Humor
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Stories at the Kitchen Table
by Katherine Brady
In this captivating and often humorous collection of short stories, Katherine Brady recounts the true stories of her late father Terry, bringing them to the page from the table around which the family used to gather. The tales come from Terry’s...
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DeBrand's Invite
by Brendan Terrick
Trying to make amends for an outburst blasted at a bus driver the Friday before sets off a day of unfortunate occurrences. With Debrand unaware of an impending invite from an alien with hopes of enrolling Debrand as an emissary was the furthest...
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Biblical Reflections on Tigger's Whiskers and Other Catastrophes
by Johanna Michaelsen
Fun, heartwarming and inspiring, Biblical Reflections on Tigger’s Whiskers & Other Catastrophes is a delightful arrangement of poetry, humor and Scripture passages that will engage cat lovers, and not-yet cat lovers alike. An ardent animal...
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Stronger in the End
My 70 Year Swim from Chaos to Calm by Lynda Beth Unkeless
This engaging memoir shows women how to live—and how to age—with grace and gusto. Lynda Beth Unkeless has explored five continents and thrived on the kindness of strangers. Life, she says, is meant to be an adventure. In "Stronger in the End: My...
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Instagram Moms are Full of Sh*t
To Hell With Mom Shaming by Lesley Prosko
Are you done with reels that show moms who make it look so easy when some mornings you don’t even manage to get your hair brushed before taking your kids to school? Have you ever been mom shamed for something you’ve done or haven’t done for your...
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You and Me
Travel, Misadventures, and Love Around the World by Michael S. Ryan and Kristen Herrington
You and Me is a laugh-out-loud compilation of travel stories by husband and wife creatives, Michael S. Ryan and Kristen Herrington. From the textured rainforest of Costa Rica to the streets of Bangkok, this book is about the journey of falling in...
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Contrarian Commentary
Honesty, Wry Humour and Clarity on Canadian Living by Mel Fisher
How did bananas come to be? Who is the most useless member of society? What do language fads tell us about the history of human development? What would space aliens say about our well-kept lawns? These short pieces and essays provide...
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Mosaic through East-Facing Glass
A Collection of Personal Essays by Marg Heidebrecht
2020. Yeah, that. Everything stopped except Marg Heidebrecht's habit of writing for ninety minutes a day. Four years, forty essays later, the author of In the Shade: Friendship, Loss, and the Bruce Trail provides us with this new collection....
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The Principal Chronicles Two/Too/II/As Well
by David Garlick
David Garlick, your favourite educational storyteller, is back with a new collection of short stories: The Principal Chronicles Two/Too/II/As Well. It’s a ‘mostly true’ memoir that follows Garlick from pre-school to post retirement. The majority...
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The Ten Million Year Biscuit
by Andrew Howell
The Ten Million Year Biscuit was forged in the Earth's core by the masters of space and time using flour borrowed from Jeppy, the Human Cannonball. Thought to be the perfect biscuit, many adventurers sought the Ten Million Year Biscuit for...
