Music for Tigers

By Michelle Kadarusman

Eden Mills Writers' Festival Online series MAY 21 - A young violinist discovers her mother's family secretly harbor a sanctuary for extinct Tasmanian tigers in the remote Australian rainforest.

What Grew in Larry's Garden

By Laura Alary, Kass Reich

Eden Mills Writers' Festival Online Series May 26 - A girl and her neighbour grow a community from their garden.Grace thinks Larry's garden is one of the wonders of the world. In his tiny backyard, Larry grows extraordinary vegetables, with Grace as his helper.

You and Me Both

By Lisa Cinar, Mahtab Narsimhan

June 9 - This is the story of two classmates who love all the same things: building tall block towers and knocking them down; strawberry jam on toast; jumping into big puddles in their matching boots.

Going Up!

By Charlene Chua, Sherry J. Lee

June 9 - An elevator ride to a birthday party turns into a shared experience bursting with joy in this multicultural story about community, togetherness and the special feeling of belonging.

Moments of Glad Grace: A Memoir

By Alison Wearing

Eden Mills Writers' Festival Online June 11 - Dancing between hilarity and the poignancy of a last sojourn with her father, Alison Wearing once again reveals herself as a sharp and tender observer of this mortal coil we call life.

Alone: A Love Story

By Michelle Parise

Eden Mills Writers' Festival June 11 - A memoir of falling in love, the fallout of infidelity, and everything messy in between - and the inspiration behind the hit CBC podcast.

Dead Mom Walking: A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters

By Rachel Matlow

Eden Mills Writers' Festival June 11 - A traumedy about life and death (and every cosmic joke in between)

When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, Rachel Matlow is concerned but hopeful.

Recipe for a Perfect Wife

By Karma Brown

June 11 - Told in the voices of two women living in different decades and sprinkled with recipes and advice on how to be a good wife, it makes the reader consider how the roles of women have changed and how they've stayed the same.

The Glass Hotel: A Novel

By Emily St. John Mandel

In preparation for The Eden Mills Writers' Festival Online Bookclub with Emily St. John Mandel on June 25 at 8 p.m. we now have SIGNED BOOKPLATES for each book. Prepare for the bookclub now and buy one before they run out. She's bound to be fascinating and prophetic!

How to Pronounce Knife: Stories

By Souvankham Thammavongsa

July 9 - This revelatory debut collection from O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa establishes her as an essential new voice in Canadian and world literature.

Polar Vortex

By Shani Mootoo

July 9 - Some secrets never die...Priya and Alexandra have moved from the city to a picturesque countryside town. What Alex doesn't know is that in moving, Priya is running from her past-from a fraught relationship with an old friend...

Vanishing Monuments

By John Elizabeth Stintzi

July 9 - Vanishing Monuments is a beautiful portrait of disassociation at once between countries, family, gender, identities, and, most importantly, "the distance between ... you and yourself.

On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus

By David Waltner-Toews

Containing important information about the coronavirus, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow primer on pandemics, epidemics, and the panics they ignite around the world also shares solutions for a safer, healthier future. David is a Guelph area resident!

Great Influenza: Epic Story Of The Greatest Plague In History

By John M. Barry

Spillover: Animal Infections And The Next Human Pandemic

By David Quammen

Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present

By Frank M Snowden

A brilliant and sobering look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaks. The World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreak

Soap and Water & Common Sense: The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, and Disease

By Bonnie Henry

BARB - The book that you never thought you'd need is out!....The definitive guide to fighting coronaviruses, colds, flus, pandemics, and deadly diseases, from Canada's newest heroine, Bonnie Henry.

A Journal of the Plague Year

By Daniel Defoe, Jason Goodwin

The Modern Classics Plague

By Robin Buss, Albert Camus, Tony Judt