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Habs Nation is a book by Brendan Kelly. (Baraka Books, Fran\u00e7ois Couture)<\/p>\nA new month means new books! Here are some of the most anticipated Canadian fiction and nonfiction titles for October\u00a02025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Habs Nation\u00a0by Brendan KellyHabs Nation is a book by Brendan Kelly. (Baraka Books, Fran\u00e7ois Couture)<\/p>\n
Habs Nation\u00a0tells the history of the Montreal Canadiens while\u00a0highlighting how the team is\u00a0not just about hockey. The book explores the influence that the Habs have\u00a0had on the province of Quebec, even bridging the linguistic divide in Montreal.<\/p>\n
Brendan\u00a0Kelly talks with some of the Canadiens’ greats as well as journalists, politicians and even filmmakers about the special bond that fans have with the team.<\/p>\n
When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a01<\/p>\n
Kelly is a sports and culture journalist for the Montreal Gazette. He was one of the founders of the now defunct Montreal Mirror weekly newspaper. Kelly is also a columnist on CBC Radio and Radio-Canada. He\u00a0is based in Montreal.<\/p>\n
The Unfinished World\u00a0by Marilyn Bowering![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-unfinished-world-by-marilyn-bowering.jpg\")
The Unfinished World is a book by Marilyn Bowering. (Linda Leith Publishing, Xan Shian)<\/p>\n
The Unfinished World\u00a0follows Pearl after the death of her beloved grandmother, Nora. Still grieving, Pearl travels to Nora’s favourite places to spread her ashes and discovers handmade dolls that have been passed down in their family for generations.<\/p>\n
In each doll is\u00a0a tiny note from Nora to Pearl, which leads her down a path of reflection and understanding to find her own happiness.<\/p>\n
When you can read it: Oct. 4<\/p>\n
Marilyn Bowering is a novelist and poet based in Victoria. Her books include\u00a0Visible Worlds,\u00a0which won the Ethel Fiction Prize, and\u00a0More Richly in Earth, which was longlisted for the Saltire Prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n
John Candy\u00a0by Paul Myers![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-candy-by-paul-myers.jpg\")
John Candy is a book by Paul Myers. (House of Anansi Press, Liza Algar)<\/p>\n
John Candy\u00a0offers an in-depth look at the life of the beloved Canadian comedian, tracing his journey from humble beginnings in Toronto to Hollywood stardom. For the first time since his tragic death, the full story of the man behind the laughs is told, featuring interviews with friends and colleagues like Tom Hanks and Catherine O’Hara.<\/p>\n
The book reveals how Candy navigated the highs and lows of fame with warmth, generosity\u00a0and an unmistakable charm.<\/p>\n
When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a07\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paul Myers\u00a0is a Canadian writer and\u00a0musician who currently lives in\u00a0Berkeley, Calif. Other titles by\u00a0Myers\u00a0include\u00a0The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Barenaked Ladies: Public Stunts, Private Stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vanished Beyond the Map\u00a0by Adam Shoalts In\u00a0Vanished Beyond the Map, Adam Shoalts retraces the footsteps of explorer Hubert Darrell, who mysteriously disappeared in November 1910 in the remote wilds of the Northwest Territories.<\/p>\n Once considered the most capable and resilient explorer of his time, Darrell left behind a trail of letters, journals\u00a0and hand-drawn maps. Using these clues, Shoalts sets out to uncover what really happened \u2014 and where Darrell may have gone.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct. 7\u00a0<\/p>\n Shoalts is an explorer and a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. He holds a PhD from McMaster University and is\u00a0the author of\u00a0Beyond the Trees<\/a>,\u00a0Where the Falcon Flies<\/a>,\u00a0Alone\u00a0Against the North\u00a0and\u00a0A History of Canada in Ten Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n Enshittification\u00a0by Cory Doctorow\u00a0 In\u00a0Enshittification, Cory Doctorow explains why he coined the term and uses it to diagnose the current state of our digital world \u2014 revealing how it’s steadily worsening and negatively impacting all of our lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct. 7\u00a0<\/p>\n Doctorow is a Toronto-born author, activist and journalist living in Burbank. His writing includes\u00a0both nonfiction and\u00a0fiction, and spans adult, YA and childhood audiences. His book\u00a0Radicalized<\/a>\u00a0was a 2020\u00a0Canada Reads<\/a>\u00a0contender,\u00a0defended by Akil Augustine<\/a>.<\/p>\n LISTEN |\u00a0Cory Doctorow on\u00a0Bookends with Mattea Roach:\u00a0<\/p>\n Bookends with Mattea Roach40:56We can still avoid a tech dystopia \u2014 here\u2019s how<\/p>\n Shelter in Text\u00a0by Myra Bloom and Kasia Van Schaik\u00a0 Shelter in Text\u00a0is a collection of academic essays and creative nonfiction that explores the relationship between shelter and narrative. It looks at issues of care, disability and housing inequality, and considers decolonial perspectives on land and space.