Bookmark Charlottetown 2022 Christmas Catalogue

Gifts for Bibliophiles

Revenge of the Librarians

TOM GAULD

Tom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist’s signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones

$29.95 HC Drawn & Quarterly Publications

Remainders of the Day

A Bookshop Diary

SHAUN

New from the author of Confessions of a Bookseller and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, another hilariously grumpy year behind the counter at The Bookshop. Though diaries of daily life, Shaun Bythell has created an endearing and cozy world for booklovers, a warm and welcome memoir of a life in books

$36.99 HC David R. Godine

Great Short Books

A Year of Reading-Briefly KENNETH C DAVIS

A delightful, entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time from a bestselling historian, author, and lifelong reader. Fall back into the joys of literature with an extraordinary book for book lovers: a compulsively readable, deeply engaging list of great short novels.

$37.00 HC Scribner

Puffin in Bloom Series

Socks

OUT OF PRINT

Bedside Companion for Book Lovers

An Anthology of Literary Delights for Every Night of the Year

JANE MCMORLAND HUNTER

A glorious treasury of literary curiosities for every night of the year. Bedside Companion for Book Lovers contains an eclectic mix of fact and fiction, letters, diaries, essays, and dedications, all suffused with the joys of books and reading. The perfect gift for the bibliophile in your life. $32.99 HC Batsford

Novelist as a Vocation

A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the author's own novels. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.

$34.00 HC Doubleday Canada

Ex Libris

50 Postcards

MICHIKO KAKUTANI

Send and receive gorgeous literary postcards featuring book recommendations from Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani and stunning original cover art from illustrator Dana Tanamachi.

$23.99 stationery Clarkson Potter

Recharge Book Light

Balvi Bookends – Support for books, fun for readers.

BALVI

PRACTICAL. Ideal to keep books organized on a shelf or desk and prevent them from falling. DECORATIVE. Its original design will give your spaces a fun touch. RESISTANT. Made of metal for greater strength and durability. It has silicone at the base to avoid slides. PERFECT GIFT. Original gift idea for animal and book lovers, students and children. From $22.99 ea.

MIGHTY BRIGHT

No need for batteries means you save money and put less hazardous waste into landfills. We believe this is the best book light on the market today! 20" micro USB charging cable included (USB charging block not included).

2-10 LUMENS | 3000K | 10" x 1" x 1" Available in 5 colours $39.99, ea.

Each purchase helps to fund literacy programs and book donations to communities in need. Part of the Puffin in Bloom collection - illustrations by Anna Bond. Unisex style in small and large, 75% cotton, 20% polyester, 5% spandex $16.99 ea.

Bookmark’s booksellers are passionate book people and an eclectic group of readers with wide ranging interests. We collectively read hundreds of books a year, talk about hundreds and hundreds more within our community of readers, and love to be asked the question, ‘What are you reading?’

For us, it is quite a thrill to share a favourite book and see others fall in love with it. We believe that these very human-to-human interactions and recommendations will beat a computer-to-human algorithm generated recommendation every time! So, we are excited to share our 2022 list of favourite books as well as some of our perennial favourites. You can find all of these titles on the shelves at Bookmark.

Caitlin's Picks

Paradais

FERNANDA MELCHOR

Witches A Novel BRENDA LOZANO

Told through the perspective of two women in Mexico. One is a journalist and the other is a famed healer. The similarities and differences of their stories are profoundly fascinating. This book is rivetingly good.

Here Be Icebergs

KATYA ADAUI

Here Be Icebergs consists of several short stories about the relationships between family members. The stories are vignettes of moments in these family lives. The writing is concise and biting. So great.

The writing of Fernanda Melchor is singular. This intense, fast-paced novel just builds and builds and you know what is coming at the end but you just cannot stop reading. And when you are done you just think, wow.

Woman Running in the Mountains

YŪKO TSUSHIMA

Beautifully written about the struggles of finding your place. The main character of this book is someone you want to root for. The novel makes you experience what the protagonist is going through. Heartbreakingly good.

Weasels in the Attic

HIROKO OYAMADA

Hiroko Oyamada writes these amazing surrealistic novellas. In this interconnected short story collection, she continues exploring the bizarre while making clever comments about the society we live in.

Ben's Picks

Ducks

Two Years in the Oil Sands KATE BEATON

Either/Or

ELIF BATUMAN

One of the funniest books I’ve read all year. Sardonic, humorous in a bone-dry way, and incredibly succinct in its descriptions of the transition between childhood and adult life that university represents.

The best graphic novel of the year: hilarious, gutwrenching, and so deeply true to the experience of an artist forced to compromise their dreams for the realities of life in the 21st century.

Vox Machina: Kith and Kin Critical Role Series MARIEKE NIJKAMP

The Candy House

A Novel

JENNIFER EGAN

Intensely revealing about the state of society’s obsession with social media. Egan is a master of dialogue and character, and the people in this book will stay with you for weeks after you’ve read it.

The storytelling here is so lived-in and confident. World-building, character, plot - The author balances it all expertly and makes the siblings at the centre of the narrative feel like fully fleshed out, grounded people despite the high fantasy setting.

100 Poems

SEAMUS HEANEY

I never used to understand poetry- before I was introduced to Seamus Heaney, that is. An entire career’s worth of revelations brought out in smallscale imagery, this collection is simply a must for any fan of Irish poetry..

Aaron's Picks

ERNEST HEMINGWAY They Say Blue

JILLIAN TAMAKI

The Nineties

A Book

CHUCK KLOSTERMAN

Klosterman's early hit Sex Drugs

And Cocoa Puffs burned with "Angry Young Man" rage, but he's changed a lot since then and this collection of essays looks at the decade with cool remove.

Fantastic pictures paired with the bounceanywhere musings of a child's mind.

Stay True

A Memoir

HUA HSU

We Don't Know Ourselves

A Personal History Of Modern Ireland

FINTAN O'TOOLE

The way O'Toole connects the many details in We Don't Know Ourselves to his own life is brilliant. As entertaining as it is huge.

More about the 90s! Hsu writes criticism at The New Yorker that leaves me wanting more. It has arrived in this memoir about his years as a misfit at Berkeley and a charismatic friend who changes the course of Hsu's life.

Animal Person Stories

ALEXANDER MACLEOD

There's something chilling about this new collection from MacLeod, even the one set in California can't escape it. Beautiful stories from one of the best in the Maritimes.

The Doloriad

Novel MISSOURI WILLIAMS

of Geek Love and The Road, this grotesque and depraved literary debut tells the story of a postapocalyptic family dynamic that is utterly unforgettable.

Erica's

Bliss Montage Stories

Picks

A good book has no ending.

Shrines of Gaiety

The

Marriage

Portrait

O’Farrell is such a wonderful author for many reasons but I particularly love how she sets tone and place. I basically read this in one sitting, at the edge of my seat, absolutely absorbed in Lucrezia’s world. As with Hamnet, I kept hoping, from what we know from the historic accounts of this character, that history might be changed.

The Night Ship

JESS KIDD

Another book I loved that is based on a true story. Jess Kidd is a wonderful storyteller and you get emersed in both worlds of this novel — with Mayken aboard the Batvia, one of the greatest ships of the Dutch Golden Age and with Gil, on a small island outport off the West coast of Australia.

Prepare to be emersed in the underworld of London in the Roaring 20s! Set in London after the Great War, loyalty is demanded and debts repaid. Who is really in control?

The Bullet That Missed

RICHARD OSMAN

I absolutely love this series! There’s always a dark side to the mystery the friends are solving but it’s quirky, funny, and heartwarming at the same time. I want to live there!

The Rabbit Hole

This is my type of mystery! Who’s good? Who’s bad? What’s real? This was the first Billingham I’ve read but now will go down the proverbial “rabbit hole” to get all his backlist.

Leslie's Picks

Three VALERIE PERRIN

For anyone who loved Fresh Water For Flowers – Perrin’s new novel doesn’t disappoint. 3 friends growing up in rural France, dreaming of a life together in Paris. Complications ensue. I couldn’t put it down.

Pandora's Jar Women in the Greek Myths

NATALIE HAYNES

I’m always excited for a new Natalie Haynes. This time it’s non-fiction, centering the chapters on the women involved in some of the best known stories in Greek mythology. Haynes is a comedian as well as a classicist, and her humour comes through loud and clear.

All the Seas of the World

GUY

GAVRIEL KAY

I haven’t been reading much fantasy in the last few years, and I’m so glad I went back to it with this wonderful book. Kay’s writing is so beautiful, the characters are incredibly interesting and the world-building is fantastic.

The Marriage Portrait MAGGIE O’FARRELL

Does anyone else get nervous about reading a follow up to a book you loved? What if it’s not as good? No need to worry – this is wonderful. Renaissance Italy comes alive, and I really didn’t want it to end.

Off With Her Head

Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power ELEANOR HERMAN

Why is it that women with power are treated differently? This book does a wonderful job of covering the historic misogyny faced by women who dare to seek it.

Dan's

Off the Record

PETER MANSBRIDGE

This is the perfect gift for avid CBC listeners. Peter is a great storyteller. Bob Rae says, ‘Peter is a warm and thoughtful man’ and through these anecdotes offers a way to live responsibly in our fractured world.

Freezing Order

A True Story of Money

Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

BILL BROWDER

A financial caper, an international adventure, and a passionate plea for justice. Chronicles how Browder became Vladimir Putin’s number one enemy by exposing Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way.

In Praise of Good Bookstores

What makes a good bookstore? This is an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstores and the attributes that contribute to successful ones.

The Flag and the Cross

White Christian Nationalism and the Threat

to American Democracy

PHILIP S GORSKI SAMUEL L PERRY

JEMAR

TISBY

New York Times bestselling author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. This is an important book that will help you understand the very real forces that imperil American democracy.

The History of Rain

STEPHENS GERARD MALONE

This literary historical fiction is the perfect gift for reader who likes gardening.

10 Kids Board Books

They Say Blue

JILLIAN

Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books

Caldecott and Printz Honor-winning illustrator Jillian Tamaki brings us a poetic exploration of colour and nature from a young child’s point of view.

$14.99 BB Groundwood Books

The Joyful Book

TODD PARR

Whether it's celebrating a holiday, sharing a meal, or learning new things, The Joyful Book inspires readers of all ages to spread the joy near and far, to loved ones and friends.

$11.99 BB Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Hat On, Hat Off

THEO HERAS

Toddlers will delight in choosing their own hats after sharing charming story, now available in sturdy board book format. A simple, rhythmic text that reflects the everyday challenge of getting a busy toddler ready to go out.

$13.95 BB Pajama Press

My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin

The first book in a brand new read-aloud board book series for the youngest Moomin fans! With gorgeous illustrations and a soothing story, this is the perfect book for bedtime.

$16.99 BB Penguin UK

We Love Books!

Bookscape Board Books

INGELA P

Simple text and jubilant illustrations introduce babies and toddlers to a word of books and usher in an early appreciation for reading! Delightfully petite, Bookscape Board Books' chunkiness and unique layers give them a tactile, toylike quality that begs to be picked up.

$13.50 BB Chronicle Books

Hats Are Not for Cats!

JACQUELINE K RAYNER

Are hats for cats?! A big, bossy dog and a determined cat disagree. This funny rhyming romp—with a large cast of cats and hats—leads readers to the perfect conclusion: hats are for everyone!

$10.99 BB HarperCollins

My Promise

JILLIAN

A stunning board book that shows little ones they will be loved unconditionally and empowers parents and caregivers to raise wellrounded, resilient individuals.

$10.95 BB Orca Book Publishing

Snowmen at Work

CAROLYN BUEHNE ILLUSTRATED

If you were a snowman, what job would you choose? This fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Snowmen series is a gleeful, goofy delight. Kids will love spotting the silly details in each illustration, and the hidden pictures too.

$11.99 BB Penguin Young Readers

When Winter Comes

AIMEE BISSONETTE

ILLUSTRATED

A sweet poetic board book celebrating the vibrancy of wildlife and families in the outdoors in winter. Though a forest may be blanketed in snow or a lake frozen over, families who enjoy the outdoors in winter, happily bundled up to play in the energizing weather, know that wildlife is still teeming there.

$10.99 BB Sasquatch Books

Bear Can’t Sleep

KARMA

It’s winter and deep in the forest, Bear should be fast asleep. But when his friends come by to check on him, they realize that Bear is still awake!

$11.99 BB Little Simon

Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants

ROBIN WALL KIMMERER

ADAPTED BY MONIQUE GRAY SMITH

ILLUSTRATED BY NICOLE NEIDHARDT

Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrates how all living things provide us with gifts and lessons every day.

$19.99 PB Lerner Publishing

The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers

A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits

RACHEL POLIQUIN

Welcome to the weirdest museum you’ll ever explore—the one inside your body.

$24.95 HC Greystone Books

The Late, Great Endlings

Stories of the Last Survivors

DEBORAH KERBEL

ILLUSTRATED BY AIMEE VAN DRIMMELEN

The Late, Great Endlings pays homage to some of the more well-known endlings of the past century with rhyming stanzas that accompany watercolor illustrations and factual descriptions of each animal.

$21.95 HC Orca Book Publishers

An Anthology of Aquatic Life

An Anthology of Aquatic Life is a stunning ocean encyclopedia for young readers to explore with reference pages packed with fascinating information. Little learners will be captivated as they discover the facts, stories, and myths behind their favourite sea-life animals.

$28.99 HC DK Children

The Reading Adventure

100 Books to Check Out Before You’re 12

CURATED BY WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS

Packed with reviews, recommendations, and exclusive author interviews, The Reading Adventure: 100 Books To Check Out Before You're 12 will inspire young readers to discover a diverse range of books beyond the curriculum.

$25.99 HC DK

More Than Money How Economic Inequality Affects Everything

HADLEY DYER AND MITCHELL BERNARD

ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL GILL

With vivid, energetic illustrations and tips for how to investigate topics of interest, readers learn the most important issues and ideas in economics.

$14.95 PB Annick Press

Little People, Big Dream: Terry Fox

MARIA ISABEL SANCHEZ VEGARA ILLUSTRATED BY T. CONNOR

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Terry Fox, the legendary Canadian who ran the Marathon of Hope.

$19.99 HC Frances Lincoln Children’s Books

Unstoppable Us Volume 1

YUVAL NOAH HARARI ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD ZAPLANA RUIZ

From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, brand-new illustrated book for middle-grade readers that looks at the epic true story of humankind.

$29.99 HC Tundra Book Group

Kids Can Cook Anything!

The Complete How-to Cookbook for Young Chefs AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN KIDS Have you ever wondered about the best way to chop an onion or separate an egg? Or even how to make fancy-looking Chocolate Pastry Puffs for breakfast and Oven-Baked Chicken with Teriyaki Sauce for dinner? This book answers all those questions and more.

$29.99 HC America’s Test Kitchen

The Moon

Discover the Mysteries of Earth’s Closest Neighbor

SANLYN BUXNER

PAMELA GAY GEORGIANA KRAMER

This fascinating guide introduces 7-9-year-olds to the moon’s past, present, and future. Packed with mind-blowing facts, this incredible book of the moon is perfect for space lovers everywhere.

$19.99 HC DK

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie!

Volume 5

MO WILLEMS

This BIGGIE bind-up of Elephant & Piggie adventures will make readers want to celebrate! This bind-up includes the titles: I Am Invited to a Party!; I Will Surprise My Friend!; Happy Pig Day!; Waiting Is Not Easy!; and The Thank You Book.

$22.99 HC Hyperion Books for Children

I's the B'y

The Beloved Folk Song

LAUREN SOLOY

In this gorgeous picture book, Maritime artist and children’s writer Lauren Soloy honors the song and its birthplace with rich, captivating illustrations of bobbing boats, leaping humpback whales, violinplaying fish, dancing people, starry skies, and stormy seas.

$22.95 HC Illustrations Greystone Books

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

MAC BARNETT AND JON KLASSEN

A brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on the beloved classic, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, from renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo and picture book pioneers Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen!

$24.99 HC full-colour illustrations Scholastic Inc.

The Most Magnificent Idea

ASHLEY SPIRES

Award-winning and bestselling author-illustrator Ashley Spires ingeniously captures the ups and downs of the creative process in this delightful picture book starring the beloved characters from The Most Magnificent Thing.

$21.99 HC Kids Can Press

Green is for Christmas

DREW DAYWALT

OLIVER JEFFERS

In this Christmas story starring the crayons from the #1 New York Times bestseller The Day The Crayons Quit, Green Crayon is certain that he is the only Christmas color in the box. Of course, Red, White, Silver and even Tan have something to say about that...

$13.99 HC Penguin Young Readers

Hey, Bruce! An Interactive Book RYAN HIGGINS

In Hey, Bruce!, Bruce the bear experiences . . . well, whatever readers want him to. Bruce's life is what YOU, the reader, make it in this special interactive addition to the award-winning Mother Bruce series.

