into December’s cold snap. Charlotte Frayne escapes being hit by a mud-splattered car racing round the corner at Queen and Spadina. The stranger who saves her turns out to be the man her boss, Mr. Gilmore, has helped to escape Germany and is now a refugee in need of shelter. In a world still recovering from the War to End All Wars and the Spanish Influenza pandemic that killed fifty million people worldwide, and still in th... + Read More
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Series: The Children of OculumOculum EchoPaperback
Philippa Dowding9781770866652
$13.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Oct 01, 2022
The explosions come in the night. Miranda1, Mannfred, Grannie, and the one thousand children of Oculum must flee their farm, chased by the UnRuly. But there is hope: an old friend sends word of a book that may hold the secret to their survival. Just as they begin their journey through the wasteland, Echo1 wakes from an eighty-three-year sleep and is given a mission to find the four domes of the children of Oculum, and to find the First One, whatever the cost.
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Series: MortimerRat Race to SpacePaperback
Joan Marie Galat9781770866539
$13.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Sep 24, 2022
“Details about the space station come alive as the story unfolds. A fun read and the 27 chapters move along at a quick pace. A perfect addition to the middle grade shelves.” — Greg Pattridge, Always in the Middle… A spot on the International Space Station (ISS) has opened up, and Mortimer, is not about to miss his chance to become an intergalactic space rat. And that’s just the first step in his master plan to prove that rats are much better suited than humans for a future mission to Mars. He packs his camera and prepares to take to the interne... + Read More
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Series: The Book of UsPaperback
Shane Peacock9781770866553
$15.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18
Oct 01, 2022
It’s the summer before grade twelve, and sixteen-year-old Noah Greene is in the relationship of a lifetime with his brilliant and book-smart girlfriend, Miranda Owens. But when Miranda overhears his private conversation with another girl, what he says destroys everything they’ve built, shattering Noah’s world. Determined to make amends, Noah sets out to truly understand the harm his words have caused and maybe become worthy enough for Miranda in time for prom. Along the way, he’s been turning his journey into a manuscript called The Book of Us ... + Read More
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Series: Made 4 YouPaperback
Eric Walters9781770866614
$15.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18
Sep 24, 2022
Becky James lives in a small town where nothing ever changes. But there’s something very different about the new student, Gene Newman. Brilliant, talented, and socially awkward, Gene is like nobody else Becky has ever known. Little does she know just how different he actually is. Gene confides in Becky that he has a secret. More than that, he is a secret. And, apparently, it’s a secret worth killing for.
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Series: LunaPaperback
Loraine Kemp9781989724156
$9.95JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 3 - 5
Aug 30, 2022
Luna, a cougar cub, lives comfortably in a den with her mother and brothers until a fall down a steep hillside and into a river separates her from her family. Luna has never hunted by herself before, and alone in the forest, she must call on all of her instincts to survive. Her long journey home is filled with danger. She is stalked by a wolf. She gets in between a mother elk and her calf, and she is discovered by humans. But Luna perseveres and learns how to take advantage of everything in her environment. Young readers will thrill at Luna's a... + Read More
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Series: A Spartan at SeaPaperback
James McCann9781989724163
$10.95JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 6
Oct 18, 2022
In this sequel to The Three Spartans, Art is all set to spend the last few weeks of summer in Birch Bay with his best friend Lea. But his plans change when he learns his nemesis Zeke is involved in a plot to tear down Finn Slough. His aunt and her girlfriend, Jordana, live in Finn Slough, a unique community near Stevenston, B.C. made up of wood homes on stilts. Art goes to Finn Slough to convince the local dragon boat hero to enter the race, only to discover his mission is close to impossible. The dragon boat hero, Teejay, has no interest in co... + Read More
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Series: The Seer TrilogyThe Sorcerer's RevengePaperback
Kristin Butcher9781989724170
$10.95JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 6
