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Giller Prize

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.
Fifteen dogs [downloadable audio file] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [downloadable…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
The Orenda [book club set] Cover
The Orenda [book…
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
Late nights on air [paperback] Cover
Late nights on…
Hay, Elizabeth, 1951-
Yiddish for pirates : a novel Cover
Yiddish for pirates…
Barwin, Gary, author.
The party wall Cover
The party wall
Leroux, Catherine, 1979- author.
Bellevue Square : a novel Cover
Bellevue Square :…
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
Anil's ghost Cover
Anil's ghost
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Alias Grace Cover
Alias Grace
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
419 Cover
419
Ferguson, Will.
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Fifteen dogs [ebook] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [ebook]…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
Corps conducteurs Cover
Corps conducteurs
Michaels, Sean, 1982- auteur.
I am a truck Cover
I am a…
Winters, Michelle, 1972- author.
Son of a trickster Cover
Son of a…
Robinson, Eden, author.
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, author.
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.
Late nights on air [book club set] Cover
Late nights on…
Hay, Elizabeth, 1951-
Minds of winter Cover
Minds of winter
O'Loughlin, Ed, author.
Barney's version Cover
Barney's version
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
By gaslight Cover
By gaslight
Price, Steven, 1976- author.
Through black spruce Cover
Through black spruce
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
Half-blood blues Cover
Half-blood blues
Edugyan, Esi.
The Wonder : a novel Cover
The Wonder :…
Donoghue, Emma, 1969- author.
419 Cover
419
Ferguson, Will, author.
The crooked maid [paperback] : a novel Cover
The crooked maid…
Vyleta, Dan.
The in-between world of Vikram Lall : a novel Cover
The in-between world…
Vassanji, M. G.
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
Fifteen dogs [book club set] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [book…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Do not say we have nothing [book club set] : a novel Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
The girl who was Saturday night [book club set] : a novel Cover
The girl who…
O'Neill, Heather, author.
Clara Callan Cover
Clara Callan
Wright, Richard Bruce, 1937-
Tell : a novel Cover
Tell : a…
Itani, Frances, 1942- author.
Runaway [paperback] : stories Cover
Runaway [paperback] :…
Munro, Alice, 1931-
Half blood blues Cover
Half blood blues
Edugyan, Esi, author.
The bishop's man : a novel Cover
The bishop's man…
MacIntyre, Linden.
The sentimentalists : a novel Cover
The sentimentalists :…
Skibsrud, Johanna, 1980-
Fifteen dogs : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs :…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Us conductors [paperback] : in which I seek the heart of Clara Rockmore, my one true love, finest theremin player the world will ever know - a novel Cover
Us conductors [paperback]…
Michaels, Sean, 1982- author.
Through black spruce Cover
Through black spruce
Boyden, Joseph, 1966- author.
Bellevue Square [ebook] Cover
Bellevue Square [ebook]
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
Bloodletting & miraculous cures [book club set] : stories Cover
Bloodletting & miraculous…
Lam, Vincent.
Hellgoing : stories Cover
Hellgoing : stories
Coady, Lynn, 1970- author.
Hellgoing [ebook] : stories Cover
Hellgoing [ebook] :…
Coady, Lynn, 1970-
Do not say we have nothing [ebook] Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974-
The crooked maid : a novel Cover
The crooked maid…
Vyleta, Dan.
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Governor General's Award

