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The Snowden Library New Fiction, Nonfiction & YA
October 21st, 2024 |
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The message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The author of Between the World and Me goes to different countries in the world to explore how the histories we know and stories we tell—and the ones we don't—shape our reality.
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The creative act: a way of being
by Rick Rubin
A nine-time Grammy-winning producer illuminates the path of the artist as a road anyone can follow, putting the power to create exhilarating
moments—and lifetimes—of transcendence within reach.
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Dominion: the railway and the rise of Canada
by Stephen R. Bown
An account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th century—a response to a declining fur trade and a vision to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch over 3,000 kilometres from the Atlantic to the Pacific, becoming the longest railroad in the world, and the most difficult to build.
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A gentleman and a thief: the daring jewel heists of a Jazz Age rogue
by Dean Jobb
Depicts the true story of Arthur Barry, one of the world's most successful burglars, who became something of a folk hero by stealing over $60 million dollars in jewels from a Rockefeller, a Woolworth heiress, and an oil magnate during the height of the Jazz Age.
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Galileo's daughter: a historical memoir of science, faith, and love
by Dava Sobel
Presents a biography of Galileo through the surviving letters of his illegitimate daughter Maria Celeste, who wrote him from the Florence convent where she was raised, moving between his grand public life and her sequestered world during the pivotal era when humanity's perception of its place in the cosmos was about to be overturned.
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Our green heart: the soul and science of forests
by Diana Beresford-Kroeger
As the last child in Ireland to receive a full Druidic education, botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger has brought an ancient holistic attitude to the science of trees, which has led her to fresh scientific insights into how closely we are tied to the natural world. Her message urges us to pay close attention to trees—the green heart of the living world.
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I heard there was a secret chord: music as medicine
by Daniel J. Levitin
A neuroscientist and author of This Is Your Brain on Music reveals the deep connections between music and healing, discussing new scientific evidence that points to music therapy as a profoundly effective treatment for a host of ailments, from Alzheimer's to PTSD, depression, chronic pain, and brain injury.
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Above the noise: my story of chasing calm
by DeMar DeRozan
The outspoken and respected NBA athlete looks back on his public struggle with depression and his efforts to increase awareness about mental health in sports and reduce the stigma around getting help.
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Paris '44: the shame and the glory
by Patrick Bishop
Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris, this moving social history has readers riveted as they watch the city's fate hang in the balance against the drama, joy, and suspense of one of the most explosive moments of the 20th century.
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Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's astonishing life of power, seduction, and intrigue
by Sonia Purnell
Drawing on newly discovered sources, this reexamination of Pamela Harriman—Winston Churchill's daughter-in-law and one of the 20th century's greatest unsung power players—brings to life her allure, political savvy, and fabulous lifestyle to assert her rightful place in history. By the author of A Woman of No Importance.
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Eye on the world: a life in international service by Anthony C. E. Quainton - SMUS Alumnus AuthorA memoir by one of America's most highly esteemed career diplomats, Ambassador Anthony "Tony" C. E. Quainton, presents his long and storied life in 11 countries on six continents in a diversity of top posts.
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The knowing
by Tanya Talaga
Tanya Talaga retells the history of Canada through an Indigenous lens, starting with the life of her great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter and her family as they experienced decades of government- and Church-sanctioned enfranchisement and genocide, in this deeply personal unravelling of historical oppression that continues to reverberate in Indigenous communities today.
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Who we are: four questions for a life and a nation
by Murray Sinclair
Judge, senator, and activist Murray Sinclair tells his story in a way that forgoes the traditional memoir to centre Indigenous ways of knowledge and storytelling. As Canada moves forward into the future of reconciliation, one of its greatest leaders models the most important and difficult question we can ask as Canadians: Who are we?
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A grandmother begins the story
by Michelle Porter
Five generations of Métis women from Canada's Prairie Provinces struggle for healing and meaning through the strength of familial bonds in the debut fiction novel from award-winning poet Michelle Porter.
