Marshall Saunders "Beautiful Joe" (1893) is a remarkable classic exploring issues of animal cruelty told from the point of view of one dog, Joe. This work was an instant success upon its release...
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Author: Saunders, MarshallSummary: -
Author: Adams, Christopher; Dahl, Gregg; Peach, IanSummary:These twelve essays constitute a groundbreaking volume of new work prepared by leading scholars in the fields of history, anthropology, constitutional law, political science, and sociology, who...
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Author: James, Hayley B.Summary:When shy Cole Saunders sets out for Nowheresville, Colorado, to interview a reclusive artist, it’s mostly to prove he’s capable of doing the job. He doesn’t expect a house and garden so elaborate...
Genre: Romance fiction -
Author: Schroeder, J. B.Summary:
*If she can’t stay hidden, she must run — again. *Sixteen-year-old Laura Macnamara walked out her backdoor and disappeared without a trace. Six years later, while looking for his missing teenage...
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Author: Scapellato, JosephSummary:An inventive, ranging debut story collection from a writer hailed by Claire Vaye Watkins as "Wallace Stegner on peyote, Nathanael West in a sweat lodge, Larry McMurtry on a vision quest....
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Author: Hofmann, KarenSummary:
In this provocative collection of short stories, Karen Hofmann creates characters who struggle to connect or disconnect from entanglements and relationships. With ironic accuracy and sensuous...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories -
Author: Abe, KoboSummary:
Kobo Abe, the internationally acclaimed author of Woman in the Dunes, combines wildly imaginative fantasies and naturalistic prose to create narratives reminiscent of the work of Kafka and Beckett...
Genre: Literary fiction -
Author: Abe, KoboSummary:
Of all the great Japanese novelists, Kobe Abe was indubitably the most versatile. With The Ruined Map, he crafted a mesmerizing literary crime novel that combines the narrative suspense of...
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Author: Harris, MarjorieSummary:The Canadian Gardener has done it again. Marjorie Harris sinks her golden shovel into the dirt and digs up acres of useful information and tips on growing practically anything, practically...
Genre: Gardening, Canadian nonfiction -
Author: Fiamengo, JaniceSummary:Other Selves: Animals in the Canadian Literary Imagination begins with the premise, first suggested by Margaret Atwood in The Animals in That Country (1968), that animals have occupied a...
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Author: Stapleton, Rachel F.; Viselli, AntonioSummary:
Iconoclasm - the alteration, destruction, or displacement of icons - is usually considered taboo or profane. But, on occasion, the act of destroying the sacred unintentionally bestows iconic...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Social science, Essays -
Author: Christie, AgathaSummary:
John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The ABC Murders: A chilling letter sets the sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer. After the Funeral: A wealthy businessman is dead...
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Author: Offerman, NickSummary:
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, inspired by three journeys...
Genre: History and geography, Humour, Travel writing -
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: Klosterman, ChuckSummary:We live in a culture of casual certitude. This has always been the case, no matter how often that certainty has failed. Though no generation believes there's nothing left to learn, every...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Discursive works, Essays