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If you're committed to a screen-free summer like us, consider these very good books for your analog bag. These reads are perfect for the beach or the backyard!Ā
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Murder in Paris '68
A captivating true crime story about an unsolved murder in 1960s Paris that scandalized a nation.
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The Two Roberts
An intoxicating, brave, and compassionate novel reimagining one of the most passionate love stories of modern British art.
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Definitely Thriving
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A Daughter's Place
A sweeping historical romance inspired by the real-life daughter of Miguel de Cervantes, celebrated author of Don Quixote
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I Make My Own Fun
An unhinged romp through fame, obsession, and fandom
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Inheritance
A Korean Canadian woman returns to the prairies, where she revisits her childhood and confronts a haunting guilt.
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The Longest Death
Two lovers plot a daring heist in this atmospheric noir about fate and fortune on the fringes of the American dream.
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She tours and performs with the Spell Songs ensemble around the UK, and is a Fellow of Herefordshire Art College.\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Macfarlane, Robert","Contributor_1":"Morris, Jackie","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e: a dazzling celebration of birdlife, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns and springs are quieter each year than the last. 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Set among this dazzling flock of species are seven sections celebrating the āSeven Wondersā that together make up the everyday miracle of āBirdā: Nest, Egg, Beak, Song, Feather, Flight and Migration.\u003cbr\u003e\nSeven years in the making,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;is a love letter to the splendours and mysteries of birdlife, and a clarion call to halt the loss of birds from land, sea and sky. From Dipper to Dunnock and Kestrel to Kingfisher, from mountain to ocean and city to river, Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane conjure the unique spirit and lifeway of each species. This is a book to be treasured by bird-lovers of all ages, and a future classic work of reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","EAN":"9781487007515","Height":"9.65","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Anansi International","MetaKeywords":"birds; animals; nature; habitats and ecosystems; wildlife and habitats; nature, animals, the natural world; general knowledge and interesting facts; Common Core aligned; CC Literature Craft and Structure; kindergarten; grade 1; CCBC Best Books for Children and Teens, starred selection; Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices List; Ontario Library Association Best Bets Top Ten; nonfiction; picture book; introduction; scientific nomenclature; labels; glossary; index; references; further reading","NumberOfPages":"384","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"The ordinary becomes extraordinary in this ode to the wonders of the natural world. Bird lovers will be delighted.ā\u0026nbsp;ā\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003eSTARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eāAn antidote to the great forgetting, the idea that we will not miss these birds ā nor fight for their survival ā if we cannot tell them apart.ā\u0026nbsp;ā\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003eāSumptuous.ā\u0026nbsp;ā\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eāMore than worth the priceā\u0026nbsp;ā\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover","PublicationDate":"2026-05-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","Series":"The Lost Works","ShortDescription":"From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers","Width":"6.57","WidthCode":"in"}
The Book of Birds
From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers
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And then thereās the Priceās aging cat, Small Frank, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral litigator and world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting penury and pariahdom behind them, the family decides to cut their losses and head for the exit. One ocean voyage later, the curious trio land in their beloved Paris, the City of Light serving as a backdrop not for love or romance, but self-destruction and economic ruin ā to riotous effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eBrimming with pathos and wit, \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e is a one-of-a-kind ātragedy of manners,ā a riotous send-up of high society, as well as a moving mother and son caper which only Patrick deWitt could conceive and execute. 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I think you need it, too.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prizeāwinning author of Less\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prizeāwinning author of Less","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003eāPatrick deWitt has taken all of what I usually expect and want from a story, misted it in Chanel No. 5, and set to it an immeasurably classy lighter. Love it.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003eNatasha Pulley, bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Natasha Pulley, bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003eāDeWittās surrealism is cheerful and matter-of-fact, making the novel feel as buoyantly insane as its characters.