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Poets and Pahlevans

by Marcello Di Cintio

Marcello Di Cintio prepares for his "journey into the heart of Iran" with the utmost diligence. He takes lessons in Farsi, researches Persian poetry and sharpens his wrestling skills by returning to the mat...

The Sudden Disappearance of Seetha

by Andrea Gunraj

Neela Keetham and her brother Navi yearn to escape their hometown of Marasaw. Living with their grandmother after their mother had left years before to find work abroad, they struggle against the poverty and...

Finnie Walsh

by Steven Galloway

Steven Galloway's first novel, an incredible coming of age story, now revised and available in trade paperback from Vintage Canada.

Finnie Walsh is a captivating, Irving-esque story of family, friendship, redemption,...

Navigating a New World

by Lloyd Axworthy

In Navigating a New World Lloyd Axworthy charts how we can become active citizens in the demanding world of the twenty-first century, to make it safer, more sustainable and more humane. Throughout he emphasizes...

The Way It Looks from Here

by Stephen Brunt

In the first ever anthology of its kind, Canada's premier sportswriter - Globe and Mail columnist and author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Facing Ali - brings together the best writing on sport...

Belonging

by Isabel Huggan

The long-awaited new book from the acclaimed short story writer, author of The Elizabeth Stories and You Never Know.

Belonging is pure pleasure to read -- entertaining, beautifully written, laced with gentle...

Apocalypse for Beginners

by Nicolas Dickner

From the author of Canada Reads winner Nikolski comes a sweet, smart and occasionally surreal romantic comedy, featuring two young friends who could become lovers — if only one of them hadn't convinced herself...

The Shape I Gave You

by Martha Baillie

Ulrike Hugenot is a young pianist who arrives home to her Berlin apartment and discovers a fat envelope stuffed into her mailbox. She is astonished when she realizes that it is from her late father Gustave’s...

Fair Wind and Plenty of It

by Rigel Crockett

In the tradition of Godforsaken Sea and In the Heart of the Sea, Fair Wind and Plenty of It is a virtuoso debut by a sailor turned scribe -- a must-read for lovers of nautical adventure.

On November 25th, 1997,...