$22.99 HC Disney-Hyperion

Farmhouse

SOPHIE BLACKALL

This glorious new picture book is as lavish and moving a tribute to a storied, beloved place as Hello Lighthouse. Join the awardwinning, best-selling Sophie Blackall as she takes readers on an enchanting visit to a farmhouse across time, to a place that echoes with stories.

$23.99 HC Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Still This Love Goes On

BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE ILLUSTRATED BY

Based on Sainte-Marie’s song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On combines Flett’s breathtaking art with vivid lyrics to craft a stunning portrait of a Cree worldview. At the heart of this picture book is a gentle message about missing our loved ones, and the promise of seeing each other again.

$22.95 HC Greystone Books

Night Lunch

ERIC FAN ILLUSTRATED BY DENA SEIFERLING

This dreamlike picture book is a magical ode to Victorian lunch wagons. Evoking the sounds, sights, smells, and tastes of the city at night, Night Lunch reveals how empathy and kindness as well as dignity and gratitude can be found in the most unexpected places.

$24.99 HC Tundra Books

How to Teach Your Cat a Trick

In Five Easy Steps

NICOLA WINSTANLEY ZOE SI

In this hilarious and clever followup to How to Give Your Cat a Bath, a boy, a dog, and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to learn a trick.

$21.99 HC Tundra Books

Yasmin Figures It Out!

Keeper of Lost Cities: Stellarlune

Spy School Project

X

STUART GIBBS

SAADIA

Join Yasmin in four new adventures that put her courage and problem-solving skills to the test! No matter the challenge, puzzle, or mystery, Yasmin gives her all to figure it out!

$7.95 PB Capstone

One More Mountain

Breadwinner Series #5

SHANNON MESSENGER

In this stunning ninth book in the bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie and her friends discover the true meaning of power—and evil.

$29.99 HC Aladdin

In the tenth book in the Spy School series, Ben Ripley’s longtime nemesis, Murray Hill, has put a price on Ben’s head and accused him of being at the center of a conspiracy on the internet. Now Ben finds himself in his greatest danger yet, on the run from both assassins and conspiracy theorists.

$21.99 HC Simon and Schuster

Apartment 713

KEVIN SYLVESTER

Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork, and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves in surprising ways!

$21.99 HC HarperCollins

DEBORAH ELLIS

It’s 2021, and the Taliban have regained power in Afghanistan. Parvana and Shauzia, the brave protagonists of The Breadwinner, must now flee to escape new dangers from an old enemy.

$18.99 HC Groundwood Books

The Stars Did Wander Darkling

COLIN

MELOY

A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil Gaiman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix, from New York Times bestselling author and the Decemberists’ lead singer/songwriter, Colin Meloy.

$21.99 HC HarperCollins

Pages and Company

The Treehouse Library

ANNA JAMES

MARCO GUADALUPI

The fifth and penultimate book in the bestselling Bookwandering series. As Tilly and Milo hurtle towards their final showdown with the Alchemist, the stakes are higher than ever –though there is always time for hot chocolate!

$21.99 HC HarperCollins

The Undercover Book List

COLLEEN NELSON

He's known as the class troublemaker. She's known as the bookworm. But when every note they send is anonymous, identity is suddenly what they make it.

$15.95 PB Pajama Press

The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams

MINDY THOMPSON

This moving story about a magical bookstore explores the way war can shape a family and is perfect for book lovers everywhere, especially fans of Pages & Co., Pax, and Wolf Hollow

$12.49 PB Penguin

Children of the Fox: Thieves of Shadow Book One

KEVIN SANDS

From the bestselling author of The Blackthorn Key series comes a thrilling Ocean's Eleven-like heist story for young readers. Five kids with unusual talents are brought together to commit an impossible crime. Failure is unacceptable . . . but success could be deadly.

$11.99 PB Tundra Book Group

Kids Graphic Novels

The Wolf Suit

SID SHARP

A hilarious and touching graphic novel about the pressures of conformity and conquering fear by finding community. With humor, darkness, and insight reminiscent of Jon Klassen and Edward Gorey, Sharp turns the idiom “wolf in sheep’s clothing” on its head. The perfect contemporary folktale to press into the hands of anyone who has felt they need to pretend to be someone else.

$22.99 HC Annick Press

Speak Up!

REBECCA BURGESS

For fans of Click and Brave, this touching coming-of-age middle grade graphic novel debut follows an autistic girl who finds friendship where she least expects it and learns to express her true self in a world where everyone defines her by her differences.

$16.99 PB HarperCollins

Narwhalicorn and Jelly

A Narwhal and Jelly Book 7

BEN CLANTON

In the hilarious seventh book of this blockbuster graphic novel series, Narwhal wishes to see a unicorn — and actually becomes one!

$16.99 HC Tundra Books

Paws

Mindy Makes Some Space

NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

MICHELE ASSARASAKORN

Your favorite dog-walkers are back with even more cute animals— and even more friendship and family drama—in this funny and heartwarming story perfect for fans of Real Friends, Roller Girl, and Allergic!

$17.99 PB Penguin Young Readers

The Shattered Shore

Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly #8

JORDAN QUINN

In the eighth installment of the exciting Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly graphic novel chapter book series, Ruskin and his friends travel to a distant island.

$12.99 PB Little Simon

The Greatest in the World!

BEN CLANTON

Two spud siblings face off in a series of epic challenges in this first installment of a new and hilariously silly graphic novel chapter book series from the bestselling creator of the Narwhal and Jelly books.

$15.99 HC Illustrations Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Enemies

SVETLANA CHMAKOVA

Felicity’s sure she’s going to do something big. Exactly what is still a mystery, but she’ll figure it out. Her sister, Letty, teases Felicity that she never finishes stuff, but that’s just because Letty is so perfect.

$17.00 PB Yen Press

My Aunt Is a Monster

REIMENA YEE

Safia thought that being blind meant she would only get to go on adventures through her audiobooks. This all changes when she goes to live with a distant and mysterious aunt, Lady Whimsy, who takes Safia on the journey of a lifetime!

$18.99 PB Random House Children’s Books

Unicornado

Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure DANA

SIMPSON

A new school year means many things for nine-year-old Phoebe Howell and her unicorn best friend, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. They prepare for a school dance (lame!), meet new friends (ghosts and gnomes and goblins, OH MY!), and even experience a rare supernatural phenomenon called a Unicornado!

$15.99 PB Andrews McMeel Publishing

Rover and Speck

This Planet Rocks JONATHAN ROTH

In this one-of-a-kind graphic novel, two mismatched rovers meet on a distant planet and discover that space exploration is not what they expected! A perfect space adventure for aspiring (and armchair) astronauts everywhere!

$16.99 HC Kids Can Press

This Is How We Love

From the celebrated author of February and Caught comes an exhilarating new novel that asks: What makes a family? How does it shape us? And can we ever really choose who we love? A tour de force of storytelling and craft, This is How We Love brings us a cast of characters so rich and true they could only have been written by Lisa Moore.

$32.99 HC House of Anansi Press Inc

Less Is Lost

The Arthur Less Books #2

ANDREW SEAN GREER

With all of the irrepressible wit and musicality that made Less a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning, must-read breakout book, Less Is Lost is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life in America, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way.

$37.00 HC Little, Brown and Company

We Spread

At once compassionate and uncanny, told in spare, hypnotic prose, Iain Reid’s genre-defying third novel explores questions of conformity, art, productivity, relationships, and what, ultimately, it means to grow old.

$29.99 HC Simon & Schuster

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Single Rose

From the best-selling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog comes a story about a woman's journey to discover the father she never knew and a love she never thought possible.

$23.95 PB Europa Editions

All the Broken Places

From the New York Times bestselling author John Boyne, a devastating, beautiful story about a woman who must confront the sins of her own terrible past, and a present in which it is never too late for bravery.

$36.95 HC Doubleday Canada

Rafael Has Pretty Eyes

ELAINE MCCLUSKEY

Smart, compassionate, and often hilarious, McCluskey's short stories explore the absurdity and interconnectedness of life in the Maritimes. These characters will stick with you.

$22.95 PB Goose Lane Editions

Liberation Day Stories

GEORGE SAUNDERS

The “best short-story writer in English” (Time) is back with a masterful collection that cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose—wickedly funny, unsentimental, and exquisitely tuned—Saunders continues to challenge and surprise.

$37.99 HC Random House

The Sleeping Car

Porter

SUZETTE MAYR

Shortlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize

When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair.

$23.95 PB Coach House Books

Euphoria

ELIN CULLHED TRANSLATED BY JENNIFER HAYASHIDA

A woman's life, erupting with brilliance and promise, is fissured by betrayal and the pressures of duty. What had once seemed a pastoral family idyll has become a trap, and she struggles between being the wife and mother she is bound to be and wanting to do and be so much more. The woman in question is Sylvia Plath in the final year of her life.

$37.95 HC Canongate Books

Book Nerd Pouch

AN UNDERLINED BY OUT OF PRINT COLLABORATION

Each purchase helps to fund literacy programs and book donations to communities in need.

9" w x 6" h printed cotton pouch $16.99 100% cotton canvas with inner pocket

15" w x 17" h tote $28.00

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Some Hellish

NICHOLAS HERRING

Sharp, devilishly funny, and unforgettable.

Some Hellish tells the story of Herring, a lobster fisherman who, in the face of a near-death experience, decides to confront the things he fears most.

Winner, Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.

$24.95 PB Goose Lane Editions

Shrines of Gaiety

A Novel

KATE ATKINSON

1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. With her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson gives us a window in a vanished world.

$36.00 HC Doubleday Canada

The Marriage Portrait

From the author of the breakout bestseller Hamnet—winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Women’s Prize—an electrifying new novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de Medici.

$34.00 HC Knopf Canada

Demon Copperhead

A Novel

BARBARA KINGSOLVER

Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.

$26.99 PB HarperCollins

The Tragedy of Eva Mott

DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS

The Tragedy of Eva Mott has all the power and brilliance--and many flashes of wry humour--of David Adams Richards at the very top of his form. It will attract controversy, but its fierce authenticity cannot be denied.

$36.95 HC Doubleday Canada

Where the Silver River Ends

A Novel ANNA QUON

At the crossroads of youthful hope and the startling magic of coincidence, Where the Silver River Ends delves deep into mixed-race identity, systemic oppression, family reconciliation, and what happens when we gather the courage to slip out of the current and make our own way in the world.

$22.95 PB Invisible Publishing

Fayne A Novel ANN-MARIE MACDONALD

A beloved writer returns with a tale of science, magyk, love and identity. In the late nineteenth century, Charlotte Bell is growing up at Fayne, a vast and lonely estate straddling the border between England and Scotland, where she has been kept from the world by her adoring father, Lord Henry Bell, owing to a mysterious condition.

$40.00 HC Knopf Canada

The Winners A Novel

FREDRIK BACKMAN

A breathtaking new novel from the author of Anxious People and A Man Called Ove, The Winners returns to the close-knit, resilient community of Beartown for a story about first loves, second chances, and last goodbyes.

$26.99 PB Simon & Schuster

Foster

CLAIRE KEEGAN

An international bestseller and one of The Times’ “Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century,” Claire Keegan’s piercing contemporary classic Foster is a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love; now released as a standalone book for the first time ever in North America.

$29.50 HC Grove Atlantic

A Minor Chorus

BILLY-RAY

BELCOURT

Populated by characters as alive and vast as the boreal forest, and culminating in a breathtaking crescendo, A Minor Chorus is a novel about how deeply entangled the sayable and unsayable can become—and about how ordinary life, when pressed, can produce hauntingly beautiful music.

$27.95 HC Hamish Hamilton

Jade

Is a

Twisted Green

TANYA TURTON

For readers of Queenie and Honey Girl, a coming-of-age story about queer Black identity, love, passion, chosen family, and rediscovering life’s pleasures after loss.

$22.99 PB Dundurn Press / Rare Machines Imprint

Fairy Tale

A spellbinding novel about a boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for that world or ours.

$39.99 HC Scribner

Mr. Wilder and Me

In a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinema’s most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia.

$38.50 HC Europa Editions

The Theory of Crows

A Novel

A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land. When a troubled father and his estranged teenage daughter head out onto the land in search of the family trapline, they find their way back to themselves, and to each other.

$24.99 PB HarperCollins

The Last Chairlift

JOHN IRVING

If you’ve never read a John Irving novel, you’ll be captivated by storytelling that is tragic and comic, embodied by characters you’ll remember long after you’ve finished their story. If you have read John Irving before, you’ll rediscover the themes that made him a bard of alternative families—a visionary voice on the subject of sexual freedom.

$45.00 HC Knopf Canada

The Light Pirate

LILY BROOKS-DALTON

For readers of Station Eleven and Where the Crawdads Sing comes a hopeful, sweeping story of survival and resilience spanning one extraordinary woman’s lifetime as she navigates the uncertainty, brutality, and arresting beauty of a rapidly changing world.

$35.00 HC Grand Central Publishing

The White Hare

JANE JOHNSON

For fans of Alice Hoffman and Kate Morton, The White Hare is a spellbinding novel about mothers and daughters finding a new home for themselves, the secrets they try to bury, and the local legends that may change their lives.

$24.99 PB Simon & Schuster

Lessons

A Novel

IAN MCEWAN

Epic, mesmerising and deeply humane, Lessons is a chronicle for our times—a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one man’s lifetime.

$37.00 HC Knopf

Lucy by the Sea

A Novel

ELIZABETH STROUT

Rich with empathy and emotion, Lucy by the Sea vividly captures the fear and struggles that come with isolation, as well as the hope, peace, and possibilities that those long, quiet days can inspire.

At the heart of this story are the deep human connections that unite us even when we’re apart.

$37.00 HC Random House

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The Crooked Knife

JAN MORRISON

Distraught by the murder of a popular teacher on a First Nations reserve in Labrador, Constable Nell Munro battles deception and prejudice in this gripping Canadian northern noir.

$22.95 PB Boulder Books

The Twist of the Knife

A Novel

In Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation—and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne.

$24.99 PB HarperCollins

The Murder Book

MARK BILLINGHAM

Tom Thorne has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. He finally has a love life worth a damn and is happy in the job to which he has devoted his life... Tom Thorne has it all.... to lose.

$26.99 PB Little, Brown Group

The Garden of Angels

DAVID HEWSON

When a Jewish classmate is attacked by bullies, fifteen-year-old Nico just watches - earning him a week's suspension and a typed, yellowing manuscript from his frail Nonno Paolo. A history lesson, his grandfather says, and a secret he must keep from his father.

$23.95 PB Canongate Books

A World of Curiosities

LOUISE PENNY

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series. It’s spring and Three Pines is re-emerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should re-emerge. But something has.

$39.99 HC St Martin’s Publishing Group

Do or Die

BARBARA FRADKIN

Fans of Louise Penny and Michael Connelly, meet Ottawa homicide detective Michael Green in the first book of this gripping police procedural series.

$17.99 PB Dundurn Press

The Ink Black Heart

The latest installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Strike series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in another winding, wicked case. A gripping, fiendishly clever mystery, The Ink Black Heart is a true tourde-force.

$40.00 HC Little, Brown and Company

1989

An Allie Burns Novel #2

VAL MCDERMID

In the new installment to her historical crime series that began with 1979, internationally bestselling author Val McDermid delivers a propulsive new thriller that finds journalist Allie Burns has become an editor, and as the Cold War and AIDS crisis deliver a nonstop tide of news, most of it bad, a story falls into her lap. And then there’s a murder.

$39.50 HC Grove Atlantic

No Less the Devil

STUART MACBRIDE

It's been seventeen months since the Bloodsmith butchered his first victim and Operation Maypole is still no nearer catching him. The media is whipping up a storm, the top brass are demanding results, but the investigation is sinking fast.

$24.99 PB Transworld

A Dangerous Business

A Novel

JANE SMILEY

From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author of A Thousand Acres: a rollicking murder mystery set in Gold Rush California, as two young prostitutes follow a trail of missing girls.

$37.99 HC Knopf

Cold Edge of Heaven

WHIT FRASER

Abandoned at a desolate Arctic outpost and haunted by memories of forbidden desire, Constable Will Grant investigates the mysterious murders of two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers.

$22.95 PB Boulder Books

Fenian Street

A Mystery

ANNE EMERY

Shay Rynne has always toyed with the idea of joining the Garda Síochána, the Irish police. But in the early 1970s, young fellows from the tenements of Dublin have not been welcomed in the police force. When his friend Rosaleen is killed, Shay decides to put on the uniform and sets out to find the killer.

$24.95 PB ECW Press

Suspect

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial returns with a riveting legal thriller in which a reckless private detective is embroiled in a fraught police scandal.

