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In his #1 bestselling 2004 CBC Massey Lectures, Ronald Wright considers the most urgent questions of the twenty-first century, and of our survival on this earth.
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With wit, compassion, and humor Tim Wynne-Jones explores the fictional territory he knows best -- the prickly ties that bind families and the murky connections between imagination and real life.
Ages 11 and up
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A veteran journalist takes on the very topical subject of abuse within the Catholic church, in this hard-hitting novel about a boarding school for "troublesome" teenaged boys.
Ages 14 and up
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From the author of the award-winning The Sisters Brothers comes a dark, boozy, and hilarious tale from the LA underworld.
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An extraordinarily well-written, compassionate and compelling novel about what to do when something you've always feared seems to be becoming all too real.
Ages 9 and up
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Ken Babstock's brilliant third collection of poetry testifies to the harrowing beauty of everyday experience.
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The best of the beloved Alden Nowlan's explicitly honest, direct, and insightful poetry.
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Lisa Moore's Alligator moves with the swiftness of a gator in attack mode through the lives of a group of brilliantly rendered characters in contemporary St. John's, Newfoundland.
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Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts the issue of racial hatred.
Ages 9 to 11
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Kathleen Winter's stunning debut novel, a #1 national bestseller, is a beautifully sensitive story of family, identity, and the yearning to belong.
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