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• The Student

  Fagan, Cary,

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  Set in Toronto, this short novel is a portrait of two pivotal times in the life of Miriam Moscowitz. The first section describes her experiences as a bright young university student in the 1950s and recounts the discrimination she faced as a woman;…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sleep of Apples

  Stories

  Brodoff, Ami Sands,

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  Presented as a novel-in-stories and set in a gentrifying Montreal neighbourhood, The Sleep of Apples is told in the voices of nine closely-linked narrators who confront trauma, illness, loss and gender identity.

• Heroes in My Head

  a Memoir

  Rebick, Judy,

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  In this riveting memoir, Judy Rebick, one of Canada's best-known feminists, lays bare the public and private battles that have shaped her life. She documents two major decades in her life: the 1980s, when she became a high-profile spokesperson for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lear's Shadow

  a Novel

  Rothman, Claire, 1958-

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  A moving work about fathers and daughters, drama and real life, truth and beauty. A summer production of King Lear by a travelling troupe parallels with the story of Bea, erstwhile Assistant Stage Manager, and her own father. Many storylines merge…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ribbon Leaf

  Weber, Lori, 1959-

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  Would you risk your life to help a friend? In Nazi Germany, friendship between an Aryan German girl and a Jewish German girl is strictly verboten, and an act of kindness might mean death... Throughout the seven long years of WWII, Sabine confronts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Ballet of Lepers

  a Novel and Stories

  Cohen, Leonard, 1934-2016,

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  Written between 1956 in Montreal, just as Leonard Cohen was publishing his first poetry collection, and 1961, when he’d settled on Greece’s Hydra island. The pieces in this collection offer insight into Cohen’s imagination and creative process, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• By Chance Alone

  a Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz

  Eisen, Max

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  In the tradition of Wiesel's NIGHT and Levi's SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ comes a new memoir by Canadian survivor. Tibor "Max" Eisen was born in Moldava, Czechoslovakia into an Orthodox Jewish family. In the spring of 1944, gendarmes forcibly removed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted

  the Ballad of Motl the Cowboy

  Barwin, Gary,

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  In Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted, a poor, nerdy Jewish man named Motl's life is completely upended due to the Second World War. Friends and neighbours are being killed, and Motl dreams of having enough strength and bravery to stop the Nazis.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kiss the Red Stairs

  the Holocaust, Once Removed

  Lederman, Marsha (Western arts correspondent),

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  Marsha Lederman always knew her parents were different, and at five, she learned why: in the kitchen, her mother sat her down and explained about the Holocaust. Decades later, her parents dead and a mother to her own young son, Marsha is reeling in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Worry, Just Cook

  Delicious, Timeless Recipes for Comfort & Connection

  Stern, Bonnie, 1947-

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  With her trademark encouraging style and attention to detail, Bonnie Stern writes recipes that are consistently delicious, widely appealing, and, as always, timeless. Like all of her cookbooks, 'Don’t Worry, Just Cook' doesn’t simply give…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tiny Lights for Travellers

  Lewis, Naomi K., 1976-

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  Facing the dissolution of her marriage, Naomi Lewis uncovered a family treasure: her Opa's diary, which details his escape from Nazi-occupied Netherlands in 1942. Lewis travels to Amsterdam on a solo trip to retrace his steps, discovering family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barney's Version

  Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001

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  Ebullient and perverse, thrice married, Barney Panofsky has always clung to two cherished beliefs: life is absurd and nobody truly ever understands anybody else. But when his sworn enemy publicly states that Barney is a wife abuser, an intellectual…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Singing Forest

  McCormack, J. A. (Judith A.),

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  In attempting to bring a suspected war criminal to justice, a Toronto lawyer wrestles with power, accountability, and her Jewish identity. Lyrical and wrenching by turns, 'The Singing Forest' is a profound investigation of memory, truth, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Day for Night

  a Novel

  McNeil, Jean, 1968-

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  Set in London against a backdrop of growing authoritarianism and anxiety, 'Day For Night' is a story of cinema and desire, the mysteries of marriage and creativity, and the often-violent returns and reversals of history.

• Immigrant City

  Stories

  Bezmozgis, David, 1973-

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  David Bezmozgis brings us a new collection of short stories, his first in more than decade. In 'Immigrant City', Bezmozgis pleads no special causes but presents immigrant characters with all their contradictions and complexities, their earnest and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If Walls Could Speak

  My Life in Architecture

  Safdie, Moshe, 1938-

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  In 'If Walls Could Talk', one of the world’s greatest and most thoughtful architects recounts his extraordinary career and the iconic structures he has built - from Habitat in Montreal to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore - and offers a manifesto for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Yearbook

  Rogen, Seth, 1982-

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  A book that feels like you're having a hilarious conversation with Seth Rogen that, like most of his work, is ultimately a bit more insightful than you'd think something with that amount of drugs and profanity is capable of being. He has been…Read moreRead more of this annotation