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• Endling

  a Novel

  Reva, Maria

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  A surrealist novel that chronicles the travails of three Ukrainian women and one extremely endangered snail through the travails of capitalism, foreign invasion, romance, and survival. (NoveList) #literary #metafiction #canadian

• Nocturnos

  Pérez, Laura

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  In Nocturnos, her most masterful work to date, Spanish comics artist Laura Pérez explores the magic and melancholy we encounter when dusk descends. (Publisher) #graphic-novels #translations

• Why Plato Matters Now

  Hobbs, Angela (Angela H.),

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  This accessible introduction explores how Plato's ancient wisdom can still change your life today. (NoveList) #nonfiction #philosophy #society

• The Riveter

  a Novel

  Wang, Jack, 1972-

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  Follows Josiah Chang, a Chinese Canadian who, barred from military service, works in a shipyard and falls in love with Poppy; as their romance blossoms, Josiah seeks to prove his worth to her family and himself, leading him to enlist in Toronto amid…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Computers

  a Ghazal Novel

  Ismailov, Hamid, 1954-

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  A multilayered exploration of poetry, authorship, and digital intelligence. (NoveList) #literary #translations #poetry #experimental

• Other Worlds

  Stories

  Alexis, André, 1957-

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  The short story collection introduces us to characters during moments of profound puzzlement, or at a crossroads, and transports us from 19th century Trinidad and Tobago to small-town Ontario, from Amherst, Massachusetts to contemporary Toronto.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Snag

  a Mother, a Forest, and Wild Grief

  McWatt, Tessa

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  In her memoir, the author takes on personal and collective grief, and the solace and inspiration to be found in connecting with nature—and each other. (Publisher) #nonfiction #memoir #nature #grief #canadian

• Fundamentally

  a Novel

  Younis, Nussaibah

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  When Dr. Nadia Amin accepts a UN role in Iraq to lead a controversial deradicalization program, she faces hostile colleagues, systemic corruption, and an unexpected bond with a young refugee who forces her into impossible decisions with unforeseen…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Only God Can Judge Me

  the Many Lives of Tupac Shakur

  Pearlman, Jeff

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  The author tells the definitive story of Tupac Shakur in unprecedented depth. But more than just a biography of a complicated figure, Only God Can Judge Me also captures a singular moment in music history when West Coast hip hop became a phenomenon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Death of Us

  a Novel

  Dean, Abigail

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  Years after a violent home invasion shattered their marriage, Edward and Isabel reunite for their attacker’s trial, confronting lingering trauma, their enduring connection, and the possibility of closure as they grapple with justice, revenge and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cornelius

  the Merry Life of a Wretched Dog

  Torices, Marc, 1989-

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  Horrifying and hilarious, Cornelius the dog is a spectacular train wreck―you just can’t look away. (Goodreads) #graphic-novel #translations #humour

• The Director

  Kehlmann, Daniel, 1975-

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  G.W. Pabst, one of cinema’s greatest directors of the 20th century, was filming in France when the Nazis seized power. To escape the horrors of the new and unrecognizable Germany, he fled to Hollywood. But now, under the blinding California sun, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sweet Heat

  a Novel

  Babalola, Bolu

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  Career setbacks and a devastating breakup have left Kiki Banjo hanging on by a thread. As she’s preparing to be the Maid of Honor in her best friend’s wedding, everything starts to unravel, and Kiki is left wondering if she ever had the answers.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heart the Lover

  a Novel

  King, Lily

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  Decades after a tangled college love triangle shaped her life, a woman is forced to confront her old choices and hidden truths in this intimate novel of friendship and desire. (NoveList) #literary #love-stories #coming-of-age

• There Is No Antimemetics Division

  a Novel

  (qntm) (Author of science fiction)

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  Humanity is under assault by malevolent “antimemes”—ideas that attack memory, identity, and the fabric of reality itself. (NoveList) #scifi #horror #surrealist-fiction

• The River Has Roots

  El-Mohtar, Amal

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  In the small town of Thistleford dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family. There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honour an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family’s latest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness

  a Novel

  Solà, Irene, 1990-

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  In a remote farmhouse in Catalonia, an old woman lies on her deathbed. Family and caretakers drift in and out. Meanwhile, all the women who have lived and died in that house are waiting for her to join them. They are preparing to throw her a party,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heartwood

  a Novel

  Gaige, Amity, 1972-

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  Heartwood takes you on a gripping journey as a search and rescue team race against time when an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine. (NoveList) #literary #thrillers

• Small Ceremonies

  a Novel

  Edwards, Kyle

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  Part coming-of-age novel, part searing examination of a community finding itself, Small Ceremonies is a tantalizing and heartbreaking debut. (Goodreads) #literary #coming-of-age #indigenous #canadian

• The Tiger and the Cosmonaut

  Boudel Tan, Eddy, 1983-

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  A noirish page-turner about a mysterious disappearance and a moving portrait of a Chinese-Canadian family navigating insecurities, expectations, and simmering anger in their small BC town. (NoveList) #mystery #canadian #lgbtqia