Our Bookshelf
Browse and shop the growing collection of award-winning books that have been presented with us since 2022.
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.
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.
Feasting Upon The Bones by Suzanne Craig-Whytock
Step into the world of the unexpected, where things aren’t always as they seem.
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.
Danger Flower by Jaclyn Desforges
Jaclyn Desforges leads enlightened witnesses through a wild garden where archetypal tales are treated with tongue-in-cheek irreverence.
Night Lunch by Mike Chaulk
Night Lunch is a shapeshifting sonnet sequence set in the cold waters off the North Coast of Labrador.