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As the last generation of Partition survivors grows older, two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy preserves their extraordinary childhood memories in a landmark collection that transforms history into intimate human experience. Marking the 80th anniversary of Partition—the 1947...

Three women inherit a luxury seaside mansion from the friend they thought died eight years ago—but the house isn’t empty, and someone is willing to kill to keep its secrets buried. Eight years after Charlotte McMahon vanished without a trace, her three closest friends are stunned to inherit...

The words we choose don't just communicate, they shape what people think, feel and do. Behavioural scientist Sam Maglio reveals the surprising science behind the language that quietly influences every decision we make. Every day, we're surrounded by words carefully chosen to persuade us. The...

From pioneering longevity doctor Dr. Sabine Donnai comes the definitive guide to a truth we’ve long ignored: cognitive decline is not inevitable—and the roadmap to a stronger, healthier brain starts here. Forgetfulness. Brain fog. Mental fatigue. Burnout. We tend to dismiss these experiences...

She’s the only woman on the planet who has no idea who he is—and she’s the best thing that ever happened to him . . . When Lily Bernard’s grandmother breaks her leg, she rushes to the French countryside to help out, settling in for a summer of sunflower fields, crepes and good wine. Lots...

A couple in the middle of divorcing must pretend to be happily married for one last summer—for readers of Abby Jimenez, Tia Williams and Alison Espach. Joti Ghuman is getting a divorce. Years ago, the ever-practical architect arranged her own marriage to appease her Punjabi family, and Matt...

When an AI-generated image of a missing girl goes viral, an unassuming young woman is thrust into the spotlight. Ruby has always known exactly who she is. Raised by her grandmother in Albania before moving to England as a child, she’s built a quiet life far removed from the spotlight. Until a...

A visionary new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory and Playground. Charlie Borneman is five years old when he first sees the universe. It’s 1966; he lives with his family of five in the quiet suburb of Lincolnwood, Illinois. One winter...

From acclaimed actor, audiobook narrator and podcaster Brian Hutchinson comes a compulsive debut psychological thriller. After a chance reunion with an old friend, a successful actor is forced to confront a relationship from years ago and the devastating truth hiding inside his own memories...

From acclaimed actor, audiobook narrator and podcaster Brian Hutchinson comes a compulsive debut psychological thriller. After a chance reunion with an old friend, a successful actor is forced to confront a relationship from years ago and the devastating truth hiding inside his own memories...

From one of Canada's foremost public intellectuals comes a sweeping history of the liberal revolution, and a timely examination of why its promises are now facing unprecedented challenges. For much of Michael Ignatieff's lifetime, beginning in his teenage years, the expansion of individual...

Canadian botanist, biochemist and visionary Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have already sparked a quiet revolution in how we understand our relationship to forests. Now, in a captivating account of how her life led her to these illuminating and crucial...

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE 2026 BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY FINALIST FOR THE 2026 HERITAGE TORONTO BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD A hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE 2026 GILLER PRIZE ONE OF INDIGO'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2026 From the award-winning and bestselling author of Five Little Indians comes a powerful family saga following three generations of Cree women and the storytelling tradition that connects them to each other...

Set in a Jewish folklore-inspired reimagining of 19th century Eastern Europe, this LGBTQ+ dark fantasy debut pits two estranged husbands and a daring spymaster on opposite sides of a civil war. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, C.S. Pacat, and readers who love deliciously queer, spicy fantasy...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION Award-winning journalist Anna Mehler Paperny's stunning memoir chronicles with courageous honesty and uncommon eloquence her experience of depression and her quest to explore what we know and don't know...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A shocking exposé of the deadliest killing spree in Canadian history, and how police tragically failed its victims and survivors. As news broke of a killer rampaging across the tiny community of Portapique, Nova Scotia, late on April 18, 2020, details were oddly hard to...

A poignant, humourous and heartfelt coming-of-age memoir from one of Canada's most beloved musicians. From the prairies of Saskatchewan to sharing the stage with some of the most important musicians of all time, Colin James is one of Canada’s greatest talents. In Playing the Changes, Colin...

The first new work of fiction since 2013 from one of Canada's most successful, idiosyncratic and world-defining writers, Douglas Coupland. He's called it Binge because it's impossible to read just one. Imagine feeling 100% alive every moment of every minute of the day! Maybe that's how animals...

It's all fun and games until somebody dies. Delve into the unsettling world of Hollow Twilight, a Ready Player One meets Stranger Things LitRPG where there's no XP to collect and no loot to scavenge, but one wrong move could be the difference between life and death. Reid, a seemingly average...