All Points West July - August 2024

Recommendations shared by GVPL librarians Megan Clark and Delia Filipescu (and Jason D'Souza!) on CBC Radio's All Points West.

July: Ultimate Cabin Six Pack, six must-read books perfect for your cabin vacation

August: The Power of Translation, books by contemporary international authors at GVPL

Updated September 3, 2024
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Lumberjanes. [Volume one], Beware the kitten holy
Stevenson, Noelle
Ebook
What's to Love: Lumberjanes is the hit series from the BOOM! Box imprint that features five rad ladies who fight monster baddies with the power of friendship! Written by Noelle Stevenson (Nimona, Adventure Time) and newcomer Grace Ellis, and illustrated by Brooke Allen (A Home for Mr. Easter),...
The stranger in the woods the extraordinary story of the last true hermit
Finkel, Michael
Paper Book
*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Could you leave behind all that you know and live in solitude for three decades? This is the extraordinary story of the last true hermit - Christopher Knight.  'This was a breath-taking book to read and...
Kairos
Erpenbeck, Jenny
Paper Book
From an internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning author: this is a story of love and betrayal set in Berlin during the years before and after the fall of the Wall.
Butter : a novel of food and murder
Yuzuki, Asako
Paper Book
WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 THE NUMBER 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK 'A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY 'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki...
Anxious people
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
The funny, touching and unpredictable No. 1 New York Times bestseller, now a major Netflix TV series 'A brilliant and comforting read' MATT HAIG 'Funny, compassionate and wise. An absolute joy' A.J. PEARCE'A surefooted insight into the absurdity...

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