Oct 04, 2022
In this final book in the Seer Trilogy, Maeve is in the final stages of her apprenticeship as a seer. She must learn mind-talking from the dragon, Riasc Tiarna. And, more importantly, she must learn to control her thoughts and emotions to reach her full potential as a seer. Her teacher, Bradan, will not be able to counsel the king much longer and Maeve needs to be ready to take over when that happens. Her chance to test her skills comes soon enough, and Maeve is sent to counsel the king. At the same time she is grappling with her personal hist... + Read More
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Series: Workday WarriorA Proven Path to Reclaiming Your TimePaperback
Ann Gomez9781459749597
$22.99BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Dec 13, 2022
Reclaim control of your workday with a proven time-saving method.Life is busier than ever before. We are working longer hours to keep up with longer to-do lists. Yet we’re experiencing more stress and seem to fall further and further behind. Our so-called leisure time is punctuated with interruptions, constantly pulling us back to work. We are led to believe we can prioritize our way out of this, but prioritization is broken.In Workday Warrior, productivity expert Ann Gomez presents a fresh approach that smashes today’s time challenges: too man... + Read More
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Series: Blood AtonementPaperback
S.M. Freedman9781459750241
$22.99FICTION
Oct 18, 2022
A GLOBE AND MAIL TOP 100 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 • HOWARD ENGEL AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL SET IN CANADA 2023 FINALIST“Freedman grips right out of the gate with dual timeline narratives that weave together more and more tightly until they meld into a mind-bending twist of a climax.” — LORETH ANNE WHITE, bestselling author of The Patient’s SecretIn a riveting psychological thriller for readers of Lisa Unger and Karin Slaughter, Grace’s healing solitude is shattered when she becomes a suspect in a gruesome series of murders. Grace DeRoche escaped the ... + Read More
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Series: PossessedPaperback
Jowita Bydlowska9781459748071
$23.99FICTION
Oct 04, 2022
“Equal parts Harlequin romance, Gothic horror story and Camusian moral tale.” — GLOBE AND MAILFrom the bestselling author of Drunk Mom, comes a story of romantic obsession, mental illness, and self-discovery as one woman travels to a haunted quarantine island.Josephine is obsessed. Or possessed — by unrequited love for a younger man who doesn’t promise anything, but who gives her a taste of intimacy that puts her on the brink of losing her mind. Oscillating between her elusive lover and her older former partner, stuck in the hell that is workin... + Read More
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Series: The Strange Grave of Mikey Dunbarand Other Stories to Make You Poop Your PantsPaperback
Jeremy John9781459751071
$20.00FICTION
Oct 04, 2022
A creepy collection of spooky short stories perfect for reading out loud any time you want the fun of a good fright.Boo! See, scared you already. This collection of short, spooky stories is perfect for reading out loud on Halloween night, at a sleepover, or around the campfire. Jeremy John takes you on a frightening trip to the past, where Wild West criminals meet the hangman and brave knights battle monsters in the forest, through to today, where young vampires find victims through dating apps and spirits possess smart speakers.Turn out the li... + Read More
A special 20th anniversary edition, with a new foreword by Rinaldo Walcott.When an elderly woman calls the police to confess to a murder, the result is a shattering all-night vigil bringing together elements of the African diaspora in one epic sweep. Set on the post-colonial West Indian island of Bimshire in 1952, the novel unravels over the course of twenty-four hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society informed by slavery.As the novel opens, Mary Mathilda is giving confession to Sargeant, a police of... + Read More
“Timely and tantalizing, C.S. O’Cinneide masterfully blends domestic suspense with a touch of black magic in this bewitching thriller” — Erin Ruddy, author of Tell Me My NameAfter losing her young son in a tragic accident, Eve struggles to protect the one child she has left, a teenage daughter who just might be pure evil.The dark side of magic is where the Ragman dwells. Nobody knows that better than Eve. Desperate for a child, she called on that cunning conjurer eighteen years ago. Her daughter, Abbey, was the result.After Abbey’s younger brot... + Read More
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Series: Jade Is a Twisted GreenPaperback
Tanya Turton9781459748606
$22.99FICTION
Sep 13, 2022
