New Releases
Carnival Curves
In this joyful and thought-provoking YA novel about self-acceptance, friendship, and the power of cultural tradition, two teens experience their first Toronto Caribbean Carnival in their last summer of high…
$19.95, Paperback
Love on Planet A
A compelling coming-of-age novel about disability, activism, and first love. Lydia has had a passion for climate issues for as long as she can remember. After a fall at school,…
$19.95, Paperback
Seven Days in Halifax
Halifax today lives with the results of bad decisions made decades ago. A container port accessible only through narrow downtown streets. A park, bridge and port on the spot where…
$27.95, Paperback
Targeting Libya
For over four decades, Canada has played a pivotal yet little-known role in Libya’s history. In Targeting Libya, investigative journalist Owen Schalk examines how Canadian business and government actors influenced…
$27.95, Paperback
Ace and the Misfits vs. the Soccer Knights
When Ace, a recently arrived Ugandan immigrant, joins up with “the Misfits” — other kids at school who share the challenges of life in a new country — to play…
$19.95, Paperback
Canadian Architectural Styles
Featuring over 1,000 photographs, this guide identifies more than 40 important architectural styles in Canada, ranging from the nineteenth-century Georgian, Gothic Revival and Italianate buildings to twentieth- and twenty-first-century Art…
$39.95, Paperback
Baking Queen of the County Fair
For almost sixty years, Evelyn Strong has been the undisputed queen of the bake-off at the Hants County Exhibition—Nova Scotia’s largest and North America’s longest-running agricultural fair. A decorated champion…
$29.95, Paperback
Broadside
On a bitter winter night during the Second World War, a British freighter smashed into a Halifax Harbour pilot boat, sending nine men to their deaths. Drawing on interviews and…
$27.95, Paperback
Greenbelt Trails
Ontario’s Greenbelt offers hundreds of kilometres of trails. Here, for the first time, is a guide that presents the best nature walks and trails along this protected natural terrain. Outdoor…
$27.95, Paperback
Righting Canada’s Wrongs Resource Guide for Indigenous Teachers and Students
The Resource Guide for Indigenous Teachers and Students is a companion to the Residential Schools, Inuit Relocations and Sixties Scoop titles in the Righting Canada’s Wrongs series. This guide aims…
$24.95, Paperback
Scenic Routes and Coastal Drives of New Brunswick – Updated edition
Authors and avid travellers Marianne and H. A. Eiselt offer a guide through the best of New Brunswick in this travel guide organized by route, for visitors and residents alike.…
$24.95, Paperback
Casa Loma
This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Casa Loma, Toronto’s most famous historic site, and its owner, Sir Henry Pellatt. Casa Loma took 300 men three years to build…
$24.95, Paperback
Capitalism and Colonialism: The Making of Modern Canada 1890–1960
This second volume of Bryan Palmer’s history of Canada covers 1890 to 1960. Weaving together themes that include business, labour, politics, and social history, this account brings the experiences of…
$39.95, Hardcover
Redresser les torts du Canada 10-volume set
The award-winning Righting Canada’s Wrongs series is now available in French for Immersion classrooms. For educators seeking to build anti-racism learning into Canadian history classes, this 10-book set of classroom…
$450.00, Set
Toronto’s Birds
Toronto and the GTA afford wonderful opportunities to see a surprising variety of birds. Here is a book that, for the first time, showcases the range of birds who share…
$34.95, Paperback
Bluenose
This book documents the beautiful Tall Ship Bluenose, now a sailing ambassador for the province of Nova Scotia, and tells the dramatic story of the battles and triumphs of original…
$24.95, Paperback
Dogs Don’t Break Hearts
A gentle romance about a teen, gaslit by his former boyfriend, who takes solace in volunteering at pet rescue—where he finds his life brightened both by a special dog and…
$16.95, Paperback
East Coast Seabirds – New Edition
Featuring updated art by best-selling nature illustrator Jeffrey C. Domm, the new edition of East Coast Seabirds offers readers a more visual guide to sea and shore birds found across…
$24.95, Paperback
East Coast Whales, Dolphins and Sharks – New Edition
Featuring art by best-selling nature illustrator Jeffrey C. Domm, East Coast Whales, Sharks and Dolphins is the only visual guide to sea life in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince…
$24.95, Paperback
Hacking Heartbreak
Baron is a computer whiz with a passion for hacking and when the girl of his dreams starts taking an interest in him, he all but short circuits. Keyanna sees…
$16.95, Paperback
La purge LGBT et la lutte pour l’égalité des droits au Canada
The award-winning Righting Canada’s Wrongs series is now available in French for Immersion classrooms. From the 1950s to 1980s, the Canadian government persecuted LGBTQ2+ employees and tried to erase them…
