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Giller Prize

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.
Fifteen dogs [downloadable audio file] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [downloadable…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Fifteen dogs [ebook] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [ebook]…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
The Orenda [book club set] Cover
The Orenda [book…
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
Son of a trickster Cover
Son of a…
Robinson, Eden, author.
The crooked maid [paperback] : a novel Cover
The crooked maid…
Vyleta, Dan.
Minds of winter Cover
Minds of winter
O'Loughlin, Ed, author.
The in-between world of Vikram Lall : a novel Cover
The in-between world…
Vassanji, M. G.
Late nights on air [book club set] Cover
Late nights on…
Hay, Elizabeth, 1951-
The sentimentalists : a novel Cover
The sentimentalists :…
Skibsrud, Johanna, 1980-
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Hellgoing : stories Cover
Hellgoing : stories
Coady, Lynn, 1970- author.
Clara Callan Cover
Clara Callan
Wright, Richard Bruce, 1937-
Barney's version [cd nonmusic] Cover
Barney's version [cd…
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001
Son of a trickster [ebook] Cover
Son of a…
Robinson, Eden, author.
Anil's ghost Cover
Anil's ghost
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Through black spruce Cover
Through black spruce
Boyden, Joseph, 1966- author.
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
Late nights on air [paperback] Cover
Late nights on…
Hay, Elizabeth, 1951-
Runaway : stories Cover
Runaway : stories
Munro, Alice, 1931-
Bellevue Square [ebook] Cover
Bellevue Square [ebook]
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
Hellgoing [ebook] : stories Cover
Hellgoing [ebook] :…
Coady, Lynn, 1970-
By gaslight Cover
By gaslight
Price, Steven, 1976- author.
The Wonder : a novel Cover
The Wonder :…
Donoghue, Emma, 1969- author.
Through black spruce Cover
Through black spruce
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
Tell : a novel Cover
Tell : a…
Itani, Frances, 1942- author.
Do not say we have nothing [book club set] : a novel Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
419 Cover
419
Ferguson, Will, author.
I am a truck Cover
I am a…
Winters, Michelle, 1972- 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.
Runaway [paperback] : stories Cover
Runaway [paperback] :…
Munro, Alice, 1931-
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
Barney's version Cover
Barney's version
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
Do not say we have nothing [mp3 nonmusic] Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
Half-blood blues Cover
Half-blood blues
Edugyan, Esi.
The bishop's man : a novel Cover
The bishop's man…
MacIntyre, Linden.
Do not say we have nothing [ebook] Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974-
Alias Grace Cover
Alias Grace
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Bloodletting & miraculous cures [book club set] : stories Cover
Bloodletting & miraculous…
Lam, Vincent.
419 Cover
419
Ferguson, Will.
The crooked maid : a novel Cover
The crooked maid…
Vyleta, Dan.
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, author.
Alias Grace Cover
Alias Grace
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
Fifteen dogs: an apologue [downloadable audio file] Cover
Fifteen dogs: an…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Fifteen dogs : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs :…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Bellevue Square : a novel Cover
Bellevue Square :…
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
The girl who was Saturday night [book club set] : a novel Cover
The girl who…
O'Neill, Heather, author.
Fifteen dogs [book club set] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [book…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Corps conducteurs Cover
Corps conducteurs
Michaels, Sean, 1982- auteur.
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Governor General's Award

Fifteen days : stories of bravery, friendship, life and death from inside the new Canadian Army Cover
Fifteen days :…
Blatchford, Christie.
Divisadero Cover
Divisadero
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
A salmon for Simon Cover
A salmon for…
Waterton, Betty, 1923-
Lives of the saints Cover
Lives of the…
Ricci, Nino, 1959- author.
A complicated kindness : a novel Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
Whatever you do, don't go near that canoe! Cover
Whatever you do,…
Lawson, Julie, 1947-
The crazy man Cover
The crazy man
Porter, Pamela Paige, 1956-
Anil's ghost Cover
Anil's ghost
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
La rivière du loup : roman Cover
La rivière du…
Laberge, Andrée.
Children of my heart Cover
Children of my…
Roy, Gabrielle, 1909-1983.
I've got a home in glory land : a lost tale of the underground railroad Cover
I've got a…
Smardz Frost, Karolyn.
Gemini summer Cover
Gemini summer
Lawrence, Iain, 1955-
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
Alphabeasts Cover
Alphabeasts
Edwards, Wallace.
The owl and the pussycat Cover
The owl and…
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888.
Stumbling in the bloom Cover
Stumbling in the…
Pass, John, 1947-
Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
A perfect night to go to China : a novel Cover
A perfect night…
Gilmour, David, 1949-
The spaces in between : selected poems, 1965-2001 Cover
The spaces in…
Scobie, Stephen, 1943-
The underpainter Cover
The underpainter
Urquhart, Jane, 1949-
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Canada Reads

Lullabies for little criminals [paperback] : a novel Cover
Lullabies for little…
O'Neill, Heather.
King Leary Cover
King Leary
Quarrington, Paul.
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 last crossing [cd nonmusic] Cover
The last crossing…
Vanderhaeghe, Guy, 1951-
Ru Cover
Ru
Thúy, Kim.
Nikolski : a novel Cover
Nikolski : a…
Dickner, Nicolas, 1972-
Icefields [book club set] Cover
Icefields [book club…
Wharton, Thomas, 1963-
The last crossing Cover
The last crossing
Vanderhaeghe, Guy, 1951-
Unless [book club set] Cover
Unless [book club…
Shields, Carol, 1935-2003.
Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
The book of negroes Cover
The book of…
Hill, Lawrence, 1957-
Three day road Cover
Three day road
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
February Cover
February
Moore, Lisa Lynne, 1964-
A complicated kindness : a novel Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
Rockbound [cd nonmusic] Cover
Rockbound [cd nonmusic]
Day, Frank Parker.
A complicated kindness [cd nonmusic, abridged] Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
In the skin of a lion : a novel Cover
In the skin…
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Rockbound Cover
Rockbound
Day, Frank Parker.
The best laid plans : a novel Cover
The best laid…
Fallis, Terry.
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Man Booker Prize

