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Giller Prize

The sentimentalists : a novel Cover
The sentimentalists :…
Skibsrud, Johanna, 1980-
Minds of winter [ebook] Cover
Minds of winter…
O'Loughlin, Ed, author.
Fifteen dogs [book club set] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [book…
Alexis, André, 1957- 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.
Barney's version Cover
Barney's version
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Runaway [paperback] : stories Cover
Runaway [paperback] :…
Munro, Alice, 1931-
Small game hunting at the local coward gun club Cover
Small game hunting…
Coles, Megan Gail, 1981-
Son of a trickster [ebook] Cover
Son of a…
Robinson, Eden, author.
By gaslight Cover
By gaslight
Price, Steven, 1976- author.
Alias Grace Cover
Alias Grace
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- author.
Anil's ghost Cover
Anil's ghost
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
The crooked maid : a novel Cover
The crooked maid…
Vyleta, Dan.
Fifteen dogs [ebook] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [ebook]…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Do not say we have nothing [ebook] Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974-
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
Yiddish for pirates Cover
Yiddish for pirates
Barwin, Gary, author.
The party wall Cover
The party wall
Leroux, Catherine, 1979- author.
Hellgoing [ebook] : stories Cover
Hellgoing [ebook] :…
Coady, Lynn, 1970-
The Wonder : a novel Cover
The Wonder :…
Donoghue, Emma, 1969- author.
The crooked maid [paperback] : a novel Cover
The crooked maid…
Vyleta, Dan.
Minds of winter Cover
Minds of winter
O'Loughlin, Ed, author.
Bellevue Square [ebook] Cover
Bellevue Square [ebook]
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
Fifteen dogs : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs :…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Washington Black : a novel Cover
Washington Black :…
Edugyan, Esi, author.
Do not say we have nothing Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
I am a truck [ebook] Cover
I am a…
Winters, Michelle, 1972- author.
Corps conducteurs Cover
Corps conducteurs
Michaels, Sean, 1982- auteur.
The girl who was Saturday night [book club set] : a novel Cover
The girl who…
O'Neill, Heather, author.
Fifteen dogs [downloadable audio file] : an apologue Cover
Fifteen dogs [downloadable…
Alexis, André, 1957- author.
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
419 Cover
419
Ferguson, Will.
I am a truck Cover
I am a…
Winters, Michelle, 1972- author.
Through black spruce Cover
Through black spruce
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
Tell : a novel Cover
Tell : a…
Itani, Frances, 1942- author.
Son of a trickster Cover
Son of a…
Robinson, Eden, author.
Split tooth Cover
Split tooth
Tagaq, 1975- author.
Transit Cover
Transit
Cusk, Rachel, 1967- author.
Half-blood blues Cover
Half-blood blues
Edugyan, Esi.
Late nights on air [paperback] Cover
Late nights on…
Hay, Elizabeth, 1951-
Late nights on air [book club set] Cover
Late nights on…
Hay, Elizabeth, 1951-
Hellgoing : stories Cover
Hellgoing : stories
Coady, Lynn, 1970- author.
The in-between world of Vikram Lall : a novel Cover
The in-between world…
Vassanji, M. G.
Yiddish for pirates : a novel Cover
Yiddish for pirates…
Barwin, Gary, author.
Half blood blues Cover
Half blood blues
Edugyan, Esi, author.
Bellevue Square : a novel Cover
Bellevue Square :…
Redhill, Michael, 1966- author.
419 Cover
419
Ferguson, Will, author.
The bishop's man : a novel Cover
The bishop's man…
MacIntyre, Linden.
Do not say we have nothing [book club set] : a novel Cover
Do not say…
Thien, Madeleine, 1974- author.
Through black spruce Cover
Through black spruce
Boyden, Joseph, 1966- author.
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Governor General's Award

A perfect night to go to China : a novel Cover
A perfect night…
Gilmour, David, 1949-
Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
The crazy man Cover
The crazy man
Porter, Pamela, 1956- author.
La rivière du loup : roman Cover
La rivière du…
Laberge, Andrée.
Anil's ghost Cover
Anil's ghost
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Fishtailing Cover
Fishtailing
Phillips, Wendy, 1959-
Clara Callan : a novel Cover
Clara Callan :…
Wright, Richard B., 1937- author.
The fly in autumn : poems Cover
The fly in…
Zieroth, Dale, 1946-
Lives of the saints Cover
Lives of the…
Ricci, Nino, 1959- author.
Cool water Cover
Cool water
Warren, Dianne, 1950-
The December man = L'homme de décembre Cover
The December man…
Murphy, Colleen, 1954-
Fifteen days : stories of bravery, friendship, life and death from inside the new Canadian Army Cover
Fifteen days :…
Blatchford, Christie.
Children of my heart Cover
Children of my…
Roy, Gabrielle, 1909-1983.
Divisadero Cover
Divisadero
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Bone cage Cover
Bone cage
Banks, Catherine, 1957-
The spaces in between : selected poems, 1965-2001 Cover
The spaces in…
Scobie, Stephen, 1943-
Mordecai : the life & times Cover
Mordecai : the…
Foran, Charles, 1960-
Stumbling in the bloom Cover
Stumbling in the…
Pass, John, 1947-
There is a season [book club set] : a memoir in a garden Cover
There is a…
Lane, Patrick, 1939-
A salmon for Simon Cover
A salmon for…
Waterton, Betty, 1923-
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Canada Reads