For readers of Queenie and Honey Girl, a coming-of-age story about queer Black identity, love, passion, chosen family, and rediscovering life’s pleasures after loss.Jade Brown, a twenty-four-year-old first-generation Jamaican woman living in Toronto, must find a way to pick up the pieces and discover who she is following the mysterious death of her twin sister.Grappling with her grief, Jade seeks solace in lovers and friends during an array of hilarious and heartbreaking adventures. As she investigates some of life’s most frustrating paradoxes,... + Read More
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Series: The Mildly Catastrophic Misadventures of Tony VicarThe Vicar's KnickersPaperback
Vince R. Ditrich9781459747289
$19.99FICTION
Sep 06, 2022
Tony Vicar is setting his sights on new (mis)adventures in this laugh-out-loud follow-up to The Liquor Vicar.Tony Vicar, now an internationally known celebrity — due to greatly exaggerated news reports of his nearly miraculous powers — has turned his attention to renovating his recently inherited crumbling old hotel in the wacky town of Tyee Lagoon. It’s a good thing his level-headed girlfriend, Jacquie O, is on board to temper his more outlandish ideas, because the pair plan to turn the hotel’s dumpy old beer parlour into the Vicar’s Knickers ... + Read More
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Series: Carbon ChangeCanada on the Brink of DecarbonizationPaperback
Dennis McConaghy9781459750517
$24.99POLITICAL SCIENCE
Oct 25, 2022
An investigation into the scale and costs of transitioning our energy systems to achieve net-zero emissions.Canada and the rest of the developed world have committed to decarbonizing basic energy systems, but do this country’s citizens and governments truly understand the sacrifices ahead and are we willing to accept those sacrifices in the name of reducing the impact of climate change? Will the rest of the developed world take on the necessary costs, and will Canada forge ahead with decarbonization, even if other countries do not? Carbon Chang... + Read More
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Series: The VoyageursThe Canadian Men’s Soccer Team's Quest to Reach the World CupPaperback
Joshua Kloke9781459750456
$24.99SPORTS & RECREATION
Oct 04, 2022
Tracing Canadian men’s soccer’s emergence from global obscurity to international powerhouse, featuring insight from star players like Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David and manager John Herdman.The last time Canada qualified for a men’s World Cup was in 1986. For a generation afterwards, the Canadian national men’s soccer team struggled in obscurity, an afterthought in a country that was not yet soccer-mad. The twenty-first century brought a wave of soccer passion and expertise to this frozen country — and a crop of new superstar players who li... + Read More
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Series: Deadly TriangleThe Famous Architect, His Wife, Their Chauffeur, and Murder Most FoulPaperback
Susan Goldenberg9781459750302
$23.99TRUE CRIME
Oct 11, 2022
Glamorous young wife Alma Rattenbury takes her chauffeur as a lover and their scandalous relationship leads to a murder most foul.The 1935 murder of architect Francis Mawson Rattenbury, famous for his design of the iconic Parliament Buildings and Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, and the arrest and lurid trial of his 30-years-younger second wife, Alma, and the family chauffeur, George Percy Stoner, her lover, riveted people.Francis and Alma had moved to Bournemouth, England, after the City of Victoria had ostracized them for their sc... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of NatureNahganneTales of the Northern SasquatchPaperback
Red Grossinger9781988824598
$35.00BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
Oct 01, 2022
Nahganne: Tales of the Northern Sasquatch is about giant bipedal, forest dwelling, hirsute hominoid entities. For as long as humans have been around the North, the activities of these giants have been observed in many places, but only a few people have taken the time to share their stories of coming in contact with these forest giants. In the North they have been given many regional names; although they are commonly known as Nahganne or Sasquatch. The book presents activities occurring in the North such as sightings, strange vocals, discovery o... + Read More
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Series: Child of Morning StarEmbers of an Ancient DawnPaperback
Antoine Mountain9781990735103
$35.00BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 12 - 18
Nov 01, 2022
