We Are Already Ghosts by Kit Dobson The Briscoe-MacDougall family retire to their lakeside cabin each summer. This annual vacation is at time to unwind and refresh, a time to relax away from the hustle and bustle of city life. We Are Already Ghosts joins the Briscoe-MacDougalls in the summer of […]
Books
49th Shelf: Fungal – Foraging In The Urban Forest
Fungal Foraging in the Urban Forest by Ariel Gordon Fungal is a wide-ranging collection from Ariel Gordon where she explores her fascination with all mushrooms, not just those you can eat. In these engaging essays she takes the reader through ditches and puddles in search of morels, through the hallways of […]
49th Shelf: East Grand Lake
East Grand Lake by Tim Ryan Shayne won’t get out of the car. It’s the summer of 1972 and the whole family has come up to Grandpa Murphy’s cottage for their annual trip. Three generations are out on the property, swimming, wandering through the forest, fixing up the clubhouse, getting […]
49th Shelf: Happy Sands
Happy Sands by Barb Howard Ginny Johnson, her husband Martin, and their two kids, Alistair and Ruby, spend a week at Happy Sands Resort every summer. And it’s always perfect. Mostly perfect. It could be perfect. Probably. This year, Ginny’s expectations are dashed again as Martin spends all his time […]
49th Shelf: On The Ravine
On The Ravine A Novel by (author) Vincent Lam Dr. Chen, a downtown Toronto addictions doctor, is on the devastating front line of the opioid crisis. Grappling with ever-more desperate cases that arrive in his waiting room, he walks a tightrope between the human desires of his patients and the scientific […]
Local Author Rick McCormick Delivers Historical View Of Pelee Island
In FIRST FAMILY: The McCormicks of Pelee Island, local writer Rick McCormick invites readers to explore the early days of this remarkable Lake Erie island. His engaging narrative promises to captivate locals, history enthusiasts, and anyone who has visited Pelee Island. Following the success of his debut book, CAPTIVATING: The Extraordinary […]
49th Shelf: The Last Secret Of Lily Adams
The Last Secret Of Lily Adams A Novel by (author) Sara Blaydes The death of a legendary actress reveals a wealth of Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and the punishing brutality of fame. One of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age was Lily Adams, the beloved […]
49th Shelf: Known To The Victim
Known To The Victim by (author) K.L. Armstrong From nationally bestselling author K.L. Armstrong comes a new heartstopping, propulsive, race-against-the-clock thriller. How far will you go to protect the only family you have? When Amy Gibson’s mother is brutally murdered by her boyfriend, Amy’s world is completely undone. Overcome with grief […]
49th Shelf: The Book Of Rain
The Book Of Rain A Novel by (author) Thomas Wharton The northern mining town of River Meadows is one of three hotspots in the world producing ghost ore, a new source of energy linked with slippages of time and space that gradually render the area uninhabitable. After the town is evacuated, […]
49th Shelf: Dear Haider
Dear Haider by (author) Lili Zeng Liz, born in China and raised in Montreal, is about to land in Germany for a summer physics internship at the end of her freshman year. Eager for a new beginning, she is hoping to break free of her unrealized childhood dream of becoming a […]