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a07\u00a0<\/p>\n Myra Bloom is an associate professor of English at York University’s Glendon campus. Her work has been featured in a number of academic journals and magazines.<\/p>\n Kasia Van Schaik is an assistant professor of English and creative writing and co-director of the creative writing program at the University of New Brunswick. Her other books include\u00a0We Have Never Lived on Earth, which was nominated for the 2023 Giller Prize, the Concordia University First Book Prize\u00a0and the ReLit Prize for short fiction. It was also named one of the best books of 2023 by the\u00a0Miramichi Reader.\u00a0<\/p>\n Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World\u00a0by Mark Waddell After years of working at Dark Enterprises, Colin is dying to climb the corporate ladder and move forward from his low-level job. When he meets a mysterious stranger who offers him the opportunity to make it happen in exchange for a small favour, he can’t resist. But that small favour unleashes an ancient evil. In\u00a0Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World,\u00a0Colin will have to do whatever it takes to save it.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 7<\/p>\n Mark Waddell is a writer and teacher living on Vancouver Island. He has a PhD from John Hopkins University in the history of science, medicine and technology.\u00a0Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World\u00a0is his debut novel.<\/p>\n Property\u00a0by Kate Cayley As neighbours grapple with their to-do lists, the challenges of parenthood and hosting a small dinner party,\u00a0Property\u00a0recounts the seemingly inconsequential events of one spring day in a gentrified neighbourhood. But by the end of the day, someone has died \u2014 a tragedy that marks the area forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 7<\/p>\n Kate Cayley is the author of the short story collections\u00a0How You Were Born\u00a0and\u00a0Householders,\u00a0three poetry collections and multiple plays. Her books have won the Trillium Book Award and the Mitchell Prize for Poetry and her work has been published in Best Canadian Poetry, Best Canadian Stories, Brick and The New Quarterly.<\/p>\n She lives in Toronto.\u00a0Cayley made the\u00a0longlist for the 2016 CBC Short Story Prize<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a02013 CBC Poetry Prize longlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n Final Orbit\u00a0by Chris Hadfield Final Orbit\u00a0is a thriller set in 1975, following the launch of an Apollo space mission. Apollo is meant to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft, signalling a new era of Soviet-American co-operation. When a deadly accident occurs, everything changes for the crew and for\u00a0flight controller Kaz Zemeckis. At the same time, a secret Chinese spacecraft launches and is set to collide with the crew on the Apollo.\u00a0Kaz must try to save the remaining crew in the sky by figuring out what’s going on with the enemy on land.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 7<\/p>\n Hadfield was a military pilot and astronaut for 35 years. He was the first Canadian to walk in space and served as commander of the International Space Station. He received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 2002 and became a member of the Order of Canada in 2014. Hadfield is also the author of the thriller\u00a0The Defector<\/a>, the memoir\u00a0An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth<\/a>,\u00a0the children’s book\u00a0The Darkest Dark<\/a>,\u00a0which was illustrated by the Fan Brothers, and the photo book\u00a0You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes<\/a>.\u00a0He lives in Toronto.<\/p>\n The Marionette\u00a0by Terry Fallis In\u00a0The Marionette, successful thriller writer James Norval has always dreamed of living the life of the spies he writes about. He gets that opportunity when he ends up in a foreign prison after a string of bad luck, then is rescued by the\u00a0Canadian Security Intelligence Service.\u00a0As the favourite author of Mali’s president, he’s asked to help with a dangerous mission to remove 15 Canadians from Mali before their true intentions are revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 7<\/p>\n Terry Fallis<\/a>\u00a0is the author of several comedic novels including\u00a0The High Road<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Albatross<\/a>. He won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for his debut novel\u00a0The Best Laid Plans<\/a>\u00a0as well as for\u00a0No Relation<\/a>, and has been a finalist five times.\u00a0The Best Laid Plans<\/a>\u00a0won\u00a0Canada Reads<\/a>\u00a02011, when it was defended by Ali Velshi. He lives in Toronto.\u00a0<\/p>\n Princess Nai and Other Stories\u00a0by Jamal Saeed The stories in\u00a0Princess Nai and Other Stories\u00a0are poetic, imaginative and explore the dreams of their characters. Written throughout writer Jamal Saeed’s life \u2014\u00a0but most during the 12 years when he was a prisoner of conscience in Syria \u2014\u00a0Princess Nai and Other Stories\u00a0opens windows into love, beauty, despair and hope.