Antoine Mountain follows up his previous memoir From Bear Rock Mountain with the book Child of Morning Star: Embers of an Ancient Dawn. The book is a poetic collection of stories that draws on his travels and knowledge as a Dene artist and a lifelong student of history. In it, Mountain weaves stories about people and art and the moments when our world manages to pause just briefly enough that we can see the roots of our communal humanity. Each part of this book corresponds to the four directions of the Medicine Wheel and offers insight into his... + Read More
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Series: True CasesPine Box ParoleTerry Fitzsimmons and the Quest to End Solitary Confinement & Other True CasesPaperback
John L. Hill9781988824857
$32.50TRUE CRIME
Sep 01, 2022
“Terry Fitzsimmons and the Quest for an End to Solitary Confinement” is the basis for a TV series currently in development. Pine Box Parole begins with convicted murderer Terry Fitzsimmons hanging himself in Kingston Penitentiary. Subsequent chapters delve into the killer’s background and describe the senseless killings upon which he embarks after spending years in solitary confinement. Prison lawyer John L Hill, attempts to defend Fitzsimmons by putting the blame on the prison system for creating a monster. Part II of the book contains searing... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of NatureThe Musician HealerTransforming Art into MedicinePaperback
Islene Runningdeer9781988824864
$24.95MUSIC
Sep 06, 2022
The Musician Healer resurrects a long-forgotten role for musicians and provides clear guidance for preparation and self-development as a musician healer in order to reactivate this role for the modern world. It begins with the author’s personal musical story that draws upon her Mi’kmaq/Abenaki First Nation and French roots, followed by a section on the history of musician healers from ancient Egypt and India. Runningdeer then explores the energetic aspects of music healing, especially the quality of personal energies that a musician channels th... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of NatureWhy Are You Still Here?A Lillian MysteryPaperback
Lynda Partridge9781988824826
$19.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (US) from 6 - 9
Sep 01, 2022
This book continues the charming story of Lillian and Kokomis, the award-winning book about a complex and not-always-lovable foster kid who finds a sense of peace and belonging from a surprising spirit that returns her to traditional ways, legends, and Indigenous ways of knowledge. Why Are You Still Here? uncovers the mystery of ghosts and spirits that live behind a window at the family farm.
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Series: Desert CreaturesHardcover
Kay Chronister9781645660521
$35.95FICTION
Nov 08, 2022
This “genre-shredding” (Tor.com) feminist dystopian eco-horror, perfect for fans of The Last of Us, traces a girl’s coming-of-age on a post-apocalyptic trek through the Southwest.In a bleak, desiccated future, eleven-year-old Magdala and her father are forced to flee through the desolate landscape of the American Southwest, searching for shelter and peace. Pursued by horrors both unnatural and all-too-human, they join a pilgrimage to the holy city of Las Vegas, where it is said that vigilante saints reside, bright with neon power. Magdala, born... + Read More
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Series: The Great Canadian Art Fraud CaseThe Group of Seven and Tom Thomson ForgeriesHardcover
Jon S. Dellandrea9781773102535
$45.00ART
Oct 18, 2022
In May 2016, Jon S. Dellandrea came into possession of a box of the last effects of an obscure artist, William Firth MacGregor. The contents of the box chronicled a major, and long forgotten, trial involving forgeries of the art of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven.The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case takes readers back to 1962, a time when forgeries were turning up on gallery walls, in auction houses, and (unwittingly) being hung in the homes of luminaries across Canada. Inspector James Erskine, enlisting the help of A.J. Casson, the youngest li... + Read More
Near the Kenya-Sudan border, a team of international health program evaluators are abducted and force marched under a desert moon. Their pasts and presents — and those of their abductors — unravel before them. An orphan named Money is one of 66 too hungry to sleep. A rich public health doctor is gradually losing his points of attachment. A driver tastes the river of wealth through the vehicles he’s provided. Some escape; others are recaptured; a few are held at ransom. All are lured into schemes that often lead to unexpected results.Because of ... + Read More
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Series: Shadows and LightA Physician's Lens on COVIDHardcover
Heather Patterson MD9781773102740
$40.00HEALTH & FITNESS
Sep 06, 2022