$45.00, Paperback
La rafle des années 1960
The award-winning Righting Canada’s Wrongs series is now available in French for Immersion classrooms. Starting in 1951, Indigenous children in Canada were taken by social welfare agencies from their families…
$45.00, Paperback
Lonely in Happy Town
In Kristopher Mielke’s romance set in the world of gaming, a lonely teen works nights at a convenience store, only coming alive in the game Happy Town — but he…
$16.95, Paperback
My Green Style
Montreal teen Pearl is passionate and dedicated both about fashion and the environment. She decides to make a point at her school’s fashion event by up-cycling donated, used clothes in…
$19.95, Paperback
Forthcoming Books
Bluenose Adventure
Here’s a true-to-life adventure story. Arty is a 10-year-old boy who gets the chance of a lifetime — he’s hired to go on the maiden voyage of the famous schooner…
$19.95, Paperback
Explosion Newsie
On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in the busy wartime harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The resulting explosion was the biggest man-made blast prior to the development of nuclear…
$19.95, Paperback
The Nature-Friendly East Coast Garden
In this regional guide, East Coasters will find all the inspiration and information they need to create a garden or yard that works for native plants and pollinators, and for…
$34.95, Paperback
Finding Family
In Finding Family, eighteen-year-old Jamaican-Canadian Trey leaves behind a life of rejection in the suburbs and finds a new community in Toronto’s Gay Village. As he navigates the complexities of…
$19.95, Paperback
Nature Guides
Edible East Coast Mushrooms
A visual guide to identifying 29 common East Coast edible mushrooms.
$24.95, Paperback
My First Ontario Bird Book
An easy-to-use, richly illustrated introduction to Ontario’s 41 most common birds.
$24.95, Paperback
My First East Coast Bird Book
A field guide so kids can learn more about the most common birds found in Canada’s Maritime provinces.
$19.95, Paperback
East Coast Backyard Nature Guide
A guide to the animals that frequent your yard and the plants that grow wild in your neighbourhood. This fully illustrated field guide includes the East Coast’s most common birds, butterflies, mammals, trees, wildflowers and much more.
$24.95, Paperback
Nova Scotia Birds
The most comprehensive illustrated guide to Nova Scotia’s birds — updated with new features and new art.
$27.95, Paperback
Southern Ontario Nature Guide
This full-colour book is the perfect companion for anyone who likes to take a close look at nature, with a focus on Southwest Ontario.
$24.95, Paperback
Ontario Trees
Featuring highly detailed, photo-realistic illustrations, this guide makes it easy to identify and learn more about 120 common and important tree species in Ontario, no matter the season.
$27.95, Paperback
Lorimer Field Guide to 225 Ontario Birds
A concise, full-colour guide to Ontario’s most common wild birds, with listings of the best birding hotspots from Point Pelee to Ottawa
$24.95, Paperback
Regional History Titles
Oak Island’s First Visitors: Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars
New evidence and research documenting periods of European presence – likely Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars – on Oak Island from 500 to 1200 CE.
$29.95, Paperback
Dead in Halifax: Stories of Adventure, Scandal, Heartbreak and Heroism
Stories from the lives of the notable and the notorious who ended up in Halifax’s five historic downtown cemeteries
$24.95, Paperback
Oak Island Illustrated
A full-colour illustrated book bringing together every major theory about who buried treasure on Nova Scotia’s famed Oak Island, explaining how they could have done it and why they selected this remote location — heavily illustrated with artwork, photographs, maps and artifacts.
$29.95, Paperback
Rebuilding Halifax
A scholarly history of the Halifax Relief Commission after the Halifax Explosion of 1917.
$27.95, Paperback
Young Adult Fiction
Line Drive to Love
Caught between earning her spot on the team and the girl she might love, Rory is forced to choose: the game or the girl.
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18
Summer with Sunil
Faced with a boring vacation with their parents, a chance encounter at the beach could turn Dominic’s dull summer into an adventure of self-exploration and young love!
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3
Ace and the Misfits
New to Canada, Ace is battling ignorance, bullying, and a new culture. Now he seeks to regain his confidence and show himself he has the tools to make it in his new life.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL710L
Dancehall Rebel
A teen shares her dad’s vibrant Caribbean musical legacy but is burdened by the homophobia that comes along with it. She needs to find a new path for the music and for herself.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL820L