2023
As the New England Patriots reach the Super Bowl in Houston, four female fans become determined to go to the game and meet quarterback Tom Brady, which proves a more memorable experience than they anticipated after the Patriots fall behind by four touchdowns.
Elden, Roxanna, author
2020
Brae Hill Valley is a struggling high school in one the biggest cities in Texas. English teacher Lena Wright, a spoken-word poet, can never seem to truly connect with her students. Hernan D. Hernandez is confident in front of his biology classes, but tongue-tied around the woman he most wants to impress. Down the hall, math teacher Maybelline Galang focuses on the numbers as she struggles to parent her daughter, while Coach Ray hustles his troubled football team toward another winning season. Recording it all is idealistic second-year history teacher Kaytee Mahoney, whose anonymous blog gains new readers by the day as it drifts ever further from her in-class reality. And this year, a new superintendent is determined to leave his own mark on the school--even if that means shutting the whole place down.
Fischer, Bronwyn, author
2023
Eighteen-year-old Natalie has just arrived for her first year of university, leaving her remote, forested hometown for Toronto. Everyone she encounters seems to know exactly who they are. Natalie doesn't know what she wants. Just as she is trying to find her footing, she meets Nora, an older woman who takes an unexpected interest in her. Worried about how her floormates will react to news of her relationship with a woman, Natalie explains her absence by inventing a secret boyfriend. But when it becomes clear that Nora is lying, too, her secrets begin to take an alarming shape in Natalie's life.
MacPhail, Theresa, 1972-, author
2023
Billions of people worldwide - an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the global population - have some form of allergy. Even more concerningly, over the last decade, the number of people diagnosed with allergy has been steadily increasing. This book is a holistic examination of the phenomenon of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the mind-bending recent development of biologics and immunotherapies that are giving the most severely impacted patients hope. This is the story of allergies: what they are, why we have them, and what that might mean about the fate of humanity in a rapidly changing world.
Beauchemin, Jean-François, 1960-, author
2023
Two mismatched ducks quarrel amorously. A tortoise basks on a rock in the sun. Four deer ceremoniously visit a writer's garden to announce the arrival of a newborn fawn. In Archives of Joy, renowned poet, essayist, and novelist Jean-François Beauchemin turns his poetic and playful gaze to memories of animals he has known throughout his life, from fleeting encounters to deep relationships. With each meeting, Beauchemin returns to a simple thought: that joy in nature is an essential counterweight to the inescapable awareness of the brevity of life.
Wunsch, Hannah, author
2023
Americans knew polio as the "summer plague." In countries further North, however, the virus arrived later in the year, slipping into the homes of healthy children as the summer waned and the equinox approached. It was described by one writer as "the autumn ghost." Intensive care units and mechanical ventilation are the crucial foundation of modern medical care: without them, the appalling death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic would be even higher. In The Autumn Ghost, Dr. Hannah Wunsch traces the origins of these two innovations back to a polio epidemic in the autumn of 1952.
Rosenblum, Emma author
2023
"Jen Weinstein and Lauren Parker rule the town of Salcombe, Fire Island every summer. They hold sway on the beach and the tennis court, and are adept at manipulating people to get what they want. Their husbands, Sam and Jason, have summered together on the island since childhood, despite lifelong grudges and numerous secrets. Their one single friend, Rachel Woolf, is looking to meet her match, whether he's the tennis pro-or someone else's husband. But even with plenty to gossip about, this season starts out as quietly as any other. Until a body is discovered, face down, off the side of the boardwalk. Stylish, subversive, and darkly comedic, this is a story of what's lurking under the surface of picture-perfect lives in a place where everyone has something to hide"-- Provided by publisher.
Gregory, Peter H., author.
2023
The return of the bestselling Chromebook guide on the market. Chromebook For Dummies, Third Edition, is your easy-to-follow guide to the low-cost alternative to a traditional laptop. This beginner's manual walks you through setting up your Chromebook, transitioning from using a traditional computer, and customizing the system to fit your needs. In case you're wondering, the Chromebook can be used for anything you'd normally do online--checking email, browsing websites, watching videos. This book takes you through all of it, giving you the latest updates on new Chromebook hardware and software features. Navigate apps, apply advanced settings and features, and turn to this guide time and again as you customize and optimize your Chromebook's performance.
