Our Bookshelf
Browse and shop the growing collection of award-winning books that have been presented with us since 2022.
The Shifters by Kaiya Ajmera
The Games are back on and they are looking for only the best competitors each school has to offer. Each school participates in five fierce competitions. Hand to hand combat, archery, the race, weapons combat, and a melee tournament.
Burr by Brooke Lockyer
Mixing realism and the fantastic, Brooke Lockyer’s debut novel investigates the nature of grief and longing that reach beyond the grave.
The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan
In a near-future Toronto buffeted by environmental chaos and unfettered development, an unsettling new lifeform begins to grow beneath the surface, feeding off the past.
Suture by Nic Brewer
Suture shares three interweaving stories of artists tearing themselves open to make art. Each artist baffles their family, or harms their loved ones, with their necessary sacrifices.
Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese
Genre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community.
Tess by Anthony North
Spirited 15-year-old Tess is frustrated with her recently separated parents, the claustrophobic Ontario town she calls home, and pretty much everything else in her life.
The Way to Go Home by Catharine Leggett
A horseback riding accident in June, 1973 leaves Buddy Scott, the central character in The Way to Go Home, with a broken body in a remote ravine. As he awaits rescue, thinking that his life is about to end, his mind wanders into his past.
The Seventh Devil by Suzanne Craig-Whytock
When 19-year-old runaway Verity Darkwood, flat broke and devastated by guilt, takes refuge in a bar to escape the unwanted attention of a stranger, she doesn't expect to meet Gareth Winter, let alone become business partners with him.
The Marriage of Rose Camilleri by Robert Hough
An illuminating portrait of an unconventional marriage by bestselling and critically acclaimed author Robert Hough.
Isolated Incident by Mariam Pirbhai
When a rock, a threatening letter, and a burning Quran are thrown into a mosque on the outskirts of Toronto, religious leaders and the police shrug it off as an isolated incident.
Outside People and Other Stories by Mariam Pirbhai
The diverse cast of characters that energize Mariam Pirbhai’s Outside People and Other Stories not only reflects a multicultural Canada but also the ease with which this striking debut collection inhabits the voices and perspectives of nation, hemisphere, and world.
Coconut Dreams by Derek Mascarenhas
Derek Mascarenhas takes a fresh look at the world of the new immigrant and the South Asian experience in Canada.
Feasting Upon The Bones by Suzanne Craig-Whytock
Step into the world of the unexpected, where things aren’t always as they seem.