$37.00 HC Grand Central Publishing

The Bullet That Missed

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery

RICHARD OSMAN

It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A decade-old cold case — their favorite kind — leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.

$37.00 HC Penguin Publishing

A Corruption of Blood

A Raven and Fisher Mystery

AMBROSE PARRY

Edinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry. Sarah Fisher is keeping a safe distance from her old flame Dr Will Raven. Having long worked at the side of Dr James Simpson, she has set her sights on learning to practise medicine herself. A notion everyone seems intent on dissuading her from.

$19.95 PB Canongate

Cold Snap

A Paradise Café Mystery

MAUREEN JENNINGS

P.I. Charlotte Frayne is dealing with a dangerous international plot, the reappearance of her estranged mother, and trouble brewing at the Paradise Café. With Charlotte's beloved grandfather in the mix, there’s no telling whether things will end in good tidings or tyranny.

$24.95 PB Cormorant Books

Desert Star

A Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel MICHAEL CONNELLY

In what may be his most gripping and profoundly moving book yet, Michael Connelly shows once again why he has been dubbed “one of the greatest crime writers of all time” (Ryan Steck, Crimereads).

$37.00 HC Little, Brown and Company

A Heart Full of Headstones

IAN RANKIN

John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. Although it's not the first time the legendary detective has taken the law into his own hands, it might be the last. What drove a good man to cross the line? Or have times changed, and the rules with them?

$34.99 HC Orion Publishing Group

A Foreboding of Petrels

STEVE BURROWS

The seventh Birder Murder Mystery. On suspension and unable to work, DCI Domenic Jejeune finds his attention snared by an unexplained death at an Antarctic research base. Meanwhile, DS Danny Maik investigates a string of arson attacks in Norfolk.

$19.99 PB Point Blank

Standing by the Wall

The Collected Slough House Novellas

MICK HERRON

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the neverbefore-published Christmas interlude Standing by the Wall. For fans new and old, Standing by the Wall is an excellent introduction to the extended literary universe of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses.

$22.95 PB Soho Press

Speculative Fiction

Before Your Memory Fades

A Novel

TOSHIKAZU KAWAGUCHI

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. With his signature heartwarming characters and immersive storytelling.

$24.99 HC Hanover Square Press

Ithaca

CLAIRE NORTH

From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It’s time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale . . .

$35.00 HC Orbit Redhook

Heart of the Sun Warrior

A Novel SUE LYNN TAN

The stunning sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope.

$23.99 PB HarperCollins

The Golden Enclaves

A Novel NAOMI NOVIK

Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate

$37.99 HC Random House Worlds

Truth of the Divine A Novel

LINDSAY ELLIS

With a voice completely her own, Lindsay Ellis deepens her realistic exploration of the reality of a planet faced with the presence of extraterrestrial intelligence, probing the essential questions of humanity and decency, and the boundaries of the human mind.

$24.99 PB St. Martin’s Publishing Group

Galatea A Short Story

MADELINE MILLER

An enchanting short story from Madeline Miller that boldly reimagines the myth of Galatea and Pygmalion, now in hardcover for the first time, featuring a new afterword by Miller.

$15.00 HC HarperCollins

The World We Make A Novel N K JEMISIN

N.K. Jemisin’s Great Cities Duology, which began with The City We Became and concludes with The World We Make, is a masterpiece of speculative fiction from one of the most important writers of her generation.

$38.00 HC Orbit

Our Missing Hearts A Novel

CELESTE NG

Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It’s a story about the power—and limitations—of art to create change, the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.

$36.00 HC Penguin Canada

Illuminations

Stories

ALAN MOORE

In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover — and in some cases even make and unmake — the various uncharted parts of existence.

$40.00 HC Bloomsbury USA

Nona the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #3

TAMSYN MUIR

In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back.

$38.99 HC Tor

Anne of Greenville

MARIKO TAMAKI

In this modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables, Anne is an ABBA-loving singer/actor/writer of disco-operas, queer, Japanese-American who longs to be understood for her artistic genius.

$23.99 HC Disney-Hyperion

The Summer Between Us

ANDRE FENTON

This coming-of-age story follows eighteen-year-old Adrian Carter as he graduates from high school and confronts difficult decisions about his future, all while dealing with the stress and pressure he feels to please those closest to him.

$14.95 PB Formac Publishing

Kingdom of the Feared

KERRI MANISCALCO

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco delivers sizzling romance, sexy secrets, and unexpected twists in this unforgettable conclusion to the Kingdom of the Wicked series.

$24.99 HC Little, Brown and Company Suggested for ages 16 and up.

The First to Die at the End

ADAM SILVERA

In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls.

$24.99 HC HarperCollins

Seasparrow

KRISTIN CASHORE

Make the harrowing journey home with Queen Bitterblue's sister and spy, in the fifth novel in the bestselling Graceling Realm series.

$29.99 HC Dutton Books for Young Readers

Gleanings

Stories from the Arc of a Scythe NEAL SHUSTERMAN

The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge!

$24.99 HC Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Suck It In and Smile

LAURENCE BEAUDOIN-MASSE

TRANSLATED

BY SHELLEY TANAKA

A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself. Suck it In and Smile is an intimate exploration of our obsession with appearances and the hypocrisies that appear when you must craft the perfect online life.

$17.99 PB Groundwood

The Door of No Return

KWAME ALEXANDER

Dreams are today’s answers for tomorrow’s questions. 11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets… you are only fine, until you are not.

$22.99 HC Little, Brown and Company

Scattered Showers

RAINBOW ROWELL

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell comes her first short-story collection, Scattered Showers. It’s a feast of irresistible characters, hilarious dialogue, and masterful storytelling—in short, everything you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell book.

$32.99 HC St. Martin’s Publishing Group

The Heartstopper Yearbook & Official Coloring Book

ALICE OSEMAN

A full-colour companion yearbook for fans of Alice Oseman's bestselling Heartstopper series.

$29.99 HC full-colour illustrations Scholastic Inc. A unique colouring book with stunning artwork from the bestselling Heartstopper series.

$21.99 PB black and white illustrations Scholastic Inc.

A message from Bren Simmers

Indie bookstores are sites of discovery. There’s nothing like picking up a book that you feel drawn to and devouring the first page. Due to the careful curation in an independent bookstore, the likelihood of having an encounter with a book that you need to read is much higher.

Independent bookstores like Bookmark are staffed by readers, for readers. Their shelves are ever-changing as they respond to the curiosity of the community and reflect the unique tastes of the people who work there. I often head straight to the staff picks section to check out what Lori and Dan and Marlene are reading, and in the process, I discover new authors like Colson Whitehead and Colum McCann.

Indie bookstores also support local authors and publishers. They face out our books on shelves and put them in ever-changing window displays. They host visiting authors and sell books at launches. This kind of support is key to a thriving cultural sector. For readers, writers, and publishers, indie bookstores are your best friend.

Walking through the front door, I am often greeted by name. Bookmark is my Cheers, which I guess makes me Norm and books my after-work beer? (I’ll leave it to you to extrapolate who is Sam, Diane, Woody, Coach, Cliff, and Carla in this analogy, lest I get into trouble.) At Bookmark, there’s a sense of welcome and discovery that keeps me coming back again and again to see what’s new, to say hi to friends, and to feed my mind. Like all cultural institutions, it’s best to visit often.

These are some of Bren’s recent favourite books.

Bewilderment

RICHARD POWER

A heartbreaking novel about raising a neurodivergent child in a world ravaged by climate change.

Still Life

SARAH WINMAN

Having and Being Had

EULA BLISS

Short thoughtful essays that examine art, work, and capitalism.

Apeirogon

COLUM MCCANN

Two fathers, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, form an unlikely friendship after losing their daughters to the conflict.

Beautiful prose meets unforgettable characters steeped in the backdrop of London and Tuscany.

Underworld Lit

SRIKANTH REDDY

Laugh out loud funny, this poetry collection about mortality and the afterlife reads like a novel.

Apricots of Donbas

LYUBA YAKIMCHUK

A bilingual collection by one of Ukraine’s leading poets, Yakimchuk writes about war and the 2014 invasion of her home in the Donbas region.

Underland

ROBERT MACFARLANE

Savor this dive into the caves and catacombs of the earth. Each chapter offers an adventure and food for the mind.

Books by Bren..............

Pivot Point

BREN SIMMERS

A lyrical account of a nine-day wilderness canoe trip through the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit in British Columbia.

$24.95 Gaspereau Press

Night Gears

BREN SIMMERS

Simmers' first collection, her lines demand the reader's attention, whether she is cataloguing roadkill on a trip to the arctic, revelling in the intensity of a thunderstorm at a fire lookout, or unfolding the silent pain of smalltown life.

$17.00 Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.

If, When BREN SIMMERS

The poems in If, When link the author’s contemporary experiences while living in Squamish, British Columbia, with those of her great-grandparents, who lived in the nearby mining town of Britannia a century earlier.

$19.95 Gaspereau Press

Hastings-Sunrise

BREN SIMMERS

A love letter to a fleeting place and time. Simmers' second collection captures her old East Vancouver neighbourhood in the midst of upheaval.

$18.95 Nightwood Editions

The Cows Are Out!

More Stories from my Childhood DALE MCISAAC

Dale McIsaac is back with his follow-up to the bestselling book The Porridge is Up! Packed with more funny and heartwarming stories of a family of ten kids growing up on a PEI farm.

McIsaac's childhood becomes fodder for heartwarming and hilarious tales.

$22.95 PB Acorn Press

Beautiful Sadness

A Novel

LINDA STEWART

In this new world of terrorism and catastrophic events beyond our control, Beautiful Sadness provides what audiences an uplifting and inspiring story that gives them a sense that there is still love and hope and goodness in the world. The novel is a fictional, inspirational romance, that captures the idiosyncrasies and historical aspects of Prince Edward Island.

$22.95 PB Acorn Press

Crescent Moon Friends

WADIA SAMADI, MO DUFFY COBB, LISA LYPOWY

Crescent Moon Friends introduces the reader to two best friends Amelia and Aisha. While the pair is from Canada and Afghanistan, the girls reconcile their differences through exploration of the values they share.

$22.95 HC Acorn Press

Jasper’s Road

SUSAN WHITE

Jasper's Road is the follow up to Susan White's popular novels Ten Thousand Truths and Waiting for Still Water. Life on the Walton Lake Road changes for Jasper Williams when Jake Turner moves to the farm to be fostered by Rachel and Ryan.

$13.95 PB Acorn Press

Coming Home

FIONA STEELE

In this collection, Fiona Steele writes about the journey of coming home — to P.E.I. after moving away and to the Island identity she is rooted in.

$17.95 PB Acorn Press

Safe Harbour

ADRIAN MCNALLY SMITH

The pandemic was an unprecedented time of stress for Islanders. The Island was locked down at the border, and Islanders were cut off from family and friends everywhere. This collection of mediations comes out of Adrian’s work to save his own mental health with the hope that he can help others through difficult times.

$24.95 HC Acorn Press

Memories of Christmas

MARLENE CAMPBELL

Memories of Christmas is a collection of nostalgic stories that recalls Christmas celebrations of a different era, transporting readers to the bygone days of rural Prince Edward Island.

$19.95 PB Acorn Press

Truck!

It's pedal to the metal reading fun with this vibrantly illustrated, road-tripping adventure story. When the school bus is late, no need to panic, just hop on a truck. Vehicle loving children will fill up their tanks reading this zany, ride-along tale.

$13.95 PB Acorn Press

More Bygone Days

Moonshine, Dancin’ and Romancin’

REGINALD “DUTCH” THOMPSON

Dutch Thompson is back with More Bygone Days. This second collection includes stories from moonshiner and horse whisperer Ralph Gallant and Maisie Adams, Canada's first female lighthouse keeper.

$22.95 PB Acorn Press

Living Full Circle

Living With Balance and Intention Inspired by Medicine Wheel Teachings

JENENE WOOLDRIDGE

In this planner, author Jenene Wooldridge shares her insights and personal experience on how she incorporates teachings of the medicine wheel around balance and living with purpose to live her life and achieve success.

$29.95 HC Acorn Publishing

Brit Happens

Or Living the Canadian Dream

From the highs and lows of London to beginning anew in Atlantic Canada, James Mullinger's gut-busting stories of success, failure, and stand-up comedy will leave you in stitches.

$24.95 PB Goose Lane Editions

Dinosaur Philosophy

A comic book about dinosaurs finding meaning, together.

$18.99 HC HarperCollins

The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book

A behind-the-scenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Featuring never-beforeseen production photos, this book is essential for comedy lovers, car aficionados, coffee connoisseurs, and Seinfeld fans.

$45.00 HC Simon & Schuster

What If? 2

Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

RANDALL MUNROE

Unfazed by absurdity, Munroe consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airliner catapult–design to answer his readers’ questions, clearly and concisely, with illuminating and occasionally terrifying illustrations.

$40.00 HC Penguin Publishing

Number One is Walking

My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

With gorgeously illustrated cartoons and single-panel “diversions”, this book is full of the everyday moments that make up a movie star’s life, capturing Steve Martin’s singular humour and acclaimed career in film.

$40.00 HC Celadon Books

Is There Bacon in Heaven?

A Memoir

ALI HASSAN

For fans of Russell Peters, Trevor Noah, and Mark Critch comes a hilarious debut memoir about family, pursuing our passions, and figuring out who we are, by stand-up comedian and popular CBC host, Ali Hassan.

$24.99 PB Simon and Schuster Canada

Rejected Books

The Most Unpublishable Books of All Times

GRAHAM JOHNSON ROB HIBBERT

Have you ever had a great idea for a book but then thought, “nobody would ever read that”? Well . . . you’re probably right. But you’re not alone! Enter Rejected Books, a rollicking collection of the best book covers for books that were never meant to be.

$21.99 HC Clarkson Potter

Solutions and Other Problems

ALLIE BROSH

Allie Brosh—beloved author and artist of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller Hyperbole and a Half—returns with a longawaited collection of “hilarious and slyly poignant” (People), autobiographical, illustrated essays.

$29.99 PB Gallery Books

RAVENSBURGER PUZZLES

RAVENSBURGER

Ravensburger is one of the world’s biggest puzzle brands who have been making high quality puzzles since 1891. We carry an extensive selection of kids and adult puzzles from 24 pieces up to 4,000 pieces Also available puzzle mats, storage cases, sorters and glue.

From $12.00

Ducks

Two Years in the Oil Sands

KATE BEATON

Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of Cape Breton. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush.

$39.95 HC Drawn & Quarterly Press

Lore Olympus

Volume Three

RACHEL SMYTHE

Witness what the gods do after dark in the third volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe.

$28.00 PB Random House Worlds

It’s So Magic

LYNDA BARRY

Narrated by Maybonne, Marlys, and Freddy, It’s So Magic captures Lynda Barry’s unparalleled ability to depict the magic of youth experiencing firsts in a world that contains as much humour as it does hardship.

$24.95 HC Drawn & Quarterly

New Games

Hive SMART ZONE GAMES

Shuna’s Journey

HAYAO MIYAZAKI

TRANSLATED BY ALEX DUDOK DEWIT

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna's Journey, a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a golden grain that would save his land, never before published in English!

$36.99 HC First Second

Banksy

A Graphic Novel FRANCESCO MATTEUZZI MARCO MARAGGI

While readers may not learn Banksy’s true identity, this uniquely graphic form of storytelling communicates the artist’s belief that art is for everyone, speaks to everyone, and is owned by everyone.

$33.95 HC Prestel Publishing

Rivers of London

Deadly Ever After BEN AARONOVITCH

CSI meets Harry Potter in this graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch - writer of the bestselling Rivers of London supernatural police procedural crime novel series, Andrew Cartmel author of The Vinyl Detective and Celeste Bronfman $23.99 PB Titan Comics

Bananagrams Signature Edition

BANANAGRAMS

For the Bananagram fanatics out there come the BANANAGRAMS Signature Edition which combines premium packaging and deluxe components with all the fun and excitement of BANANAGRAMS gameplay. The game features ten “Luxe” tiles for an added twist, and unique sewn in fabric rules— all in a premium printed fabric pouch. $39.99 ea.

Keeping one eye on the Hive and the other on your opponent's reserves, the tension builds as one wrong move will see your Queen Bee quickly engulfed. Choose the best tactics to place the right piece wisely and be the first to block the Queen Bee in the Hive. Each tile has a unique way of moving (like in chess) and resembles the movement of the insect depicted on the tile. A decorative storage bag makes it easy to carry, store and play anywhere. Hive is a board-less, strategic game for 2 players ages 8 and up. $49.99 ea.

