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The Best Canadian Books of 2024
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Lucy, a tourist on Prince Edward Island, shares undeniable chemistry with Felix, the local who happens to be her best friend’s younger brother. Despite their vow to avoid repeating their past fling, resisting temptation proves difficult.
When Lucy’s...
This Summer Will Be Different
Armand Gamache, head of homicide, is drawn into a series of mysterious events in the tranquil village of Three Pines, starting with relentless calls, a cryptic note, and ultimately, a murder. These clues hint at a larger, sinister threat looming beyo...
The Grey Wolf: A Novel
Serial killers Sloane and Rowan form an unlikely friendship after a chance encounter, bonding over their shared passion for hunting and killing other serial killers. Their dark journey spans the U.S., turning into an annual game of blood and vengeanc...
Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy
In 1906 San Francisco, soprano Gemma and embroideress Suling are brought together by Henry Thornton, a railroad magnate whose collection includes the fabled Phoenix Crown. When the earthquake devastates the city and Thornton vanishes, their lives are...
The Phoenix Crown: A Novel
This sharp and darkly funny collection explores the trials and expectations of womanhood through stories of heartbreak, illness, and bodily autonomy, including a writer confronting an ex’s novel about their breakup and a woman grappling with love and...
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories
In Prairie Edge, Métis cousins Grey Ginther and Ezzy Desjarlais embark on a daring protest: freeing bison in downtown Edmonton to challenge settler routines. Their mission, fueled by Grey’s disillusionment with modern activism, spirals into chaos wit...
Prairie Edge: A Novel
In Broughtupsy, Akúa returns to Jamaica after a decade to mourn her brother and reconnect with her estranged sister, Tamika. Their strained relationship, revisited childhood landmarks, and Akúa’s encounters with Jayda, a bold stripper, highlight the ...
Broughtupsy: A Novel
In her first collection since 2015, Nalo Hopkinson presents imaginative stories featuring a woman and her cyborg pig surviving in a waterworld, scientists studying alien remains, a trans woman confronting haunting memories, and an artist using nanote...
Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions
In We Rip the World Apart, 24-year-old Kareela grapples with her mixed-race identity and an unplanned pregnancy, while uncovering the web of grief and secrets stemming from her family’s Jamaican roots, her uncle’s death at the hands of police, and he...
We Rip the World Apart: A Novel
The War We Won Apart recounts the incredible true story of Sonia Butt, a daring British agent, and Guy d’Artois, a French-Canadian soldier, whose clandestine training with Churchill’s Special Operations Executive leads them to love, sabotage missions...
The War We Won Apart: WWII Elite Agents
In Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell revisits the concept of social epidemics 25 years after The Tipping Point, exploring the darker side of contagious phenomena through captivating stories, from Miami’s unique evolution to lessons from ...
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories
In Soups, Salads, Sandwiches, chef Matty Matheson reinvents the iconic trio with bold flavours and creative twists, offering easy recipes like Giant Meatball Soup, Griddled Salami Panzanella Salad, and Banana Bread French Toast Sandwich for maximum f...
Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches
Ali, a Pakistani eighth-grader, navigates pressure from his immigrant parents, a crush on a girl from a wealthier neighbourhood, and the struggle to fit in with friends while confronting racism and hiding his fasting during Ramadan.
After a racist a...
Call Me Al
In Closer Together, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau shares her personal journey through challenges like an eating disorder, motherhood, and public life, while exploring mental health and emotional well-being through insights from experts like Gabor Maté and ...
Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves & Loving
In 1506 Joseon, 17-year-old Iseul ventures into dangerous territory to rescue her sister from the tyrannical King Yeonsan, whose reign is marked by cruelty, abuse, and oppression. Her mission brings her into an uneasy alliance with Prince Daehyun, wh...
A Crane Among Wolves
Ford Grant, a billionaire seeking peace in small-town Rose Hill, is thrown into chaos when a 12-year-old girl claims he’s her father—and when his best friend’s irresistible sister, Rosie Belmont, storms into his life needing a job.
Despite his best ...
Wild Love (Standard Edition)
When Christopher rescues a baby griffin, he discovers the Archipelago, a hidden realm of magical creatures now under threat. Teaming up with Mal, a mysterious girl on the run, they embark on a thrilling journey to uncover why the magic is fading and ...
Impossible Creatures
In The New Girl, Lia faces the challenges of moving from Romania to a new country, navigating a new home, language, and school while also dealing with the discomfort of her first period and the overwhelming changes in her life.
Inspired by Cassandra...
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The New Girl #1)
In The Bezzle, forensic accountant Martin Hench inadvertently disrupts a sinister scheme involving California’s privatized prison system, where ultra-wealthy elites exploit inmates as financial assets, sparking a decade-long battle against corruption...
The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel
After Emily Dickinson’s death, her sister Lavinia, her brother’s mistress Mabel Loomis Todd, and his wife Susan Gilbert Dickinson work through mourning and conflict to compile her scattered writings into a book that redefines American literature.
In...
Pale Shadows
In Pale Shadows, Freya, trapped in a loveless marriage, is thrust into a life-or-death battle that reveals her divine gift as a shield maiden with magical powers. Bound by a blood oath to a ruthless jarl who seeks to unite Skaland, she must train to ...
A Fate Inked in Blood
In Silver Repetition, Yuè Yuè, a young woman navigating life in Canada after immigrating from China, grapples with identity, family connections, and loss. As she faces her mother’s advancing illness, a ghosted romance, and memories of her estranged c...
Silver Repetition: A Novel
Scientific Marvel, Chimwemwe Undi’s Governor General’s Literary Award-winning debut poetry collection, explores the overlooked histories and realities of Winnipeg, Manitoba, through themes of immigration, race, gender, and colonialism. With rhythmic ...
Scientific Marvel: Poems
In his debut essay collection, From the Centre, Niigaan Sinclair explores Winnipeg as “ground zero” for reconciliation in Canada, intertwining the city’s complex history with Indigenous resilience, art, and community. Through stories and observations...
Wînipêk: Indigenous Visions of Canada
In this award-winning YA debut, Jay Wong navigates queer identity, immigrant expectations, and self-discovery during the summer of 2010. Meeting Ash Chan, a fiercely independent skater, transforms Jay’s world, exposing her to a new side of Vancouver ...
Crash Landing
In Batshit Seven, Glen Wu, nicknamed Glue, navigates apathy and disillusionment while teaching ESL in Hong Kong during the city’s protests. As he spirals through heavy drinking, aimless relationships, and existential musings, he grapples with the cit...
Batshit Seven
Dayspring by Anthony Oliveira is a bold, genre-defying debut that reimagines biblical tales through the eyes of the disciple Christ loved, intertwining sacred and profane narratives of love, grief, and survival across collapsing time and space.
Winn...
Dayspring
The Cure for Drowning follows Kit McNair, a queer and non-binary individual reborn through Celtic magic, and Rebekah Kromer, the elegant daughter of a German-Canadian doctor, as their love triangle with Kit’s brother Landon leads them to war and tran...
The Cure for Drowning