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Updated June 16, 2026
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Watch out for her : a novel
Bailey, Samantha M.
Paper Book
Shortlisted for CANADA READS · Instant #1 National Bestseller · A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year A tense psychological thriller about a mother who must keep watch at all times if she wants to keep her family safe--from USA TODAY and #1 national bestselling author...
Two-Spirit Journey : The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder
Chacaby, Ma-Nee.
Paper Book
A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby's story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the...
Ducks : two years in the oil sands
Beaton, Kate
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable book! One of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2022! Winner of Canada Reads 2023! "An exceptionally beautiful book about loneliness, labor, and survival."--Carmen Maria Machado Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times...
Etta and Otto and Russell and James : a novel
Hooper, Emma.
Paper Book
A gorgeous literary debut about unlikely heroes, lifelong promises, and last great adventures. Otto, The letter began, in blue ink, I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. Don't worry, I've left you the truck. I can walk. I...
Jennie's boy : a misfit childhood on an island of eccentrics
Johnston, Wayne
Paper Book
** Winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour ** The sad, tender, and extremely funny memoir of a boyhood few thought he would survive, including the unforgettable mother and hilarious grandmother who raised him A book to be relished by lovers of such...
Moon of the turning leaves : a novel
Rice, Waubgeshig 1979-
Paper Book
"Waubgeshig Rice's stories are good medicine. Moon of the Turning Leaves is a restorative balm for my spirit." -- Angeline Boulley, New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter In this gripping stand-alone literary psychological thriller set in...
The future
Leroux, Catherine
Paper Book
CA
Meet me at the lake a novel
Fortune, Carley.
Paper Book
Fire weather : a true story from a hotter world
Vaillant, John
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR * FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION * FINALIST FOR THE PEN/GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION * A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing ...
The grey wolf : a novel
Penny, Louise.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any...

Watch a recorded author talk with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.

Watch a recorded author talk with the highly-acclaimed Kate Beaton, the New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant! And Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.

Heated rivalry
Reid, Rachel
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW  The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. "The book that got me into hockey romance." --NPR's ...
A minor chorus : a novel
Belcourt, Billy-Ray
Paper Book
In the stark expanse of Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel, informed by a series of poignant encounters: a heart-to-heart with fellow doctoral student River over the mounting pressure placed on marginalized scholars; a meeting...
It's Different This Time
Richard, Joss.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement--and the unresolved feelings lingering between them. ...
A Truce That Is Not Peace
Toews, Miriam.
Paper Book
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, TIME, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS, NPR, LIT HUB, ELECTRIC LITERATURE, AND BOOKPAGE<...
The haunting of Paynes Hollow
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a nail-biting supernatural horror about a haunted lakeside property and twisted family secrets. When Samantha Payne's grandfather dies, she figures she won't even get a mention in the will. After all, she hasn...
The berry pickers : a novel
Peters, Amanda
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction A four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family,...
Soft as bones : a memoir
Sage, Chyana Marie
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A CBC Best Book of 2025 Finalist, Foreword INDIES 2025 Book of the Year A poetic memoir as intricately woven as a dreamcatcher about overcoming the pain of generational trauma with the power of traditional healing In candid...
I'm so glad we had this time together : a memoir
Vellekoop, Maurice
Paper Book
An astonishing, epic graphic memoir in the spirit of Fun Home by Alison Bechdel and Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together is that rarest of things: a book about coming out to a loving yet conservative family that is as heartrending to...
Water for elephants : a novel
Gruen, Sara.
Paper Book
Over 10 million copies sold worldwide! * Now A Broadway Musical Starring Grant Gustin and Isabella McCalla #1 New York Times Bestseller * A Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Bestseller ...
The black wolf
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Book 20) Several weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec stopped a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, arresting the man they called the Black Wolf. In a sickening...
The downloaded
Sawyer, Robert J.
Paper Book
The new novel by Canada's top Science Fiction writer In 2059 two very different groups have their minds uploaded into a quantum computer in Waterloo, Ontario. One group consists of astronauts preparing for Earth's first interstellar voyage. The other? Convicted...
The adversary : a novel
Crummey, Michael 1965-
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD An enthralling novel about the corruption of power and the power of corruption from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Innocents "POTENT...A VIBRANT HISTORICAL NARRATIVE"--The New Yorker "<...
On book banning : or, how the new censorship consensus trivializes art and undermines democracy
Wells, Ira
Paper Book
CA
Unearthing : a story of tangled love and family secrets
Maclear, Kyo 1970-
Paper Book
A searing and unforgettable memoir about a family secret revealed by a DNA test, the lessons learned in its aftermath, and the indelible power of love. "A moving account...[and] a reminder of the abundance of experience present in all families, and the power and healing that...

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