Exit

The Lord of the Rings: Shadows Over Middle-Earth (Level 2) KOSMOS

Middle-Earth is in grave danger. Frodo and the Fellowship are on their way to Mordor to destroy the One Ring. But they need your help! Make haste and carry out Gandalf’s secret assignments. Can you buy Frodo enough time to reach Mount Doom? Also available: other games in the Exit series. $26.99 ea.

Lobster Mobster

A game of ever-changing rules!

GINGERFOX

Flip a card and do what it says, but watch out for Keep cards, which add new rules to the game. Break the rules by getting caught using your thumbs or checking your phone and you’ll face the Lobster Mobster! The first player to collect five fishbone tokens "sleeps with the fishes" and the game is over! $25.99

Around England With a Dog

The story of two seasoned and intrepid Canadian travellers, Lesley and Linda Choyce, who embark on a new adventure with their West Highland terrier, Kelty.

$25.00 PB Rocky Mountain Books

Tones of Grace

100 Black and White Images from Planet Earth

DAVE BROSHA

VIKTORIA HAACK

Brosha is a storyteller at heart, and he constructs in this remarkable collection a visual narrative that will bring the viewer to lands near and far, and make you think about light, shadow, shape, and subject in ways you might have never considered.

$50.00 HC B&W photographs Rocky Mountain Books

Kinfolk Islands

JOHN BURNS

Believing that travel is as much a state of mind as an action or itinerary, Kinfolk Islands celebrates a way of exploring our world that not only fosters thoughtful perspectives on the places we visit but also deepens our relationship with home once the journey is over.

$57.00 HC Artisan

The Art of Misadventure

The Outtakes and Mistakes of an Adventurous Photographer

DAVE BROSHA, CURTIS JONES

Join Canadian photographer, explorer, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, father, and writer Dave Brosha as he lays out a touching recollection of a life off the beaten track with a dash of adventure, a dash of determination, a dash of humour, a dash of self-deprecation, and two dashes of ridiculous.

$25.00 PB Rocky Mountain Books

The Ethical Traveller

100 Ways to Roam the World (Without Ruining It!)

IMOGEN LEPERE

This book offers 100 tips to help protect the planet, support communities, and plan trips that are more mindful for anyone who wants to explore the world while conserving everything that makes it so special.

$22.95 HC Rizzoli

The Halifax Public Gardens

The Creation, Destruction, and Restoration of North America’s Finest Victorian Public Gardens

ROBERT PACE

ROBERT SALAH

PETER L. TWOHIG

The Halifax Public Gardens are the oldest and finest Victorian public gardens outside the United Kingdom.

$34.95 PB Formac Publishing

Naturalism An Annotated Bibliography

These poems survey the totemic elements of rural life, a world where wells go dry, rains flood brooks and basements, and maintenance only ever slows the inevitable decline. But there’s resilience as well, in garlic scapes, rosehips, winter birds, old houses and books, and love.

$19.95 PB Gaspereau Press Ltd

Icarus, Falling of Birds

HARRY THUSTON

Pairing Harry Thurston’s poetry with the photographs of Thaddeus Holownia, this intimate collection memorializes the thousands of migratory songbirds who perished in 2013 after being lured to a hundred-foot-high flare at the Canaport Liquefied Natural Gas plant.

$35.00 PB Illustrations Anchorage Press

Scars and Stars

Fans of Jesse Thistle’s extraordinary debut From the Ashes have already had the pleasure of reading his poetry, which is sprinkled throughout this bestselling memoir. In Scars and Stars, he digs deeper into the poetic form, which is especially close to his heart.

$25.00 HC McClelland & Stewart

Trinity Tribute Sequences, for Robert Graves

SEAN HOWARD

Trinity uses experimental techniques such as collage, cut-up, erasure, and the (re)mixing of texts to explore three landmark works by the poet, novelist, and iconoclastic scholar Robert Graves.

$23.95 PB Gaspereau Press

Assorted Mugs

Passengers

MICHAEL CRUMMEY

Crummey is noted for the immediacy and emotional impact of his poetry and fiction and for his ability to raise the vernacular to planes of “exquisite beauty.” Part travelogue, part archeological dig, Passengers is an eccentric guide to the wild geography, folklore, and misbegotten history of the human heart.

$19.99 PB House of Anansi Press

Monoculture

SUE GOYETTE

In Monoculture, Sue Goyette imagines that Nova Scotia’s last surviving stand of intact forest has been preserved for the enjoyment of the public—a premise that seems more like an inevitability than a speculation.

$24.95 PB Gaspereau Press

Orlam

PJ HARVEY

A simply breathtaking long-form poem written in the Dorset dialect, Orlam is a mesmerising coming-ofage tale from acclaimed songwriter and musician PJ Harvey.

$37.99 HC Pan MacMillan

Tender

The poems in Tender chronicle the experiences of Black people, especially of Black women, in their quest for self-determination and their desire to live full, complex, unencumbered lives.

$22.95 PB Gaspereau Press

Poetry for Neanderthals

EXPLODING KITTENS

Poetry for Neanderthals is a competitive word-guessing game where you can only give clues by speaking in single syllables. So, instead of saying "broccoli," you'd say something like "green thing you eat for live long and have good health." If you mess up and use a big word, such as "vegetable," you get bopped on the head with a NO! Stick. It's a game that forces you to explain complicated ideas using simple vocabulary. Fun for both grownups and children, it takes a few minutes to learn and about 20 minutes to play. It's a hilarious, cutthroat, challenging game for those who consider themselves mighty wordsmiths. Includes 220 cards, 1 inflatable NO! Stick, 1 sand timer and 2 point slates. $34.99 ea.

The Philosophy of Modern Song

In Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since Chronicles: Volume One, he offers his extraordinary insight on popular music. Over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, from Hank Williams to Nina Simone to Elvis Costello.

$55.00 HC Simon & Schuster

The Last Days of Roger Federer and

Other Endings

Blending criticism, memoir and repartee into something entirely new, this is a summation of Dyer's passions and the perfect introduction to his sly and joyous work.

$39.95 HC Canongate Books

A Book of Days

PATTI SMITH

A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids and M Train, featuring more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith’s singular aesthetic— inspired by her wildly popular Instagram.

$37.00 HC Knopf Canada

Essays Two

On Proust, Translation, Foreign Languages, and the City of Arles

LYDIA DAVIS

A collection of essays on translation, foreign languages, Proust, and one French city, from the master short-fiction writer and acclaimed translator Lydia Davis.

$29.00 PB Picador

A Friend Sails in on a Poem

Essays on Friendship, Freedom, and Poetic Form

MOLLY PEACOCK

A charming, psychologically wise, and metaphorically piquant look at navigating craft and creativity. This is a book both for serious poets as well as for anyone who wants a deep dive into the impact of friendship on art itself.

$19.95 PB Palimpsest Press

A Private Spy

The Letters of John le Carré

JOHN LE CARRÉ

DAVID CORNWELL

TIM CORNWELL

An archive of letters written by the late John le Carré. The never-before-seen correspondence of one of the most important novelists of our generation, are collected in this beautiful volume.

$50.00 HC Penguin Canada

Dickens and Prince

A Particular Kind of Genius NICK HORNBY

A short, warm, and entertaining book about art, creativity, and the unlikely similarities between Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and modern American rock star Prince.

$24.95 HC Riverhead Books

How to Say No

An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism

DIOGENES

A delightful collection of brief ancient writings about Cynicism that captures all the outrageousness, wit, and wisdom of its remarkable cast of characters—from Diogenes in the fourth century BCE to Symeon Stylites in late antiquity.

$25.99 HC Princeton University Press

Saxophone Colossus

The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins

AIDAN LEVY

The story of Sonny Rollins is the story of jazz itself, and Sonny’s own narrative is as timeless and timely as the art form he represents. Part jazz oral history told in the musicians’ own words, part chronicle of one man’s quest for social justice and spiritual enlightenment, this is the definitive biography of one of the most enduring and influential artists in jazz and American history.

$44.00 HC Hachette Books

Landlines

RAYNOR WINN

Some people live to walk. Raynor and Moth walk to live . . .Raynor Winn knows that her husband Moth's health is declining, getting worse by the day. She knows of only one cure. It worked once before. But will he - can he? - set out with her on another healing walk?

$42.95 HC Penguin UK

The Queen Her Life ANDREW

MORTON

#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign.

$38.00 HC Grand Central Publishing

Running Down a Dream

A Memoir

CANDY PALMATER

Like a Rolling Stone

A Memoir

JANN S WENNER

Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offers a "touchingly honest" and "wonderfully deep" memoir from the beating heart of classic rock and roll. Jann Wenner has been called by his peers “the greatest editor of his generation.”

$44.00 HC Little, Brown and Company

A powerful, often funny, always inspiring memoir from a beloved comedian, professional orator, actor, entertainer, gone all too soon. The world lost Candy in late 2021, and yet she left us with this gift -- a memoir and a message that will inspire us for years to come.

$32.99 HC HarperCollins

If Walls Could Speak

My Life in Architecture

MOSHE SAFDIE

One of the world’s greatest and most thoughtful architects recounts his extraordinary career and the iconic structures he has built—from Habitat in Montreal to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore—and offers a manifesto for the role architecture should play in society.

$49.50 HC Grove Atlantic

Manifesto

On Never Giving Up

BERNARDINE EVARISTO

From the bestselling and Booker Prize–winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo’s memoir of her own life and writing, and her manifesto on unstoppability, creativity, and activism.

$37.95 HC Grove Atlantic

Boldly Go

Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder

WILLIAM SHATNER

The beloved star of Star Trek, recent space traveler, and living legend William Shatner reflects on the interconnectivity of all things, our fragile bond with nature, and the joy that comes from exploration in this inspiring, revelatory, and exhilarating collection of essays.

$34.99 HC Atria Books

Jennie’s Boy

A Newfoundland Childhood Consummate storyteller and bestselling novelist Wayne Johnston reaches back into his past to bring us a sad, tender and at times extremely funny memoir of his Newfoundland boyhood.

$34.95 HC Knopf

Cleopatra

Her History, Her Myth

FRANCINE PROSE

Francine Prose delves into ancient Greek and Roman literary sources, as well as modern representations of Cleopatra in art, theater, and film, to challenge past narratives driven by orientalism and misogyny and offer a new interpretation of Cleopatra’s history through the lens of our current era.

$36.95 HC Yale University Press

The Soul of an Entrepreneur

Work and Life Beyond the Startup Myth

An award-winning business writer dismantles the myths of entrepreneurship, replacing them with an essential story about the experience of real business owners in the modern economy.

$22.99 PB PublicAffairs

Salmon Wars

The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish CATHERINE COLLINS DOUGLAS FRANTZ

Just as Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation forced a reckoning with the Big Mac, the vivid stories, scientific research, and high-stakes finance at the heart of Salmon Wars will inspire readers to make choices that protect our health and our planet.

$39.99 HC Henry Holt and Co

How We Live is How We Die

PEMA CHÖDRÖN

Discover newfound freedom in life’s ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart.

$32.95 HC Shambhala

Lighter

Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future

YUNG PUEBLO

A radically compassionate plan for turning inward and lifting the heaviness that prevents us from healing ourselves and the world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Clarity & Connection

$32.00 HC Harmony

Why We Meditate

The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion

DANIEL GOLEMAN

TSOKNYI RINPOCHE

A practical and soul-stirring guide to meditation that offers a much-needed antidote to the forces of stress that overwhelm so many of us, Why We Meditate effortlessly helps you embrace and understand meditation as never before.

$36.99 HC Atria Books

Don McDougall Business: Get It Done Have Some Fun

GARY MACDOUGALL

Don McDougall shook the baseball and business worlds when he brought a Major League Baseball franchise to Toronto. That team, the Toronto Blue Jays, has hit many home runs over the decades- and so has Don.

$39.95 HC Retromedia

How to Invest Masters on the Craft DAVID M RUBENSTEIN

With unprecedented access to global leaders in finance, Rubenstein has assembled the most authoritative book of its kind. How to Invest reveals the thinking of the most successful investors in the world, many of whom rarely speak publicly.

$39.99 HC Simon and Schuster

Personal Growth

The Myth of Normal Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture

GABOR

MATE DANIEL MATE

From our most trusted and compassionate authority on stress, trauma, and mental wellbeing—a ground-breaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.

$39.95 HC Knopf Canada

How We Heal

Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free

ALEXANDRA ELLE

Brimming with encouragement and delivered with Alex Elle's signature warmth and candor, How We Heal is a must-have companion for anyone that wants to unlock their inner wisdom and confidence to heal on their own.

$34.95 HC Chronicle Books

How to Calm Your Mind

Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times CHRIS BAILEY

A toolkit of accessible, science-backed strategies that reveal that the path to a less anxious life, and even greater productivity, runs directly through calm. $34.95 HC Random House of Canada

The Golden Girls Cookbook

Cheesecakes and Cocktails! Desserts and Drinks to Enjoy on the Lanai with Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia

Containing over forty new dessert and drink recipes from this follow-up to the first The Golden Girls Cookbook will make you feel like you’re relaxing on the lanai or getting set to win the Shady Pines bake-off.

$28.99 HC Hyperion Avenue

What’s for Dessert

Simple Recipes for Dessert People: A Baking Book

CLAIRE SAFFITZ

Claire Saffitz returns with 100 recipes for all dessert people— whether you’re into impressive-yeteasy molten lava cakes, comforting rice pudding, or decadent chestnut brownies.

$50.00 HC Clarkson Potter

Evergreen Kitchen

Weeknight Vegetarian Dinners for Everyone

BRI BEAUDOIN

The ultimate cookbook filled with over 110 wildly delicious vegetablepacked recipes for weeknight meals that will satisfy everyone from the creator of the popular blog Evergreen Kitchen.

$38.00 HC Penguin Canada

New Indian Basics

100 Traditional and Modern Recipes from Arvinda’s Family Kitchen

PREENA CHAUHAN

ARVINDA CHAUHAN

Welcome Arvinda and Preena, the mother-daughter duo behind Arvinda’s premium Indian spice blends, into your kitchen with their decades of experience, vibrant recipes, and cooking wisdom!

$35.00 HC Appetite

One Simple One-Pan Wonders

JAMIE OLIVER

Jamie Oliver will guide you through over 120 recipes for tasty, fuss-free and satisfying dishes cooked in just one pan. What’s better: each recipe has just eight ingredients or fewer, meaning minimal prep (and washing up) and offering maximum convenience.

$45.00 HC HarperCollins

Smitten Kitchen Keepers

New Classics for Your Forever Files: A Cookbook

DEB PERLMAN

The long-awaited new book from the bestselling and beloved author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook—a collection of essential recipes for meals you'll want to prepare again and again.

$40.00 HC Appetite

The Miracle of Salt

Recipes and Techniques to Preserve, Ferment, and Transform Your Food

NAOMI DUGUID

Learn age-old techniques for making sauerkraut, miso, butter, prosciutto, kimchi, salt-fermented pickles, basturma, saltpreserved lemons, brined eggs, and much more. Create a vibrant “salt pantry” filled with enticing blends of salt and spices, and with easy condiments and preserves.

$57.00 HC Artisan

Ottolenghi Test Kitchen

Extra Good Things

YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

NOOR MURAD

The Globe and Mail bestselling author Yotam Ottolenghi and his superteam of chefs bring you the second installment in the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen series, delivering maximum-flavor recipes with cook-itforward elements..

$37.50 PB Appetite

Canada’s Food Island

A Collection of Stories and Recipes

from Prince Edward Island

STEPHEN HARRIS STUART HICKOX

FARMERS AND FISHERS OF PEI

Canada's Food Island combines nearly 100 inspired seasonal recipes with homegrown stories and beautiful photographs to capture the essence of the island's unique food culture - a blend of people, place and locally sourced fresh natural ingredients.

$38.95 HC Figure 1 Publishing

Make Every Dish

Delicious

Modern Classics and Essential Tips for Total Kitchen Confidence

LESLEY CHESTERMAN

Stop searching the web for what to cook for dinner. From the best roast chicken to the most sumptuous brownie, Lesley Chesterman’s perfected recipes have you covered— tonight, and always.

$40.00 HC Simon and Schuster

Hardy Apples

Growing Apples in Cold Climates

Both a practical guide and a loving tribute to the wonderful abundance and diversity of apple cultivars available to the northern gardener and orchardist. With over 200 exquisite photographs and illustrations, it is an elegant, educational, and entertaining reference.

$39.95 HC Firefly Books

Bloom

Flowering Plants for Indoors and Balconies

You don’t need a sprawling garden to brighten your life with flowers. Bloom will show you how any space, no matter how small, can be transformed into a colorful oasis with flowering plants.

$55.00 HC Rizzoli

A Plant for Every Day of the Year

PHILIP CLAYTON

A plant a day brings beauty your way. So why not make the most of your garden with 365 of the very best plant varieties – one for every day of the year!

