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The Snowden Library New Fiction, Nonfiction & YA
Feb. 27th, 2025 |
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One day, everyone will have always been against this
by Omar El Akkad
A Giller Prize-winning novelist and immigrant, after reporting on the War on Terror, Black Lives Matter protests, and the bombing of Gaza, concludes that much of what the West promises is a lie—that there are groups outside the boundaries of privilege who will never be considered fully human.
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The 48 laws of power
by Robert Greene
Draws on the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Von Clausewitz, and others, combining them with the legacies of powerful people throughout history to offer essential ideas of the ways of power. By the author of The Laws of Human Nature.
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Source code: my beginnings
by Bill Gates
The software giant explores his personal journey, recounting his early influences, friendships, family, and first steps in computing that paved the way for his revolutionary career and later philanthropic focus, offering an intimate look at the experiences that shaped him.
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Memorial days: a memoir
by Geraldine Brooks
Having had no time to grieve after the sudden death of her husband, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author flew to a remote Australian island three years later, going days without seeing another person while pondering the ways cultures grieve and what rituals might help her rebuild her life.
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Invisible prisons: Jack Whalen's tireless fight for justice
by Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen
As a boy, Jack Whalen was held for four years at a Newfoundland reform school where he suffered terrible abuse and deprivation, including months in solitary confinement. Against the odds, he managed to heal and become a husband and father. His daughter Brittany Whalen later became a lawyer so that she could seek justice for him, and today Jack's case forms part of a class action lawsuit currently before the courts.
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Lovers in Auschwitz: a true story
by Keren Blankfeld
The incredible story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in the notorious Auschwitz prison camp, enduring its horrors only to be separated after the end of the war until they were miraculously reunited 70 years later.
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Evita: the real life of Eva Perón
by Nicholas Fraser
An account of the life and persona of Eva Perón, who rose from an impoverished background to become the wife of Juan Perón, the ideological leader of Argentina, while she herself wielded power that made her both idolized and feared.
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From Akhenaten to Moses: Ancient Egypt and religious change
by Jan Assmann
The shift from polytheism to monotheism radically changed the world. The Pharaoh Akhenaten and the Hebrew leader Moses—a figure of history and a figure of tradition—symbolize this shift, representing two civilizations brought together as early as the Book of Exodus, where Egypt stands for the old world to be abandoned in order to enter the new.
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A century of fiction in the New Yorker: 1925-2025
by Deborah Treisman
A centennial anthology celebrates a century of short fiction published in the magazine, featuring iconic stories like J. D. Salinger's “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and Annie Proulx's “Brokeback Mountain” while showcasing the evolution of literary style and influence since the 1920s.
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A century of poetry in the New Yorker: 1925-2025
by Kevin Young
This poetry anthology from the past 100 years of the New Yorker magazine explores decades of poetry in sections themed by time of day, highlighting verse that reflects cultural moments and the evolving voice of society.
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Wînipêk: visions of Canada from an Indigenous centre
by Niigaan Sinclair
The author calls Winnipeg the "ground zero" of Canada's future, sharing the complex history and contributions of this place alongside the radical solutions found here for a nation that has forgotten the principles of treaty and inclusivity. Winner of the 2024 Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction.
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All the little monsters: how I learned to live with anxiety
by David A. Robertson
From the outside, David Robertson looks as if he has it all together—a loving family, success as an author, and a platform to promote Indigenous perspectives and concerns. But on the inside, he lives with "little monsters": chronic, debilitating health anxiety and panic attacks. Here he shares how he learned to coexist with them.
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The life cycle of the common octopus
by Emma Knight
This novel offers compelling portraits of coming of age, womanhood, motherhood, and female friendship against the backdrop of a mystery surrounding an intriguing British family that Pen first encounters away from Canada during her first term at the University of Edinburgh.
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We all live here
by Jojo Moyes
Lila Kennedy is already juggling a broken marriage, rebellious daughters, a crumbling house, and an elderly stepfather when her estranged father unexpectedly shows up after 35 years, forcing her to confront old feelings and discover unexpected lessons about love and family in the midst of her chaotic life.
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You are here
by David Nicholls
When a mutual friend and some unpredictable weather bring Michael and Marnie, complete opposites except for the fact they're both recovering from heartbreak, together on a ten-day hike, neither is happy about it. But as they days pass through the English countryside, they
slowly discover exactly what they've been looking for.
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We begin at the end
by Chris Whitaker
A guilt-ridden police chief and a tough-as-nails woman who was forced to support her family as a girl work together to protect their loved ones decades after a horrific crime rocks their small California town. From the author of All the Colors of the Dark.
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Stone yard devotional
by Charlotte Wood
Burnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of rural Australia. Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize.