When the pandemic began in March 2020, Calgary emergency physician Heather Patterson was already feeling burnt out. Photography had always been a way of unwinding for her, and as the pandemic gathered speed, Patterson decided to begin chronicling it. Shadows and Light presents a selection of Patterson’s images, taking readers to the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and giving them an illuminating, behind-the-scenes view of the real impact of the virus and the heroic front-line workers who have been fighting it for over two years.Patterson’s ... + Read More
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Series: The ProgramPaperback
Megan Fennya Jones9781773102528
$19.95POETRY
Sep 27, 2022
Finalist, Dorothy Livesay Poetry PrizeIn this powerful, intimate collection, a young woman travels between Paris and New York to pursue a career in modelling. Alternating between the world of fashion, where “it’s no longer enough / that the sample size fits,” and the eponymous Program, a place to “discover / what’s underneath,” Jones’s debut collection pulls the reader deep into the realms of psychiatric care and romantic relationships and probes a long tradition of female suffering.Taking inspiration from New York school poets such as Frank O’... + Read More
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Series: The End Is in the MiddleMAD fold-in poemsPaperback
Daniel Scott Tysdal9781773102719
$19.95POETRY
Sep 27, 2022
Longlisted, Raymond Souster AwardDaring in form and unflinching in its gaze, Daniel Scott Tysdal’s latest poetry collection examines madness as lived experience and artistic method. Taking inspiration from Al Jaffee’s illustrated fold-ins in MAD magazine, Tysdal explores living with mental illness through a new kind of poetry: the fold-in poem. In this innovative collection, each poem does not end at the bottom of the page; instead, the reader is invited to complete the poem by folding the page to reveal the final line. From the effects of bein... + Read More
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Series: Touch Anywhere to BeginPaperback
Mark Anthony Jarman9780864929198
$22.95TRAVEL
Sep 20, 2022
Shortlisted, New Brunswick Book Award (Non-Fiction)From acclaimed author Mark Anthony Jarman comes Touch Anywhere to Begin, his first book of travel writing since the publication of the critically acclaimed Ireland’s Eye in 2002.In 18 unusual, head-spinning essays, Jarman can drift through Venice amid the revelry of carnival and the arrival of the impending pandemic or visit a private club along Shanghai’s Huangpu River to be serenaded by a band of retired People’s Liberation Army singers. In “Panthers and Gods Prowl a Palace of Sin,” an invita... + Read More
In September of 2013, thousands of migratory songbirds perished after being lured like moths to a flame to a hundred-foot-high flare at the Canaport Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Saint John, New Brunswick. Photographer Thaddeus Holownia and poet Harry Thurston sought to memorialize this fateful event, but with Canaport LNG on trial, the fallen birds were collected and held as evidence at the New Brunswick Museum. After two long years, Holownia and Thurston finally gained access.Icarus, Falling of Birds pairs Holownia’s photography with the poe... + Read More
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Series: Love & RulesLife Lessons Learned with HorsesPaperback
Lee McLean9781989915080
$25.95SPORTS & RECREATION
Nov 18, 2022
From Lee McLean, the much-anticipated follow-up to her multiple best-selling novel, Horse Woman. 'Love & Rules' is a collection of essays by master horsewoman Lee McLean that covers the spectrum of love, fear, winning, loss, leadership, ageing, growth, illness and recovery — all through the medium of horsemanship. A stroke survivor, horse trainer, and best-selling author, Lee McLean has a legion of faithful followers on Facebook, a national equine magazine column, and appears at events from small-town horse shows to sidesaddle racing at the ... + Read More
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Series: On Account of DarknessShining Light on Race and SportPaperback
Ian Kennedy9781990160103
$21.95SPORTS & RECREATION Age (years) from 16 - 99
May 02, 2022
For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity. In many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm of Canadian multiculturalism. As a terminus of the Underground Railroad, it has long been home to a large Black community Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations are nearby and many interned Japanese Canadians worked on local farms during World War II. The history of sport in the region is emblematic of the challenges that have confronted generations of non... + Read More
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Series: Man at the AirportHow social media saved my life - one Syrian's storyPaperback
Hassan Al Kontar9781777010188
$23.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 16 - 99
May 15, 2021
