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Blessed Nowhere
Price:
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781771839112
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Guernica Editions
After the tragic loss of her son, Abby attempts to escape her grief by taking to the open road, only to find herself in Central Mexico in a hotel that’s home to other lost souls. It’s the late nineties,...
The Best Way to Die
A Novel
Price:
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781998206261
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Sutherland House
Set in Thunder Bay, Ontario, this story follows the lives of four different families as they navigate the emotional complications of terminal illness, growing up, and death.We are introduced to Isla,...
[non]disclosure
Price:
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781772603927
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Second Story Press
A survivor of child sexual abuse begins to process the trauma of her past and find a way forward.
Keep
A Novel
Price:
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487012427
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
A timely tale of ownership and loss, loneliness and connection, and a meditation on all the stuff in our lives.
Magnificat
Song of Justice
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CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781771338721
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.
Magnificat: Song of Justice, is a story of two women on separate paths, one a North American woman's journey to social consciousness, and the other, a tale of a campesina named Maria Luz who seeks to lead her people to an alternative to the war that is devastating her country.
I Left You Behind
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CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781774151808
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Mawenzi House Publishers
Spanning several decades and three countries, these enchanting short stories dwell without sentimentality on lost homes and homelands, distant memories, and estranged family ties.
I Never Said That I Was Brave
A Novel
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CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487012823
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
A taut tale of female friendship and betrayal.
Unlucky Mel
A Novel
Price:
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9781501776304
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
In Unlucky Mel, PhD candidate Melody Hollings is in the final year of her creative writing program in upstate New York. Her dream life of landing the perfect academic job somewhere far away from her...
Other Maps
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CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781773901626
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Linda Leith Publishing
Annie Leverett is back in her hometown of Guelph, counting the days until she can leave. But when she runs into her ex-best friend Helen, she begins to question the ugly rumours about her past. Together, they embark on a bold campaign to uncover the truth and chart a route forward. A novel about being female in the #MeToo era.
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
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CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781487012120
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
Searing stories that critique the gender pressures and injustices rife in modern Korea from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
The Weather Diviner
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CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781778530319
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Breakwater Books
Set in a tragic, transformative year in an extraordinary place with larger-than-life characters, The Weather Diviner is a story of self-discovery—not just for one young woman, but for Newfoundland...
Bad Land
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CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781551529592
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
A slow-burning story exploring the generational effects of repression and transgression, set against the raw, eerie landscape of the badlands Regina is a socially awkward loner who is content to live...
South Pole Station
Price:
CA$26.99
ISBN: 9781517918415
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
A New York TimesBook Review Editors' ChoiceA Shelf Awareness Best Book of the YearHudson Booksellers Book of the YearOne of the New York Post's Best Books of the SummerOne of The Millions's Most Anticipated...
Hair for Men
A Novel
Price:
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487011918
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
The second novel by Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Michelle Winters teems with hot towel shaves and the steady thrum of female rage.
Silken Gazelles
A Novel
Price:
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487012083
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
An unforgettable story of friendship, love, and the impact of childhood from the first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize.
Born in a House of Glass
Price:
CA$26.99
ISBN: 9781459754249
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Dundurn Press
As Udonwa grows, her hidden family history changes her forever.Let me tell you a story. It’s about a war. This war is not the type fought with guns and machetes. It is a family type. A silent war....
Blessed Nowhere
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781771839112
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Guernica Editions
The Best Way to Die
A Novel
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781998206261
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Sutherland House
[non]disclosure
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781772603927
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Second Story Press
Keep
A Novel
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487012427
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
A timely tale of ownership and loss, loneliness and connection, and a meditation on all the stuff in our lives.
Magnificat
Song of Justice
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781771338721
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.
Magnificat: Song of Justice, is a story of two women on separate paths, one a North American woman's journey to social consciousness, and the other, a tale of a campesina named Maria Luz who seeks to lead her people to an alternative to the war that is devastating her country.
I Left You Behind
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781774151808
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Mawenzi House Publishers
Spanning several decades and three countries, these enchanting short stories dwell without sentimentality on lost homes and homelands, distant memories, and estranged family ties.
I Never Said That I Was Brave
A Novel
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487012823
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
A taut tale of female friendship and betrayal.
Unlucky Mel
A Novel
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9781501776304
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Other Maps
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781773901626
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Linda Leith Publishing
Annie Leverett is back in her hometown of Guelph, counting the days until she can leave. But when she runs into her ex-best friend Helen, she begins to question the ugly rumours about her past. Together, they embark on a bold campaign to uncover the truth and chart a route forward. A novel about being female in the #MeToo era.
Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
CA$24.99
ISBN: 9781487012120
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
Searing stories that critique the gender pressures and injustices rife in modern Korea from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
The Weather Diviner
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781778530319
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Breakwater Books
Bad Land
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781551529592
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
South Pole Station
CA$26.99
ISBN: 9781517918415
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Hair for Men
A Novel
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487011918
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
The second novel by Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Michelle Winters teems with hot towel shaves and the steady thrum of female rage.
Silken Gazelles
A Novel
CA$23.99
ISBN: 9781487012083
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: House of Anansi Press
An unforgettable story of friendship, love, and the impact of childhood from the first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize.
Born in a House of Glass
CA$26.99
ISBN: 9781459754249
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Dundurn Press