The Goldfarb Chronicles

Aaron Zevy's latest short story collection collects the best stories featuring everyone's favorite schmuck, Goldfarb! Along with Lewberg and our erstwhile narrator, their hilarious, and often just plain absurd escapades prove they have little success in staying out of trouble.

My Imaginary Girlfriend

The acclaimed humorist treats his audience to a collection of wonderfully surreal tales and imaginings. From Sci-Fi-a-la-Seinfeld in "Ronnie 2.0" to blurred-lines meta in the title story and others, this collection tilts the balance of Zevy’s trademark truth/fiction blend decidedly closer to fiction, to delightful effect.

Shudder Pulp

Artist Charley Scott is creating an immersive pulp art installation based on the local lake monster legend. But when a mercenary newcomer claims to have been attacked by the monster and, hours later, is found dead by dry drowning, Charley must unmask the villain before the murderer strikes again.

The World So Wide

Grenada, 1983. Opera star Felicity returns to her mother’s homeland to perform a benefit recital and reconnect with a past lover, but when an armed coup traps her under house arrest with her estranged friends in the revolutionary government, she reflects on her life as she navigates political tensions to survive.

The Blue House

Rupert Goldmann’s “memoirs” trace the story of his life as a child-prodigy cello virtuoso, his flirtations and relationships, his experiences as an unrewarded composer, and his eventual, much-interrupted attempt to retreat into the world of his imagination.

Kindling Hope

By: Zhen-Ru
Translated by: Kacy Lin

Meditative and consciousness-opening, these short passages pack a powerful punch of uplifting wisdom. A collection of meditations by renowned Buddhist teacher Zhen-Ru. Beautifully designed, perfect for everyday reflection.

Who by Water

Suspected of murdering her ex-husband, Dame Polara is forced to investigate his mysterious drowning. Her sleuthing leads her to uncover evidence that an old enemy has resurfaced. Before she can find out what really happened to her ex, she’ll have to confront the woman who once tried to destroy her.

The Last Dance Of Mary Kelly

You think you know the history, but until you turn the final page you won't know the whole story. The lives of Jack the Ripper's final victim and an American Journalist intersect in Victorian London in this exploration of 19th century injustices.

The Silent Film Star Murders

Lady Lucy Revelstoke—widow, heiress, sleuth—welcomes silent film star Renata Harwood and her protégée-now-rival Stella Burke aboard her transatlantic ocean liner. When Renata’s sister goes missing and a stewardess is killed wearing Renata’s clothes, Lucy sets out to find whether this theatrical rivalry has exploded into sensational murder.

The Castor’s Choice

In this comedic campus story, young, clever, and compassionate history professor John E. McDonald battles the freight of his name, a Gordian knot of confused paternity, and the terminal illness of his beloved brother as he searches for love and purpose amid competition for a prestigious sixteen-million-dollar academic prize.

A Short History of British Columbia

This book explains BC’s early economic, territory and political developments and includes the struggle over borders, railways, tariffs, and schools. It goes on with the boom that preceded the First World War, the depression that followed, and such issues as scandals, prohibition, women’s suffrage, and the rise to power of the Social Credit.

Playing Hard

Reflecting on his reconnection with his terminally ill father through their shared love of games, Peter Unwin produces a collection of personal essays that explores how the power of play can create connection and levity, even in the face of grief, war, or violence.

Literacy Instruction Matters

Many teachers feel ill-prepared to teach their students to read and write. This book empowers teachers with its overall approach and countless specific strategies, all grounded in research and strong pedagogy.

Between the Lines

Margit Kassai writes a diary detailing to her husband her year living in Budapest, Hungary, in 1944, through the Nazi invasion of Hungary, the rise of the Arrow Cross and the siege of the city by the Soviet army. Margit survives working in children’s homes, scrounging for food and narrowly avoiding death and deportation of Jews.

Bridging the Reading Gap

A comprehensive series of lessons that address phonics, morphology, and vocabulary for teachers working with students in grades 4–8. With a wide range of learners in every classroom, engaging activities and carefully curated lists scaffold instruction for emergent to competent readers.

Assessment in Action

This book provides an active and engaging approach to student-centred teaching and learning. Instruction and assessment are woven together seamlessly to inform planning and motivate learning.

As We Forgive Others

A woman vanishes from a café in a northern town and all the witnesses have different accounts. Local police officer Alice Morrow and former New York homicide detective Hugh Mercer, troubled by their own need for forgiveness and justice, uncover a bizarre crime.

How People See

Canada in the 1990s. The approaching referendum on Quebec sovereignty is threatening to cleave the country in two, while a family struggles with the aftermath of a tragedy that changes their lives forever.

Sacred Thought

Mi’kmaq Elder George Paul takes the reader on a quest for deeper understanding. Guided by creation stories, the Medicine Wheel and M’ikmaq legends, George goes to the heart of traditional knowledge. Sacred Thought: Mi’kmaq Meditations for our Times offers balance and peace of mind amid the chaos governing the world today.