In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat.
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Author:Murakami, Haruki
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Author:Muller, Herta
Summary:Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, The Land of Green Plums tells the story of a group of young people who leave the impoverished provinces for the city in search of better
Genre: Historical fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
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Author:Wilkshire, Nick
Summary:For Charlie Hillier, a posting to Cuba could be the perfect place to start his new life — if he survives it.
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Author:Benedetti, Paul
Summary:Hamilton Spectator columnist Paul Benedetti’s essays paint a wonderfully funny portrait of family life today.
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Essays, HumourAvailable Formats:
Author:Gudgeon, Christopher
,Gudgeon, Tavish
,Mauro, Joey
,Saadi, Yusuf
Summary:A hilarious self-help book for recovering Leafs fans everywhere. We’ve all heard it. The sound of one team sucking. Our team. The Leafs.
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Author:Villamere, J.C.
Summary:This quirky ode to a quirky land is a humorous nostalgia trip and a fun Canadian history lesson couched in a hipster quiz book.
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, HumourAvailable Formats:
Author:Rohmer, Richard
Summary:Ultimatum 2 is an action-packed, fast-moving saga. The American president is fed up with the hundreds of millions of dollars given to Russia to clean up high-level nuclear waste.
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Author:Pope, Richard
Summary:The human side of birding comes to the fore in The Reluctant Twitcher, a serious yet humorous account of birds and birding and the art of chasing rarities.
Genre: HumourAvailable Formats:
Author:Healey, Michael
Summary:It’s December 1979 and Clark’s minority Progressive Conservative government is under threat of dissolution before it has a chance to accomplish anything — even pass a budget.
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Author:Chafe, Robert
Summary:Spanning two decades, Smallwood’s story is anchored and propelled by one of Johnston’s most memorable creations: the fictitious Sheilagh Fielding, a caustic newspaper columnist whose own battles wi
Genre: Canadian drama, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Healey, Michael
Summary:Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited unde
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Author:Laborde, Rosa
Summary:Political passions and sexual identity are delicately intertwined in this bittersweet tale of stolen youth.
Genre: Canadian drama, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Norman, Ron
Summary:Malcolm Bidwell is young, smart, and ambitious—and he’s just been hired by mistake by newly elected Premier Steven Davis as his “go-to guy” for every political mess that needs cleaning up.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Aiken, Gordon
Summary:Canadians took politics seriously in the years following Confederation and Gordon Aiken’s novel about pioneer Muskoka and the fledgling nation’s capital shows why.
Genre: Canadian fiction, Political fictionAvailable Formats:
Author:Sherk, Bill
Summary:In this hilarious collection of stories, Old Autos columnist Bill Sherk describes in vivid detail the trials and tribulations of those brave souls who, throwing caution to the wind and money down t
Genre: Humour, Short storiesAvailable Formats: