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Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist!!

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

By Kim Fu

In the store

These visions of modern life wrestle with themes of death and technological consequence, guilt and sexuality, as they unmask the contradictions that exist within all of us

Stray Dogs: And Other Stories

By Rawi Hage

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Rawi Hage's Stray Dogs travels between states-both nation states and states of mind-to vividly explore the sometimes shocking ways our fragile modern identities are born, die, and live again in our fragmented, globalized world. Politically astute, philosophically wise, compassionate and observant, startlingly relevant and caustically funny, these stories reveal the unique vision of Rawi Hage at his very best.

The Sleeping Car Porter

By Suzette Mayr

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Winner of this year's Scotia Bank Giller Prize. Congratulations Suzette Mayr!!

The Sleeping Car Porter brings to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a queer man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways. Affecting, imaginative, and visceral enough that you'll feel the rocking of the train, The Sleeping Car Porter is a stunning accomplishment.

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English: A Novel

By Noor Naga

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A dark romance exposing the gaps in American identity politics, especially when exported overseas, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English is at once ravishing and wry, scathing and tender. Told in alternating perspectives, Noor Naga's experimental debut examines the ethics of fetishizing the homeland and punishing the beloved . . . and vice versa.

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies

By Tsering Yangzom Lama

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We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies is a gorgeously written meditation on colonization, displacement, and the lengths we'll go to remain connected to our families and ancestral lands. Told through the lives of four people over fifty years, this beautifully lyrical debut novel provides a nuanced portrait of the world of Tibetan exiles.
HANNAH'S FICTION READS

Ariadne: A Novel

By Jennifer Saint

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Last Hummingbird West of Chile

By Nicholas Ruddock

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Last Hummingbird West of Chile spins a tale of adventure that is in turn comedic, violent, poignant and thoughtful. The Bookshelf is hosting a virtual event with Nick on September 8 at 7pm. Click  here for details!

The Witch's Heart

By Genevieve Gornichec

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Gold Diggers: A Novel

By Sanjena Sathian

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Klara and the Sun

By Kazuo Ishiguro

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Everyone is excited about Ishiguro’s latest. The future is at our doorstep.

Secrets of Happiness

By Joan Silber

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The Committed

By Viet Thanh Nguyen

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The long-awaited new novel from one of America's most highly regarded contemporary writers,The Committed follows the Sympathizer as he arrives in Paris as a refugee.

Speak, Silence

By Kim Echlin

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Anxious People

By Fredrik Backman

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Backman's latest novel focuses on how a shared event can change the course of multiple people's lives even in times of deep and ongoing anxiousness.

Return of the Trickster

By Eden Robinson

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Limited signed bookplates. Eden Mills Festival's April Book Club - join live discussion with Eden and CBC's Rosanna Deerchild....Eden Mills Writers' Festival online Thursday April 15 at 8 pm.

Five Little Indians: A Novel

By Michelle Good

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JUST WON THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION! Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention.

A Thousand Ships: A Novel

By Natalie Haynes

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Portraits of the Masters: Bronze Sculptures of the Tibetan Buddhist Lineages

By Heather Stoddard

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The Portrait: A Novel

By Ilaria Bernardini

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The Startup Wife: A Novel

By Tahmima Anam

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Weather

By Jenny Offill

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Weather: A novel

By Jenny Offill

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HANNAH - A shimmering tour de force about a family, and a nation, in crisis. Offill is one of those unusual writers who can be funny and profound at the same time.

Daughters of Sparta: A Novel

By Claire Heywood

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SOME PRIME NON-FICTION!

REVIEW: ENTANGLED LIFE

Article

By Barb Minett

We are the lucky recipients of Merlin Sheldrake's knowledge and life experience.

REVIEW: BREATH

Article

By Barb Minett

In Breath, James Nestor delivers fascinating and vital stories about the thing that gives us life.

This Is Your Mind on Plants

By Michael Pollan

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From number one bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants-and the equally powerful taboos.

Peril

By Robert Costa, Bob Woodward

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This classic study of Washington takes readers deep inside the Trump White House, the Biden White House, the 2020 campaign, and the Pentagon and Congress, with vivid, eyewitness accounts of what really happened.

Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance

By Jesse Wente

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Part memoir and part manifesto, Unreconciled is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples. October 14 @ 8 p.m. Check indieevents.ca!

Permanent Astonishment: A Memoir

By Tomson Highway

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Tomson Highway's memoir offers insights, both hilarious and profound, into the Cree experience of culture, conquest, and survival. Nominated for the Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.

A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life

By Heather Heying, Bret Weinstein

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REVIEW: FINDING THE MOTHER TREE

Review

By Barb Minett

Suzanne Simard will be the guest of The Bookshelf and The Arboretum for a virtual event. Save the date – Thursday Sept. 9 at 8 p.m.  …

Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas

By Omar Mouallem

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Field Study: Meditations on a Year at the Herbarium

By Helen Humphreys

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Award-winning poet and novelist Helen Humphreys returns to her series of nature meditations in this gorgeously written and illustrated book that takes a deep look at the forgotten world of herbariums and the people who amassed collections of plant specimens in the 19th and 20th centuries.
FOR THE BIRDS!

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America: Second Edition

By David Sibley

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Once you open this you won't be able to put it down. 4600 digitally remastered paintings with coloured range maps on each page.

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Sixth Edition

By Jonathan Alderfer, Jon L. Dunn

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Perhaps a little heavy for a field guide but this one includes east and west!

Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America

By Patricia Manzano Fischer, Kenn Kaufman, Hector Gomez de Silva

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The most up-to-date field guide, including dozens of changes by the American Ornithologists' Union in official names of birds; the addition of new species to reflect the latest scientific discoveries; and dozens of updated range maps.

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America

By Roger Tory Peterson

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Roger Tory Peterson is the grandfather of field guides. Perhaps not as beautiful as some other guides but the info is top notch!

What It's Like to Be a Bird: What Birds Are Doing, and Why--from Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing

By David Allen Sibley

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And while the text is aimed at adults--including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes--it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action.

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REVIEW: BLAZE ME A SUN

Review By Andrew Hood
Published 23 Jan 2023

At the risk of hyperbole, I'd wager Blaze Me a Sun is the perfect crime novel. It at once delivers on the twisty, page-turner front, while also thinking quite seriously about how fraught and complicated the whole endeavor is.

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REVIEW: ORDINARY WONDER TALES

Review By Andrew Hood
Published 4 Dec 2022

The essays in this collection are intimate, but they're also collective. Through her own experiences, Urquhart seeks out the elemental in the circumstantial, the universal in the personal.

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REVIEW: SIDEWAYS: The City Google Couldn't Buy

Article By Barb Minett
Published 4 Dec 2022

So many meetings, so many resignations, so much tension. Sideways gives Succession a run for its money! 

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Neighbours Helping Neighbours

Article By Ben Minett
Published 25 Nov 2022

The Bookshelf is very happy to support The Home for Good Campaign with a $20,000 donation, supporting a nationally recognized plan to solve homelessness in our community.

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REVIEW: CITIZENS OF LIGHT

Review By Andrew Hood
Published 20 Nov 2022

If you consider a senior citizen lifting weights on their front lawn a beautiful thing, Citizens of Light is for you. If not, then you need to step outside your head and really look around.

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