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The Way of Kings, Book

by Sanderson, Brandon
Book, 2010
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Added Nov 10, 2025

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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is a high fantasy with amazing world building, a wide variety of characters, and tons of action. It's the first book in the Stormlight Archives, and while its size may be overwhelming at first, the pages will fly by (Submitted by Joshua)

Demon Copperhead, BookA Novel

by Kingsolver, Barbara
Book, 2022. First edition
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Added Oct 26, 2025

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This novel is about a boy named Damon navigating through the struggle of addiction and poverty. The story is both agonizing and hopeful depicting survival and human spirit (Submitted by Ben).

Death by A Thousand Cuts, BookStories

by Bhat, Shashi
Book, 2024
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Holds: 6 on 2 copies
Added Oct 15, 2025

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Unputdownable short stories detailing all of the horrors and quirks of being a young South-Asian woman navigating the dating scene in Vancouver. A 2025 finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize (Submitted by Meghan)

Emily Carr and Her Dogs, eBookFlirt, Punk, and Loo

by Carr, Emily
eBook, 2009
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Holds: 1 on 1 copy
Added Oct 05, 2025

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This is an adorable little book written by Emily Carr herself (and one of her dogs). Written in 25 vignettes, she also has one of her dogs tell what happens in each month of the year. Energetic, adorable, poetic, I found it fascinating to hear about Carr’s life in her own words. She really loved her dogs. The artwork is also full of life and action. She loved the Indigenous community around her but a small warning – she uses terminology that we don’t use today (Submitted by Sharleen)

Beneath the Moon, BookFairy Tales, Myths, and Divine Stories From Around the World

Book, 2020. First edition
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Added Oct 05, 2025

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My son and I have both enjoyed reading this international fairytale collection. Yoshi Yoshitani's art style is fresh and unique, featuring diverse and multicultural characters. Each story is one page and is paired opposite a lush and vibrant illustration. The recurring themes of conquering evil, overcoming adversity, and finding love and companionship are woven throughout. Trigger warning: a few of the stories feature violence (Submitted by Arleigh)

Women's Health, BookLift to Get Lean : A Beginner's Guide to Fitness & Strength Training in 3 Simple Steps

by Perkins, Holly
Book, 2015
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Added Sept 22, 2025

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Practical. Easy to follow. Well explained (Submitted by GX)

Wild Dark Shore, BookA Novel

by McConaghy, Charlotte
Book, 2025. First edition
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Holds: 38 on 11 copies
Added Sept 08, 2025

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A thrilling, well-written, enigmatic story that explores themes of grief, family trauma, loyalty, and the pressures and dangers of a rapidly changing world amidst the rising consequences of climate change (Submitted by Brandi-Lee)

Eragon, Book

by Paolini, Christopher
Book, 2003
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Added Sept 08, 2025

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The world-building is so immersive, complete with original languages and cultures! Such a fun read following the characters on their adventures (Submitted by GJ)

Completely Kafka, Graphic NovelA Comic Biography

by Mahler
Graphic Novel, 2024
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Added Aug 17, 2025

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The texts are dry but witty, often uses ironic tones to create sad yet absurdly humorous representation of Kafka. And the art also delivers the entertaining irony through the exaggerated portrayals; for example, Franz' father Hermann is drawn as a gigantic, oppressive figure who towers over Franz(who is often depicted like a sorrowful stickman). The mixture of art and text is what makes this title an exemplary comic biography. The text portions of the book are mostly minimalistic and insightful, and the art adds the richness to these barebone yet sharp texts. It is an appropriate style to portray the surrealism and absurdity of Kafka's works while narrating his life. The book carries a somber atmosphere throughout and hilarious commentaries are delivered in deadpan voice, making the reader pity and laugh at Kafka at the same time. This is recommended book for Kafka fans and anyone who enjoys unique comic art form (Submitted by Eric)

Strange Pictures, Book

by Uketsu
Book, 2025. First Harpervia edition
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Holds: 19 on 6 copies
Added Aug 11, 2025

