You are Eating an Orange. You are Naked.
By: Sheung-King
3.83
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
A young translator living in Toronto frequently travels abroad—to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyo—o…
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1. Incarnadine: Poems
By: Mary Szybist
3.00
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
The troubadours knew how to burn themselves through, how to make themselves shrines to their own lo… read more
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2. Beautiful Losers
By: Leonard Cohen
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
One of the best-known experimental novels of the 1960s, Beautiful Losersis Cohen' s most defiant an… read more
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- novels
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- canadian literature
- canada
3. Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf
By: Malika Moustadraf
3.83
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Malika Moustadraf (1969-2006) is a cult feminist icon in contemporary Moroccan literature, celebrat… read more
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- audiobook
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4. This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
By: Natsuko Imamura
3.63
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Other people don’t seem to understand Amiko. Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or … read more
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- asian literature
"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
5. If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
By: Noor Naga
3.92
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian American woman and a man from the village of Shobr… read more
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6. Study for Obedience
By: Sarah Bernstein
3.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A haunting, compressed masterwork from an extraordinary new voice in Canadian fiction. A young w… read more
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"I try always to be good."-Sarah Bernstein, Study for Obedience
"How, I wondered, might a person, a people, take root, roots and rootlessness, the preservation of what little remains of the past, such were thoughts that blew through me on any given morning, standi…"-Sarah Bernstein, Study for Obedience
"In taking a side, I thought uneasily, perhaps I ought to take the long view, the survival of the species as a whole. That was my problem, I thought, I was always thinking at the level of the individu…"-Sarah Bernstein, Study for Obedience
"I had hoped that here in the country I would experience the turn of the seasons differently, with less apprehension, I might come to see the form and plan of the world. Not to frame it within systems…"-Sarah Bernstein, Study for Obedience
7. Shut Up You're Pretty
By: Téa Mutonji
3.57
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
In Téa Mutonji's disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions du… read more
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"Her sadness was overwhelming. Her sadness was an illusion. She'd pretend to be fine but then wash the same dish for twenty minutes"-Téa Mutonji, Shut Up You're Pretty
8. You are Eating an Orange. You are Naked.
By: Sheung-King
3.83
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
A young translator living in Toronto frequently travels abroad—to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyo—o… read more
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9. All the Colour in the World
By: C.S. Richardson
3.74
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The story of the restorative power of art in one man's life, set against the sweep of the twentieth… read more
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10. Lemon
By: Kwon Yeo-Sun
3.27
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting the FIFA World Cup, nineteen-year-old Kim H… read more
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11. A Minor Chorus
By: Billy-Ray Belcourt
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write … read more
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12. Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir
By: Liana Finck
3.77
Format: 240 pages, None
A visually arresting graphic memoir about a young artist struggling against what’s expected of her … read more
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"A draw-er doesn't draw because she loves to draw. She doesn't draw because she draws well. She draws because once she lost something. And by drawing--she will find it again."-Liana Finck, Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir
"From a distance, every relationship is similar—an old story with a new face. But if you know how to really look at things—you’ll see that every man is the first man—and every place is Eden."-Liana Finck, Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir
"In her heart, the devil said, "No! No!" But from her mouth came the words "Yes, you may." And from then on, everything the devil said was the opposite of what she meant. And everything she did, she d…"-Liana Finck, Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir
13. Inconvenient Daughter
By: Lauren J. Sharkey
3.42
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
A vibrant and provocative debut novel that dispels myths surrounding transracial adoption. Rowan… read more
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14. Somebody Loves You
By: Mona Arshi
3.60
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A teacher asked me a question, and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, k… read more
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15. A Lover's Discourse
By: Xiaolu Guo
3.58
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A story of desire, love and language - and the meaning of home - told through conversations between… read more
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16. The Shame
By: Makenna Goodman
3.60
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A "startlingly original" novel of "recursive loops through the mind of a woman who is breaking down… read more
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17. Once More, with Feeling
By: Sophie McCreesh
3.01
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Calling to mind smart, deadpan and unrepentant novels such as The New Me and My Year of Rest and Re… read more
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"Nothing bad has ever happened to the well-adjusted, so they assume the world will always be ready to receive them, in all their positivity and grace."-Sophie McCreesh, Once More, with Feeling
18. Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream
By: Tung Nguyen
3.84
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A powerful memoir of resilience, friendship, family, and food from the acclaimed chefs behind the a… read more
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"Why has their friendship endured for so many years, despite so many differences in culture and personality? Their values are the same. They share a firm sense of right and wrong. They take care of ot…"-Tung Nguyen, Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream
"In all this strangeness, this tree gave me comfort and familiarity and strength. It was once a young tree, planted in new soil. Now it had grown higher than Kathy's roof. its red flowers providing co…"-Tung Nguyen, Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream
"Refugees are here because they have no choice. They also bring enormous gifts and talents, as Tung did. They just need an opportunity. I hope our story inspires others to understand that people from …"-Tung Nguyen, Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream
19. The Clarion
By: Nina Dunic
3.64
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE AN APPLE BOOKS BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER… read more
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20. Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories
By: Shashi Bhat
4.22
Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition
CBC Books' Top Pick for Most Anticipated Canadian Fiction for Spring 2024—a breathtaking and sharpl… read more
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21. We Two Alone: Stories
By: Jack Wang
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Praised as “utterly remarkable” and “deeply resonant” by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Viet Thanh … read more
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