$40.00 HC DK

The Complete Book of Ground Covers

4,000 Plants that Reduce Maintenance, Control Erosion, and Beautify the Landscape

GARY LEWIS

No matter what kinds of conditions you’re facing, there’s a ground cover that will thrive and beautify your garden. This indispensable volume belongs on the shelf of every designer, landscape architect, and serious gardener.

$63.00 HC Timber Press

THEMED PUZZLES

CAVALLINI & CO.

All Cavallini puzzles come packaged in a 10” puzzle tube and a handy muslin bag to keep all the pieces together. The plastic-free packaging is just another reason you’ll love these challenging 1,000-piece puzzles. Beautiful packaging, high quality and a choice of over 30 vintage designs make these the perfect gift — for a friend or yourself! Finished puzzle measures 20” x 28”. $30.00 ea.

Pots

Fill Your Containers with Plants, Tend to Their Needs, Watch Them Flourish HARRIET RYCROFT

Gardening in containers is versatile, exciting, and rewarding for both you and the wildlife around you, so whether your plot is a courtyard, balcony, patio, or simply a window box, Pots can inspire you to transform it with vibrant planting.

$23.00 PB Frances Lincoln

Hortus Curious

Discover the World’s Most Weird and Wonderful Plants and Fungi

MICHAEL PERRY

AARON APSLEY

Celebrate the weird, wacky, and wonderful world of plants with a book that revels in the diversity of the botanical world. Hortus Curious delivers a different way to view the plant world and enjoy it for its bonkers and bizarre.

$28.99 HC DK

No Dig

Nurture Your Soil to Grow Better Veg with Less Effort

CHARLES DOWDING

JONATHAN BUCKLEY

Work in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops - without back-breaking effort! Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden? Well, now you can!

$54.00 HC DK

Backyard Homesteader

How to Save Water, Keep Bees, Eat From Your Garden and Live a More Sustainable Life

ALISON CANDLIN

The essential beginner's manual on living a greener, healthier, and more self-sufficient lifestyle.

$43.00 HC Gibbs Smith

VINTAGE TOTES

CAVALLINI & CO.

These 100% natural cotton heavyweight tote bags feature an interior pocket and beloved imagery from the Cavallini archives. They make the perfect carry-all and pair perfectly with the Vintage Pouch. We carry 20 different designs. These are our best-selling totes. $24.99 ea.

Our Voice of Fire

BRANDI MORIN

Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on Indigenous oppression in North America. She is also a survivor of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and uses her experience to tell the stories of those who did not survive the rampant violence. This compelling, honest book is full of self-compassion and the purifying fire of a pursuit for justice.

$22.99 PB House of Anansi Press Inc

We Were Not the Savages

First Nations History, 4th edition: Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations

DANIEL N. PAUL

The fourth edition of the history of settler colonialism and the European invasion of Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral, unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq.

$32.00 PB Fernwood Publishing

Resilience

Honouring the Children of Residential Schools

JACKIE TRAVERSE Anishnaabe artist Jackie Traverse’s third colouring book honours the Indigenous Peoples who were colonized by and endured the violence of Canada’s child-stealing systems.

$24.00 PB 40 b/w illustrations to colour Roseway Publishing

Mi'kmaw Moons

The Seasons in Mi’kma’ki

Alongside this presentation of the Mi’kmaw time-keeping traditions, this book offers a brief history of the modern Western calendar, and some basic astronomy facts about the moon’s phases and why the seasons change. This two-eyed seeing approach takes young readers on a journey through one full year in Mi’kma’ki.

$24.95 PB Formac Publishing

Valley of the Birdtail

An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

ANDREW STOBO SNIDERMAN

This book follows multiple generations of two families, one white and one Indigenous, and weaves their lives into the larger story of Canada. It is a story of villains and heroes, irony and idealism, racism and reconciliation. Valley of the Birdtail has the ambition to change the way we think about our past and show a path to a better future.

$36.99 HC HarperCollins

Laughing With the Trickster

On Sex, Death, and Accordions CBC Massey Lecture (series)

TOMSON HIGHWAY

Celebrated author and playwright Tomson Highway brings his signature irreverence to an exploration of five themes central to the human condition.. Laugh with the legendary Tomson Highway as he illuminates a healing, hilarious way forward.

$22.99 PB HOUSE OF ANANSI PRESS INC

This House Is Not a Home KATŁIÀ

A gripping land back story based on real historical events when the housing system dispossessed Indigenous Peoples across the north.

$24.00 PB Roseway Publishing

Fresh, Local and Delicious

Dishes from Mi’kma’ki and Around the World from Kiju’s Restaurant in Membertou

SHAUN ZWARUN

Kiju’s Restaurant in Membertou, Cape Breton, has been recognized as a dining destination for many years. In this collection of more than 50 recipes, traditional Indigenous ingredients and local artisanal products and suppliers are given pride of place.

$29.95 PB Formac Publishing

Wabanaki Modern

JOHN LEROUX

A beautiful hardcover book on the “Micmac Indian Craftsmen” of Elsipogtog, a groundbreaking co-operative who were among the first modern Indigenous artists in Atlantic Canada. Featuring archival photographs, stunning full-colour images, and essays on the history of this vibrant art workshop.

$45.00 HC Illustrations Goose Lane Editions with the Beaverbrook Art Gallery

True Reconciliation

How to Be a Force for Change

JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD

There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? True Reconciliation is broken down into three core practices— Learn, Understand, and Act—that can be applied by individuals, communities, organizations, and governments.

$32.95 HC McClelland & Stewart

The Artistic Legacy of the 1960s “Micmac Indian Craftsmen”

EMMA HASSENCAHL-PERLEY

The Shortest History of the Soviet Union

This book is a lively and authoritative distillation of a complex history, told with vivid details, a grand sweep, and wry wit. Sheila Fitzpatrick chronicles the Soviet Age—its rise, reign, and fall, as well as its afterlife in today’s Russia.

$32.99 PB Columbia University Press

The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson Forgeries

JON S. DELLANDREA

Taking readers back to a time when forgeries were turning up in galleries, auction houses, and homes across Canada, Jon S. Dellandrea uncovers the masterminds behind these forgeries in this scandalous art-world mystery.

$47.50 HC Illustrations Goose Lane Editions

The Horde How the Mongols Changed the World

An eloquent, ambitious, and definitive portrait of an empire that has long been too little understood, The Horde challenges our assumptions that nomads are peripheral to history and makes it clear that we live in a world shaped by Mongols.

$26.95 PB 21 Photos, 15 Maps Harvard University Press

Caught in a Changing Society

St Dunstan’s University

1950-1969

LEONARD CUSACK

Caught in a Changing Society captures the debate that led to the closure of the 114-year-old St. Dunstan's University and the resolve that allowed the institution to evolve into a charitable foundation that has invested more than 32 million dollars into education, infrastructure, and the diocese of St. Dunstan’s.

$34.95 PB Island Studies Press

Prisoners of the Castle

An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis’ Fortress Prison BEN MACINTYRE

From the bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor, a definitive and surprising new narrative of one of history's most famous prisons--and the remarkable cast of POWs who tried to relentlessly escape their Nazi captors.

$36.00 HC McClelland & Stewart

Dead in Halifax

Stories of Adventure, Scandal, Heartbreak and Heroism

CRAIG FERGUSON

In this book, author Craig Ferguson recounts the life stories of fascinating characters as well as ordinary people with extraordinary experiences who are buried in downtown Halifax’s historic cemeteries— from scoundrels to heroes, children to generals, fire chiefs to pilots, and everything in between.

$24.95 PB Formac Publishing

Battle of the Atlantic Gauntlet to Victory

TED BARRIS

The story of Canada’s naval awakening from the dark, bloody winters of 1939–1942, to be “ready, aye, ready” to challenge the U-boats and drive them to defeat, is a Canadian wartime saga for the ages. The Battle of the Atlantic proved Canada’s gauntlet to victory and a nation-building milestone.

$36.99 HC HarperCollins

A Brief History of the Atlantic

JEREMY BLACK

The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and readable book, Jeremy Black takes the reader through its evolution to becoming one of the most important oceans in the world.

$22.99 PB Little, Brown Book Group

The Summer Trade

A History of Tourism on Prince Edward Island ALAN MACEACHERN EDWARD MACDONALD

Lavishly illustrated with postcards, tourist guides, and memorabilia, The Summer Trade presents a history of Prince Edward Island in cameo that tracks cultural, economic, political, and environmental developments and tensions.

$49.95 HC Full colour photographs McGill-Queens

North of America

Loyalists, Indigenous Nations, and the Borders of the Long American Revolution

JEFFERS LENNOX

Historian Jeffers Lennox looks north, as so many Americans at that time did, and describes how Loyalists and Indigenous leaders frustrated Patriot ambitions, defended their territory, and acted as midwives to the birth of the United States while restricting and redirecting its continental aspirations.

$48.95 HC Yale University Press

Has Populism Won?

The War on Liberal Democracy

DANIEL DRACHE MARC D. FROESE

Filled with original research, political scientists Drache and Froese have written a chilling, compelling analysis of the rise of populism, and reveal what it will take to douse the flames. This is an essential read for anyone concerned about the encroachments on freedom and the rule of law around the world.

$24.95 PB ECW PRESS

The End of the World is Just the Beginning

Mapping the Collapse of Globalization

PETER ZEIHAN

2019 was the last great year for the world economy. A world ending. A world beginning. Zeihan brings readers along for an illuminating (and a bit terrifying) ride packed with foresight, wit, and his trademark irreverence.

$43.50 HC HarperCollins

Confidence Man

The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

MAGGIE HABERMAN

In this revelatory and newsmaking book, Haberman brings together the events of Donald Trump’s life into a single mesmerizing work. It is the definitive account of one of the most normsshattering and consequential eras in American political history.

$42.00 HC Penguin Publishing

The Middle Out

The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity

MICHAEL TOMASKY

Political journalist Michael Tomasky tracks an exciting change among progressive economists who are overturning decades of conservative dogma and offering an alternative version of capitalism that can serve broadly shared prosperity to all.

$37.99 HC Knopf Doubleday

The Connected Community

Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods

CORMAC RUSSELL, JOHN MCKNIGHT, PARKER J. PALMER

Find out how to uncover the hidden talents, assets, and abilities in your neighborhood and bring them together to create a vibrant and joyful community.

It takes a village!

$29.95 PB Berrett-Koehler

Frequently Asked White Questions

AJAY PARASRAM

ALEX KHASNABISH

With humour and compassion, this book offers relatable advice and a practical entry point into conversations about race.

$18.00 PB Fernwood Publishing

The Chaos Machine

The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World

MAX FISHER

Both panoramic and intimate, The Chaos Machine is the definitive account of the meteoric rise and troubled legacy of the tech titans, as well as a rousing and hopeful call to arrest the havoc wreaked on our minds and our world before it’s too late.

$37.00 HC Little, Brown and Company

Killer in the Kremlin

JOHN SWEENEY

In Killer in the Kremlin, awardwinning journalist John Sweeney takes readers from the heart of Putin's Russia, to the killing fields of Chechnya, to the embattled cities of an invaded Ukraine.

$35.99 HC Transworld

Chokepoint Capitalism

How

REBECCA GIBLIN

CORY DOCTEROW

Scholar Rebecca Giblin and writer and activist Cory Doctorow argue we’re in a new era of “chokepoint capitalism,” with exploitative businesses creating insurmountable barriers to competition that enable them to capture value that should rightfully go to others.

$35.95 HC Beacon Press

The Power of Geography

Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of our World

TIM MARSHALL

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, a fascinating, “refreshing, and very useful” (The Washington Post) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to today’s world powers and how they presage a volatile future.

$25.99 PB Scribner

Abolitionist Intimacies

EL JONES

Abolition is not only a political movement to end prisons; it is also an intimate one deeply motivated by love.

$26.00 PB Fernwood Publishing

How to Stand

Up to a Dictator

The Fight for Our Future

MARIA RESSA

Democracy is fragile. How to Stand Up to a Dictator is an urgent cry for Western readers to recognize and understand the dangers to our freedoms before it is too late. It is a book for anyone who might take democracy for granted, written by someone who never would.

$36.99 HC HarperCollins

How to Win the War on Truth

An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality

C. SPITALE

Filled with cleverly illustrated realworld examples of propaganda in all its forms, How to Win the War on Truth will help you see the world with clear eyes for the first time. Because when it comes to preserving democracy and fighting for our rights, it’s essential that we do.

$33.99 PB Quirk Books

The Future is Analog

How to Create a More Human World

For many people, the best parts of quarantine have been the least digital ones: baking bread, playing board games, going hiking. We used our hands and hugged our children and breathed fresh air. This book suggests that if we want a healthy future, we need to choose not convenience but community, not technology but humanity.

$37.00 HC PublicAffairs

Imagine a Country

Ideas For a Better Future

VAL MCDERMID JO SHARP

Imagine a Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated, and introduced by bestselling author Val McDermid and geographer Jo Sharp, it is a collection of ideas, dreams, and ambitions, aiming to inspire change, hope and imagination.

$22.50 PB Canongate Books

On Lying and Politics

A Library of America Special Publication

HANNAH ARENDT, INTRODUCTION

More urgent than ever, two landmark essays by the legendary political theorist on the greatest threat to democracy, gathered with a new introduction by David Bromwich “No one,” Hannah Arendt observed, “has ever counted truthfulness as a political virtue.”

$16.50 PB Library of America

Greed is Dead Politics After Individualism

Two of the UK's leading economists call for an end to extreme individualism as the engine of prosperity. Collier and Kay show how a reaffirmation of the values of mutuality could refresh and restore politics, business and the environments in which people live.

$21.99 PB Penguin UK

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Gifts for Everyone

Saltwater Socks

Mittens, Caps, and More from the Island of Newfoundland CHRISTINE LEGROW SHIRLEY A SCOTT

With Saltwater Socks, fourth in the Saltwater Knits series, readers discover Newfoundland’s traditional knitting patterns, while highlighting the island’s culture through innovative photography, anecdotes, and stories.

$29.95 PB Boulder Books

305 Lost Buildings of Canada

The legacies of Canada’s most iconic lost buildings — torn down, burned down, and otherwise lost — are uncovered in this illustrated architectural walking tour. The perfect gift for any history buff.

$22.95 PB Illustrations Goose Lane Editions

Our Book of Awesome

A Celebration of the Small Joys That Bring Us Together

NEIL PASRICHA

In a world that is often overwhelming, it’s time to return to the simple things, the AWESOME things, all around us... if only we take a moment to see them.

$29.99 HC Simon & Schuster

Recording IconsCreative Spaces

The Creative World of Mark Howard

MARK HOWARD WITH CHRISTOPHER HOWARD

An exclusive backstage pass featuring 200 full-color photographs of the unique spaces where some of the world’s most iconic musicians recorded.

$49.95 PB 200 full color photographs ECW Press

Generations

The Sobey Family and Canadian Art

SARAH MILROY

The ultimate gift for any art lover. Featuring more than 200 full-colour images, this stunningly beautiful book tells the story of the visionary Sobey family and their engagement with Canadian and Indigenous art.

$55.00 HC Illustrations Goose Lane Editions with McMichael Canadian Art Collection

The Story of Architecture

WITOLD RYBCZNSKI

Engaging and accessible, this is a coherent story of architecture’s physical manifestation of the universal aspiration to celebrate, honor, and commemorate, and an exploration of the ways that each building is a unique product of individual patrons, architects, and builders.

$40.00 HC Yale University Press

Literary Charades

CHRONICLE BOOKS

From the best-selling Games Room Trivia series, this beautifully–packaged party game comes with 140 cards, each with 5 literary categories to choose from, including Classics, Bestsellers, Nonfiction, Book to Film, and Children’s books. Simply act out the titles of the latestand-greatest books—without speaking a word—for your team to guess. $18.00 ea.

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

BLUE ORANGE

An addictive card game that’s as unique as its name.

Quick and simple to learn, players race to SLAP a match between a card and spoken word... but watch out... your mind will play tricks on you. For extra fun, special action cards are included gorilla narwhal groundhog that will have players making crazy gestures before slapping the deck.

$13.99

Assorted Book Trivia

RIDLEY GAMES

Are you the ultimate bibliophile? Test your literary knowledge with Tiny Book Trivia sets from Ridley's Games! Choose from Fantasy Book Trivia, Classic Book Trivia or Crime, Thriller & Mystery Trivia. 80 card sets $8.99 ea.

Papercuts

A Party Game for the Rude and Well-Read (A Card Game for Book Lovers)

LITERATURE ELECTRIC Show off your page-turning prowess and bust out your best book-themed jokes with this raucous party game full of literary laughs from the wordsmiths at the indie nonprofit Electric Literature.

