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Book Cover for: The Librarianist, Patrick DeWitt

The Librarianist

Patrick DeWitt
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Ready to be shelved! (RTBS??). Say goodbye to the countdown and hello to your new favourite very good book by Patrick deWitt! Learn more about THE LIBRARIANIST here: https://t.co/DU7LaX1HDK https://t.co/WtN5XlBMWz

Paperback, Large Print, 2023

$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path, Marcus McCann

Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path

Marcus McCann
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Check out this PARK CRUISING excerpt in @XtraMagazine! In it, author @mmccnn looks at the at the history of Toronto's Marie Curtis Park that was the site of a police sting in 2016. https://t.co/Nsvym88Lfh

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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The Hockey Sweater

Roch Carrier
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Back to the archive! 📚 Today we’re featuring a Canadian favourite, THE HOCKEY SWEATER by Roch Carrier. Check out this early edition next to our A List edition! Learn more about Anansi at 55: https://t.co/0yGBJMJQQ9 https://t.co/NfQzWhdtrj

Paperback, 1985

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Unsettled Ground

Claire Fuller
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Today's @Kobo Daily Deal is Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller! “A gorgeously written celebration of the natural world as well as a moving portrait of a family struggling against time.” — Lucy Tan, author of What We Were Promised Learn more: https://bit.ly/3hAQgLq https://t.co/O2ADCw6THQ

Hardcover, 2021

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All the Shining People, Kathy Friedman

All the Shining People

Kathy Friedman
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

A finalist for both the Danuta Gleed Literary Award *and* the Trillium Book Award, ALL THE SHINING PEOPLE by @KathyFriedman7 is an unmissable work of short fiction. Jump in! Learn more: https://t.co/81bqjFov3J https://t.co/9qEbSSZH0i

Paperback, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: We Want What We Want: Stories, Alix Ohlin

We Want What We Want: Stories

Alix Ohlin
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Congratulations to @AlixOhlin, whose book, WE WANT WHAT WE WANT, is a finalist for the @bcyukonprizes Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize! Learn more and see the full list here: https://t.co/vH5htn7etL https://t.co/KXTrONdj9y

Hardcover, 2021

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Satched

Megan Gail Coles
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

SATCHED, Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Megan Gail Coles’s debut poetry collection, is a vivid and unflinching portrait of intergenerational trauma, ecological grief, and late-stage capitalism. Coming September 7, 2021. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3qXjMgu @MeganGColes https://t.co/aRM4ye0mF2

Paperback, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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The Librarianist

Patrick DeWitt
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

Don't miss Patrick deWitt in the @VancouverSun! The author of THE LIBRARIANIST recounts his love for libraries, as well as the time he spent in a senior's centre that inspired his latest work. Read it here: https://t.co/CoIPaCd7qp

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Saha

Cho Nam-Joo
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

SAHA, the highly anticipated novel from literary sensation Cho Nam-Joo, eight years in the making, is available now. “Saha is its own Orwellian vision: bleak and berserk, brilliant and beautiful.” — @OprahDaily Learn more and read an excerpt here: https://t.co/G9COQorBTy https://t.co/dYhjky7tGx

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bitter Orange Tree, Jokha Alharthi

Bitter Orange Tree

Jokha Alharthi
House of Anansi PressHouse of Anansi Press

THE BELIEVER by @sarahkrasnostein and NARINJAH (THE BITTER ORANGE TREE), written by Jokha Alharthi and translated by Marilyn Booth, are two of the @NewYorker's Best Books of 2022 (so far)! Congrats to Sarah, Jokha and Marilyn! 🥳 https://t.co/94s9uEV7pM https://t.co/lLFGbVVoMn

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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