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Junie
by Erin Crosby Eckstine
A young enslaved girl tends to the master's daughter Violet at Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, but when Violet's potential marriage leads Junie to commit a desperate act that rouses her sister's ghost, she enlists coachman Caleb's help as horrifying secrets are revealed.
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Emily Wilde's compendium of lost tales
by Heather Fawcett
Renowned faerie scholar Emily Wilde must navigate the deadly intrigues of the faerie realm as she and Wendell race to break a deadly curse on the faerie queen's throne, in the third novel of the series following Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands.
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Part of your world
by Abby Jimenez
ER doctor Alexis Montgomery's world is turned upside down by an attractive carpenter who's 10 years younger than her, and as their fling turns into a relationship, she must choose between the expectations of her ultra-wealthy parents and her desire for true love.
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Yours truly
by Abby Jimenez
When Dr. Jacob Maddox, whom she is prepared to hate, ends up sharing lunch dates with her in her “sob closet,” Dr. Briana Ortiz tries not to fall hard, especially when he gives her the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother.
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The lumberjills
by Joanna Foat
When World War II breaks out, three spirited women must set aside their differences to help Britain by joining the Women's Timber Corps. Fighting from the forests, they find new depths of courage and strength as they risk their lives for their friends and country.
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Harlem rhapsody
by Victoria Christopher Murray
In 1919 Harlem, Jessie Redmon Fauset is at the forefront of a Black cultural renaissance, discovering talents like Langston Hughes and Nella Larsen in her work as literary editor of The Crisis magazine, but her ambition and a secret affair with editor W.E.B. Du Bois threaten her legacy. Based on a true story.
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The ghosts of Rome
by Joseph O'Connor
In the final months of World War II, a clandestine group known as The Choir successfully smuggles thousands of escapees out of Nazi-occupied Rome via a secret route known as the Escape Line. When an unidentified airman falls wounded from the sky, The Choir is plunged into danger and the survival of the Escape Line itself is threatened. Second in the series based on a true events.
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Framed in fire
by Iona Whishaw
Spring 1948: Lane Winslow arrives in New Denver to find that her friend, Peter Barisoff, is not at home. Instead she encounters Tom, an Indigenous man in search of his ancestral lands in a nearby meadow. Once Peter returns home, things take a dark turn when the trio uncover human remains, and Lane must tell her inspector husband that she's once again stumbled into his professional domain. Ninth in the series.
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Kamouraska
by Anne Hébert
A dutiful wife, keeping vigil with her dying husband, relives in memory her part in a "Crime Passionnel" committed in Quebec in 1840. A Canadian classic translated from the French by Québécoise author Anne Hébert, first published in 1973.
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Black pioneers of science and invention
by Louis Haber
Traces the lives of 14 black scientists and inventors who have made significant contributions in the various fields of science and industry.
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Black women in science: a Black history book for kids
by Kimberly Brown Pellum
Celebrates Black women in STEM who have used their brains, bravery, and ambition to beat the odds, with powerful stories of fearless female scientists who advanced their fields and conquered multiple barriers to build a legacy.
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Black inventors: 15 inventions that changed the world
by Kathy Trusty
Highlights Black men and women who made a big impact—from Marie Van Brittan Brown, who invented the first home security system, to Mark Dean, who helped build the first personal computer. Learn all about each inventor's creative process and how their invention has helped the world.
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Women in science: 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world
by Rachel Ignotofsky
A collection of intricate infographics inspired by the lives and achievements of 50 famous women in science, technology, math, and engineering profiles each notable individual along with information on related topics such as the development of lab equipment and the rates of women working in STEM fields today.
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How the boogeyman became a poet
by Tony Keith
In this powerful memoir, the poet, writer, and hip-hop educator traces his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, homophobia and his own personal Boogeyman to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.
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Honeycomb
by Patricia McCowan
Nat, Jess, and Harper form a singing group and enter a competition where first prize is a chance to perform at the Tall Grass Music Festival, but Nat is having trouble maintaining harmony in and out of the group.
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Normal kids
by Melinda Di Lorenzo
In Hannah's world, every dollar counts. Her mom has a drinking problem, and her brother, Seth, has disappeared with the overdue rent money. Chasing him down to avoid eviction and social services, she meets charming Eli, who offers to help. Can Hannah let down her guard enough to trust him?
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The Lewton experiment
by Rachel Sa
When seventeen-year-old Sherri arrives in Lewton, Ontario for a summer reporting internship, she finds the streets deserted and the locals behaving strangely, and sets out to investigate what's going on.
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Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins
When Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy. First in a series by the author of the Hunger Games.
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Cursed Princess Club. 1
by LambCat
Not your typical fairy-tale princess, Gwendolyn accidentally stumbles upon the twisted world of the Cursed Princess Club where she meets a group of ladies, hexed and cast out, who forever change her life. First in a new manga series.
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