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A unique take on an unsettling, slow burn Japanese thriller/horror. Each chapter features a singular murder-mystery, and the clues all lay in puzzling hand-drawn illustrations. Are they connected? Is anyone actually responsible for the deaths? If so, who? (Submitted by Brandi Lee)

The Women, Book

by Hannah, Kristin
Book, 2024. First edition
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Holds: 8 on 23 copies
Added Aug 05, 2025

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It’s painful, yet an amazing story of love. Very emotional, please, hold on to your tears and don’t cry, but you will love it (Submitted by Ben)

Once Upon A Wardrobe, Book

by Henry, Patti Callahan
Book, 2021
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Added Aug 05, 2025

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Megs’ eight-year-old brother, George, is dying. Born with a heart that is too weak to do the job right, he is unable to attend school and spends much of his time in bed. After reading “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis, George tasks Megs with a question. Knowing that she attends University that is next door to the University where Lewis teaches, George asks Megs to ask Lewis where Narnia came from. After she works up the courage to talk to Lewis, Megs is a bit baffled when instead of answering George’s question, Lewis (Jack) and Warnie his brother tell her more stories: about their lives growing up, the loss of their mother, and the comparative horrors of boarding school and war. As Megs writes out what she remembers of the stories to take home to George, she learns to embrace how story reveals truth. The author does an incredible job of creating her characters. Beautifully written, my only qualm is that the author doesn’t delve deeper into who Aslan is, and how belief and faith in Jesus can change lives (Submitted by Sharleen)

Tree, BookA Peek-through Picture Book

by Teckentrup, Britta
Book, 2015
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Added Aug 05, 2025

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a delightful, peek-through picture book, with bright illustrations (Submitted by Yesenia)

Last Woman, BookStories

by Baker, Carleigh
Book, 2024. First edition
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Holds: 2 on 1 copy
Added Aug 05, 2025

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Short stories that you’ll polish off in a day! A 2025 finalist for the Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes (Submitted by Meghan)

The Doldrums, Book

by Gannon, Nicholas
Book, 2015
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Added Jul 07, 2025

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The front cover is the first thing that entices. 3 children on an ice floe with a polar bear, badger, ostrich and various large packing cases and suitcases. Looking closer you spot a glass eye and a wooden leg. I must read this story! I thought. And I’m so very glad I did. Archer Helmsley is born a dreamer. He has very good reason to be a dreamer, with two grandparents who are famous explorers and he lives in a house filled with strange instruments and numerous stuffed animals. But his mother is not interested in dreaming or any of his tendenancies and only allows him to go to school. He is a prisoner in his own house. Every year, packages arrive addressed to him, and he manages to smuggle them into his bedroom without his mother knowing. A glass eye and a jade elephant are only two of the fascinating items. Archer makes friends with Oliver while at school, and discovers he lives next door to him, and that they can meet on the roofs of their houses. Then the horrible news that his grandparents were lost on an iceberg in the Antarctica arrives in the local newspaper “The Doldrums Press”. Archer despearately needs to find his grandparents and take up the mantle of his last name, to be a Helmsley in action, not just in name. Adelaide, who is new to the town and has moved in to the house across the way, provides the impetus to launch Archer and his friends out of the stagnation of their normal lives. Witty, beautifully illustrated, quiet, brave and illuminating, this story remains in the heart after reading. The first in a series (Submitted by Sharleen)

Growing Wings, BookThe Inside Story of Red Bull Racing

by Hunt, Ben
Book, 2024. First U.S. edition
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Added Jul 07, 2025

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As a F1 fan, this is my first book on F1 and it is some of the best sport journalism ever written! 21 chapters, it breaks down to 21 years, from 2004 in which an energy drink company started building a party team as others on the paddock thought, to 2023 that Red Bull showed total dominance on the track. Ben immerses us into details that you cannot find elsewhere as it is kind of an official biography of Red Bull Racing. If you are a F1 fan, you definitely won’t put this book down! Can’t wait to read other books on other teams! (Submitted by Joby)

The Course of Love, Book

by De Botton, Alain
Book, 2016
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Added Jul 07, 2025