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New Yorker","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eāA sparkling dark comedy that channels both Noel Cowardās wit and Wes Andersonās loopy sensibility. DeWittās tone is breezy, droll, and blithely transgressive . . . These are people you may not want to invite to dinner, but they sure make for fun reading.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003eāSharply observed moments give deWittās well-written novel more depth than the usual comedy of manners ā a depth reinforced by the exit that closes the tale, sharp object and all. Reminiscent at points of The Ginger Man but in the end a bright, original yarn with a surprising twist.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003eā\u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e satisfies with its delightful economy. Barely a word is out of place, and the dialogue is particularly arch and ironic ā¦ One hears echoes in \u003cem\u003eFrench Exit\u003c\/em\u003e of playwrights NoĆ«l Coward and Oscar Wilde, not to mention novelists Evelyn Waugh and Edith Wharton.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"NPR","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003eāA cross between a Feydeau farce (fitting, given that the location of most of the novel is Paris) and a BuƱuel film, as one after another in an eccentric cast of characters is introduced . . . DeWitt is in possession of a fresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003eKate Atkinson, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Kate Atkinson","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Vanity Fair","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eāDeWittās particular comic genius is to evoke the darkness behind the dazzle. The novel is a brittle, unsettling delight: a fairground ride swooping above vertiginous drops, wringing out laughter and screams as it rattles towards its conclusion. Whichever style he adopts or genre he inhabits, deWitt remains a true original.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Washington Post","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003eāDeWittās particular comic genius is to evoke the darkness behind the dazzle. The novel is a brittle, unsettling delight: a fairground ride swooping above vertiginous drops, wringing out laughter and screams as it rattles towards its conclusion. Whichever style he adopts or genre he inhabits, deWitt remains a true original.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Guardian","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003eāA highly enjoyable read . . . DeWittās style is nothing if not idiosyncratic, and his elevated language ā played for particular comic effect when it comes to dialogue ā is perfectly suited to affectionately chiding upper-class mores. And the tenderness between Frances, her son, and her old friend Joan is of the real stuff.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Esquire","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003eāA ātragedy of mannersā about people out of sync in the world, this novel is disconcertingly funny. It strikes postures where a more conventional writer would have been sincere and humourless. Its subjects are effrontery, wealth, death, and bad manners. Many of the greatest novels are about nothing so very important, and they last because they are done beautifully. French Exit shows Patrick deWittās literary mastery and perfect ear. Itās an immaculate performance on ice, executed with sharp shining blades, lutzing and pirouetting above unknowable black depths.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotiabank Giller Prize Jury Citation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury Citation","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003eāDisarmingly funny ā¦ Billed as a ātragedy of manners,ā French Exit is deWittās take on a form of theatre popularized over the centuries (but dating back to the ancient Greeks) by such luminaries as MoliĆØre, Oliver Goldsmith, Oscar Wilde, and Noel Coward ā with deWittās snappy yet droll version most closely resembling the latter two. A traditional comedy of manners employs an abundance of wit and insouciance to skewer the deplorable aspects of high society ā and the prevalence of appearance over substance in particular. DeWittās absolute mastery over this approach is a thing of beauty: every nuance, scene, character, and snippet of dialogue is pitch perfect ā¦ French Exit includes multiple layers of meaning and social commentary, wrapped up in a whip-smart package that cracks with wit and wordplay ā¦ DeWitt proves that while The Sisters Brothers may have made his name as an author, it was far from a singular success.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003eā[DeWitt] is a masterful storyteller who propels narrative with witty, weird vignettes and digressions.ā ā \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003eāDarkly comic, perfectly brilliant ā¦ Let deWitt take you along on this dizzying, wild ride; youāll love every second of it, and then hop back to the beginning for another go. 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French Exit
A brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial ruin.
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Bury the Lead
A big-city journalist joins the staff of a small-town paper in cottage country and finds a community full of secrets ā¦ and murder.
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Widows and Orphans
In Port Ellis, there's no off-season for murder! No. 2 in the bestselling Quill & Packet Mystery series.
