Our Bookshelf
Browse and shop the growing collection of award-winning books that have been presented with us since 2022.
Garden Inventories: Reflections on Land, Place and Belonging by Mariam Pirbhai
After a lifetime of traversing continents and cities, Mariam Pirbhai found herself in Waterloo, Ontario, and there she began to garden. As she looks to local nurseries, neighbourhood gardens and nature trails for inspiration, she discovers that plants are not so very different from people.
Imagining Imagining by Gary Barwin
From his childhood home in Ireland to his long-time home in Hamilton, Barwin shares the thoughts that keep him up at night (literally) and the ideas that keep him creating.
Crying Wolf by Eden Boudreau
It’s a tale as old as time. Girl meets boy. Boy wants girl. Girl says no. Boy takes what he wants anyway.
Hungover by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall
Hungover is an irresistible blend of culture, history, science, philosophy and mischievous humour. Part Simon Winchester, part A. J. Jacobs and all Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, Hungover is both a lamentation and a celebration of a very human experience.
The Myth of the Age of Entitlement: Millennials, Austerity, and Hope by James Cairns
Providing insights from millennials rarely profiled in the mainstream media, Cairns redefines entitlement as a fundamental concept for realizing economic and environmental justice.
Straggle: Adventures in Walking While Female
In this wide-ranging collection of essays Tanis MacDonald walks the reader down many paths, pointing out the sights, exclaiming over birds, sharing stories and asking questions about just who gets to walk freely through our cities, parks and wilderness.