Chafe, Perry, author
2023
In 1991, on a small, isolated island off the coast of Newfoundland, twelve-year-old Pierce Jacobs struggles to come to terms with the death of his father. Then the community is hit hard when a young teen named Anna Tessier goes missing. With the help of his three friends, Pierce sets out to find Anna, with whom he shared an unusual but special bond. Their search brings them into contact with unrelenting bullies, magnificent sea creatures, fierce storms, and glacial giants. But most of all, it brings them closer to the brutal reality of both the natural and the modern world.
Bryan, Ali, 1978- author
2023
It's been ten years since Claudia's mother died after a tragic collision with a banana boat. Her kids are now teenagers, her brother's wife has left him, and her ex has a spiritual awakening that has him hinting at reconciliation -- all things she can handle. But when her septuagenerian father decides to marry after a brief courtship with a woman who is decidedly different that their mother, the entire family is thrown off course, and plans a long overdue memorial trip to the only place their mother dreamed of going: Paris. But absolutely nothing goes as planned.
Frankopan, Peter, author
2023
As temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt, climate change and its influences have always been with us. Frankopan shows that when past empires have failed to act sustainably, they have been met with catastrophe.
Vaillant, John, author
2023
In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta--the seat of the Canadian oil industry, from which the U.S. derives almost half its oil imports--burned to the ground. The unprecedented disaster forced 88,000 people from their homes and showed us what the fires of the future look like: increasingly destructive, already here. While the chemistry and physics of wildfires remain unchanged over the last century and a half, climate change has created conditions that give fire exponentially more opportunity to burn. And yet there is no other natural force or element over which we have such a compelling illusion of control.
Kalla, Daniel, author
2023
When Owen Galloway, the track star son of a prominent US senator, is found dead of an overdose in his bedroom, LAPD Detective Cari Garcia suspects that he's just another teenager who hid a drug addiction. In Vancouver, Dr. Julie Rees, an experienced toxicologist, notices a growing number of overdoses among the eating disordered and body builders. The daunting challenge of putting the pieces together falls to Detectives Garcia in LA and Detective Anson Chen in Vancouver.
Robertson, Eliza, author
2023
Krystal Senyk was the kind of friend everybody wants: a reliable confidant, a handywoman of all trades, and an infectious creative with an adventurous spirit. Most importantly, she was tough as nails. So when her best friend needed support to leave her abusive husband, Ronald Bax, Krystal leapt into action. But soon Krystal became the new outlet for Bax's rage. He terrorized and intimidated her for months on end, and finally issued a chilling warning to her and his ex-wife: the hunt is on. Krystal was scared but she was smart: she reached out to the RCMP for a police escort home. The officer brushed her off. Bax's threat had been all too real. At 29 years old, the woman who seemed invincible--who was a beloved sister, daughter, and friend--was shot and killed at her home in the Yukon. Ronald Bax disappeared without a trace. Three decades later, Eliza Robertson has re-opened the case.
2023
William Kurelek (1927-1977) is a beloved figure in Canadian art, a revered Ukrainian-Canadian painter whose works express his deeply felt immigrant experience and his compassionate vision of humanity. In 1975, he created a suite of 16 jewel-toned paintings titled Jewish Life in Canada in homage to his Jewish art dealer and friend Avrom Isaacs and as a gesture across the cultural divide. Relying on archival documents and photographs from communities across the country, Kurelek foregrounded the role of tradition, community, and family at the core of the Jewish experience in mid-twentieth century Canada. He portrayed Prairie farm colonies; businesses and schools in Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg; and celebrations of festivals and life cycle events at home and in the synagogue.
Wachob, Colleen, author.
2023
The echo chamber of the internet, and social media algorithms that favour polarizing opinions to drive views and engagement, have hijacked our understanding of health. This is a reawakening, marking a crucial shift away from the do-this-then-do-that paradigm, to cultivating a joyful lifestyle that centres each individual, and their own health and happiness. True well-being isn't something you chase, it is something you weave together, as each new day presents an opportunity to make choices that support feeling good in your body, in your relationships, and in your life.