Bone cage Cover
Bone cage
Banks, Catherine, 1957-
The origin of species Cover
The origin of…
Ricci, Nino.
A complicated kindness : a novel Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
Fifteen days : stories of bravery, friendship, life and death from inside the new Canadian Army Cover
Fifteen days :…
Blatchford, Christie.
A salmon for Simon Cover
A salmon for…
Waterton, Betty, 1923-
Nikolski : a novel Cover
Nikolski : a…
Dickner, Nicolas, 1972-
Stumbling in the bloom Cover
Stumbling in the…
Pass, John, 1947-
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
The crazy man Cover
The crazy man
Porter, Pamela Paige, 1956-
The spaces in between : selected poems, 1965-2001 Cover
The spaces in…
Scobie, Stephen, 1943-
I've got a home in glory land : a lost tale of the underground railroad Cover
I've got a…
Smardz Frost, Karolyn.
The underpainter Cover
The underpainter
Urquhart, Jane, 1949-
Children of my heart Cover
Children of my…
Roy, Gabrielle, 1909-1983.
The December man = L'homme de décembre Cover
The December man…
Murphy, Colleen, 1954-
Anil's ghost Cover
Anil's ghost
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
La rivière du loup : roman Cover
La rivière du…
Laberge, Andrée.
Lives of the saints Cover
Lives of the…
Ricci, Nino, 1959- author.
Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
Divisadero Cover
Divisadero
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
A perfect night to go to China : a novel Cover
A perfect night…
Gilmour, David, 1949-
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Canada Reads

Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
King Leary Cover
King Leary
Quarrington, Paul.
The book of negroes Cover
The book of…
Hill, Lawrence, 1957-
The last crossing Cover
The last crossing
Vanderhaeghe, Guy, 1951-
Unless [book club set] Cover
Unless [book club…
Shields, Carol, 1935-2003.
Rockbound [book club set] Cover
Rockbound [book club…
Day, Frank Parker.
The birth house [book club set] : a novel Cover
The birth house…
McKay, Ami, 1968-
A complicated kindness [cd nonmusic, abridged] Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
A complicated kindness : a novel Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
The hero's walk : a novel Cover
The hero's walk…
Badami, Anita Rau, 1961- author.
The last crossing [cd nonmusic] Cover
The last crossing…
Vanderhaeghe, Guy, 1951-
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-
Icefields [book club set] Cover
Icefields [book club…
Wharton, Thomas, 1963-
Three day road Cover
Three day road
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
A complicated kindness [cd nonmusic] Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
Something fierce : memoirs of a revolutionary daughter Cover
Something fierce :…
Aguirre, Carmen, 1967-
Nikolski : a novel Cover
Nikolski : a…
Dickner, Nicolas, 1972-
Ru Cover
Ru
Thúy, Kim.
Lullabies for little criminals [cd nonmusic] : a novel Cover
Lullabies for little…
O'Neill, Heather.
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Man Booker Prize

The sense of an ending Cover
The sense of…
Barnes, Julian.
On Chesil Beach Cover
On Chesil Beach
McEwan, Ian, author.
The white tiger : a novel Cover
The white tiger…
Adiga, Aravind, author.
The Sisters Brothers Cover
The Sisters Brothers
deWitt, Patrick, 1975-
Harvest [book club set] Cover
Harvest [book club…
Crace, Jim
Wolf Hall Cover
Wolf Hall
Mantel, Hilary, 1952-
The luminaries Cover
The luminaries
Catton, Eleanor, 1985- author.
Half blood blues Cover
Half blood blues
Edugyan, Esi, author.
Half-blood blues Cover
Half-blood blues
Edugyan, Esi.
Bring up the bodies Cover
Bring up the…
Mantel, Hilary, 1952-
Wolf Hall [cd nonmusic] : a novel Cover
Wolf Hall [cd…
Mantel, Hilary, 1952-
The Finkler question [book club set] Cover
The Finkler question…
Jacobson, Howard.
L'histoire de Pi Cover
L'histoire de Pi
Martel, Yann.
The narrow road to the deep north : a novel Cover
The narrow road…
Flanagan, Richard, 1961- author.
A brief history of seven killings Cover
A brief history…
James, Marlon, 1970-
The Finkler question Cover
The Finkler question
Jacobson, Howard.
On Chesil Beach Cover
On Chesil Beach
McEwan, Ian.
The successor : a novel Cover
The successor :…
Kadare, Ismail.
The luminaries Cover
The luminaries
Catton, Eleanor, 1985- author.
Mother's milk : a novel Cover
Mother's milk :…
St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960-
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Bestsellers:

