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Award Winners

Giller Prize

Do not say we have nothing [ebook] Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974-
Us conductors : in which I seek the heart of Clara Rockmore, my one true love, finest theremin player the world will ever know Cover
Us conductors :…
Michaels, Sean, 1982- author.
Immigrant City : stories Cover
Immigrant City :…
Bezmozgis, David, 1973- author.
Son of a trickster Cover
Son of a…
Robinson, Eden, author.
Fifteen dogs : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs :…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
Minds of winter [ebook] Cover
Minds of winter…
O'Loughlin, Ed, author.
Yiddish for pirates Cover
Yiddish for pirates
Barwin, Gary, author.
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
Son of a trickster [ebook] Cover
Son of a…
Robinson, Eden, author.
Bellevue Square [ebook] Cover
Bellevue Square [ebook]
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
Corps conducteurs Cover
Corps conducteurs
Michaels, Sean, 1982- auteur.
Fifteen dogs [ebook] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [ebook]…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
The party wall Cover
The party wall
Leroux, Catherine, 1979- author.
Washington Black : a novel Cover
Washington Black :…
Edugyan, Esi, author.
Reproduction : a novel Cover
Reproduction : a…
Williams, Ian, 1979- author.
The in-between world of Vikram Lall : a novel Cover
The in-between world…
Vassanji, M. G.
The sentimentalists : a novel Cover
The sentimentalists :…
Skibsrud, Johanna, 1980-
I am a truck [ebook] Cover
I am a…
Winters, Michelle, 1972- author.
Small game hunting at the local coward gun club Cover
Small game hunting…
Coles, Megan Gail, 1981-
Alias Grace Cover
Alias Grace
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Barney's version Cover
Barney's version
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
The girl who was Saturday night [book club set] : a novel Cover
The girl who…
O'Neill, Heather, author.
By gaslight Cover
By gaslight
Price, Steven, 1976- author.
Washington Black : a novel Cover
Washington Black :…
Edugyan, Esi, author.
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
Washington Black : a novel Cover
Washington Black :…
Edugyan, Esi, author.
419 Cover
419
Ferguson, Will, author.
Through black spruce Cover
Through black spruce
Boyden, Joseph, 1966- author.
Do not say we have nothing [book club set] : a novel Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
I am a truck Cover
I am a…
Winters, Michelle, 1972- author.
Fifteen dogs [downloadable audio file] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [downloadable…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Hellgoing : stories Cover
Hellgoing : stories
Coady, Lynn, 1970- author.
Half blood blues Cover
Half blood blues
Edugyan, Esi, author.
Tell : a novel Cover
Tell : a…
Itani, Frances, 1942- author.
The party wall [ebook] Cover
The party wall…
Leroux, Catherine 1979- author.
Bellevue Square : a novel Cover
Bellevue Square :…
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
Washington Black Cover
Washington Black
Edugyan, Esi, author.
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Runaway : stories Cover
Runaway : stories
Munro, Alice, 1931-2024, author.
Split tooth Cover
Split tooth
Tagaq, 1975- author.
Fifteen dogs [book club set] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [book…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Hellgoing [ebook] : stories Cover
Hellgoing [ebook] :…
Coady, Lynn, 1970-
Late nights on air [paperback] Cover
Late nights on…
Hay, Elizabeth, 1951-
Minds of winter Cover
Minds of winter
O'Loughlin, Ed, author.
The Wonder : a novel Cover
The Wonder :…
Donoghue, Emma, 1969- author.
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Governor General's Award

