New Releases
Together by the Sea
In the tenth and final instalment of the legendary Soifs cycle, Marie-Claire Blais invites all the agonies and joys of humanity to a party by the sea.
Seven Heavens Away
A Palestinian teenager finds his footing amid escalating violence across Jerusalem in this taut debut novel.
A Love Affair with the Unknown
A refreshing look at the inevitability of uncertainty to help make the hard parts of life more manageable.
Sharing the Light
Uplifting stories, vignettes, and reflections to inspire gratitude, love, joy, and hope in navigating life in a changing, challenging world.
Planet Earth
International award–winning stories of life and love in the midst of planetary decline
On Wholeness
A brilliant exploration embodied wholeness as a pathway to our collective liberation
As the Earth Dreams
A ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore growth, futurity, and joy.
I Make My Own Fun
An unhinged romp through fame, obsession, and fandom
John Candy
The definitive biography of film legend John Candy—a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy’s most beloved and enduring stars.
Procession
At once descendants and future ancestors, Procession explores the connections we have with ourselves, with friends, and within families and Nations.
This Is How We Love
From the celebrated author of February, an exhilarating new novel that asks: What makes a family? How does it shape us? And can we ever really choose who we love?
Letters to Kafka
A sweeping, tragic romance and feminist adventure about translator and resistance fighter Milena Jesenská’s torrid love affair with Franz Kafka.
Universal
The 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.
The Hand of Iman
In this award-winning debut novel, dreaming is a luxury that few can afford. And yet, however inadvisedly, Iman dreams.
The Golden Daughter
Secret wartime letters, a volatile love triangle, an unmarked grave—a revelatory mother-daughter memoir about discovery, love, and forgiveness.
In Too Deep
The unlikely story of a bunch of small-town Canadian punks who conquered the global music industry
Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2025
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best poetry published in English from the shortlist of the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize.
New on the Blog
A Love Affair with the Unknown author Gillian Deacon offers advice on how to embrace uncertainty in the new year.
Read OnNew Releases
Every Space Between
Discover the hidden moments tucked between beginnings and endings, between actions and reactions, between you and me!
Taking Turns with Turtles
Follow a months-long journey and all of the human hands and hearts it takes to successfully rescue a cold-stunned turtle.
Grandma, Cho Cho and Me
Some families gather for big dinners, but in my house we feast at breakfast! As Grandma and I cook our favorite Jamaican dishes, I learn why that is.
The Quiet Hunt
Follow the footsteps of our ancestors as they forage for food on the quiet hunt!
My Subway Runs
For a young child, a subway journey is an eye-opening city-life experience. A story-poem from award-winning creators James Gladstone and Pierre Pratt.
Leo and Ralph
Leo’s best friend is a short, furry alien named Ralph. The friends are forced say goodbye when Leo’s family moves away — but why should they?
Planting Sunshine
When does the war over there become the war over here? In this novel in verse, a boy named Theo can’t stop worrying about the war he sees on TV.
Community Snowman
Building a snowman becomes a community effort in this wordless story about a cold winter day that snowballs into a warm neighborhood gathering.
The Story and Science of Hope
Hope is more than a feeling — it can change the world! Discover how new science and ancient knowledge can help us face an uncertain world.
Home for Margaret
When Emma and her mom meet a woman who lives in a tent in the woods, Emma wonders if there’s anything she can do to help.