New Releases!
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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children
Starting in 1951, Indigenous children in Canada were taken by social welfare agencies from their families and placed in the care of non-Indigenous families. These children grew up without their…
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Ending Homelessness in Canada
More Canadians than ever lack a home. Almost every town and city now has homeless residents. Municipalities scramble to provide shelters, and local politicians debate whether to take action to…
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Murder in Renfrew County
The story of the murder of three women in Ontario’s Renfrew county by their ex-partner and the full-scale investigation that followed. Dean Beeby, a skilled reporter and author, chronicles the…
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Health Hacks
Nova Scotians need an expert with their best interests in mind to help them navigate the healthcare system. For thousands of Nova Scotians, Mary Jane Hampton has been their go-to…
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The Nova Scotia Bucket List (Updated)
For years, Dale Dunlop and Alison Scott’s Nova Scotia Bucket List has been the authority on the best experiences in the province. This new edition, updated for 2024 travellers, features…
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The Nova Scotia Family Bucket List
In this updated edition of the best-selling guide, Helen Early identifies the twenty-five best family adventures Nova Scotia has to offer. Her book features tons of unique day-trips, weekend getaways…
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My First Ontario Bird Book
This is the book for anyone, young or old, who is curious about the birds they see from their windows or when they’re out on walks. Best-selling author Jeffrey C. Domm…
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Ace and the Misfits
In his debut novel, Eddie Kawooya presents a fish-out-of-water story of immigration and the pains and joys of integration into a new and sometimes frightening environment. Arriving in Canada, Ace…
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Dancehall Rebel
Dancehall DJ is a groundbreaking novel portraying a Caribbean Canadian teen challenging the ongoing legacy of homophobia in her musical and cultural community. Dancehall music and culture is undergoing a…
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Losing Hit Points
Losing Hit Points is a nerdy queer romance book set against the backdrop of a tabletop Dungeons & Dragons game. A romantic story filled with goblins, adventure, and the healing…
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Luscious Love
This romance, set amongst Mina’s first summer job, explores new love, body image and the frustrations of working in retail. Centering around first love, cultural expectations, and class, Luscious Love…
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Ableism: Deal With It
This reader-directed exploration of ableism is both informative and empowering. Author Kimberley Maich uses her experience as a special education specialist, certified teacher, registered psychologist and a board-certified behaviour analyst…
$24.95, Hardcover
Forthcoming Books
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Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge
Neoliberalism – free market capitalism and the view that “freedom” is society’s highest value – has become embedded in the fabric of Canadian government and society. Neoliberal theorists, marginalized for…
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Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s origins 1500-1890
In the past decade Canadian history has become a hotly contested subject. Iconic figures, notably Sir John A Macdonald, are no longer unquestioned nation-builders. The narrative of two founding peoples…
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Family Ties: How a Ukrainian Nazi and a living Jewish witness link Canada to Ukraine today
The standing ovation accorded in 2023 to a Second World War Ukrainian Nazi unit veteran in Canada’s House of Commons shocked Canadians – and the world. Author Peter McFarlane was…
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Humans: The 300,000 Year Struggle for Equality
This is a history of humanity like it’s never been told before. Historian Alvin Finkel builds on the work of archaeologists, anthropologists and historians to present the very long view…
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My Ancestors Live Here
For over twenty years, Mi’kmaw Elder Ellen Hunt has been identifying, researching and fighting to protect Mi’kmaw burial sites in Nova Scotia which have long been forgotten, neglected and destroyed.…
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Nova Scotia’s Stars of Song
Best-selling music biographer Charlie Rhindress presents the lives and music of Nova Scotia’s six most important and successful women singers: Portia White, Anne Murray, Carroll Baker, Rita MacNeil, Holly Cole…
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Oak Island’s First Visitors: Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars
Exactly when and why Oak Island saw its first European visitors is a mystery that has fascinated generations of researchers, treasure hunters and armchair investigators. This illustrated book draws on…
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One Christmas in Lunenburg
One Christmas in Lunenburg presents a classic folktale in a contemporary setting, told in a way that will appeal to young readers. As Christmas draws closer, siblings Rachel and Nathan…
$16.95, Paperback
Nature Guides
East Coast Trees and Shrubs
Featuring detailed and informative illustrations, this guide makes it easy to identify and learn more about the most common and important tree and shrub species in Atlantic Canada, no matter the season.
$24.95, Paperback
My First East Coast Bird Book
A field guide so kids can learn more about the most common birds found in Canada’s Maritime provinces.
$19.95, PaperbackCanada’s East Coast Seashore
This full-colour book is the perfect companion for anyone who enjoys the Atlantic seashore. From seashells and bugs to birds, plants and seaweed, it provides key information on a wide variety of animals, plants and insects.
$24.95, Paperback
East Coast Backyard Nature Guide
A guide to the animals that frequent your yard and the plants that grow wild in your neighbourhood. This fully illustrated field guide includes the East Coast’s most common birds, butterflies, mammals, trees, wildflowers and much more.
$24.95, Paperback
Southern Ontario Nature Guide
This full-colour book is the perfect companion for anyone who likes to take a close look at nature, with a focus on Southwest Ontario.
$19.95, Paperback
Ontario Trees
Featuring highly detailed, photo-realistic illustrations, this guide makes it easy to identify and learn more about 120 common and important tree species in Ontario, no matter the season.
$27.95, PaperbackFormac Field Guide to Nova Scotia Birds
A comprehensive guide for the beginner and the experienced birder$24.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 8-15Lorimer Field Guide to 225 Ontario Birds
A concise, full-colour guide to Ontario’s most common wild birds, with listings of the best birding hotspots from Point Pelee to Ottawa
$24.95, Paperback
Regional History Titles
Toronto: City of Commerce 1800-1960
Archival images and contemporary photos illuminate the history of Toronto’s businesses and industries.
$29.95, Paperback
Mining Country
Mining Country offers the stories of Canadian miners from past and present, from pre-settlement aboriginal mines to the development of Vancouver and Toronto as centres of global mining finance.$29.95, Paperback
Oak Island Illustrated
A full-colour illustrated book bringing together every major theory about who buried treasure on Nova Scotia’s famed Oak Island, explaining how they could have done it and why they selected this remote location — heavily illustrated with artwork, photographs, maps and artifacts.
$29.95, Paperback
Toronto’s Ravines and Urban Forests
A guide to the most popular of Torontos unique ravine parks and the trees, birds and plants visitors can easily identify$24.95, Paperback
Young Adult Fiction
Outta Here
A story about choice, and the overwhelming feeling that happens when a teen is faced with making major life choices alone. This novel is a hard-hitting portrayal of a reality faced by many teens in families touched by the epidemic of opioid addiction.
$16.95, PaperbackReading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: HL470L
Poison Town
Everything seems sick in Addie’s town; even the crows have trouble flying. Now she’s out to prove the local plant is covering up its polluting ways.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 6Lexile Reading Level: HL670L
School Statue Showdown
When an Indigenous group demands the local schools name be changed, rifts are formed within the community and the legacies of who we honour from history are challenged.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-16Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: 870L
Shovels not Rifles
Historical young adult fiction set in the First World War featuring a young African Nova Scotian in the No. 2 Construction Battalion who faces racism and discrimination from his fellow Canadians.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2
