Around the world and behind the scenes with Anthony Bourdain

By: Tom Vitale

In the nearly two years since Anthony Bourdain’s death, no one else has come close to filling the void he left. His passion for and genuine curiosity about the people and cultures he visited made the world feel smaller and more connected. 

By: Amy Timberlake

(A Skunk and Badger story) Buried in the heart of every animal is a secret treasure. Badger’s is the Spider Eye Agate, stolen years ago by his crafty and treasure-trade-dealing cousin, Fisher. Skunk’s is Sundays with the New Yak Times Book Review…

By: Cynthia Ryland

A rabbit and a frog zip around town talking to their friends about all the things they love, before cooking up a way to show everyone their gratitude.

By: Sandra Boynton

Destined to be a read-aloud favourite, Woodland Dance is the newest board book from Sandra Boynton – a mystical, waltzing night-time counterpart to the upbeat, broad-daylight Barnyard Dance, the Boynton classic with over 4.7 million copies sold.

By: Traci Chee

For fourteen-year-old budding artist Minoru Ito, her two brothers, her friends, and the other members of the Japanese-American community in southern California, the three months since Pearl Harbor was attacked have become a waking nightmare: attacked, spat on, and abused with no way to retaliate–and now things are about to get worse, their lives forever changed by the mass incarcerations in the relocation camps.

By: Tessa McWatt

Tessa McWatt’s breathtaking new novel explores love and endurance in the face of change and violence, and how people find wholeness and belonging when their own identities feel shattered.

By: Jody Wilson-Raybould

A compelling political memoir by one of the most inspiring women of her generation, Jody Wilson-Raybould. Inspired by her grandmother who persevered throughout her life to keep alive the governing traditions of her people, and raised as the daughter of a hereditary chief and Indigenous leader, Wilson-Raybould always knew she would take on leadership roles and responsibilities…

By: Antoni Porowski

An invitation into Antoni’s easy kitchen. Dinner with Antoni means satisfying meals full of clean protein and loads of vegetables, with splurges of carbs and decadence. Simple, yes, but always special.

By: Chris Colfer

The Southern Kingdom is in the grip of Emperor Seven and his war on both magic, books, and learning; even worse, a malignant darkness is rising and threatening everybody, including Brystal Evergreen, who has gathered allies among the fairies and other magical creatures to confront the threat, but…

By: Jill McDonald

Every young child loves to listen to music, bang on drums, and pound the keys of a piano. Now here’s a Hello, World! board book that can teach babies and toddlers all about musical instruments and the sounds they make–with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts.

By: Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket’s new stand-alone adventure for all ages. For more than twenty years, Lemony Snicket has led millions of young readers through a mysterious world of bewildering questions and unfortunate events. In his latest book Lemony Snicket finds a note under his door informing him he had poison for breakfast. He must follow a winding trail of clues to solve the mystery of his own demise.

By: Terry Fallis

Angus McLintock, accidental Member of Parliament, has won re-election and is now the Minister of State for International Relations–or, in other words, he’s the junior global affairs minister. In this new post, he and his trusty Chief of Staff, Daniel Addison, are in London to meet with their international counterparts to discuss the upcoming G8 Summit in Washington. Unfortunately, Angus is not in charge of Canada’s involvement in the summit…

Carol Leonnig & Philip Rucker

The true story of what took place in Donald Trump’s White House during a disastrous 2020 has never before been told in full. What was really going on around the president, as the government failed to contain the coronavirus and over half a million Americans perished?…

By: Jonathan & Jesse Kellerman

A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home. For Clay Edison, it’s all in a day’s work…

By: Brenda Novak

When a near-fatal accident leaves her with a debilitating facial scar, a once-promising Hollywood starlet retreats to her producer’s Silver Springs estate to house sit where she discovers she has a handsome new roommate.