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The Hunger We Pass Down
by Jen Sookfong Lee
Single mother Alice Chow is overwhelmed—running a booming online diaper shop, managing her resentful teen Luna and screen-addicted son Luca, and barely staying afloat until she collapses each night with a bottle of wine.
So when she wakes one morning to find every chore mysteriously done—the house spotless, orders packed, kids’ rooms tidy—she’s more relieved than alarmed. But as her newfound free time draws her closer to her children and her sharp-tongued mother, Alice begins to uncover her family’s haunted history, stretching back to her great-grandmother, a comfort woman in WWII. Soon, the family’s ghosts—both literal and emotional—refuse to stay buried.
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The Marionette
by Terry Fallis
James Norval has made his name writing the daring exploits of his fictional spy, Hunter Chase. But behind his success lies a lifelong regret—failing out of CSIS training nearly thirty years ago. That dream resurfaces when a twist of fate lands him in a foreign prison and, after his rescue, CSIS offers him a second chance.
Now, using his fame as the favorite author of Mali’s new president, Norval is drawn into a high-stakes mission alongside agent Lauren Cooper. To save fifteen trapped Canadians, he must navigate a corrupt government, play the role of a lifetime, and finally live the adventure he’s only ever written about.
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Pick a Colour
by Souvankham Thammavongsa
Ning, a retired boxer now working under the name Susan at a bustling nail salon, spends her days buffing, clipping, and smiling alongside the other “Susans.” To her customers, she’s invisible—a quiet service worker—but beneath the surface, Ning is sharp, restless, and haunted by the life she left behind.
As she observes the subtle hierarchies and hidden tensions among her coworkers, the divide between who she is and who she pretends to be grows harder to ignore. By day’s end, that quiet friction will ignite, forcing Ning to confront the world’s assumptions about women like her—and the cost of staying unseen.
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Wolf, Moon, Dog
by Thomas Wharton
In a distant, hungry past, a young wolf cast out from his pack encounters strange two-legged creatures—humans—who hunt with tools, waste their kills, and wield fire like magic. When a boy offers him a bargain—meat in exchange for standing guard—Wolf reluctantly agrees, and an unlikely bond begins. It’s the first step in a transformation that will echo through millennia, as Wolf becomes Dog.
In Wolf, Moon, Dog, the award-winning author of The Book of Rain traces Wolf’s reincarnations across history—from ancient Egypt to the space age and a climate-ravaged future. Through each life, Wharton explores the evolving bond between humans and dogs, revealing them as kindred creatures: emotional, instinctive, and forever searching for connection and meaning.
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Starry Starry Night
by Shani Mootoo
In Starry Starry Night, Shani Mootoo introduces Anju Ghoshal, a perceptive young girl growing up in 1960s Trinidad. Through Anju’s clear-eyed voice, we witness her coming of age amid a nation on the brink of independence and a family caught up in its own ambitions and troubles.
As her parents and relatives chase social advancement, Anju learns to navigate a world where children’s needs are too often overlooked. Lushly detailed and deeply empathetic, Mootoo’s novel captures the beauty and peril of childhood—and the quiet resilience of a girl who must learn to protect herself.
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The Hitchhikers
by Chevy Stevens
It’s the summer of 1976 and Alice and Tom set out on the remote Canadian highways in their new RV, hoping to heal their broken hearts after a devastating tragedy.
They’ve planned the trip perfectly, taken care of every detail. Then they meet two young hitchhikers down on their luck and offer them a ride. But Simon and Jenny aren’t what they seem. They’ve left a trail of blood, destruction, and madness behind them.
Now Alice and Tom are trapped, prisoners in a deadly game, with nowhere to turn. As the tension builds, the lines blur, and the question becomes, In whose heart does evil truly lie? What secrets are Jenny and Simon hiding? And who will live another day?
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Final Orbit
by Chris Hadfield
1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation.
But a third power is rising, in the race to dominate Space. As NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, three of the six astronauts are killed in a depressurization accident. And from a remote location in east Asia, a capsule secretly launches with China's very first astronaut aboard, purpose unknown...
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He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada
by Madelaine Drohan
When he wasn’t experimenting with electricity or shaping a new nation, Benjamin Franklin was pursuing another grand ambition—to bring Canada into the American fold. For decades, he schemed, negotiated, and even traveled to Montreal in 1776 to rally a faltering U.S. occupation. Later, as the chief negotiator at the 1782 peace talks in Paris, Franklin briefly held Canada’s fate in his hands.
Ultimately, poor health and shifting priorities ended his campaign, a failure long overshadowed by his legendary achievements. Yet this forgotten chapter profoundly influenced the future of North America and the complex relationship between Canada and the United States that followed.
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On the Ground: My Life As a Foreign Correspondent
by Brian Stewart
For decades, Brian Stewart was a trusted voice on CBC’s The National, bringing the world’s triumphs and tragedies into Canadian homes. From the Gulf War to the Ethiopian famine, he reported from battlefields, palaces, and refugee camps—interviewing figures from Margaret Thatcher to Nelson Mandela, as well as militants, activists, and aid workers.
In On the Ground, Stewart reflects for the first time on the personal and professional cost of witnessing history up close. Both a sweeping chronicle of the late 20th century and a meditation on the moral weight of journalism, his memoir is a powerful reminder of an era when truth-telling was an act of courage—and integrity was the reporter’s greatest tool.
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John Candy: A Life in Comedy
by Paul Myers
From his early days in Toronto’s Second City troupe to his breakout roles in SCTV and Hollywood hits like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck, John Candy became beloved for his quick wit, warmth, and generosity of spirit.
In John Candy: A Life in Comedy, bestselling biographer Paul Myers offers the first comprehensive portrait of the man behind the laughter. Drawing on in-depth research and interviews with friends and collaborators—including Dan Aykroyd, Catherine O’Hara, Steve Martin, and Tom Hanks—Myers captures Candy’s immense talent, his private struggles, and the enduring joy he brought to audiences worldwide.
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