When civil war broke out in his home country in 2011, Hassan Al Kontar was a young Syrian living and working in the UAE. After a series of setbacks, he was arrested in 2017 and deported in 2018. Unable to obtain a visa for any other country, he became trapped in the arrivals zone at Kuala Lumpur Airport. Exiled by war and trapped by geopolitics, Al Kontar used social media and humour to tell his story to the world, becoming an international celebrity and ultimately finding refuge in Canada.[email protected]_airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, ... + Read More
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Series: UmingmakStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern ArcticPaperback
Jake Ootes9781777010102
$29.95HISTORY
Jun 02, 2020
Until 1967, the Northwest Territories was governed from Ottawa by appointees who rarely visited the land or peoples they controlled. As part of his drive to integrate and modernize the country, Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson ordered Stuart Hodgson, a feisty British Columbia labour leader and founding member of the NDP, to move a fledgling government to Yellowknife and bring the North into the twentieth century. Umingmak recounts Hodgson's indefatigable, and often controversial, efforts to introduce self-government and improve the liv... + Read More
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Series: Three Funerals for My FatherLove, Loss and Escape from VietnamPaperback
Jolie P. Hoang9781990160042
$21.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 16 - 99
Oct 01, 2021
Jolie Hoang grew up as one of ten children, part of a loving, prosperous Vietnamese family. All that changed when the communists took over in 1975; the family was harassed and lived in constant fear of being sent to the dreaded "new economic zone." Desperate to ensure the family's safety and to provide a future for his children, Jolie's father arranged three separate escapes. The first was a failure that cost most of their fortune, but the second was successful — six of his children reached Indonesia and ultimately settled in Canada. He and his... + Read More
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Series: People Like FrankAnd other stories from the edge of normalPaperback
Jenn Ashton9781777010164
$19.95FICTION
Oct 06, 2020
Finalist, Indigenous Voices Awards 2021 On the edge of normal, the everyday can be an adventure and the ordinary a triumph. In the tradition of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Room and If I Fall, If I Die, this uplifting collection explores the world through the eyes of protagonists whose perspectives are informed by their unique circumstances. Some are struggling with physical challenges while others seek to overcome psychological barriers. Far from being defined by their limitations, these characters revel in achievements o... + Read More
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Series: Just One More DriveThe true story of a stuttering homosexual and his race carPaperback
Robert James O'Brien9781990160028
$21.95HEALTH & FITNESS Age (years) from 15 - 99
Sep 10, 2021
Robert O'Brien loves cars. Growing up in Dublin, they provided a welcome refuge from the human interaction he found so difficult. His father's M3 became his alter—ego?powerful, admired, confident - and Robert began a quest to become a worthy owner. He completed a university degree, took courses to conquer his stammer and tried to come to terms with his sexuality. But still he remained more comfortable in the fantasy worlds of video games, television and the closet. Inspired to pursue an acting career, he moved from Ireland to Vancouver insearch... + Read More
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Series: Walking Away from HateOur Journey through ExtremismPaperback
Jeanette Manning9781990160004
$23.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
May 15, 2021
As a troubled teen, Lauren Manning sought refuge online in the angry world of black metal music. When she met a recruiter who offered her the acceptance she craved, the doctrine of white supremacy supplanted the values of her middle-class upbringing, and Lauren traded suburbia for a life of violence and criminality on the streets of Toronto.Told from the perspective of both mother and daughter, Walking Away from Hate chronicles Lauren’s descent into extremism, her life within the movement and her ultimate reconnection with the family she once d... + Read More
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Series: My Indian SummerPaperback
Joseph Kakwinokanasum9781990160127
$22.95FICTION Age (years) from 16 - 99
Sep 27, 2022
