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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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April 30 is Authors for Indies Day!

Article By Barb Minett

Date: 30 Mar 2016

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Saturday April 30 is Authors for Indies Day. This is a world-wide phenomenon where authors show their appreciation for independent bookstores by engaging with book lovers of all kinds. We are exceeding grateful for this wonderful show of support and also for the many stories, poems and plays that our favourite writers gift to us. Last year we had an abundance of interest and conversation with Tom King, Clifford Jackman, Barbara Kyle, Charmian Christie, Stephen Henighan, Jean Little, Pamela Mordecai and Douglas Davey.

This year we are inspired by Canada's growing awareness about the importance of building new and meaningful relationships with our First Nations, Metis and Inuit brothers and sisters. So it is with this in mind that we celebrate Authors for Indies Day with indigenous authors of all ages and their author allies. Our journey begins on Saturday April 30 at 10am and will follow traditional ceremonies which include land acknowledgment, smudging, drumming and song. We will be using an Indigenous traditional way of learning where there is time, a place and space for families to hear stories and discuss insights and teachings as a community. You may find young Indigenous writers reading in the art section or traditional drummers on the patio. If you go upstairs there may be Indigenous authors speaking of their experience with residential schools or the land they live on and love.

At 1:30pm in the cinema you will find Guelph’s acclaimed writer Tom King. Tom’s book Inconvenient Indian has won an unprecedented number of prizes as well as being one of our most popular books.

He will be joined by author ally, John Ralston Saul, whose superb book called The Comeback has been called “the most powerful indictment I’ve read by a non-Aboriginal person of our ongoing indifference to Ottawa’s refusal to settle the biggest unresolved issue of our time.” —Toronto Star

My own journey into this historical injustice began with The Comeback. I was constantly underlining and writing notes in the margin. I was amazed by the number of times that both Federal and Provincial Supreme Courts have ruled in favour of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples, then was shocked by the disregard of the Department of “Indian” Affairs in addressing the needs of Indigenous Peoples. More than anything I found myself overwhelmed by the integrity and determination of Indigenous peoples throughout the last centuries. Next on my reading list was Leanne Simpson’s Islands of Decolonial Love. This complex and beautiful book is arresting. There is not a word out of place. I need to read her other books! Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese contained a depth that I had not experienced in a long time, and although it brought me to tears, it has also reinforced my love of the outdoors. Lastly, I am still exploring An Illustrated History of Canada’s Native People by Arthur J. Ray. Again, my pen is on the page as I read - there is so much to learn!

In 1971 Chief David Courchene said “We ask for assistance for the good of all Canada and as a moral obligation resulting from injustice in the past, but such assistance must be based upon this understanding. If this can be done, we shall continue to commit ourselves to a spirit of cooperation.” We welcome people of all ages on Saturday, April 30 to come in this spirit of understanding and cooperation.

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