This month, we’re pleased to be reading Shot-Blue, a debut novel by Jesse Ruddock. Rachel is a young single mother living with her son, Tristan, on …
JULY BOOK OF THE MONTH: Shot-Blue by Jesse Ruddock

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This month, we’re pleased to be reading Shot-Blue, a debut novel by Jesse Ruddock. Rachel is a young single mother living with her son, Tristan, on …
This month, we’re pleased to be reading Good Girl by Anna Fitzpatrick. “On feminism, loneliness, and the question of kink, Anna Fitzpatrick bluntly probes the contradictions of …
This month, we’re reading Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel, a collection of powerful stories of “Metis futurism” that envision a world without violence, capitalism, …
This month, we’re reading Send Me Into the Woods Alone (Invisible Publishing) by Erin Pepler, a freelance writer from the Toronto area. Send Me Into the Woods …
MARCH BOOK OF THE MONTH This month, we’re reading Aquariums by J. D. Kurtness, winner of Indigenous Voices Award for French Prose in 2018 for Of Vengeance. Check out …
This month, we’re reading Disorientation by Giller Prize winning author and former University of Calgary writer in residence, Ian Williams. With that one eloquent word, disorientation, Ian …
We’re excited to be featuring People Change by local author and store favourite VIVEK SHRAYA as our January Book of the Month! Vivek Shraya knows …
For October, we’re reading Made-Up: A True Story of Beauty Culture Under Late Capitalism by Daphné B. (translated by Alex Manley), a nuanced, feminist, and …
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Welcome to our Book of the Month club! Each month, we invite you to take part in a month-long conversation around a new and exciting …