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Simple Creatures

by Robert McGill ...

FINALIST FOR THE 2025 ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZEWith an intimate, comic, and compassionate eye, the twelve stories in Simple Creatures consider what it means to live with less in the twenty-first century.In this debut collection, Robert McGill explores the heartaches and joys of people who are desperate to uncomplicate their complicated world. Through stories taking the form of ... Read more

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FINALIST FOR THE 2025 ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZEWith an intimate, comic, and compassionate eye, the twelve stories in Simple Creatures consider what it means to live with less in the twenty-first century.In this debut collection, Robert McGill explores the heartaches and joys of people who are desperate to uncomplicate their complicated world. Through stories taking the form of
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Once We Had a Country

by Robert McGill ...

A richly textured novel of idealism and romance, Once We Had a Country re-imagines the impact of the Vietnam War by way of the women and children who fled with the draft dodgers.It's the summer of 1972. Maggie, a young schoolteacher, leaves the United States to settle with her boyfriend, Fletcher, on a farm near Niagara Falls. Fletcher is avoiding the Vietnam draft, but they've also come to ... Read more

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A richly textured novel of idealism and romance, Once We Had a Country re-imagines the impact of the Vietnam War by way of the women and children who fled with the draft dodgers.It's the summer of 1972. Maggie, a young schoolteacher, leaves the United States to settle with her boyfriend, Fletcher, on a farm near Niagara Falls. Fletcher is avoiding the Vietnam draft, but they've also come to
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A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life

by Robert McGill ...

2022 QUILL & QUIRE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL HAMILTON LITERARY FICTION AWARDA bold and absurd new take on the dystopian plague novel, where people are treated like IKEA furnitureDistraught and hopeless, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, Regan, decides to end her life. And she’ll do it through an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ülle, a woman ... Read more

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2022 QUILL & QUIRE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL HAMILTON LITERARY FICTION AWARDA bold and absurd new take on the dystopian plague novel, where people are treated like IKEA furnitureDistraught and hopeless, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, Regan, decides to end her life. And she’ll do it through an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ülle, a woman
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War Is Here

The Vietnam War and Canadian Literature

by Robert McGill ...

Canada did not fight in the Vietnam War, but the conflict seized the Canadian imagination with an energy that has persisted. In War Is Here Robert McGill explains how the war contributed to a golden age for writing in Canada. As authors addressed the conflict, they helped to construct an enduring myth of Canada as liberal, hospitable, and humanitarian. For many writers, the war was one that ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Canada did not fight in the Vietnam War, but the conflict seized the Canadian imagination with an energy that has persisted. In War Is Here Robert McGill explains how the war contributed to a golden age for writing in Canada. As authors addressed the conflict, they helped to construct an enduring myth of Canada as liberal, hospitable, and humanitarian. For many writers, the war was one that
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A Suitable Companion for the End of Your Life

by Robert McGill ...

Narrated by Marina Deltcheva ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

A bold and absurd new take on the dystopian plague novel, where people are treated like IKEA furnitureDistraught and hopeless, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, Regan, decides to end her life. And she’ll do it through an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ülle, a woman with amnesia, who will, inadvertently, make Regan’s wish come true.Soon Ülle begins to remember her past ... Read more

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A bold and absurd new take on the dystopian plague novel, where people are treated like IKEA furnitureDistraught and hopeless, an eighteen-year-old distance runner, Regan, decides to end her life. And she’ll do it through an unusual new method available only on the dark web. Enter Ülle, a woman with amnesia, who will, inadvertently, make Regan’s wish come true.Soon Ülle begins to remember her past
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Education Forward

Moving Schools into the Future

by David Price, Mick Waters, Debra Kidd, David Jackson, Neil Roskilly, Jim Knight, Henry Stewart, John Rees, Madeleine Holt, Liz Robinson, Claudia Barwell, Ross Morrison McGill, Hywel Roberts, Valerie Hannon, Mark Stevenson, Guy Claxton ...

Too often, we think of school as a fixed-rail path we all have to follow: teachers teach, students learn, exams are taken, futures set. That's how it's been since the introduction of compulsory schooling in the 19th century.But parents, teachers and corporations around the world are now voicing their dissatisfaction with education systems that are no longer fit for purpose. Too many of our young ... Read more

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Too often, we think of school as a fixed-rail path we all have to follow: teachers teach, students learn, exams are taken, futures set. That's how it's been since the introduction of compulsory schooling in the 19th century.But parents, teachers and corporations around the world are now voicing their dissatisfaction with education systems that are no longer fit for purpose. Too many of our young
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Demon Copperhead

A Novel

by Barbara Kingsolver ...