Ru [large print] Cover
Ru [large print]
Thúy, Kim.
The last crossing [cd nonmusic] Cover
The last crossing…
Vanderhaeghe, Guy, 1951-
Cocksure Cover
Cocksure
Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
King Leary Cover
King Leary
Quarrington, Paul.
Icefields [book club set] Cover
Icefields [book club…
Wharton, Thomas, 1963-
Three day road Cover
Three day road
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
Ru Cover
Ru
Thúy, Kim.
Lullabies for little criminals [cd nonmusic] : a novel Cover
Lullabies for little…
O'Neill, Heather.
Something fierce : memoirs of a revolutionary daughter Cover
Something fierce :…
Aguirre, Carmen, 1967-
Indian horse [book club set] : a novel Cover
Indian horse [book…
Wagamese, Richard.
A complicated kindness [cd nonmusic, abridged] Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
Unless [book club set] Cover
Unless [book club…
Shields, Carol, 1935-2003.
Three day road [book club set] : a novel Cover
Three day road…
Boyden, Joseph, 1966-
A complicated kindness [cd nonmusic] Cover
A complicated kindness…
Toews, Miriam, 1964-
The hero's walk : a novel Cover
The hero's walk…
Badami, Anita Rau, 1961- author.
Half blood blues Cover
Half blood blues
Edugyan, Esi, author.
In the skin of a lion [book club set] : a novel Cover
In the skin…
Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
The inconvenient Indian : a curious account of Native people in North America Cover
The inconvenient Indian…
King, Thomas, 1943- author.
The best laid plans [book club set] : a novel Cover
The best laid…
Fallis, Terry.
The birth house [book club set] : a novel Cover
The birth house…
McKay, Ami, 1968-
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Man Booker Prize

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

Globe & Mail Bestsellers

99 : stories of the game Cover
99 : stories…
The Silk Roads : a new history of the world Cover
The Silk Roads…
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind Cover
Sapiens : a…
Kitchen confidential [ebook] : adventures in the culinary underbelly Cover
Kitchen confidential [ebook]…
Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike Cover
Shoe dog :…
Homo deus : a brief history of tomorrow Cover
Homo deus :…
Elon Musk : l'homme qui va changer le monde : PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity, Hyperloop Cover
Elon Musk :…
Red notice [ebook] : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice [ebook]…
Red notice : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice :…
Ugly love : a novel Cover
Ugly love :…
The innocent man [ebook] : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
The innocent man : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
It ends with us Cover
It ends with…
The innocent man [cd nonmusic] : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
Red notice : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice :…
Shoe dog [cd nonmusic] : a memoir by the creator of Nike Cover
Shoe dog [cd…
L'accusé Cover
L'accusé
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel Cover
The seven husbands…
Kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbelly Cover
Kitchen confidential :…
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New York Time Bestsellers

Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones Cover
Atomic habits :…
Clear, James, author.
It ends with us [ebook] Cover
It ends with…
Hoover, Colleen, author.
The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life Cover
The subtle art…
Manson, Mark, author.
Fann Allamoubalat = The subtle art of not giving a f*ck Cover
Fann Allamoubalat =…
Manson, Mark, author.
The silent patient Cover
The silent patient
Michaelides, Alex, 1977- author.
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 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.
L'art subtil de s'en foutre : un guide à contre-courant pour être soi-même Cover
L'art subtil de…
Manson, Mark, auteur.
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.
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo [LIBRARY CANNOT REORDER - TITLE OUT OF PRINT] Cover
The seven husbands…
Reid, Taylor Jenkins, author.
It ends with us [downloadable audio file] Cover
It ends with…
Hoover, Colleen, author.
The subtle art of not giving a f*ck [mp3 nonmusic] : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life Cover
The subtle art…
Manson, Mark, author.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author, narrator.
The subtle art of not giving a f*ck [ebook] : a counterintuitive approach to living a good life Cover
The subtle art…
Manson, Mark, author.
It ends with us Cover
It ends with…
Hoover, Colleen, author.
Ugly love : a novel Cover
Ugly love :…
Hoover, Colleen, author.
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel Cover
The seven husbands…
Reid, Taylor Jenkins, author.
Braiding sweetgrass Cover
Braiding sweetgrass
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, author narrator.
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Vancouver Sun Bestsellers

Sea of tranquility Cover
Sea of tranquility
Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979- author.
Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones Cover
Atomic habits :…
Clear, James, author.
Our missing hearts : a novel Cover
Our missing hearts…
Ng, Celeste, author.
Atlas of the heart : mapping meaningful connection and the language of human experience Cover
Atlas of the…
Brown, Brené, author.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Cover
Tomorrow, and tomorrow,…
Zevin, Gabrielle, author.
I'm glad my mom died Cover
I'm glad my…
McCurdy, Jennette, 1992- author.
The last chairlift : a novel Cover
The last chairlift…
Irving, John, 1942- author.
The myth of normal : trauma, illness & healing in a toxic culture Cover
The myth of…
Maté, Gabor, author.
Fairy tale : a novel Cover
Fairy tale :…
King, Stephen, 1947- author.
The marriage portrait Cover
The marriage portrait
O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972- author.
Ducks : two years in the oil sands Cover
Ducks : two…
Beaton, Kate, 1983- author, illustrator.
El niño, el topo, el zorro y el caballo Cover
El niño, el…
Mackesy, Charlie, author, illustrator.
Sea of tranquility Cover
Sea of tranquility
Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979- author.
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse Cover
The boy, the…
Mackesy, Charlie, author, illustrator.
Babel : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Cover
Babel : or…
Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.), author.
Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones Cover
Atomic habits :…
Clear, James, author.
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse Cover
The boy, the…
Mackesy, Charlie, author.
A heart full of headstones Cover
A heart full…
Rankin, Ian, author.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Cover
Tomorrow, and tomorrow,…
Zevin, Gabrielle, author.
True reconciliation : how to be a force for change Cover
True reconciliation :…
Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971- author.
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