Features

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Charlie Bone and the Red Knight

by Jenny Nimmo

This is the eighth - and final - thirlling, magical adventure starring Charlie Bone!


What's For Dinner, Mr Gum? - cover art
What's For Dinner, Mr Gum?

by Andy Stanton

The sixth book in the hilarious Mr Gum series from the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning Andy Stanton!


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Oh No, Monster Tomato!

Watch what happens when a young boy sets out to win a tomato growing competition


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Dude

by Christopher Aslan

Welcome to the world of Dude. One word, many feelings...



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Love In Infant Monkeys

by Lydia Millet

"Lydia Millet is the greatest American author of her generation" --Eye Weekly


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Zeitoun

by Dave Eggers

Listen to Dave's CBC Q interview www.cbc.ca/q/podcasting

(July 30)




In the News

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by Eckhart Tolle and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell

Words by Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now and
art by Patrick McDonnell, creator of MUTTS

Eckhart Tolle was recently featured in Maclean's Magazine

Praise for MUTTS: "One of the best comic strips of all time." --Charles Schulz

Praise for Eckhart Tolle: "He is a prophet for our time." --O, The Oprah Magazine


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by Dave Eggers

A novelization of the Where The Wild Things Are screenplay, cowritten by Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze

"There are moments that are so imaginative and visually arresting, it is surely the work of some kind of mad genius." --CBC Arts (movie review)

"They (Jonze and Eggers) approach childhood straight on, remembering their own boyhoods of chasing dogs, arguing with annoying sisters and moms, and throwing dirt clods at both real and imaginary foes."--Toronto Star (movie review)


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by Sherman Alexie

Fresh off his National Book Award win, Sherman Alexie delivers a heartbreaking
and hilarious collection of stories that explore the precarious balance between
self-preservation and external responsibility in art, family, and the world at large.

Listen to Sherman's fantastic interview on CBC Writers & Company


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by Ralph Nader

In “ONLY THE SUPER-RICH CAN SAVE US!” the public advocate, presidential candidate,
and bestselling author Ralph Nader puts seventeen billionaires together in one room
to address some of the most pressing issues of our time.Listen to Ralph's interview on CBC Q