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Atlas of the Heart
By Brené Brown
In the storeWe have lots ofAtlas of the Heart in stock! Definitely a book for the times - it's about finding the solid ground within us, and navigating our way back to ourselves and each other!
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This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart: A Memoir in Halves
By Madhur Anand
In the storeMeet Madhur this Saturday at 1 p.m. in the bookstore. She has written a powerful layered biography of her parents, whose lives were fractured in the partition. Their immigration to Canada and Madhur's life as the daughter of immigrants is powerfully and lyrically told. Detailed, compelling and beautifully written. Winner of the 2020 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.
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Best of Bridge Kitchen Simple: 125 Quick and Easy Recipes
By Sylvia Kong, Emily Richards
In the storeGuelph resident Emily Richards to our rescue!!
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What Strange Paradise: A Novel
By Omar El Akkad
In the storeCongratulations to Omar for winning the Scotiabank Giller Prize this year! In alternating chapters, we learn the story of the boy's life and how he came to be on the boat; and we follow the girl and boy as they make their way toward a vision of safety.
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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir
By Ai Weiwei
In the storeHailed as "the most important artist working today" by the Financial Times and as "an eloquent and unsilenceable voice of freedom" by The New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years while illuminating his artistic process.
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Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
By Philipp Dettmer
In the storePhilipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle of staggering scale raging within us, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. I
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Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love: Recipes to Unlock the Secrets of Your Pantry, Fridge, and Freezer: A Cookbook
By Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi
In the storeLed by Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad, the revered team of chefs at the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen gives everyday home cooks the accessible yet innovative Middle Eastern-inspired recipes they need to put dinner on the table with less stress and less fuss.
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The Making of a Museum
By Judith Nasby
In the storeA perfect book for anyone interested in history, art and culture! Judith Nasby, founding director and curator of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, animates the story of the gallery from its humble beginnings in the hallways of a university campus in 1916 to its latest incarnation as the internationally recognized Art Gallery of Guelph.
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Talking to Canadians: A Memoir
By Rick Mercer
In the storeIf you miss him on the CBC, you'll be happy that he's talking to you in this book!!!
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Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone: A Novel
By Diana Gabaldon
In the storeFans have been waiting for a long time!!!
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Oh William!: A Novel
By Elizabeth Strout
In the storeStrout's characters teem with angst and emotion, all of which [she] handles with a mastery of restraint and often in spare, true sentences.
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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek
By Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy
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This beautifully produced, keepsake coffee-table book is the ultimate celebration of the series, the town, the characters, and the state of mind that is Schitt's Creek. How we miss it!!! -
Leonard Cohen: On a Wire
By Helge Dascher, Philippe Girard, Karen Houle
In the storeLeonard Cohen opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man's life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of flashbacks that reveal the ups and downs of a storied career. A heart-warming graphic novel co-translated by the multi-talented Guelphite, Karen Houle!
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The Apollo Murders
By Chris Hadfield
In the storeThe far side of the Moon, 1973. Three astronauts are trapped in a tiny Apollo module, and one of them has murder on the mind . . .
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State of Terror: A Novel
By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Louise Penny
In the storeAfter a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone's surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of secretary of state. Co-written by Louise Penny!!!
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Renegades: Born in the USA
By Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen
In the storeFilled with full-color photographs and rare archival material, it is a compelling and beautifully illustrated portrait of two outsiders-one Black and one white-looking for a way to connect their unconventional searches for meaning, identity, and community with the American story itself. It has arrived!!!
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The Strangers
By Katherena Vermette
In the storeKatherena Vermette's The Strangers is a deeply moving story of how colonial institutions continue to bear down on and disrupt the lives of Indigenous women and girls. October 7@ 8 p.m. Check indieevents.ca!
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Best Canadian Stories 2021
By Diane Schoemperlen
In the storeAn important yearly celebration of Canadian Short Stories!
December 7th - Our First Ever!
UPCOMING MOVIES
Governor General Awards!
Exciting New Titles Available Now!