The sense of an ending Cover
The sense of…
Barnes, Julian.
The luminaries Cover
The luminaries
Catton, Eleanor, 1985- author.
The Sisters Brothers Cover
The Sisters Brothers
deWitt, Patrick, 1975-
Wolf Hall Cover
Wolf Hall
Mantel, Hilary, 1952-
Harvest [book club set] Cover
Harvest [book club…
Crace, Jim
The narrow road to the deep north : a novel Cover
The narrow road…
Flanagan, Richard, 1961- author.
On Chesil Beach Cover
On Chesil Beach
McEwan, Ian, author.
The white tiger : a novel Cover
The white tiger…
Adiga, Aravind, author.
A brief history of seven killings Cover
A brief history…
James, Marlon, 1970-
The secret river Cover
The secret river
Grenville, Kate, , 1950-
On Chesil Beach Cover
On Chesil Beach
McEwan, Ian.
Bring up the bodies Cover
Bring up the…
Mantel, Hilary, 1952-
The successor : a novel Cover
The successor :…
Kadare, Ismail.
L'histoire de Pi Cover
L'histoire de Pi
Martel, Yann.
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.
Half-blood blues Cover
Half-blood blues
Edugyan, Esi.
Mother's milk : a novel Cover
Mother's milk :…
St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960-
The Finkler question Cover
The Finkler question
Jacobson, Howard.
The luminaries Cover
The luminaries
Catton, Eleanor, 1985- author.
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Bestsellers:

Globe & Mail Bestsellers

Six feet under. The complete 1st season, disc 2 [dvd] Cover
Six feet under.…
Bells & whistles [cd music] Cover
Bells & whistles…
One perfect lie [cd nonmusic] Cover
One perfect lie…
Mirror image [ebook] Cover
Mirror image [ebook]
Becoming Cover
Becoming
One perfect lie Cover
One perfect lie
The handmaid's tale Cover
The handmaid's tale
Sweet lesbian love stories [paperback] : an anthology of queer romance shorts Cover
Sweet lesbian love…
The handmaid's tale [ebook] Cover
The handmaid's tale…
The odd couple [cd music] Cover
The odd couple…
The handmaid's tale [mp3 nonmusic] Cover
The handmaid's tale…
One perfect lie [large print] Cover
One perfect lie…
The outsider : a novel Cover
The outsider :…
Becoming Cover
Becoming
On-the-loose dreams [cd music] Cover
On-the-loose dreams [cd…
The handmaid's tale Cover
The handmaid's tale
The outsider : a novel Cover
The outsider :…
Becoming Cover
Becoming
Ambush Cover
Ambush
Educated : a memoir Cover
Educated : a…
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New York Time Bestsellers

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.
You are a badass : how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life Cover
You are a…
Sincero, Jen, 1965- author, narrator.
The five love languages : how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption Cover
Just mercy :…
Stevenson, Bryan, author.
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author.
Outliers [cd nonmusic] : the story of success Cover
Outliers [cd nonmusic]…
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
You are a bad ass : how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life Cover
You are a…
Sincero, Jen, 1965- author.
The five love languages of children Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
The five love languages for singles [downloadable audio file] Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind Cover
Sapiens : a…
Harari, Yuval N., author.
You are a badass [downloadable audio file] : how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life Cover
You are a…
Sincero, Jen, 1965-
Thinking, fast and slow Cover
Thinking, fast and…
Kahneman, Daniel, 1934-
The handmaid's tale [cd nonmusic] Cover
The handmaid's tale…
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
Leo Strauss and the politics of American empire Cover
Leo Strauss and…
Norton, Anne.
Being mortal [large print] : medicine and what matters in the end Cover
Being mortal [large…
Gawande, Atul, author.
Sapiens Cover
Sapiens
Harari, Yuval N., author.
The five love languages [downloadable audio file] : the secret to love that lasts Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
Outliers : the story of success Cover
Outliers : the…
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
The five love languages of teenagers Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end Cover
Being mortal :…
Gawande, Atul, author.
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Vancouver Sun Bestsellers

Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
A very stable genius! : @realDonaldTrump Cover
A very stable…
Luckovich, Mike, 1960- author, illustrator.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Say nothing : a true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland Cover
Say nothing :…
Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976- author.
The innocents : a novel Cover
The innocents :…
Crummey, Michael, 1965- author.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
The body : a guide for occupants Cover
The body :…
Bryson, Bill, author.
The testaments Cover
The testaments
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
Talking to strangers : what we should know about the people we don't know Cover
Talking to strangers…
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- author, narrator.
Say nothing : a true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland Cover
Say nothing :…
Keefe, Patrick Radden, 1976- author.
Talking to strangers : what we should know about the people we don't know Cover
Talking to strangers…
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- author.
Holy sister Cover
Holy sister
Lawrence, Mark, 1966- author.
Talking to strangers : what we should know about the people we don't know Cover
Talking to strangers…
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963- author.
Celtic Empire Cover
Celtic Empire
Cussler, Clive, author.
The testaments Cover
The testaments
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
Drive your plow over the bones of the dead Cover
Drive your plow…
Tokarczuk, Olga, 1962- author.
Celtic empire Cover
Celtic empire
Cussler, Clive, author.
The priory of the orange tree Cover
The priory of…
Shannon, Samantha, 1991- author.
Celtic Empire Cover
Celtic Empire
Cussler, Clive, author.
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