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Shin-chi's canoe
by Nicola I. Campbell
Forced to use an English name and not speak to his sister Shi-shi-etko at residential school, Shin-chi holds fast to the carved canoe given to him by his father and looks forward to the day when the salmon return to the river.
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Autumn Peltier, water warrior
by Carole Lindstrom
The author shares how Indigenous women have always worked tirelessly to protect their people's water, until a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities without clean water. But then came Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, activist Autumn Peltier.
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The secret pocket
by Peggy Janicki
In this nonfiction picture book about resilience in the face of genocide, Mary and the other Indigenous girls at a residential school sew secret pockets in their clothes in order to hide and share food, managing to survive, stitch by stitch.
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Oolichan moon: sisters learn traditional foods
by Samantha Beynon
This visual celebration of the Nisga'a language, history, and culture follows two Nisga'a sisters as they are gifted with secret knowledge from the Elders and learn about the sacredness of traditional foods.
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Every child matters
by Phyllis Webstad
In this picture book, Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad offers insights into this heartfelt movement and teaches the meaning behind the phrase "Every Child Matters," honouring the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada and moving us toward the path to reconciliation.
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My little Ogichidaa: an Indigenous lullaby
by Willie Poll
Inspired by Indigenous motherhood, this picture book is a tribute to Indigenous families everywhere, proudly raising their children to carry forward their culture and language with resilience, strength, and love.
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This land
by Ashley Fairbanks
Encouraging readers to trace the history and geography of Turtle Island, this illustrated primer on Native lands teaches that American lands, from backyards to schools to Disney World, are the traditional homelands of Indigenous nations.
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What does it feel like?
by Sophie Kinsella
In this autobiographical novel, the bestselling author tells the story of a novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love again after surgery for a malignant brain tumor.
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Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney
In the wake of their father's death, two brothers—successful Dublin lawyer Peter and his younger brother Ivan, a competitive chess player—find different ways to cope with their grief, which affects their lives and relationships. By the author of Normal People.
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Counting miracles
by Nicholas Sparks
Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather's military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, but when his grandmother passes away, her last words to him are "find where you belong," and the name of the father he never knew. Setting out for Asheboro, North Carolina to ask around, he meets, and soon falls for, local doctor and single mom Kaitlyn Cooper.
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An eye for an eye
by Jeffrey Archer
To save innocent lives, Scotland Yard's Chief Superintendent William Warwick must untangle a master criminal's revenge plot spanning continents after a dying lord's will triggers explosive consequences. Seventh in the series.
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Death at the sign of the rook
by Kate Atkinson
Ex-detective Jackson Brodie investigates a string of unsolved art thefts that point to a former estate that was converted into a hotel and now hosts Murder Mystery themed weekends. Sixth in the series.
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The drowned
by John Banville
Called in from Dublin to investigate a missing person's case in rural Ireland, Detective Inspector Strafford turns to his old ally—the flawed but brilliant pathologist Quirke—but as the case unfolds, past events resurface with life-altering ramifications for everyone involved. Fourth in the series.
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What time the Sexton's spade doth rust
by Alan Bradley
Amateur sleuth Flavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a former public hangman and uncovers shocking secrets. Eleventh in the series.
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The Black Loch
by Peter May
In a book set against the brooding landscape of the Hebrides, the author returns to Lewis and detective Fin Macleod. When the lifeless body of an 18-year-old girl is discovered on a desolate beach, questions of murder and secrecy shroud a tight-knit community. Fourth in the series.
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We came to welcome you: a novel of suburban horror
by Vincent Tirado
A married couple moves into a gated community in a novel that slowly creeps into a sense of pervasive dread and ultimately shines a light on systemic racism. The adult debut of the Pura Belpré award-winning author of Burn Down, Rise Up.
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The last secret
by Maia Caron
Twin timelines follow two women linked by personal tragedy, one a nurse in 1944 Ukraine dodging fights between the SS and Soviet partisans, and another a landscape artist on Salt Spring Island in 1972, scarred and hiding from a world too much for her to bear; when a stranger appears at her house one day, the truth begins to unravel.