Three kohkums, a man named Crow, two best friends, and a drug dealer . . . twelve-year-old Hunter may be getting out of Red Rock sooner than he hoped. For Hunter Frank, the summer of ’79 begins with his mother returning home only to collect the last two months’ welfare cheques, leaving her three “fucking half-breeds” to fend for themselves. When his older sister escapes their northern BC town and his brother goes to fight forest fires, Hunter is on his own, with occasional care coming from a trio of elders—his kohkums—and companionship from his... + Read More
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Series: HangmanThe True Story of Canada's First Official ExecutionerPaperback
Julie Burtinshaw9781990160141
$22.95TRUE CRIME
Sep 25, 2022
Is delivering a swift death really a higher calling? Or is it just government-sanctioned murder? John Radclive hates being called Hangman. He is no murderous thug; he is a highly trained executioner who relies on science to bring God’s mercy to condemned criminals. As Canada's first official executioner, he revels in the salary, status and perks that come with the job. In his off hours, he enjoys masquerading as Thomas Ratley, steward at Toronto's prestigious Sunnyside Rowing Club where he secretly sneers at the hypocrisy of the Canadian elite.... + Read More
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Series: Still This Love Goes OnHardcover
Buffy Sainte-Marie9781771648073
$22.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Sep 27, 2022
A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022! NAMED A BEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR: Kirkus Reviews, Globe and Mail, and Chicago Public Library "A love letter to family, home, and Indigenous traditions. . . This story reminds readers of the joy we experience upon returning to those whom we love and who love us."—Kirkus STARRED Review From Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett and Academy Award-winning icon Buffy Sainte-Marie comes a celebration of Indigenous community, and the enduring love we hold for t... + Read More
AS SEEN IN "THE PRINCIPLES OF PLEASURE" ON NETFLIXPRAISE FOR BETTER SEX THROUGH MINDFULNESS: "A book full of wisdom, permission, kindness, and hope."—EMILY NAGOSKI, author of Come as You Are and Burnout"A masterpiece and masterclass in female sexuality."—IAN KERNER, New York Times-bestselling author of She Comes FirstThe practical workbook for readers of the acclaimed Better Sex Through Mindfulness: learn how to apply the groundbreaking research and cultivate desire in everyday life.In her trailblazing book Better Sex Through Mindfulness, cli... + Read More
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Series: Snot, Sneezes, and Super-SpreadersEverything You Need to Know About Viruses and How to Stop Them.Hardcover
Marc ter Horst9781771649735
$24.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
Nov 08, 2022
Discover the extraordinary world of viruses, from their creation and transmission to what we can do to stop them, in this science-based resource for kids 8 to 12.If we didn't know it before, we certainly know it now: Viruses can be powerful—so powerful, in fact, that they can hold the world in their grip for months at a time. But what exactly is a virus? Where do they come from and what do they do to our bodies? How do they spread, and what can we do to protect ourselves?Author Marc ter Horst tackles these questions with playfulness and humor, ... + Read More
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Series: The Museum of Odd Body LeftoversA Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird BitsHardcover
Rachel Poliquin9781771647458
$24.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 11
Sep 27, 2022
"Kids and adult alike will love poring over the different sections of this book and will delight in informing their friends and family members of the facts they've learned."—School Library Journal STARRED Review A perfect book for engaging kids in STEM: This illustrated tour of our "leftover" body parts (like the appendix, or even goosebumps) introduces readers age 7-11 to the bizarre and fascinating science of evolution. Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore—the one inside your body. Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a... + Read More
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Series: LuminousLiving Things That Light Up the NightHardcover
Julia Kuo9781771648882
$22.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Nov 15, 2022
In this "surprisingly simple yet mesmerizing introduction to a wonder of the natural world" (Kirkus STARRED Review), kids aged 4 to 8 will marvel at the science of bioluminescence through stunning images of glowing creatures and other organisms.When it's dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light?From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms, deep-sea fish and... + Read More
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Series: PaulinaThe Story of an Almost Unlucky PigHardcover
Hans Limmer9781771647885
$21.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8
Nov 29, 2022