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 7<\/p>\n Jamal Saeed is a writer from Syria now based in Kingston, Ont. He was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Prize for his memoir\u00a0My Road from Damascus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elbows Up!\u00a0edited by Elamin Abdelmahmoud\u00a0 Elbows Up!\u00a0is a collection of stories that respond to the shocking annexation threats made by a U.S. president determined to make Canada the 51st state, and the wave of Canadian national unity that swelled in response.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a014\u00a0<\/p>\n Elamin Abdelmahmoud is the host of CBC Radio’s\u00a0Commotion<\/a>, a former\u00a0culture writer for BuzzFeed News and a regular contributor to\u00a0The National’s At Issue panel. He previously hosted CBC’s pop culture show\u00a0Pop Chat\u00a0and was the founding co-host of the CBC politics podcast\u00a0Party Lines. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone and The Globe and Mail.<\/p>\n LISTEN\u00a0|\u00a0Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks\u00a0Canada Reads\u00a02025:\u00a0<\/p>\n Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud25:00Canada Reads 2025 books reveal<\/p>\n \u00a0John Horgan: In His Own Words\u00a0by John Horgan, with Rod Mickleburgh John Horgan\u00a0is a memoir written by the late premier of British Columbia, and traces his journey from a self-proclaimed wayward jock to a career in Canadian politics. Told with candour and humour, the book reflects on key moments from his time in office, including his government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and his personal battle with cancer, which eventually ended his life.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a014\u00a0<\/p>\n John Horgan was a Canadian politician and diplomat who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia. After retiring from politics in 2023, he was appointed Canada’s ambassador to Germany. He passed away in 2024 at the age of 65.\u00a0<\/p>\n We Survived the Night\u00a0by Julian Brave NoiseCat In\u00a0We Survived the Night, Julian Brave NoiseCat reflects on his upbringing as the son of a S\u00e9cwepemc father and a white Jewish-Irish mother. Though he became a competitive powwow dancer, he often felt like an outsider on his home reserve, having been raised mostly by his mother. In his 20s, NoiseCat’s pursuit of his father’s story became a path to uncovering and sharing the stories of other First Peoples across North America, challenging their erasure, invisibility and misrepresentation.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a014\u00a0<\/p>\n NoiseCat is a writer, filmmaker and student of Salish art and history. He is a member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq’\u00e9scen\u00a0in B.C. and a descendant of the Lil’Wat Nation of Mount Currie. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The New Yorker, among others.\u00a0We Survived the Night\u00a0is his debut book.\u00a0<\/p>\n Future Boy\u00a0by Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry In\u00a0Future Boy, actor Michael J. Fox reflects on the intense early years of his career, juggling his breakout role on the hit sitcom\u00a0Family Ties\u00a0during the day while filming\u00a0Back to the Future\u00a0at night. The memoir offers an inside look at what it was like to play two iconic roles simultaneously, featuring behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with cast and crew from both projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a014\u00a0<\/p>\n Fox is an actor, author and philanthropist. Born in Edmonton, he rose to fame as Alex P. Keaton on the hit sitcom\u00a0Family Ties\u00a0and became a global star with his role as Marty McFly in\u00a0Back to the Future. His previous books include\u00a0Lucky Man,\u00a0Always Looking Up,\u00a0A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, and\u00a0No Time Like the Future. He has received an honorary Academy Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2000, he founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.<\/p>\n Nelle Fortenberry has worked with Fox for more than\u00a0three decades, beginning as president of his production company, Lottery Hill Entertainment. In 2024, she received both an Emmy Award and the National Board of Review Award as executive producer of the Apple TV+ documentary\u00a0Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.<\/p>\n Against the Grain\u00a0by Terry\u00a0O’Reilly In\u00a0Against the Grain, Terry O’Reilly shares the stories of individuals who challenged the status quo, defied convention and pushed for change \u2014 often at great personal cost. Some were celebrated for their efforts, while others had to fight every step of the way to make their mark.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.14\u00a0<\/p>\n O’Reilly has been the host of CBC Radio’s\u00a0Under the Influence\u00a0since 2005. He is also the author of\u00a0The Age of Persuasion,\u00a0This I Know, and\u00a0My Best Mistake, which was a finalist for the National Business Book Award.