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The propagandist
by Cécile Desprairies
In a grand Paris apartment, a young girl lurks in gatherings organized by her mother. The women talk about beauty secrets and gossip, but the mood grows dark when the past, notably World War II, comes under coded discussion in hushed tones. Years later, as a historian, she sets out to unmask the enigmatic figures in and around her family, and the extent of their collaboration with an evil occupation.
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Turncoat
by Don Gutteridge
1836: Ensign Marc Edwards, of His Majesty’s 24th Regiment of Foot, is eager for action. Unfortunately, he’s been posted to the colonial backwater of Toronto. But he soon learns that the local population is openly chafing under British Rule, and the surrounding country is a hotbed of radicals, Reformers, Yankees, and smugglers. First in a series.
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Solemn vows
by Don Gutteridge
In order to track down a political assassin, Lieutenant Marc Edwards joins forces with Constable Cobb of the newly created Toronto Police Force, whose unusal methods often find them back at the local tavern. To make matters worse, Marc seems to have gotten engaged to the wrong woman; the right one won't return his letters.
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Vital secrets
by Don Gutteridge
Marc Edwards is now an old hand at his post in 1837 Upper Canada, keeping order where a rebellion is brewing as the locals seethe under a repressive new government. Against this tense backdrop, Marc finds himself defending a friend suspected of murder when a young actress is found dead. Third in the series.
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The wood at midwinter
by Susanna Clarke
By the author of Piranesi, a novella set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: Merowdis Scot can talk to animals and trees, and is only ever happy when she is walking in the woods. One snowy afternoon, out with her dogs and Apple the pig, she encounters a blackbird and a fox. As darkness falls, a strange figure comes into their midst—and the path of her life is changed forever.
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The capital of dreams
by Heather O'Neill
Sofia lives in a small country that Europe has forgotten, where the living myths of trees and fairies have given way to an explosion of the arts. But when her country is invaded, Sofia must smuggle her mother's prized manuscript to safety on the last train evacuating the capital, until losing it while running for her life on an epic journey of survival and discovery.
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When the Moon hatched
by Sarah A. Parker
As an assassin for a rebel group, Raeve's job is to follow orders and never get caught. But when a bounty hunter rival turns her world upside down, Raeve finds herself imprisoned by the Guild of Nobles—a group of powerful fae who turn her into a political statement. That's when she crosses paths with Kaan Vaegor. First in the Moonfall series.
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Playground
by Richard Powers
The tiny atoll of French Polynesia has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open ocean. But first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the "seasteaders" away. By the author of The Overstory.
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An appetite for miracles
by Laekan Zea Kemp
With the help of her cousin and their friends, Danna scours the city, searching for her grandfather's favourite foods and hoping the remembered flavours will bring back his memories, when she meets Raoul, who plays his guitar for the elderly to escape his own memories.
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Nothing like the movies
by Lynn Painter
In this sequel to Better than the Movies, Wes is determined to make his now-ex-girlfriend Liz fall back in love with him using the big, rom-com worthy gestures that worked before, but when his best efforts get him nowhere, he is forced to ponder the fate of their epic relationship.
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The picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
In this classic Oscar Wilde story, a very handsome young man in Victorian England retains his youthful appearance over the years while his portrait begins to reflect both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.
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Star sailor: my life as a NASA astronaut
by Charles F. Bolden
The first Black head of NASA recalls shuttle missions and shares his life in a book that provides an in-depth look at how astronauts train, work and live, including diagrams, science sidebars, and photos from space.
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Stitching science: exploring science from A-Z
by Lauren Wright Vartanian
A stunning book from a textile artist combines scientific facts with artistic hand-sewn depictions of key concepts: B is for Black hole, D is for DNA, F is for Fractal and Fibonacci Numbers, L is for Lichen, O is for Organ, Q is for Quantum, and more.
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