Narrated by Charlie Thurston ...

Unabridged

21 hours 3 min

READ BY ACTOR CHARLIE THURSTONWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONNew York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Te... ... Read more

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READ BY ACTOR CHARLIE THURSTONWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONNew York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Te...
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Five Little Indians

A Novel

by Michelle Good ...

Narrated by Kyla Garcia ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

WINNER: Canada Reads 2022WINNER: Governor General’s Literary Award for FictionWINNER: Amazon First Novel AwardWINNER: Kobo Emerging Author PrizeFinalist: Scotiabank Giller PrizeFinalist: Atwood Gibson Writers Trust PrizeFinalist: BC & Yukon Book PrizeShortlist: Indigenous Voices AwardsNational Bestseller; A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year; A CBC Best Book of the Year; An Apple Best Book of ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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WINNER: Canada Reads 2022WINNER: Governor General’s Literary Award for FictionWINNER: Amazon First Novel AwardWINNER: Kobo Emerging Author PrizeFinalist: Scotiabank Giller PrizeFinalist: Atwood Gibson Writers Trust PrizeFinalist: BC & Yukon Book PrizeShortlist: Indigenous Voices AwardsNational Bestseller; A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year; A CBC Best Book of the Year; An Apple Best Book of
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Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club

by Delia Owens ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

12 hours 12 min

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!More than 18 million copies sold worldwideA Reese’s Book Club PickA Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade“I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!”—Reese Witherspoon“Painfully beautiful.”—The New York Times Book Review**For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove ... Read more

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!More than 18 million copies sold worldwideA Reese’s Book Club PickA Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade“I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!”—Reese Witherspoon“Painfully beautiful.”—The New York Times Book Review**For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove
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The Mars Room

A Novel

by Rachel Kushner ...

Narrated by Rachel Kushner ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

TIME’S #1 FICTION TITLE OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018FINALIST for the MAN BOOKER PRIZE and the NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDLONGLISTED for the ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALAn instant New York Times bestseller from two-time National Book Award finalist Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room earned tweets from Margaret Atwood—“gritty, empathic, finel... ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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TIME’S #1 FICTION TITLE OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018FINALIST for the MAN BOOKER PRIZE and the NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDLONGLISTED for the ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALAn instant New York Times bestseller from two-time National Book Award finalist Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room earned tweets from Margaret Atwood—“gritty, empathic, finel...
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Pillow Thoughts

by Courtney Peppernell ...

Series series Pillow Thoughts
The book that started the phenomenon! Courtney Peppernell’s Pillow Thoughts series has become an international success. Join in with her beautiful, deeply resonant first collection about heartbreak, love, and raw emotions. Organized into mood-based chapters like "If you are heartbroken," "If you are lonely," and "If you need encouragement," this book of poetry and short prose meets readers exactly ... Read more

$8.69 USD

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The book that started the phenomenon! Courtney Peppernell’s Pillow Thoughts series has become an international success. Join in with her beautiful, deeply resonant first collection about heartbreak, love, and raw emotions. Organized into mood-based chapters like "If you are heartbroken," "If you are lonely," and "If you need encouragement," this book of poetry and short prose meets readers exactly
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Rogue Royalty

An Anti-Heroes Collection Novel

by Meghan March ...

Series Book 3 - Savage Trilogy
New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal*,* and USA Today bestselling author Meghan March concludes the story of her next devastating and damaged anti-hero in Rogue Royalty.Unthinkable. Unbelievable. Inconceivable.I don’t recognize what my life has become. I can’t tell where the lies end and the truth begins anymore.He came into my world and urged me out of my safe little corner.All my dreams are ... Read more

$5.99 USD

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New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal*,* and USA Today bestselling author Meghan March concludes the story of her next devastating and damaged anti-hero in Rogue Royalty.Unthinkable. Unbelievable. Inconceivable.I don’t recognize what my life has become. I can’t tell where the lies end and the truth begins anymore.He came into my world and urged me out of my safe little corner.All my dreams are
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