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The Shadow Girls
by Nina Laurin
Georgina Prescott is devastated when her daughter Anna, a rising star at an elite ballet academy, suffers the same career-ending injury Georgina did years ago. Suspicion quickly falls on Naomi Thompson, Anna’s best friend and now the new lead dancer. Georgina becomes fixated on uncovering the truth, while Naomi’s mother, Dawn, struggles to protect her daughter as rumors swirl that Naomi may have caused the injury.
Tensions rise within the tight-knit ballet world—until Anna receives a chilling anonymous letter warning her to stay silent… and then disappears. As secrets unravel, both mothers must confront just how far they’re willing to go for their daughters—and what they’re willing to believe.
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One Golden Summer
by Carley Fortune
Alice, a reserved photographer more comfortable behind the lens than in the spotlight, returns to Barry’s Bay with her grandmother, Nan, after a fall leaves Nan injured. The lake holds memories of a single magical summer when Alice was seventeen—the same summer she captured a photo that changed her life.
But their peaceful escape is interrupted by the return of Charlie Florek, the boy in that long-ago photo, now a charming, grown-up flirt who stirs up old feelings. As sunlit days and lake nights draw them closer, Alice begins to long for the carefree girl she once was—and fears what it means to be truly seen by someone like Charlie. In a summer of rediscovery, Alice must decide if she’s ready to step out from behind the camera and into her own story.
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On Isabella Street
by Genevieve Graham
In 1967 Toronto, psychiatrist Marion Hart and folk singer Sassy Rankin live in the same apartment building but lead very different lives. Marion fights against deinstitutionalization, while Sassy grapples with her privileged background and the Vietnam War. Their worlds collide when Sassy’s brother enlists, and Marion learns life’s complexities through war veteran Alex Neumann. As their friendship deepens, they must navigate personal struggles and the societal upheaval of the sixties, learning the true cost of war and the power of friendship. On Isabella Street explores the bonds of family and the disillusionment of the era.
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Fireweed
by Lauren Haddad
In the industrial outskirts of Prince George, Canada, Jenny Hayes, a frustrated housewife, envies her First Nations neighbor Rachelle’s life, especially her children—something Jenny desperately desires but cannot have. Despite her judgments of Rachelle’s disheveled home and lifestyle, Jenny volunteers to babysit Rachelle’s daughters. But when two women, including Rachelle, disappear along Highway 16, only one of their faces makes it to the media. As Rachelle’s daughters are taken by the state, Jenny takes it upon herself to investigate, driven by a mix of guilt and self-interest. In her misguided attempts to help, she uncovers uncomfortable truths about race, class, and the consequences of her well-meaning but flawed actions. Fireweed examines how personal biases and the myths we hold about others can distort our attempts to help, raising the question of how good our good intentions really are.
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Other Worlds: Stories
by Andre Alexis
In Other Worlds: Stories, André Alexis weaves together a collection of stories that explore profound moments of confusion and discovery. A Trinidadian Obeah man is reborn in the body of a Canadian child, a writer cares for mysterious sacks in a small town, and a woman forms a relationship with the artist who painted her mother’s portrait. In another tale, a sealed envelope forces a woman to confront a tragic crime she committed as a child. Set across diverse locations—from 19th century Trinidad to modern-day Toronto—the stories blend philosophical inquiry with humor and absurdity, offering readers a poignant exploration of the worlds we inhabit, imagine, and inherit.
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The Book of Records
by Madeleine Thien
Lina and her father have arrived at an enclave called The Sea, a staging-post between migrations, with only a few possessions. In this mysterious and shape-shifting place, a building made of time, pasts and futures collide. Lina befriends her neighbors: Bento, a Jewish scholar in seventeenth-century Amsterdam; Blucher, a philosopher in 1930s Germany fleeing Nazi persecution; and Jupiter, a poet of Tang Dynasty China. Under the tutelage of these great thinkers, Lina equips herself to face her ailing father’s troubling admissions about his role in their family’s tragic past. Lina’s encounters with her intellectual and personal forebearers force her to reckon with difficult questions of guilt, responsibility, and the possibility of redemption.
A novel that leaps across centuries past and future, as if different eras were separated by only a door.
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The Essential Cottage Cookbook: Simply Delicious Recipes for Cottages, Cabins, and Wherever Your Travels Take You
by Andrea Buckett
Whether you vacation at a cottage, cabin, lake house, campsite, or trailer, the experience is universal. It’s about getting away from the daily grind and spending time surrounded by nature. But what’s on the menu when you arrive? The Essential Cottage Cookbook has got you covered.
Written by Andrea Buckett, who has vacationed at her family’s cottage countless times since she was a child, this cookbook is full of flexible, flavor-packed recipes. Everything is developed for minimal kitchen tools and equipment, so you can easily whip up a filling meal and still have time to relax.
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Hitman: The Untold Story of Canada's Deadliest Assassin
by Julian Sher
Hitman tells the true story of Yves “Apache” Trudeau, a notorious Hells Angels assassin in 1970s–80s Montreal. Known for his brutal efficiency, Trudeau carried out contract killings not only for the biker gang but also for other organized crime groups, eventually confessing to 43 murders. After narrowly surviving an attempted hit, he turned informant—but his unreliable testimony led to multiple acquittals, making him a liability in court. Drawing on exclusive interviews and deep research, journalists Julian Sher and Lisa Fitterman expose a chilling tale of violence, corruption, and the failures of Canada’s justice system.
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Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
In Theory of Water, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson explores her deep connection to water through skiing, reflection, and Indigenous knowledge. As she glides beside a familiar creek, she ponders environmental crises, social injustice, and what it means to truly listen to water. Drawing from Nishnaabeg stories, teachings from Elder Doug Williams, and insights from other thinkers, Simpson weaves personal experience with cultural wisdom to propose a new way of relating to water—as a life force, teacher, and path to transformation. This poetic and thought-provoking work invites readers to reimagine their relationships with the natural world.
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