Below are some of our most recently released books.
Samuel Knight has lived his whole life in the shadow of his father—a powerful, world-renowned businessman whose influence touches every corner of the globe. But when Sam is summoned to a secluded, opulent retreat alongside nine other sons of the global elite, he realizes this isn’t just another networking weekend. It’s an initiation. Thrust into the hidden world of an ancient secret society, Sam must navigate a gauntlet of rituals, rivalries, and cryptic traditions. As he digs deeper, long-buried truths about his family come to the surface, revelations that challenge everything he thought he knew about power, purpose, and the people pulling the strings. In a world where loyalty can be deadly and legacy is written in the shadows, Sam must decide if he has what it takes to earn his place. . . before someone else decides for him.
A grandmother looks back at the story of the house where she grew up, remembering what it was like to live there over the years. She imagines that the house felt what she felt when she was small. Happy and sad moments, pleasures and fears, joys and sorrows, are all part of family life. Tying all those memories to the house where she lives now, the author finds many parallels between her growing up years and her life as a grandmother. How My House Felt offers readers new vocabulary to name their feelings. Children (and their grown-ups!) will enjoy playful repetition as the main character declares "I'm sure my house felt just like me ...". The colourful art of this young illustrator evokes wide-ranging emotions and invites readers to imagine how they might express feelings about their own homes.
The most groundbreaking discoveries in science don’t come from following the rules, but from breaking them with purpose. In Rebel Researcher: The Unconventional Path to Discovery, Kirk Hillier introduces the concept of the rebel researcher—an innovator who sees the power of rule-breaking, dares to ask disruptive questions, and challenges consensus—and guides them through reframing failure as a strength, transitioning from solitary thinker to collaborative leader, and navigating institutional politics and power to develop a bold, creative, and ethical leadership style. Through case studies exploring recognizable figures in innovations both past and present, as well as thoughtful questions that encourage introspection and self-evaluation at the end of each chapter, Hillier guides current and aspiring research leaders to value curiosity over compliance and embrace failure as a stepping stone to innovation. At a time when science faces complex global challenges, it is the unconventional thinkers who will lead humanity forward. A tribute to the researchers who refused to play by the rules, and a roadmap for those who feel discontent with the way things are, Rebel Researcher: The Unconventional Path to Discovery is a bold exploration of how groundbreaking science often emerges not from conformity, but from rebellion.
When Patricia Carlson walked through the doors of a men’s homeless shelter in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1995, she had no idea how profoundly her life—and the lives of countless others—would be changed. As the first female director of a shelter that catered to men, she entered a world of loss, laughter, faith, and survival, where the boundaries between helper and helped began to blur. Over twelve transformative years, Patricia bore witness to the human spirit in all its rawness and resilience, from moments of chaos and heartbreak to acts of astonishing tenderness and grace. Alongside men whom society had cast aside, she discovered the deeper meaning of service, that to truly help others is to be remade by them in return. Told with unflinching honesty, humour, and compassion, In the Company of Men pulls back the curtain on non-profit work—its bureaucratic battles, its moral contradictions, and its small, hard-won triumphs. Through vivid stories of friendship, grief, and redemption, Patricia illuminates what it means to be fully human in a world too often blind to its own brokenness. For anyone who has ever worked in the trenches of social service, volunteered in a shelter, or simply wondered what happens to those our systems forget, this book offers a searing exposé and a hymn to hope.
Kids love to ask why things are the way they are. But a lot of adults don’t have an answer to one of their most common questions: why is the sky blue? It turns out, there’s some pretty complicated science that goes into making our sky the color it is! Everything from wave lengths and dipoles to the Rayleigh and Mie light-scattering principles come into play. Is the Sky Always Blue? simplifies that complex science for young minds. Using clear, easy to understand language and bright, engaging pictures, the book gives every child the answers they’ve been waiting for. A little Glow-of-Light, the narrator, walks kids through the science at play in our atmosphere, explaining why the sky can be so many different colors from the time we wake up until the end of the day. The beautiful artwork and charming story will have even the least scientific kid rattling off the secrets of the sky. Meanwhile, a glossary digs into the scientific terms behind the phenomenon, providing age-appropriate insight for every child and their parents.
21 Smthfield Drive is part family history, part memoir. Author M. Gail Stelter shares these stories across three sections: her parents' lives, leading up to and including World War II, her own childhood in the post-war years, and finally her young adult years when she met the love of her life, Peter. These stories are filled with vulnerability, humour and insights and illuminate the joys and challenges of the times, of family, and of love.