$29.00 ea. Clarkson Potter

Celebrities for Jesus

How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church

KATELYN BEATY

Award-winning journalist Katelyn Beaty explores the ways fame has reshaped the American church, explains how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical movement, and identifies many ways fame has gone awry in recent years.

$30.99 HC Brazos Press

What’s the Point of Theology?

Wisdom, Wellbeing, and Wonder

ALISTER E MCGRATH

Ideal for new and seasoned Christians who want to engage more deeply with their faith, as well as those who are puzzled by spiritual matters and curious to find out more, What's the Point of Theology? will open your eyes to all that theology has to offer.

$23.99 PB Zondervan

Fount of Heaven

Prayers of the Early Church

ROBERT ELMER

SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

Christians today have a lot to learn from the devotional life of the early church. In Fount of Heaven, a collection of carefully selected prayers from the first six centuries of the church, we can pray with our spiritual forefathers.

$33.49 HC Lexham Press

“We are the Beloved,” Henri Nouwen famously wrote. This profound collection of daily readings will appeal to those who know and love Nouwen’s work as well as to new readers seeking deeper awareness of their identity as a child of God.

$27.99 HC The Crown Publishing Group

Hope A User’s Manual

What hope is, what hope isn’t, and how to find it in hopeless times. After exploring what hope isn’t and then what it is, MaryAnn McKibben Dana reflects on the surprising place where hope is often found—in the messiness of our imperfect, flawed, beautiful human bodies.

$22.95 HC Wm B Eerdmans Publishing

Untrustworthy

The Knowledge Crisis Breaking our Brains, Polluting our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community

BONNIE KRISTIAN, FOREWORD BY DAVID FRENCH

Life and politics are suffering from a raging knowledge crisis, and the church is no exception. In Untrustworthy, Bonnie Kristian unpacks this crisis and explores ways to combat it in our own lives, families, and church communities.

$30.99 HC Brazos Press

A Hole in the World

Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing

AMANDA HELD OPELT

Opelt explores the history of human grief practices and how previous generations have journeyed through periods of suffering, exploring grief rituals and customs from various cultures.

$34.00 HC Worthy Books

Forgive

Why Should I and How Can I?

TIMOTHY KELLER

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness has to be a central part of everyone’s lives. In Forgive, Keller shows readers why it is so important and how to do it, explaining in detail the steps you need to take in order to move on without sacrificing justice or your humanity.

$37.00HC Penguin Publishing

Knowledge for the Love of God Why Your Heart Needs Your Mind

Pickavance relates a compelling vision of how cultivating the intellect strengthens our Christian worldview, helps us gain freedom in Christ, and enables us to love God with our whole being.

$25.95 PB Wm B Eerdmans Publishing

Agrarian Spirit

Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land

NORMAN WIRZBA

This refreshing work offers a distinctly agrarian reframing of spiritual practices to address today’s most pressing social and ecological concerns. Scholars and students of theology, ecotheology, and spirituality, as well as readers interested in agrarian and environmental studies, will gain much from this book.

$39.95 HC University of Notre Dame

The Botany of Beer

An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 Plants Used in Brewing

GIUSEPPE CARUSO

Will provide valuable information for homebrewers and professional beer makers alike. It reveals how botanical knowledge can open new possibilities for today’s and tomorrow’s brewers.

$46.99 HC Illustrations Columbia University Press

Weather

A Force of Nature

THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

A collection of unforgettable images of dramatic weather events around the world. With depictions of rare weather events and common ones that most of us can't explain, this book will thrill weather enthusiasts and inform people curious about weather events everywhere.

$35.00 PB Full colour photography Firefly Books

How Far the Light Reaches

A Life in Ten Sea Creatures

Exploring themes of adaptation, survival, sexuality, and care, and weaving the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own family, relationships, and coming of age, this is a book that invites us to envision wilder, grander, and more abundant possibilities for the way we live.

$34.00 HC Little, Brown and Company

The Song of the Cell

An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE

From the author of The Emperor of All Maladies comes an exploration of our radical new ability to manipulate cells. Rich with stories of scientists, doctors, and their patients, The Song of the Cell explores of what it means to be human.

$39.99 HC Scribner

The Future is Now

Solving the Climate Crisis with Today’s Technologies

BOB MCDONALD

In this book, Bob McDonald turns his focus to global energy sources, and shows how the global shutdowns may have been exactly what we needed to show us that a greener future is achievable. This is an exploration of the incredible technologies that our species can use to get out of the mess we’ve made for ourselves.

$32.95 Penguin Canada

Quack, Quack

The Threat of Pseudoscience DR JOE SCHWARCZ

We are in a crisis. A tsunami of misinformation and disinformation is threatening to engulf evidence-based science. While quackery — loosely defined as the spread of false “knowledge,” often accompanied by various versions of “snake oil” — is not a novel phenomenon, it has never posed as great a threat to public health as today.

$24.95 PB ECW Press

Taxi From Another Planet Conversations with Drivers About Life in the Universe

A shrewd and entertaining foray into the most fundamental mysteries, Taxi from Another Planet brings together the wisdom of scientific experts and their fellow citizens of Earth, the better to un derstand how life might unfold elsewhere.

$37.95 HC 18 Illustrations Harvard University Press

Starry Messenger

Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

NEIL

Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time—war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race—in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.

$38.99 HC Henry Holt and Co

Wired for Music

A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound ADRIANA BARTON

In this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy. In the right doses, it can double as a mild antidepressant, painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid, and enhance athletic performance while supporting healthy aging.

$32.95 HC Greystone Books

2023 Night Sky Almanac

A Month-by-Month Guide to North America’s Skies from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

NICOLE MORTILLARO

The ideal resource for both novice and experienced sky watchers in the United States and Canada, with all the advice, information, and data that enthusiasts need to understand and enjoy the wonders of the night sky.

$14.95 PB Firefly Books

What You Won’t Do for Love A

Conversation

What if we could love the planet as much as we love one another?

Revealing David Suzuki and Tara Cullis in an affable, conversational, and often comedic light, What You Won’t Do for Love asks if we can love our planet the same way we love one another.

$20.95 PB Coach House Books

Earthkeeping

Love Notes for Tough Times

GARY SAUNDERS

An evocative, lyrical, and immersive collection of essays ruminating on the necessity of love and earthkeeping, on our relationship with nature, and with each other. Lovingly illustrated with Saunders’s own drawings.

$24.95 PB Illustrations Goose Lane Editions

How to Speak Whale

A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication

TOM MUSTILL

Lives of Birches, Ironwood and Maples

A Comparative Account of the Trees Indigenous in Much of Northeastern North America GRAHAM R POWELL

Powell's approach offers readers unique overviews of the complex and dynamic features of tree growth, reproduction, and physical development.

$80.00 HC Illustrations Fitzhenry and Whiteside

Elderflora

A Modern History of Ancient Trees

JARED FARMER

Farmer surveys the complex history of the world’s oldest trees, including voices of Indigenous peoples, religious figures, and contemporary scientists who study elderflora in crisis. In a changing climate, a long future is still possible, Farmer shows, but only if we give care to young things that might grow old.

$44.00 HC Basic Books

What if animals and humans could speak to one another? Tom Mustill—the nature documentarian who went viral when a thirty ton humpback whale breached onto his kayak—asks this question in his thrilling investigation into whale science and animal communication.

$37.00 HC Grand Central Publishing

The Foghorn’s Lament

The Disappearing Music of the Coast

JENNIFER LUCY ALLAN

When Jennifer Lucy Allan hears the foghorn's colossal bellow for the first time, it marks the beginning of an obsession and a journey deep into the history of a sound that has carved out the identity and the landscape of coastlines around the world, from Scotland to San Francisco.

$22.99 PB Orion Publishing

The Instant

AMY LIPTROT

The Instant is an unapologetic look at the addictive power of love and lust. It is also an exploration of the cycles of the moon, the flight paths of migratory birds, the mesmerising power of Neolithic stonework and the trails followed by a generation who exist online.

$33.95 HC Canongate Books

Beaverland

How One Weird Rodent Made America

LEILA PHILIP

An intimate and revelatory dive into the world of the beaver— the wonderfully weird rodent that has surprisingly shaped American history and may save its ecological future.

$38.00 HC Grand Central

The Secret Network of Nature

Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things: Stories from Science and Observation

One of the world’s most famous foresters shows us how to recapture our sense of awe so we can see the world around us with completely new eyes.

$22.95 PB Greystone Books

Sacred Nature

Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World

KAREN ARMSTRONG

A profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature—and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. In this deeply powerful book, the bestselling historian of religion Karen Armstrong re-sacralizes nature for modern times.

$32.95 HC Knopf Canada

Gardening Trivia

GIFT REPUBLIC

Do you know your roots from your shoots and what would turn a blue hydrangea pink? Put this knowledge to use! Amaze your friends and let your gardening know-how bloom with our new Gardening Trivia. This is the perfect gift with 100 unique questions that would challenge Capability Brown himself! $10.99 ea.

The Open-Air Life

Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature

Every Day

A complete guide to Friluftsliv, the Nordic secret to unplugging and connecting more deeply with nature. An essential guide to slowing down in this modern, fast-paced society and connecting with the natural world.

$27.95 HC Penguin Publishing

Herb Care Card and House Plant Care Card

ANOTHER STUDIO

Fen, Bog & Swamp

A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role

in the Climate Crisis ANNIE PROULX

From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx— whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth—comes a riveting, revelatory history of our wetlands, their ecological role, and what their systematic destruction means for the planet.

$32.00 HC Scribner

Animal Lovers Trivia

CHRONICLE BOOKS

From the best-selling Games Room Trivia series, In a striking and portable box, these 140 questions are a fun trivia challenge wherever you want to play! These multiplechoice questions cover the entire animal kingdom—from marine life to land dwellers. $18.00 ea.

Slow Birding

The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard

JOAN E STRASSMANN

The ultimate guides to growing and getting the most out of your herbs and house plants! Boxed gift set containing 32- 35 cards packed full of easy-to-follow advice and top tips for becoming a successful botanist. $19.99 ea.

Weather Permitting

Twenty-Five Years of Ice Storms, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Extreme Climate Change in Canada

From the longtime host of The Weather Network comes a behind-the-scenes look at Canada’s biggest weather events and climate phenomena.

$24.99 PB Simon & Schuster

At once a cri de coeur and a memoir of both pain and wonder, this remarkable collection of essays adds indelibly to Lopez’s legacy, and includes previously unpublished works, some written in the months before his death.

$37.00 HC Random House Publishing

Plant Words

250

Terms

Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or “exotic” birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are.

$37.00 HC Penguin Publishing

for Plant Lovers

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW

The perfect gift for connoisseur and beginner botanists alike, Plant Words is beautifully illustrated with over 80 images from Kew's collection.

$19.99 HC Welbeck Publishing Group

Tree Vision

30 Cards to Cure Your Tree

Blindness

TONY KIRKHAM HOLLY EXLEY

Tree Vision is the ultimate card set to help you learn all about trees, their leaves, seeds, flowers and so much more! This is a perfect gift and a boxed reference set for nature lovers, including interesting facts about the trees featured, supported by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, UK.

$29.99 Laurence King Publishing

Author Profile

A

message from Stephens Gerard Malone

Our 2022 Bookmark Halifax Ambassador

When I dreamed of being a writer, I imagined milestones along the way, and while writing and publishing has changed so much, one milestone never has: seeing the fruit of solitary, tortured hours in the window of a bookstore. Nor does it ever get old to see although nowadays, the gesture means so much more.

Why? Because in an online world of meaningless likes, a book in the window of an indie bookstore is an achievement that actually means something.

At Bookmark, units don’t drop from robotic arms into mail pouches while an algorithm routinely informs you that people who purchased this unit also bought that brand of toilet paper. (If technology, not fire, destroyed books in Fahrenheit 451.) No, through these doors is a temple to a creative community, celebrating those who labour long hours, agonizingly piecing the right words together, carefully curated by unsung editors, walls a gallery of designer cover art. The scent of newly printed books! Where an author can walk through the door and be told, hey, you sold this many copies.

But most importantly, this is sacred ground for people who love books, celebrate all types of voices, happy to put in your hand your next zip line thrill across a gorge or love’s labours lost because they’ve actually read it! Then happily set up tables at launches and festivals, bringing together writers and Nova Scotia. The sort of place that when Bookmark’s canyons and hilltops of lore and poetry and truth were threatened by a pandemic of change, we as community knew we had to do the equivalent of sandbagging during a flood.

So we can continue to see books in windows. An achievement. A show of support. An act of defiance. If you’re a writer, hang onto the dream. Being here is the award that counts. If you’re a reader, hopefully, there will always be these cathedrals in which to dream.

The Promise

DAMON GALGUT

Between a broken promise casting long shadows over decades and funerals, Galgut expertly dissects cancerous white privilege in this sparingly written family saga set against a shifting balance of power in South Africa. At turns dark and brutally honest, it’s a timely novel of few pages that defines epic.

Mayflies

ANDREW O’HAGAN

You Won’t Always Be This Sad

SHEREE FITCH

Echoing Elizabeth Smart’s By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, Fitch spins personal despair and anguish, when days crush under sorrow, into a poetic golden tour de force resonating with hope and light and joy. Every. Word. Lived.

My Policeman

BETHAN ROBERTS

Yes, I read this one because of the movie with what’s-his-name, but I was enthralled by Robert’s love triangle unravelling in the subtly Orwellian Brighton of the 1950s, when following your heart could be a crime. This novel reads like an exquisitely unstoppable train wreck, ripping out a little piece of your heart along the way.

Mayflies is not only a rollicking homage to boisterous youth, Manchester in the 80s, music festivals, boozy nights, and crash landings, but also, if a life well-lived and well-loved, the burdens that come with friendship.

The Heart’s Invisible Furies

JOHN BOYNE

Long winter nights are made for sprawling, Dickensian page turners. Toss in Ireland convulsing amid the throes of social and religious upheaval and the poignant, ever hopeful Cyril Avery. If you’re not gutted by the last few pages, check your pulse.

Young Mungo

DOUGLAS STUART

Shuggie Bain may have won Stuart the Booker but rough and tumble Mungo and James, fumbling in a dovecote, crooked smiles against the toxically masculine underbelly of Glasgow gasping on the fumes of Thatcherism, is the long sigh masterpiece you don’t want to end.

Len & Cub

A Queer History MEREDITH J. BLATT DUSTY GREEN

By the dictates of the time, these remarkably defiant photos should never have been taken. Shouldn’t survive. Only by chance they do. And it’s true, rural New Brunswick, WW1, a story like this can have no happy ending, but thanks to skillful archivists Blatt and Green, now we remember Leonard Keith and Joseph Coates and that which dare not speak its name.

Books by Stephens

The History of Rain

STEPHENS GERARD MALONE

Literary historical fiction set in a war-torn Europe and glamourous Old Hollywood, following a lonely landscape gardener. A sprawling story written in stunning, spare language, this novel is a lyrical, magical, and starkly realist meditation on the dissonant worlds that emerge from the conflict, and the lengths we'll go to chase the illusion of love.

$21.95 Nimbus Publishing

Big Town

A Novel of Africville

STEPHENS GERARD MALONE

Big Town is an unforgettable account of a community in crisis and the remarkable spirit that persists in the face of adversity.

$18.95 Nimbus Publishing

Nosy Parker

Lesley Crewe's new novel brings readers to 1960s Montreal & features a nosy would-be child detective searching for the truth about her mother. Author Lesley Crewe — who has so often captured Cape Breton perfectly on the page — turns her incisive observations for the first time to the NDG of the 1960s where she grew up.

$24.95 PB Nimbus Publishing

Low Road Forever Essays

TARA THORNE

With the cranky forthrightness of Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City, Thorne's voice is both self-assured and deeply self-effacing as she exposes the light haze of misogyny that hangs over us all to find what's funny, what's true, and what needs to be said.

$22.95 PB Nimbus Publishing

Heartbreak Homes

A gripping locked-door YA murder mystery told from multiple perspectives from Governor General's Award – and Crime Writers of Canada Award – nominated author of The Grey Sisters and Blood Will Out. Narrated from multiple perspectives, Heartbreak Homes is about what compels us to kill – and the true face of justice.

$16.95 PB Nimbus Publishing

This Is It, Lark Harnish

LAURA BEST

A historical middle-grade novel following a plucky thirteen-year-old hired girl in rural 1919 Nova Scotia, exploring grief and love, poverty and privilege, and family in all its forms, from the award-winning author of The Cammie Turple series.

$13.95 PB Nimbus Publishing

Buddy the Bluenose Reindeer

and the Christmas Dinner Rescue BRUCE NUNN

ILLUSTRATED BY BRENDA JONES

The third installment in the bestselling series of illustrated early readers, this thrilling seasonal romp will instantly become a holiday tradition. Features bold, vibrant artwork by celebrated artist Brenda Jones.