Globe & Mail Bestsellers

Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind Cover
Sapiens : a…
The body keeps the score : brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma Cover
The body keeps…
Elon Musk : Tesla, SpaceX, and the quest for a fantastic future Cover
Elon Musk :…
Elon Musk [ebook] : Tesla, SpaceX, and the quest for a fantastic future Cover
Elon Musk [ebook]…
Red notice : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice :…
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
The song of Achilles Cover
The song of…
99 : stories of the game Cover
99 : stories…
Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike Cover
Shoe dog :…
99 [cd nonmusic] : stories of the game Cover
99 [cd nonmusic]…
The Silk Roads : a new history of the world Cover
The Silk Roads…
12 rules for life : an antidote to chaos Cover
12 rules for…
The song of Achilles Cover
The song of…
99 [ebook] : stories of the game Cover
99 [ebook] :…
Ugly love [paperback] : a novel Cover
Ugly love [paperback]…
Elon Musk : l'homme qui va changer le monde : PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity, Hyperloop Cover
Elon Musk :…
Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow Cover
Homo deus :…
It ends with us Cover
It ends with…
Red notice [ebook] : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice [ebook]…
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New York Time Bestsellers

Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir [paperback] : roman Cover
Toute la lumière…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- auteur.
Ugly love [paperback] : a novel Cover
Ugly love [paperback]…
Hoover, Colleen, author.
All the light we cannot see [cd nonmusic] Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.
All the light we cannot see [large print] Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
Thinking, fast and slow Cover
Thinking, fast and…
Kahneman, Daniel, 1934-
It ends with us Cover
It ends with…
Hoover, Colleen, author.
Order to kill [cd nonmusic] Cover
Order to kill…
Mills, Kyle, 1966- author.
All the light we cannot see [book club set] : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.
The survivor : a Mitch Rapp novel Cover
The survivor :…
Mills, Kyle, 1966- author.
La luz que no puedes ver Cover
La luz que…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
Sapiens Cover
Sapiens
Harari, Yuval N., author.
The song of Achilles Cover
The song of…
Miller, Madeline, author.
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind Cover
Sapiens : a…
Harari, Yuval N., 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.
All the light we cannot see [downloadable audio file] : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author.
All the light we cannot see : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
The song of Achilles Cover
The song of…
Miller, Madeline, author.
Grit : the power of passion and perseverance Cover
Grit : the…
Duckworth, Angela, author.
All the light we cannot see [ebook] : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.
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Vancouver Sun Bestsellers

The madness of crowds Cover
The madness of…
Penny, Louise, author.
Finding the mother tree Cover
Finding the mother…
Simard, S., (Suzanne), author.
Unreconciled : family, truth, and Indigenous resistance Cover
Unreconciled : family,…
Wente, Jesse, author.
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse Cover
The boy, the…
Mackesy, Charlie, author, illustrator.
Indian in the Cabinet : speaking truth to power Cover
Indian in the…
Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971- author.
Klara and the sun Cover
Klara and the…
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- author.
The madness of crowds Cover
The madness of…
Penny, Louise, author.
Finding the mother tree : discovering the wisdom of the forest Cover
Finding the mother…
Simard, S. (Suzanne), author.
The hidden life of trees [downloadable audio file] : what they feel, how they communicate Cover
The hidden life…
Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.
The comfort book Cover
The comfort book
Haig, Matt, 1975- author.
Beautiful world, where are you Cover
Beautiful world, where…
Rooney, Sally, author.
The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world Cover
The hidden life…
Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.
The hidden life of trees : the illustrated edition Cover
The hidden life…
Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse Cover
The boy, the…
Mackesy, Charlie, author.
Little Witch Hazel : a year in the forest Cover
Little Witch Hazel…
Wahl, Phoebe, author, illustrator.
August into winter : a novel Cover
August into winter…
Vanderhaeghe, Guy, 1951- author.
Fight night Cover
Fight night
Toews, Miriam, 1964- author.
Klara and the sun Cover
Klara and the…
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- author.
The hidden life of trees [ebook] : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world Cover
The hidden life…
Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.
Klara and the sun Cover
Klara and the…
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954- author.
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