The spaces in between : selected poems, 1965-2001 Cover
The spaces in…
Scobie, Stephen, 1943-
The fly in autumn : poems Cover
The fly in…
Zieroth, David.
Cool water Cover
Cool water
Warren, Dianne, 1950-
Lives of the saints Cover
Lives of the…
Ricci, Nino, 1959- author.
Cats' night out Cover
Cats' night out
Stutson, Caroline.
Fishtailing Cover
Fishtailing
Phillips, Wendy, 1959-
A perfect night to go to China : a novel Cover
A perfect night…
Gilmour, David, 1949-
A salmon for Simon Cover
A salmon for…
Waterton, Betty, 1923-
Mordecai : the life & times Cover
Mordecai : the…
Foran, Charles, 1960-
The December man = L'homme de décembre Cover
The December man…
Murphy, Colleen, 1954-
Elle : a novel Cover
Elle : a…
Glover, Douglas, 1948-
Boxing the compass Cover
Boxing the compass
Greene, Richard, 1961-
Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
Lakeland : journeys into the soul of Canada Cover
Lakeland : journeys…
Casey, Allan.
La rivière du loup : roman Cover
La rivière du…
Laberge, Andrée.
Stumbling in the bloom Cover
Stumbling in the…
Pass, John, 1947-
The crazy man Cover
The crazy man
Porter, Pamela, 1956- author.
Bone cage Cover
Bone cage
Banks, Catherine, 1957-
From then to now : a short history of the world Cover
From then to…
Moore, Christopher, 1950-
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Canada Reads

Something fierce : memoirs of a revolutionary daughter Cover
Something fierce :…
Aguirre, Carmen, 1967-
In the skin of a lion [book club set] : a novel Cover
In the skin…
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Three day road [book club set] : a novel Cover
Three day road…
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
The birth house [book club set] : a novel Cover
The birth house…
McKay, Ami, 1968-
Lullabies for little criminals [cd nonmusic] : a novel Cover
Lullabies for little…
O'Neill, Heather.
Indian horse [book club set] : a novel Cover
Indian horse [book…
Wagamese, Richard.
Ru Cover
Ru
Thúy, Kim.
Half blood blues Cover
Half blood blues
Edugyan, Esi, author.
King Leary Cover
King Leary
Quarrington, Paul.
Unless [book club set] Cover
Unless [book club…
Shields, Carol, 1935-2003.
Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
Icefields [book club set] Cover
Icefields [book club…
Wharton, Thomas, 1963-
The hero's walk : a novel Cover
The hero's walk…
Badami, Anita Rau, 1961- author.
The inconvenient Indian : a curious account of Native people in North America Cover
The inconvenient Indian…
King, Thomas, 1943- author.
A complicated kindness [cd nonmusic, abridged] Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
The best laid plans [book club set] : a novel Cover
The best laid…
Fallis, Terry.
Three day road Cover
Three day road
Boyden, Joseph, 1966- author.
Ru [large print] Cover
Ru [large print]
Thúy, Kim.
A complicated kindness [cd nonmusic] Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
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Booker Prize

The luminaries Cover
The luminaries
Catton, Eleanor, 1985- author.
The sense of an ending Cover
The sense of…
Barnes, Julian.
The Finkler question [book club set] Cover
The Finkler question…
Jacobson, Howard.
The narrow road to the deep north [cd nonmusic] Cover
The narrow road…
Flanagan, Richard, 1961-
On Chesil Beach Cover
On Chesil Beach
McEwan, Ian, author.
The narrow road to the deep north : a novel Cover
The narrow road…
Flanagan, Richard, 1961- author.
The children's book Cover
The children's book
Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-2023.
The Finkler question Cover
The Finkler question
Jacobson, Howard.
Possession : a romance Cover
Possession : a…
Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-2023, author.
Harvest [book club set] Cover
Harvest [book club…
Crace, Jim
L'histoire de Pi Cover
L'histoire de Pi
Martel, Yann.
The narrow road to the deep north [mp3 nonmusic] Cover
The narrow road…
Flanagan, Richard, 1961- author.
The luminaries Cover
The luminaries
Catton, Eleanor, 1985- author.
Half blood blues Cover
Half blood blues
Edugyan, Esi, author.
The white tiger : a novel Cover
The white tiger…
Adiga, Aravind, author.
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Bestsellers