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Psychological fiction. Not a typical romance. Explores one couple's relationship in depth. Very moving and insightful (Submitted by Janelle)

Educated, BookA Memoir

by Westover, Tara
Book, 2018. First Canadian edition
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Holds: 1 on 5 copies
Added Jun 17, 2025

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Almost frightening at times and interesting to see how the main character overcomes challenges (Submitted by VP)

Funny Farm, BookMy Unexpected Life With 600 Rescue Animals

by Zaleski, Laurie
Book, 2021. First edition
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Holds: 1 on 3 copies
Added Jun 17, 2025

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Heartwarming and inspirational, full of resilience and hope, but for readers who avoid subject of abuse, this read may be triggering and traumatic at places. I enjoyed the book because Laurie Zaleski, the main character, wrote the story with such honesty, humour, and love that negative events briefly described in the book simply were mere shadows by comparison to light and happiness that took the center stage. Great read! (Submitted by Mariya)

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, Book

by El Akkad, Omar
Book, 2025. First edition
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Holds: 1 on 9 copies
Added May 08, 2025

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Omar El Akkad's analyses of empire are precise and unflinching. Combined with his compelling personal accounts of being an immigrant, journalist, and father, One Day is one of the most important books you'll read this year (Submitted by Natasha)

Sutton, Book

by Moehringer, J. R.
Book, 2012
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Added May 05, 2025

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From the author who co-wrote Open by Andre Agassi, a fictional account of an infamous bank robber who was released from a life-long prison sentence on Christmas Eve 1969. A heartbreaking and humorous trip in time (Submitted by Meghan)

In Search of Amrit Kaur, BookA Lost Princess and Her Vanished World

by Sambuy, Livia Manera
Book, 2023. First American edition
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Holds: 1 on 3 copies
Added Apr 30, 2025

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If you like true- life mysteries, this is the one for you. An epic research journey into the life of an Indian princess – inspired by a portrait in a museum in Mumbai in 2007. The author thought the caption on the portrait told a sad story – Indian princess sells her jewels in Paris to aid the Jews in escaping the Germans and gets arrested, and dies in an internment camp. However, these words turn out to be false. The author travels to India, Paris, USA to learn about Amrit Kaur’s life and where did those jewels go? Into a world of Maharajas, kingdoms, political losses that evolve into emotional, financial, and class losses. Questions arise on Amrit’s life decisions, were they for love, for family, for women’s rights, or? Read on to discover about life in India’s elite families pre 1947 and current day (Submitted by Jamie)

2120, Graphic Novel

by Wylesol, George
Graphic Novel, 2022
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Holds: 3 on 2 copies
Added Apr 30, 2025

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A mysterious and chilling choose-your-own-adventure type graphic novel. This book will have you flipping pages through many winding hallways and doors within a seemingly empty building in which you, Wade, have been hired to fix a computer, in order to leave. Each door reveals anything from a simple empty room to something more strange and ominous. A lot of liminal spaces and 'back rooms' type of unsettling horror. I highly recommend having a pen and paper handy to keep track of where you're going and where you've been to help Wade leave the building! (Submitted by Brandi-Lee)

Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love, BookA Novel

by Cronin, Marianne
Book, 2024. First U.S. edition
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Added Apr 30, 2025

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Heartfelt, funny, and sweet. Great storytelling and well written characters. Excellent voice acting on the audiobook! (Submitted by Amy)

Gilded, Book

by Meyer, Marissa
Book, 2021
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Added Apr 07, 2025

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Serilda loves to tell stories. Her stories are fantastical and outrageous and loved by the children around her. But the spinning wheel markings around her irises mean that she is shunned and feared in her community. One night, during the Snow Moon, when the Erlking and his hunt are riding through her community, Serilda finds herself intervening to save the lives of those people he is hunting, leading to a face-to-face conversation with the evil Erlking himself. Forced into a situation where a story about herself to cover the fact she hid his prey leads to an impossible task, Serilda accepts the help of an unlikely stranger. A richly woven and worded tapestry of a story, Meyer has once again created a heroine to root for (Submitted by Sharleen)

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