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Ian Williams wins the 2019 Scotiabank Giller prize!

Reproduction

By Ian Williams

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Winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller prize!!! A hilarious, surprising and poignant love story about the way families are invented, told with the savvy of a Zadie Smith and with an inventiveness all Ian Williams' own, Reproductionbangs lives together in a polyglot suburb of Toronto.

The Innocents

By Michael Crummey

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Beautiful but dark. The language is biblical and captures and awakens you to the trials of living. A brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean, by a relentless pendulum of abundance and murderous scarcity. Very powerful writing!

Lampedusa: A Novel

By Steven Price

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Such a beautifully and tenderly written novel about the real life of the lonely Italian Prince from the crumbling aristocracy who wants to leave his mark in the world before he dies. Also a lyrical investigation about the creative life! He left behind The Leopard which could be said to be the most famous Italian novel written, but alas, he died before it was published.

Dual Citizens

By Alix Ohlin

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From Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Alix Ohlin comes an intimate and compelling novel about motherhood, love and the search for belonging, and what it means to be a sister. Ohlin is very culturally sophisticated and brings in many references to music and art. A real delight!

Immigrant City

By David Bezmozgis

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David Bezmozgis, the writer who brought us the "pointed, emotionally resonant tales" (The Globe and Mail) of Natasha and Other Stories, brings us a new collection, his first in more than a decade. In the title story, a father and his young daughter stumble into a bizarre version of his immigrant childhood.

Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club

By Megan Coles

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By turns biting, funny, poetic, and heartbreaking, Megan Coles' debut novel rips into the inner lives of a wicked cast of characters, building towards a climax that will shred perceptions and force a reckoning. Another great novel from that wonderful cauldron of energy - Newfoundland.
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Guelph Poetry slam - January Edition! Ft. Bashar Lulu Jabbour

Jan 18 2020 7:00 PM

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SaturdayNightFever w. DJ Edwin 'The Cat' & The Harlem Strobetrotters

Jan 18 2020 10:00 PM

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Opening Concert with Kazoo! Fest - Arts Everywhere

Jan 23 2020 9:30 PM

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Queer AF Friday w. Athena McQueen & DJ Jayson Spank - Smoke & Mirrors

Jan 24 2020 9:00 PM

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Bookshelf presents: Larkin on the Shore author Jean Mills

Article By Staff
Published 13 Jan 2020

Join the author of the new Young Adult novel Larkin on the Shore, Jean Mills in the Bookshelf's bookstore for a chat and treats! 

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The Starr Sting Scale Book Launch & Party with author C.S. O'Cinneide!

Article By Staff
Published 13 Jan 2020

 Join local author of Petra's Ghost, C.S.O'Cinneide in the eBar to celebrate the launch of The Starr Sting Scale: The Candace Starr Series! 

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Reading with Tanis MacDonald, Moez Surani & guest Madhur Anand

Article By Staff
Published 10 Jan 2020

Book*hug Press is proud to present an evening of poetry and readings with three remarkable authors in the Bookshelf's bookstore.

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Elemental Art Exhibit in the eBar

Article By Staff
Published 6 Jan 2020

Join artist & curator, Eric Allen Montgomery Tuesday, January 14th for a double art show opening! Celebration of the Seasons in the Greenroom, and ElEMeNtAl in the eBar.

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French Language Films in the Cinema!

Article By Staff
Published 3 Jan 2020

Il y aura ce mois-ci, trois etonnants films de la langue française qui seront projetés au cinéma! Ne les manquez pas!

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