Canadian poetry, well done, with everything, to go. Hamburger Valley, California is David McGimpsey’s funniest and most compelling collection to date. With his unapologetic love of...
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Author: McGimpsey, DavidSummary:Genre: Canadian poetry
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Author: Lalumière, ClaudeSummary:
Tesseracts Twelve is unlike any other volume in this critically acclaimed series showcasing the best in Canadian speculative fiction. For the first time in its distinguished history, Tesseracts...
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Author: Bennett, JonathanSummary:
Entitlement is the tragic, wrenching story of Andy Kronk. After a lifetime intertwined with the Aspinalls, one of Canada’s wealthiest families, Andy has finally forged a clean break. Mere...
Genre: Canadian fiction, General fiction -
Author: Germain, Georges-Hebert; Homel, DavidSummary:
Simply entitled Céline, this is the long-awaited, authorized biography of Céline Dion, the rags-to-riches story of a woman who has become the leading recording artist in the world. First...
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Author: Murphy, JoniSummary:
Double Teenage tells the story of two young teenagers (best friends, Celine and Julie) who are coming of age in the 1990s along the US–Mexico border—a place where nothing seems to happen, but only...
Genre: Bildungsromans -
Author: Chapman, BrendaSummary:
When damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau get paired up, pieces start falling into place. The series has been called “deeply atmospheric and...
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Author: Kelly, Leonard "Red"; Gregoire, L. Waxy; Dupuis, David M.Summary:
The life and times of the eight-time Stanley Cup winner
When Boston coach Lynn Patrick was asked who he’d pick between Rocket Richard or Gordie Howe he answered, “Neither! I’ll take Red...
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Author: Pitter, Jay; Lorinc, JohnSummary:
How do we build cities where we aren't just living within the same urban space, but living together? Greater Toronto is now home to a larger proportion of foreign-born residents than any other...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, Political science -
Author: Beckwith, John; Cherney, BrianSummary:
John Weinzweig (1913-2006) was the pre-eminent Canadian composer of his generation. Influenced by European modernists such as Stravinsky, Berg, and Webern, he was the first Canadian composer to...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Music, Essays -
Author: Skene-Melvin, DavidSummary:
Meet some fascinating females: Jennie Baxer, 1890s journalist and world traveller Nelvana of the Northern Lights, created for comic book-starved Canadians during the Second World War the 60s’ Eve...
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Author: Stouck, DavidSummary:
Although she fostered a reputation for being an unambitious latecomer, a happily married doctor's wife who wrote for her own pleasure, Wilson in fact took her writing very seriously, trying for...
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Author: Keane, DavidSummary:
In ten original studies, former students and colleagues of Maurice Careless, one of Canada’s most distinguished historians, explore both traditional and hitherto neglected topics in the...
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Author: Watmough, DavidSummary:
After decades in Canada, Davey Bryant returns to Cornwall, England, for the funeral of a mysterious relative and lands in the middle of a property-inheritance squabble that threatens to escalate...
Genre: Canadian fiction, General fiction -
Author: Weedmark, DavidSummary:
Anger is simmering under the bucolic facade of Tanglewood vineyard… All Ben Taylor wants is to get away from the police force where he worked undercover for years. The RCMP has cleared his name in...
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Author: Munroe, DavidSummary:
Jim Kearns, a career manual labourer, struggles to overcome stifling cynicism brought on by missed opportunities and mid-life discord - then he loses his job for punching out a Hollywood action...
Genre: Humorous fiction