Globe & Mail Bestsellers

Red notice : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice :…
99 : stories of the game Cover
99 : stories…
A little life : a novel Cover
A little life…
Shoe dog [cd nonmusic] : a memoir by the creator of Nike Cover
Shoe dog [cd…
99 [ebook] : stories of the game Cover
99 [ebook] :…
Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike Cover
Shoe dog :…
A little life [mp3 nonmusic] Cover
A little life…
99 [cd nonmusic] : stories of the game Cover
99 [cd nonmusic]…
A court of mist and fury [ebook] Cover
A court of…
A court of mist and fury Cover
A court of…
The winner [ebook] Cover
The winner [ebook]
Red notice [ebook] : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice [ebook]…
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind Cover
Sapiens : a…
Elon Musk : l'homme qui va changer le monde : PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity, Hyperloop Cover
Elon Musk :…
A court of thorns and roses [ebook] Cover
A court of…
The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma Cover
The body keeps…
A little life [ebook] : a novel Cover
A little life…
Leonardo da Vinci Cover
Leonardo da Vinci
The innocent man [ebook] : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
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New York Time Bestsellers

Killers of the Flower Moon [downloadable audio file] : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI Cover
Killers of the…
Grann, David, author.
Killers of the Flower Moon [ebook] : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI Cover
Killers of the…
Grann, David, author.
A court of wings and ruin [ebook] Cover
A court of…
Maas, Sarah J., author.
The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma Cover
The body keeps…
Van der Kolk, Bessel A., 1943- author.
A court of mist and fury Cover
A court of…
Maas, Sarah J., author.
A court of mist and fury [ebook] Cover
A court of…
Maas, Sarah J., author.
A little life [ebook] : a novel Cover
A little life…
Yanagihara, Hanya, author.
Thinking, fast and slow Cover
Thinking, fast and…
Kahneman, Daniel, 1934-2024, author.
The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma Cover
The body keeps…
Van der Kolk, Bessel A., 1943- author.
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author.
Killers of the Flower Moon [cd nonmusic] : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI Cover
Killers of the…
Grann, David, author.
A little life [mp3 nonmusic] Cover
A little life…
Yanagihara, Hanya, author.
A little life : a novel Cover
A little life…
Yanagihara, Hanya, author.
Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI Cover
Killers of the…
Grann, David, author.
Braiding sweetgrass Cover
Braiding sweetgrass
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author narrator.
A court of thorns and roses [ebook] Cover
A court of…
Maas, Sarah J., author.
A court of frost and starlight Cover
A court of…
Maas, Sarah J., author.
A court of frost and starlight Cover
A court of…
Maas, Sarah J., author.
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author, narrator.
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Vancouver Sun Bestsellers

The Paris novel Cover
The Paris novel
Reichl, Ruth, author.
Fourth Wing Cover
Fourth Wing
Yarros, Rebecca, author.
Standing in the shadows Cover
Standing in the…
Robinson, Peter, 1950-2022, author.
The women Cover
The women
Hannah, Kristin, author.
Beneath the surface of things : new and selected essays Cover
Beneath the surface…
Davis, Wade, author.
The creative act : a way of being Cover
The creative act…
Rubin, Rick, author.
Standing in the shadows Cover
Standing in the…
Robinson, Peter, 1950- author.
Rebel girl : my life as a feminist punk Cover
Rebel girl :…
Hanna, Kathleen, 1968- author.
Funny story Cover
Funny story
Henry, Emily, author.
Fourth Wing Cover
Fourth Wing
Yarros, Rebecca, author.
The women Cover
The women
Hannah, Kristin, author, narrator.
A year of last things : poems Cover
A year of…
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943- author.
Fourth Wing Cover
Fourth Wing
Yarros, Rebecca, author.
Table for two : fictions Cover
Table for two…
Towles, Amor, author.
The creative act : a way of being Cover
The creative act…
Rubin, Rick, author.
Kairos Cover
Kairos
Erpenbeck, Jenny, 1967- author.
Standing in the shadows Cover
Standing in the…
Robinson, Peter, 1950-2022, author.
Iron flame Cover
Iron flame
Yarros, Rebecca, author.
Rouge : a novel Cover
Rouge : a…
Awad, Mona, author.
Closer together : knowing ourselves, loving each other Cover
Closer together :…
Grégoire Trudeau, Sophie, author.
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