A timeless story about the connection between a young girl and her pet pig for kids 4 to 8, featuring nostalgic, 1960s photographs that kids will love, and parents will too!Have you ever dreamed of having a pet pig?When Angela finds a lost pig wandering on the road, she adopts her and names her Paulina. Together, the two explore the small Greek island where they live, and become inseparable "Forever Friends." Until one day, when someone comes looking for Paulina, but not to play with… What can Angela do? Will she and Paulina be able to stay tog... + Read More
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Series: Aldana LibrosDan AutaAn African TaleHardcover
José Ortega y Gasset9781771647717
$22.95JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 7
Nov 29, 2022
An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids Kids 9 to 12 will laugh out loud while reading this adventurous graphic novel, which brings an African folk tale to life for a new audience. When Sarra's parents die, they leave her with an important warning: never let Dan Auta, her little brother, cry. But Dan Auta loves to make trouble. He hitches a ride on the back of a bird, pokes the eye of the king's son, and even pees on the king's head. Making sure he doesn't cry is much harder than Sarra thought! But Dan Auta's unbridled curiosity and determination... + Read More
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Series: Sounds of NatureI Hear You, OceanHardcover
Kallie George9781771647397
$22.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Sep 27, 2022
This joyful and soothing book about ocean sounds for kids 3-7 will transport readers to the seaside. When a child visits the ocean with his little brother, he whispers to him, "The ocean has lots to say, if you listen." Together, they hear wondrous things, like the rumble of pebbles tumbling and filling the beach with shiny gems, the bark of a seal playing peekaboo, and the whooshing of a shell murmuring messages.The second book in the Sounds of Nature Series for young children, I Hear You, Ocean is an excellent resource for outdoor education a... + Read More
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Series: Fiona the Fruit BatHardcover
Dan Riskin9781771647854
$22.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Sep 13, 2022
A sweet, fun, and informative picture book about bat echolocation for kids 3-7. Written by a scientist who works with bats in his everyday life!It's time for Fiona the fruit bat to take her very first flight, but she's scared. How will she fly when she can't see in the dark? Mama just says, "listen." But how will listening help her to see? Then she hears a mysterious sound from deep in her cave. To find out what's making that noise—and to finally fly—Fiona will have to unlock a secret hidden inside herself.Written by biologist and bestselling a... + Read More
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Series: Aldana LibrosWays to Make FriendsHardcover
Jairo Buitrago9781771649759
$22.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Aug 30, 2022
This "sublime picture book" (Kirkus STARRED Review) offers a hilarious and insightful guide to making new friends at your own pace. For kids aged 4 to 7, Ways to Make Friends will bolster compassion and make kids laugh on their way back to school.What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan... but that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too.A hilarious and hear... + Read More
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Series: The Alpha Wolves of YellowstoneThe Alpha Female WolfThe Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone's 06Hardcover
Rick McIntyre9781771648585
$34.95NATURE
Oct 25, 2022
Book Four in the Award-Winning Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone SeriesFollowing five generations of female wolves—including the famous 06—this gripping family saga set in Yellowstone National Park reveals the pivotal role that female wolves play in pack life.“Rick’s writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been right there with him among the wolves of Yellowstone. And I urge you, the reader, to come with us and discover the magic of wolf society.”—DR. JANE GOODALL, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of PeaceYellows... + Read More
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Man at the Airport How social media saved my life - one Syrian's story Paperback 9781777010188 $23.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 16 - 99 May 15, 2021
Just One More Drive The true story of a stuttering homosexual and his race car Paperback 9781990160028 $21.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Age (years) from 15 - 99 Sep 10, 2021
Walking Away from Hate Our Journey through Extremism Paperback 9781990160004 $23.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 15, 2021