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Giller Prize

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

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

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

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

Globe & Mail Bestsellers

Sapiens Cover
Sapiens
The innocent man [large print] : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
Sycamore Row Cover
Sycamore Row
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind Cover
Sapiens : a…
The innocent man [cd nonmusic] : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
The affair Cover
The affair
The affair [cd nonmusic] Cover
The affair [cd…
The affair : a Reacher novel Cover
The affair :…
Shoe dog : a memoir by the creator of Nike Cover
Shoe dog :…
The Silk Roads : a new history of the world Cover
The Silk Roads…
Elon Musk : Tesla, SpaceX, and the quest for a fantastic future Cover
Elon Musk :…
Sycamore Row [downloadable audio file] Cover
Sycamore Row [downloadable…
Kitchen confidential [ebook] : adventures in the culinary underbelly Cover
Kitchen confidential [ebook]…
The affair [downloadable audio file] : a Reacher novel Cover
The affair [downloadable…
Kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbelly Cover
Kitchen confidential :…
Sycamore Row [ebook] Cover
Sycamore Row [ebook]
Red notice : a true story of high finance, murder, and one man's fight for justice Cover
Red notice :…
The innocent man [ebook] : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
Sycamore Row Cover
Sycamore Row
The innocent man : murder and injustice in a small town Cover
The innocent man…
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New York Time Bestsellers

Superlife : the 5 forces that will make you healthy, fit, and eternally awesome Cover
Superlife : the…
Olien, Darin, author.
The five love languages of teenagers Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
All the light we cannot see [paperback] : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
All the light we cannot see [book club set] : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.
All the light we cannot see [cd nonmusic] Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- author.
The song of Achilles Cover
The song of…
Miller, Madeline.
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants Cover
Braiding sweetgrass :…
Kimmerer, Robin Wall, 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 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-
All the light we cannot see [large print] Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption Cover
Just mercy :…
Stevenson, Bryan, author.
The five love languages [downloadable audio file] : the secret to love that lasts Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
Alexander Hamilton Cover
Alexander Hamilton
Chernow, Ron, author.
The nightingale Cover
The nightingale
Hannah, Kristin, author.
All the light we cannot see [downloadable audio file] : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973- 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.
The five love languages : how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate Cover
The five love…
Chapman, Gary D., 1938-
The warmth of other suns : the epic story of America's great migration Cover
The warmth of…
Wilkerson, Isabel.
All the light we cannot see : a novel Cover
All the light…
Doerr, Anthony, 1973-
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Vancouver Sun Bestsellers

Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Vesper Flights. Cover
Vesper Flights.
Macdonald, Helen.
Such a fun age : a novel Cover
Such a fun…
Reid, Kiley, author.
The wake : The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami Cover
The wake :…
MacIntyre, Linden, author.
Where the crawdads sing [LARGE PRINT] Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
The wake : the deadly legacy of a Newfoundland tsunami Cover
The wake :…
MacIntyre, Linden, author.
The vanishing half Cover
The vanishing half
Bennett, Brit, author.
Entangled life : how fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures Cover
Entangled life :…
Sheldrake, Merlin, author.
Such a fun age : a novel Cover
Such a fun…
Reid, Kiley, author.
Where the crawdads sing Cover
Where the crawdads…
Owens, Delia, author.
The skin we're in : a year of Black resistance and power Cover
The skin we're…
Cole, Desmond, 1982- author.
How to be an antiracist Cover
How to be…
Kendi, Ibram X., author.
A History of My Brief Body. Cover
A History of…
Belcourt, Billy-Ray.
Such a fun age : a novel Cover
Such a fun…
Reid, Kiley, author.
Such a fun age : a novel Cover
Such a fun…
Reid, Kiley, author.
Greenwood Cover
Greenwood
Christie, Michael, 1976- author.
Untamed Cover
Untamed
Doyle, Glennon, 1976- author.
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