$15.95 PB Nimbus Publishing

If You Could Be Anything

JENNIFER BRITTON

ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRIANA CORR SCOTT

A gentle lullaby celebrating the abundant nature of the East Coast. With gentle, rhyming text and dreamy oil illustrations, If You Could Be Anything is the perfect story to send little ones off to dreamland, and older ones off on new adventures.

$22.95 HC Illustrated Nimbus Publishing

The Twelve Days of Christmas

A Celebration of Nature

BRIANA CORR SCOTT

A boldly illustrated gift edition of the beloved English Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" — with an artful twist. East Coast artist Briana Corr Scott brings her naturalist's eye to the classic holiday song, pairing the original lyrics with bold and whimsical illustrations that celebrate flora and fauna.

$19.95 HC Illustrated Nimbus Publishing

Precious Little

CAMILLE FOUILLARD

An extraordinary literary fiction debut from an award-winning writer and activist, set in the remote Labrador Innu community of Utshimassits, exploring grief, trauma, unlearning, and healing.

$22.95 PB Vagrant Press

Stephen McNeil Principles and Politics

DAN LEGER

In Stephen McNeil: Principle and Politics, award-winning journalist and author Dan Leger argues that McNeil's name should be there when we talk about premiers of consequence.

$26.95 PB Nimbus Publishing

Contested Waters

The Struggle for Rights and Reconcilliation in the Atlantic Fishery

RICHARD WILLIAMS FRED WIEN

A timely anthology featuring diverse perspectives – Indigenous and nonIndigenous – on the right to fish in the Atlantic, with the goal of creating dialogue and solutions.

$22.95 PB Nimbus Publishing

Winning Golf

The Mental Game: Creating the Focus, Feeling, and Confidence to Play

Consistently Well

SAUL L. MILLER

Dr. Saul L. Miller, one of the world’s leading sport psychologists, describes eight of the most common problems limiting golfing performance and gives readers powerful, practical techniques to overcome these challenges.

$24.95 PB ECW Press

The Greatest Comeback

How Team Canada Fought Back, Took the Summit Series, and Reinvented Hockey

JOHN U. BACON

A universal story about overcoming bitter feuds to forge a hard-earned team spirit and inspire heroics against long odds and almost inhuman pressure—an experience that every member of Team Canada considers those eight games to be the highlight of their storied careers.

$34.99 HC HarperCollins

All Roads Lead

Home

Hockey Moms

The Heart of the Game

A celebration of the unsung heroes behind the game, including first-hand stories from moms of the NHL’s biggest stars.

Hockey Moms features untold stories of the highs and the lows, the challenges and the triumphs, from the women who are the heart of the game. A perfect gift for the more than 600,000 hockey moms in Canada.

$33.99 HC HarperCollins

Playing the Long Game

A Memoir

CHRISTINE SINCLAIR

For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures.

$34.00 HC Random House Canada

The Series

A

Life On and Off the Ice BRYAN TROTTIER

A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Canada's most decorated Indigenous athlete.

$35.00 HC McClelland and Stewart

Quiddler and Five Crowns

SET ENTERPRISE GAMES

Quiddler is easy to learn and has tons of replay value. It’s a great family game where kids can compete with adults. The play: 8 rounds per game, players draw and discard until someone forms their hand into words using two or more cards per word. Five Crowns is a five suited rummy style game with a rotating wild card Easy to learn, Fun for kids and adults, ages 10 to adult, 1-7 players. Quick favourite for both avid and casual card players. Winner of over 10 Best Game Awards. $17.99 ea.

Sushi Go!

GAMEWRIGHT

What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now

KEN DRYDEN

A new book by Hall of Fame goalie and bestselling author Ken Dryden celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series. It is a story long told, often told. But never like this.

$34.95 HC McClelland and Stewart

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Fountain Pens

PLATINUM

The iconic Preppy fountain pen in a limited edition series. These are the new Series 2 Japan themed pens with new patterns. Limited quantities. $7.99 ea.

Century 3776 Fountain Pen

PLATINUM

Plaisir Fountain Pen

PLATINUM

A perfect starter fountain pen at a price that won’t break the bank. The Plaisir has a colourful aluminum body with a steel nib. A unique "Slip & Seal" cap keeps the fountain pens from drying out, allowing you to leave the pen filled for long periods of time. Available in 10 colours and medium and fine nibs. Great quality for a budget price. $27.00 ea.

With Platinum's latest technology and innovative cap design, the "Slip & Seal" mechanism in this #3776 Century model prevents the ink from drying out for up to 12 months. Available in a variety of colourful resins, accented by gold trim and features a 14k gold nib. It accepts proprietary Platinum cartridges or a Platinum converter (sold separately) for use with bottled ink. Available in M, F, EF and SF $270.00

BONUS A FREE bottle of any colour of Private Reserve Fountain Pen Ink with the purchase of any Century 3776 fountain pen.

NEW Mirage Mythos Fountain Pen

VISCONTI

A brand new collection with a "divine" look. This is a new Mirage with innovations that distinguish it at first glance from the basic model, such as the large steel nib (yellow gold plated), the central section made of brass instead of resin, but above all the central ring, on which is engraved the inscription MYTHOS and the V, similar to a stylised Mount Olympus. $295.00 ea.

Ambition Fountain Pen

FABER CASTELL

A perfect starter fountain pen at a price that won’t break the bank. The Plaisir has a colourful aluminum body with a steel nib. A unique "Slip & Seal" cap keeps the fountain pens from drying out, allowing you to leave the pen filled for long periods of time. Available in 10 colours and medium and fine nibs. Great quality for a budget price.\ $27.00 ea.

BONUS A FREE bottle of any colour of Private Reserve Fountain Pen Ink with the purchase of any Visconti Mirage Mythos fountain pen.

Aero Fountain Pens

DIPLOMAT

This is a favourite pen at Bookmark. An aluminum fountain pens with a streamlined Zeppelin-inspired body. Made in Germany. It has a satisfying, exclusive soft sliding click cap that posts securely onto the barrel when writing. It features a smooth writing #6 JoWo stainless steel nib, a gunmetal grip and trim, and fills via standard international cartridge/converter (both are included). Choose from 12 colours. $190.00 ea.

BONUS Receive a FREE bottle of Private Reserve ink with the purchase of a Diplomat Aero Fountain pen.

Safari Special Edition 2022

Strawberry and Cream Fountain Pens

LAMY

Each year LAMY features a special Edition “Color of the Year”. The 2022 LAMY Safari Strawberry and Cream pens are a fantastic edition that are sure to catch your eye. $40.00 ea.

BONUS Free converter with each pen purchased.

Private Reserve Inks

YAFABRANDS

The Private Reserve Ink collection includes 36 beautiful colors from the famous Vampire Red to the Avocado and the Electric DC Blue to name a few. All Private Reserve Inks are vibrant, rich and highest quality. 60 ml bottle. $19.00 ea.

Pigeon Letter Writing

PIGEON POSTED

Write. Fold. Send. A more satisfying way to communicate. Inspired by origami, Pigeon, is a beautifully crafted combination of letter and envelope. A more satisfying alternative to the always-on, instant-gratification tools we all use to communicate with each other every day. Because even with all our hi-tech wizardry, nobody has managed to recreate the magic and joy of the handwritten letter. $14.99 ea.

Paperblank Journals

PAPERBLANKS

A beautiful line of journals made to inspire creativity, empower expression and celebrate special moments. An homage to art and culture, this line of journals sparks the imagination by offering a connection to artists and cultural movements from all eras and regions. From $16.95

Writing Sets

PEPIN PRESS

For the serious letter writer with an appreciation for quality and design. Each box contains 10 sheets of 4 different designs (printed on one side), making up 40 sheets of A5 writing paper (150x210mm/6”x8¼”).

Included are 20 matching envelopes (10 x 2 designs), 8 greeting cards (2 x 4 designs) and 30 assorted stickers and labels. Choose from 10 different styles. $46.99 ea.

Label, Sticker & Tape Books

PEPIN PRESS

Profolio Oasis Notebook

ITOYA

Its new proprietary paper pattern, a combination of dots, grids, and lines as well as their light application makes this notebook ideal for handwriting, bullet journaling, and even drawing straight lines without the necessity of a ruler. Soft Japanese paper is magically both thin and fountain-pen friendly.

Contains 32 sheets of high-quality sticker paper with a total of about 250 labels, stickers and strips of sticker tape per volume. The stylish designs come in various shapes and sizes and allow you to label, decorate and seal your envelopes, packages and many other items. The sticker paper is uncoated and easy to write on with pen, pencil or felt marker. Choose from 10 designs. $22.99 ea.

MD Notebook

MIDORI

Made in Japan, this simple notebook was designed to create a writing experience that you will enjoy. The high-quality Midori Diary (MD) paper inside was developed in 1960 and has been continuously improved on ever since. The paper is bleed-resistant, feather-resistant, and fountain-pen friendly, giving the user a pleasant writing experience. Available in a variety of sizes and formats. From $12.99 ea.

120G Edition Notebooks

LEUCHTTURM1917

The 120G Edition notebooks are the perfect choice for anyone who loves to combine writing with sketching and drawing. By adding the right filler, the paper has a very low transparency. Writing and drawings are not visible from the back.

$24.95 until December 31

Letter Sets

MIDORI

Letter set with 5 sizes of shaping envelopes. Perfect for a different envelope every time or when you want to send more people at once. Lined underlayment allows you to write a note in plain color and balance. Stationery Notes 8.7" x 6.7"; 20 sheets; unruled MD paper: cream; envelopes: 5 types x 2: 10 sheets. $11.99 ea. We have many other styles of Midori letter sets, writing paper and envelopes available.

Metallics Marker Set

FABER CASTELL

Decorate light, dark or colourful paper or even smooth surfaces, such as plastic, foil, porcelain, glass and metal, with a premium metallic effect. You can even make wood or rocks look shiny. After drying, Metallics are resistant to both smudging and water splashes. Cardboard wallet of six. $15.99 ea.

Goldfaber Aqua Watercolour Pencils

FABER CASTELL

The fully water soluble lead of the Goldfaber Aqua watercolour pencil was produced with the most innovative production technology and impresses with its excellent lightfastness.

Tin of 12 pencils $17.99 ea.

Pencil Pouch

CAVALLINI & CO.

Cavallini zippered pouches are made from 100% natural cotton and feature a high quality YKK zipper, a leather zipper pull, and dark navy cotton lining. These stylish pouches are perfect for your small items and pair perfectly with the Vintage Tote. Available in mini and regular sizes. From $16.99 ea.

Waterproof Blackliners

MOLOTOW

The perfect waterproof fineliner with archival ink. The ink is resistant to chemicals, faderesistant and wipe-proof in combination with water and alcohol-based inks. Perfectly suitable for sketches, outlines, finelines and precise illustrations. Tips starting from 0.05 mm - 1 mm as well as Chisel, Round, Brush S and Calligraphy $4.99 ea.

Black Edition Colour Pencils Set

FABER CASTELL

The Black Edition colour pencils have a wonderfully soft and vibrant colour laydown thanks to their SuperSoft lead. The high pigmentation of the lead makes them ideal for painting and drawing techniques on light, coloured and dark paper. The ergonomic triangular shape of the pencils automatically ensures the correct grip position and optimum comfort when drawing and painting. Cardboard box of 24 $15.99 ea.

Watercolour Pads

SM-LT ART

SM∙LT Art is an open, indepen dent & socially responsible brand with unique attitude to products, people and business. Choose from an array of formats including A4 in folder, A5, stitched album, square lay flat album, and round. From $9.99 ea.

Assorted Authentic Art Pads

SM-LT ART

SM∙LT Art is an open, independent & socially responsible brand with unique attitude to products, people and business. A5 size. Choose from Mixed Media, Marker Sketch, Drawing, Black paper and Painting pads. From $8.99 ea.

OLEeNU Shield Mechanical Pencil

Amazing technology. Conventional mechanical pencils are only able to clutch the lead core until the last 10 mm, at which point the lead becomes unstable and falls out. The Platinum OLEeNU can clutch a lead core until the very last 0.5 mm—a 95% reduction in waste that gives you almost 20% more writing out of a typical 60 mm long lead! 5 mm only $4.99 ea.

PuniLabo Stand Up Pen

Case

LIHIT LAB

Pen case with a cute animal inspired design. Made of silicone, soft smooth touch and easy to clean. Holds up to 15 pens. Transforms into a pen stand by pressing down on the bottom. Available in 5 styles. $24.99 ea.

Zippered Pouches

EXACOMPTA

These are a favourite at Bookmark for holding pens, cables and more. Available in 4 sizes A4, A5, A6 and 8x18. From $4.99 ea.

Fungarium Postcards

TEMPLAR PUBLISHING

This collection of 50 postcards features Katie Scott's stunning fungal illustrations. Each image vividly captures the beauty and complexity of fungi. Together they make a stylish collection, perfect for sending to friends, using as notecards, or simply framing on your wall.

50 pages $28.99 ea.

The Mycocultural Revolution

Transforming Our World with Mushrooms, Lichens, and Other Fungi

PETER MCCOY, FOREWORD

Discover the glorious world of mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi, as described by Peter McCoy, one of today’s foremost experts in the field.

$24.50 HC Microcosm Publishing

Assorted Mushroom Notebooks

Water resistant and velvety smooth to the touch, these notebooks will hold up over time and always feel like magic in your hands. Lay flat A5 size lined and dot grid. 144 pages.

From $22.99

Urban Foraging

Find, Gather, and Cook

50 Wild Plants

Expert forager Lisa M. Rose shares all the basics necessary for a successful harvest: clear photos that aid identification, tips for ethical and safe gathering, details on culinary uses, and simple recipes will help you make truly fresh, nutritious meals.

$26.00 HC Timber Press

A Taste of the Wild

Recipes for 40 Common Foraged Plants from Across Canada

BLANCHE POWNALL GARRETT

In Search of Mycotopia

Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms

DOUG BIEREND

From ecology to fermentation, in pop culture and in medicine—mushrooms are everywhere. With an explorer’s eye, author Doug Bierend guides readers through the weird, wonderful world of fungi and the amazing mycological movement.

$26.95 PB Chelsea Green Publishing

Mushroom Enamel Mug and

Socks

Gift Set

GIFT REPUBLIC

Looking for a really good gift set for the fungi or girl in your life? The mushroom enamel mug and socks gift set is great for long walks through the woods foraging for mushrooms. $34.99 set Mug only $17.99 ea.

Mushroom Logbook MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS

The Mushroom Logbook includes space to collect important data points, such as cap and stalk characteristics, nearby plants and wildlife, habitat, weather, and other notes. $16.50 Stationery Mountaineers Books

Foraging

Explore Nature’s Bounty and Turn Your Foraged Finds into Flavorful Feasts

MARK VORDERBRUGGEN

Chock full of tips on finding and identifying fruits, flowers, roots, shoots, nuts, foliage, and more, this helpful guide shows you how to find and enjoy wild edibles safely and successfully.

$28.99 PB DK

Navy Mushroom Notebook Pouch

Offering a wonderful array of cooking possibilities, this book includes more than 160 recipes using forty common, wild and edible plants, found from coast to coast.

$29.95 PB Formac Publishing

Tired of losing your favourite pen? This elastic Navy Mushrooms notebook pouch keeps writing accessories up to 6 inches long secure. It's also great for charging cords, jump drives, erasers, paper clips, lip balm, gum... You get the idea! $24.99 ea.

Chiltern Publishing

Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the World’s finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers will look striking on any shelf.

The Penguin English Library

Beautiful hardcover editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

Rock Point Timeless Classics

The Timeless Classics series brings together the works of classic authors from around the world. Complete and unabridged, these elegantly designed gift editions feature luxe, patterned endpapers, ribbon markers, and foil and deboss details on vibrantly colored cases.

Puffin

Harper Muse

Lessons

IAN MCEWAN

Mike's Picks

Rosa's Very Own Personal Revolution

One of the premier Canadian writers of magic realism, Dupont’s tale of a young woman from Gaspésie who travels to la grande ville to help her community is wondrous, belly-laugh funny, sweet, politically astute and a joy I will surely revisit. A 2007 hit in Québec, this is the book’s English language debut.

My second favourite McEwan after ‘Saturday’, this examination of a man’s life from schoolboy to octogenarian is a sumptuous meal. In particular, the novel’s coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the troubled integration of two philosophies of life has informed me more than all the news coverage I have ever watched. This book has given colour to events, worldly and personal, that were previously only black and white to me.