Nesbo, Jo, 1960-, author
2023
Harry has gone to Los Angeles to drink himself to death. He’s nearly managed to, but then Harry decides to help an older film actress, Lucille, free herself from the grip of a drug cartel she owes a million dollars. In Oslo, two girls have disappeared and been found murdered. Investigator Katrine Bratt wants to bring in the country’s foremost serial killings expert, but the idea of collaborating is out of the question for the chief of police. The real-estate magnate under suspicion, on the other hand, wants to hire Harry as a private investigator to clear his name. Harry declines, but that’s before the drug cartel takes Lucille hostage.
Lai, Christine (Author of Landscapes), author
2023
In a ruinous country house in the now barren English countryside, Penelope and her partner, Aidan, are selling the house. With it comes the impending arrival of Aidan's brother, Julian, who will return to have one final look at his childhood home. Penelope suffered at the hands of Julian twenty-two years ago during a brief but violent relationship, and as his visit looms large over her, Penelope's past, present and future collide as fear and loss close in around her, and she clings to art as a means of understanding, of survival, and of reckoning.
Taylor, Brandon (Brandon L. G.), author.
2023
In the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, a loose circle of lovers and friends encounter, confront, and provoke one another in a volatile year of self-discovery. At the group's centre are Ivan, Fatima, and Noah who are buffeted by a cast of poets, artists, landlords, meat-packing workers, and mathematicians who populate the cafes, classrooms, and food-service kitchens of Iowa City. As each prepares for an uncertain future, the group heads to a cabin to bid goodbye to their former lives - a moment of reckoning that leaves each of them irrevocably altered.
2023
Williams is a 1950's London civil servant who struggles to maintain order under mountains of paperwork. Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, his life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him time is short. Influenced by a local decadent and the vibrant Margaret, Williams continues to search for meaning until a simple revelation gives him the purpose to create a legacy for the next generation.
Jones, Amy, 1976- author.
2023
A once-famous but now-abandoned aquarium-in-a-ship in Florida is the captivating backdrop for a novel of family secrets and dysfunction, and the ways in which it can sometimes take an animal to remind us how to be human. Lauren's life is falling apart. She has a storage unit full of candles she can't sell, a growing mountain of debt, and a teenage daughter, Dove, who is growing more and more withdrawn. Then her husband sends her a shocking text: "Lauren, I want a divorce." Sharply observed, darkly funny, and moving, it is a novel about the fraught relationship between mothers and daughters, and learning how to choose between what is worth saving and what needs to be let go.
Davis, Brenda, 1959- author
2023
Registered dietitians Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina join agrologist Cory Davis for a deep dive into the politics and fallacies surrounding plant-based protein. Together, they present the science and studies that validate why protein derived from plants is not only comparable to protein from animal products but is also often superior to it. Learn how to determine their recommended daily allowance (RDA) for protein. Pantry suggestions, cooking tips, and thirty recipes make it easy to put this essential information into practice.
McKinnon, Hannah Mary, author
2023
The people in Frankie Morgan's life say she's angry. It's hard being nice when your clients are insufferable, your next-door neighbour is miserable, and the cowardly driver who killed your mother is still out living it up somewhere. Somehow, though, she finds herself at an anger-management group learning all about how "forgiveness is a process." One that starts with a list. Frankie is skeptical, but she makes the list and promptly forgets about it - until it goes missing. And one by one, the people she's named start getting hurt in freak accidents, each deadlier than the last.
Godin, Seth, author
2023
The workplace has undergone a massive shift. Remote work and economic instability have depressed innovation and left us disconnected and disengaged. Seth Godin brings us an urgent road map of what leaders must do now - either keep treating your people as disposable and join in the AI-fuelled race to the bottom, or build a significant organization that enrolls, empowers, and trusts employees to deliver their best work, no matter where they're working. Godin offers a series of practical yet game-changing commitments leaders must make, and a list of organizational milestones on the way to significance.
Lewkowicz, Josef, author.
2023
Josef Lewkowicz was the only one left alive in his extended family of 150. The survivor of six concentration camps, he became a Nazi hunter, responsible for bringing to justice his greatest tormentor, the Butcher of Plaszow, as well as the murderous SS camp Kommandant Amon Goeth. Working as part of a covert operation, he also helped to rescue hundreds of orphaned children. He is now ninety-five years old and lives in Jerusalem. This book, his testimony, captures the spirit, the soul, the neshama of the survivor.