Summer Reading List
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Fiction
- Practical Jean by Trevor Cole
- The Young in Their Country by Richard Cumyn
- Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland
- Solitaria by Genni Gunn
- Every Lost Country by Steven Heighton
- Midway by David Homel
- Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
- February by Lisa Moore
- Sourland by Joyce Carol Oates
- Far to Go by Alison Pick
- Lemon by Cordelia Strube
- Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco
- Curiosity by Joan Thomas
- Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart
- Annabel by Kathleen Winter
- The Death of Donna Whalen by Michael Winter
Mystery
- Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
- Bad Boy by Peter Robinson
Nonfiction
- The Year of Finding Memory by Judy Fong Bates
- Home and Away by Dave Bidini
- The Greek for Love by James Chatto
- The Madman and the Butcher by Tim Cook
- Burmese Lessons: A Love Story by Karen Connelly
- Breakfast at the Exit Cafe by Wayne Grady and Merilyn Simonds
- Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike by Charolotte Gray
- The Man Who Made Us by Richard Gwyn
- Reality is Over-rated by Deborah Kimmett
- Harperland by Lawrence Martin
- The Age of Persuasion by Terry O'Reilly
- Kenk by Richard Poplack
- Cigar Box Banjo by Paul Quarrington
- One Bird’s Choice by Iain Reid
- The Long Road Back by Hugh Segal
- The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin
- A Year of Living Generously: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Philanthropy by Lawrence Scanlan
- The Bird Detective by Bridget Stutchbury
Poetry
- Blissful Times by Sandra Alland
- 38 Bar Blues by C.R. Avery
- Dark Star Requiem by Jill Battson
- The Cartographer's Skin by Lara Bozabalian
- Patient Frame by Steven Heighton
- Amuse Bouche by Adeena Karasick
- Watermarks by Joanne Page
- Hooked by Carolyn Smart
- Lookout by John Steffler
Youth and Kids' Books
- Lemon by Cordelia Strube
- We Want You to Know: Kids Talk About Bullying by Deborah Ellis
- No Safe Place by Deborah Ellis
- The Stella Books by Marie-Louise Gay
- Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth! by Marie-Louise Gay
- Travels With My Family by David Homel and Marie-Louise Gay
- On the Road Again!: More Travels With My Family by David Homel and Marie-Louise Gay