Here Goes Nothing

STEVE TOLTZ

Yes, this book is set in the midst of a global pandemic but don’t let that deter you. Those of us who adored Toltz’s acclaimed A Fraction of the Whole have had to wait for a long time for a new novel and this one’s a blast. Dante for the 21st century.

Rose Royal A Love Story NICOLAS MATTHIEU

For those who know me, the finest novellas often go unnoticed since I like books thick as bricks. However, I will never allow anything written by Matthieu to pass my attention. This story has some noirish tones that delight but it was the ending’s sucker punch that landed most.

The Empire of Dirt A Novel FRANCESCA MANFREDI

A coming-of-age story in the Italian countryside of 1996, Manfredi borrows a line from Nine Inch Nails song Hurt for the novel’s title. It’s an apt choice as a young girl’s family undergoes a barrage of natural plagues that mirror the tumult of her unsettled life. The author’s sparse but beautiful writing style is a smart contrast to the main character’s emotional growing pains of youth.

Joseph's Picks

What If? 2

Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Spine Poems

An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers

SIMON

I think I’ve finally found it: the perfect coffee table book for literature lovers. By carefully stacking unique assortments of books together and then photographing them, Annette Dauphin Simon has created a beautiful collection of artistic poems. Interspersed with an eclectic assortment of quotes, commentary, and trivia, this book is a conversation starter, a thought-provoker, and a piece of literary art.

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

In Which Four Russians

Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

Booker prize-winning author, George Saunders, introduces us to seven of his favourite Russian short stories, offering kind and insightful commentary along the way. His expertise and enthusiasm result in a transformative masterclass in writing and reading that will endlessly deepen your appreciation of the stories within, and the beauty to be found in all great literature.

RANDALL MUNROE

You’ve probably never wondered what would happen if the solar system was filled with soup, but if you’re the sort of person who would really like to know now, then this book is for you. Using science, eccentric stick-figure cartoons, and an infectious sense of child-like curiosity, Randall Munroe sensibly answers the strangest questions in the world, teaching us about physics, logic, and saliva along the way.

100 Poets

A Little Anthology

JOHN CAREY

The sheer number of poems and poets can easily feel overwhelming, but this book offers an accessible and tantalizing introduction. From Homer to Oscar Wilde to Maya Angelou, editor John Carey whets the appetite with crisp commentary and a charcuterie board of carefully-chosen poems.

Rembrandt Is in the Wind

Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith

RUSS RAMSEY

This book introduces readers to some of the most beautiful pieces of art the world has ever known, and the oftentimes messy individuals behind them. Guided by the wise insight of Russ Ramsey, we learn what their stories have to teach us about our own lives, the Christian faith, and humanity’s wondrous capacity to create beauty out of chaos.

Journey's Picks

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

A Monk and Robot Book

A beautiful and cozy read that instantly makes you breathe easier and release those little things in your life you hadn't even realized were stressing you out. The friendship between monk and robot in this tale is sweet, caring and so full of love and laughter that it makes it extremely hard to put back down, and I should know, I breezed through both books in the series on a single flight.

Other Birds

A Novel

A magical mystery that is just as beautiful and curious as the turquoise Dellawisps that grace the front cover. The characters hidden within these pages are wonderful, complex, haunted individuals who each have their own pasts to reconcile with. While it is a death in the apartment complex that kickstarts the tale, the story becomes one of not only loss , grief and regret, but also of trust and learning how we can let some things go, and open ourselves up to loving others.

The World We Make

A Novel N.K. JEMISIN

An absolutely phenomenal author returns with the conclusion to The Great Cities Duology. N.K. Jemisin is a masterful writer who knows how to capture an audience and always manages to build such incredible worlds with beautifully interwoven magics and histories. This book is no different and will leave you satisfied with how the story ended, but reaching for another of her books.

Ordinary Monsters

A brilliantly dark historical fantasy following two kids, each with magical gifts of their own, and the detective assigned to keep them safe from the man made of smoke who hunts them. J.M. Miro somehow manages to write such a massive book where not once do you feel bored or lost. The excellent attention to detail and beautiful writing makes every page belong and will find you flying through the book faster than you thought possible.

Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield weaves this tale in a way that ensures a slow creeping suspense is constantly building

paints us a painfully haunting portrait of two women in love who now find a chasm between

Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.

JEANETTE WINTERSON

The Weight of Sand

My 450 Days Held Hostage in the Sahara

EDITH BLAIS

Edith Blais and her boyfriend Luca, were taken hostage by armed Islamic terrorists in the African desert, in this moving story of hopelessness and courage. The poetry she wrote to maintain her sanity is a beautiful addition, making it a mesmerizing read from start to finish.

All the Seas of the World

GUY GAVRIEL KAY

Guy Gavriel Kay is an impeccable storyteller. He transports you to this world of assassination, power and love wherein the characters are as captivating as the story.

Under Lock & Skeleton Key A Secret Staircase Mystery GIGI PANDIAN

This is my kind of mystery book, with hidden rooms, magic tricks, clues and suspects galore. It is a delightful read that keeps you guessing to the end.

The Thursday

Club A Novel RICHARD OSMAN

Murder

This murder mystery was a delightful surprise with humor and unexpected twists throughout the book. These seniors were far more resourceful and manipulative than I expected.

Cure for Wereduck Book 2 of the Wereduck Series

DAVE ATKINSON

Book two of the Wereduck series is as creative, hilarious and suspenseful as the first book. Dave Atkinson is a brilliant writer. And regardless of my age, I love this series of children's books.

Neil's

The Perfect Golden Circle

BENJAMIN MYERS

One of my favourite books of the year, The Perfect Golden Circle combines crop circles, 1980s England and the quiet comedy of The Detectorists. This was the perfect summer read, especially if your idea of the perfect summer is tromping through English country fields late at night.

Farmhouse

SOPHIE BLACKALL

Sophie Blackall has created another future classic with Farmhouse, a touching portrait of the family who once inhabited a now-abandoned farmhouse. The exquisite illustrations are a marvel to behold. You and any little ones you know will love this book!

The Puffin Keeper

MICHAEL MORPURGO

Michael Morpurgo's story of Allen Lane, the founder of Puffin Books, is a terrific tale of friendship, war, art, a lighthouse keeper and a lost puffin. Beautifully illustrated by Benji Davies, this has all the makings of a classic book, enjoyed by young and old.

A Printmaker's View

ANGELA HARDING

This is a gorgeous collection of Angela Harding's work and a guide to the British countryside through the seasons. Every page is stunning to look at and Angela's prose is a joy to read.

Fifty Forgotten Books

R.B. RUSSELL

If there was ever a book that felt true to the eccentric spirit of indie bookshops and bibliophiles everywhere, it is this one. Russell, publisher of Tartarus Press, has created both an enthralling memoir and an incredible list of overlooked gems that you will want to seek out right away.

All of Us Villains

AMANDA FOODY | C L HERMAN

For fans of The Hunger Games and the magic of Harry Potter. All of us Villains immerses you into a magical yet dark world, where seven champions fight for their life, as only one will survive.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

A Novel TAYLOR JENKINS REID

A breathtakingly painful romance that is set throughout a series of interviews and flashbacks to Evelyn Hugo’s life as an actress. During these interviews, Evelyn tells the story of why she married these men, and what drove her to leave these men.

Six of Crows LEIGH BARDUGO

Six outcasts and one impossible heist, Six of Crows follows unlikely friendships and bone-chilling pasts.

Seven Days in June

TIA WILLIAMS

Two thriving authors find themselves reunited after seven days spent together several years ago. The authors struggle to rekindle their connection, all the while jumping back into their past to figure out what went wrong.

Heartstopper #1

A Graphic Novel ALICE OSEMAN

A graphic novel that centres around the romance of two young boys. Heartstopper follows Nick and Charlie as they navigate their way through love, loss, bullying, and, worst of all, high school.

Rebecca's Picks

Animal Person Stories

ALEXANDER MACLEOD

Ducks

Two Years in the Oil Sands KATE

BEATON

Any new release about the obscenely neglected topic of mental health challenges faced by men and women working in the oil sands would have been a valuable addition to our culture — but on top of providing this service, Beaton’s astutely funny visual style and her tender, nuanced portrayal of every character make Ducks a new masterpiece of Canadian literature.

Lapvona

A Novel OTTESSA MOSHFEGH

Those with a sour and deranged sensibility tend to be out of their element over the holidays, but luckily Lapvona, written in Moshfegh’s customary addictive prose, can provide an alternative form of good cheer through its sadistically vivid imagery and laugh-out-loud dialogue.

The stories in Animal Person are rich with sorrow, humor, insight and wonder. MacLeod approaches the short fiction form with respect and care, each story offering a unique vantage point to observe profound, common human moments.

Hello Molly!

A Memoir MOLLY SHANNON

The popularity of Molly Shannon’s comedic characters can be attested to how fully she committed to each character’s emotional honesty, no matter how embarrassing or silly. Her memoir is an inspiring story of how she approached any conflict in her life with empathy, curiosity and humor, exemplifying how this leads to visceral and resonant comedy.

A Hero of Our Time

A Novel NABEN RUTHNUM

Ruthnum’s satirical novel about the absurdities of tech culture and the corporate adoption of identity politics manages to provide humor as dry and bleak as the universe it’s set in, while simultaneously instilling the existential terror of a dystopian horror.

Sophie's Picks

Every Summer After

CARLEY

Family of Liars

The Prequel to We Were Liars

E LOCKHART

After the sudden death of a child the year before, Carrie and her family spend the summer on their private island off the coast of Massachusetts, hiding from the ghosts of the past. Despite their wealth and privilege, secrets begin to unravel that will destroy their relationships forever. And in true E. Lockhart fashion, the story ends in an unexpected twist. This is the prequel to the YA novel We Were Liars but can be read as a standalone story.

Such a Pretty Girl

Jumping between the 1970’s New York and now, Ryan explores the bohemian life she led as a child star. In the wake of a media frenzy, and told through an adult’s eyes, Ryan re-examines her unusual childhood and fraught relationship with her mother. The story will appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult and those interested in Jennette McCurdy’s memoir.

FORTUNE

Summer might be over, but this Canadian story will have readers yearning to return to the lake. Sam and Percy met as children and after an incident as teenagers, they parted ways. A decade later, a funeral brings Percy home again. As Percy seeks forgiveness in the present day, the author intertwines moments of the past leading up to the mistake. Imagine, Jenny Han’s The Summer I turned Pretty, ten years later.

The Comet

JOE TODD-STANTON

Nyla must leave her country home to live in the big city, when her dad gets a new job. Suddenly he has no time for her and she starts to miss all that she left behind - especially the stars. This picture book is beautifully illustrated with vibrant images as Nyla’s imagination allows her to embrace her new experiences.

Wish You Were Here

A Novel JODI

It’s all too familiar; plans are made for the future, vacations booked. Then Covid hits and all those plans are put on hold. But not for Diana. she leaves behind her stressful job in New York and her boyfriend, and goes on vacation to Costa Rica. It was meant to be a short break, but when planes are grounded, her vacation becomes a chance for her to slow down and reassess. But not everything is as it seems in her new life.

Sapiens

A Graphic History, Volume

1: The Birth of Humankind

Olivia's Picks

Our Wives Under the Sea

A Novel

A claustrophobic, eerie, magically written novel about Miri and Leah, a writer and marine biologist, who have to deal with the aftermath when Leah returns from a submarine expedition months later than planned with no explanation. As Leah develops strange symptoms, like the insatiable desire to be submerged in water, their relationship becomes strained. This novel is a beautiful portrayal of the lengths people will go for love.

Rooms: Women, Writing, Woolf

This non-fiction book feels like it was written for me. I first read Queyras’ work during university, so they’re a writer I always have on my radar. This book discusses Woolf’s idea of a room of one’s own and how important it is for a writer to have their own space. Interspersed with experiences from Queyras’ life, this book expands on the idea and takes it to new heights.

This Is How We Love

I read everything Lisa Moore writes, so I was very excited when she released her latest novel. The stunning painting on the cover was done by Moore herself! Set during the snowstorm of the century in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the novel follows the story of Xavier, Jules, and Trinity as they deal with the aftermath of a horrific event. Moore’s writing is lyrical and full of tension. One of my top reads of the year.

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

Still Life

This novel contains so many important themes: loss, grief, found family, acceptance, and love. A young girl, Coyote, who lost her mother and two sisters, lives with her father on an old school bus. They’ve been driving around the country for five years and all Coyote wants is to go home. The book starts with Coyote finding a kitten at a gas station, so I was instantly invested in this story.

I’ve read this novel twice so far, once last year and again this year, and I’ve been hand-selling it to everyone! It spans from WWII to the 1980s and follows an unforgettable cast of characters (including a parrot!) from a London pub to the Florence piazzas and Tuscan countryside. It made me laugh and cry, which is the hallmark of a great read in my opinion.

Trina's Picks

Small Pleasures

A Novel CLARE CHAMBERS

Sacred Nature

Restoring our Ancient Bond with the Natural World KAREN ARMSTRONG

Books on the nature spirituality enjoy a wide readership and I would suggest this newest title by Karen Armstrong will be no different. If you enjoy Robin Wall Kimmerer, or Diana Beresford-Kroeger, you may want to read this. If you are concerned for the threat of climate change and look to renew and rediscover a respect for nature, this may be the book for you. If forest bathing and quiet sitting are already part of your routine, I encourage you to explore this well-researched book on deepening your connection with nature.

The Draw of the Sea

Growing up in Manchester but resident in Cornwall since 2013, the author describes the healing power of the sea, our fascination with it, and describes the allure for those surrounded by it. While the sea, in his case, refers to that around the UK, it is no less relevant to those of us on the east coast of Canada. We too, are beachcombers and sea glass hunters. We know its moods and respect its strength.

Small Pleasures is a satisfying read, set in the suburbs of London in 1957. Post-war austerity is still relevant and there are many reminders observed throughout the narrative. The main character, Jean Swinney, is a features editor for a local paper. The article in question “Men no longer needed for reproduction” sets off a firestorm, and an examination of Jean’s life, and those of a number of the characters with whom she interacts.

Farmhouse

SOPHIE BLACKALL

An absolutely delightful picture book for 4-8 year olds but a pleasure for all ages. This is the story of a farmhouse and the imagined family who lived and loved there, gently told in sing-song rhyme. Each double page spread will invite endless examination for the fine detail and varied illustration techniques. The captivating endpapers tell a story of their own, with a lovely author’s note at the back providing the backstory and photographs.

The Three Bears and Goldilocks

BEE WAELAND

This picture book flips the Goldilocks and the three bears story so Goldilocks is now the menace intruding on a law-abiding family of bears. According to the author the book “was designed with lots of bold shapes, textures and colours to appeal to young children.” Since the book is also without words, it allows both reader or listener to shape the story, adding and taking away elements as time and mood permit. Daily routines are infused with bright colours and there is lots of scope for humour in the telling.

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza

Prepare for a serious case of the giggles. Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris teamed up during early lockdowns to produce something entirely fun and new – live comics!

This book is the hilarious result of their collaboration.

Cloud Cuckoo Land

A Novel ANTHONY DOERR

This book contains so many of my favorite elements; multiple stories being told by many characters simultaneously, time jumps galore, and a book as a central point. I could not put it down. This would be perfect for fans of Cloud Atlas and Shadow of the Wind

Bomb Shelter

Love, Time, and Other Explosives

MARY LAURA PHILPOTT

Mary Laura Philpott writes the best mom memoirs (momoirs?) I’ve read. Each essay has humor, honesty and heart. Bomb Shelter deals with teen children, aging parents, and work/life balance and is handled with so much love and grace. I would recommend it to any parent who needs a dose of truth with a spoonful of giggles.

The History of Science Fiction

A Graphic Novel Adventure

DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN XAVIER DOLLO

This is a must read for any sci-fi fan! It covers origins of science fiction in books, films, magazines, pulps and comics. The format is fun and the information is very well researched and quite in depth.

Booth

KAREN JOY FOWLER

Fowler weaves a story of the famous Booths; the actor father who hides his family away, the children raised on a steady diet of Shakespeare, and the son who kills the president. This sibling story was long-listed for the Booker prize and would be perfect for fans of literary historical fiction.

Bookmark Charlottetown is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, having opened in Charlottetown in December 1972. Over 50 years, Bookmark has established itself as a local institution known for its curation of PEI books, its friendly and knowledgeable sta , its author events, and its commitment to the Island literary community.

This is a celebration of not just a local institution but, more especially, the community of readers that have supported and sustained it over these 50 years through thick and thin, through good times, dark times, slow times, successful times; through location changes, sta changes, ownership changes, industry changes, and more. It takes a community who knows the value of books and reading and whose loyalty to a local bookshop is sustained by values over convenience, or indi erence, or the ashiness on o er in other places. Our Island community has supported Bookmark for 50 years and it has survived and thrived.