<\/p>\n LISTEN\u00a0|\u00a0Terry O’Reilly\u00a0on\u00a0The Next Chapter:\u00a0<\/p>\n The Next Chapter22:16Find out what books have held Terry O\u2019Reilly \u2018under their influence\u2019<\/p>\n Leave Our Bones Where They Lay\u00a0by Aviaq Johnston In\u00a0Leave Our Bones Where They Lay, Jupi must travel every solstice to the base of a cliff to light a lamp and tell a story to appease an ancient being named Kipik \u2014 otherwise, there will be hell to pay. As Jupi nears the end of his life, he’ll have to pass on this burden to future generations, just as was done to him. But his children are not up to the task, so he must ask his granddaughter, who he barely knows, and see if she’ll be willing to carry their family’s weight.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 14<\/p>\n Aviaq Johnston is an Inuk author from Igloolik, Nunavut, currently living in Iqaluit. Her books include\u00a0Those Who Run in the Sky<\/a>,\u00a0which won an\u00a0Indigenous Voices Award<\/a>,\u00a0Those Who Dwell Below<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0What’s My Superpower?<\/a>, which was illustrated by Tim Mack.<\/p>\n A Fast Horse Never Brings Good News\u00a0by Cary Fagan A Fast Horse Never Brings Good News\u00a0is a collection of five witty stories with compelling characters and\u00a0sharp\u00a0dialogue.\u00a0From a love affair in 1970s London to musicians crossing into Saskatchewan to escape a deadly threat, the stories, while vastly different, are all fuelled by imagination.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 14<\/p>\n Cary Fagan has written eight novels and six short story collections, earning him awards such as the Toronto Book Award the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for fiction. His books include\u00a0A Bird’s Eye, Valentine’s Fall,\u00a0The Student<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Animals<\/a>. He lives in Toronto.<\/p>\n The Haunting of Paynes Hollow\u00a0by Kelley Armstrong Samantha Paynes is more than surprised when she learns that she was left the family’s valuable lake house property in her estranged grandfather’s will. They hadn’t spoken in 18 years, since her father died by suicide after he was accused of murdering a child at that very property. While Sam saw him burying the body, covered in blood, her grandfather always took his side. In\u00a0The Haunting of Paynes Hollow, she must go back and stay at the house for a week to claim the property and, according to her grandfather, face the fact that she was wrong. Returning there brings up lots of old memories. She’s plagued by nightmares, paranoia and begins seeing things she never could have imagined.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 14<\/p>\n Kelley Armstrong is the New York Times bestselling author of the\u00a0Darkest Powers,\u00a0Darkness Rising\u00a0and\u00a0Age of Legends\u00a0trilogies for teens. She is also the author of numerous thriller and fantasy series for adults, three YA thrillers and the\u00a0Royal Guide to Monster Slaying\u00a0series. She lives in Ontario.<\/p>\n As the Earth Dreams\u00a0edited by Terese Mason Pierre As the Earth Dreams\u00a0is a short story anthology of speculative fiction by Black Canadian authors. From teenagers flying on a magic carpet to a masseuse attending her mother’s fourth funeral, the stories span time, space and our understanding of the world, while envisioning stunning Black futures.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 14<\/p>\n Terese Mason Pierre is a Toronto writer and editor at Augur magazine. Her work has appeared in The Walrus, Room, Brick, Quill & Quire, Uncanny Magazine and Fantasy Magazine. She won the Writers’ Trust Journey Prize and was named a Writers’ Trust Writing Star in 2023. Her debut poetry collection,\u00a0Myth<\/a>, was published in spring 2025.<\/p>\n The Works of Vermin\u00a0by Hiron Ennes The Works of Vermin\u00a0is set in the fantastical city of Tiliard, carved into the stump of a tree that’s been around for years. Guy Moul\u00e8ne is determined to keep his sister out of debt\u00a0so he takes on a dangerous job as an exterminator, hunting the terrifying creatures that crawl up from the river. He’s tasked with his most horrifying mark yet: a giant centipede with venom that can kill and a taste for art. But in order to keep his sister afloat, he has no choice but to pursue it.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 14<\/p>\n Hiron Ennes is the writer of the novel\u00a0Leech, which won the British Fantasy Award and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award. They are based in the Pacific Northwest region of British Columbia.<\/p>\n Six for Saint-Pierre\u00a0by Kevin Major The sixth book in the Sebastian Synard mystery series,\u00a0Six for Saint-Pierre, takes Sebastian to the island of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon\u00a0to visit his son, Nick, who is studying there for a semester.\u00a0Nick’s new love, Zach, mysteriously disappears, and then turns up dead on a deserted shoreline.\u00a0Sebastian finds himself trying to figure out what happened, while caught between the different strategies of the local gendarmerie, the RCMP and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct 14<\/p>\n Kevin Major is the Newfoundland writer of 23 books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and theatre. His debut novel,\u00a0Hold Fast<\/a>,\u00a0won the Governor General’s Award for children’s literature and was adapted into a feature film. His other crime novels in the Sebastian Synard series are\u00a0One for the Rock,\u00a0Two for the Tablelands,\u00a0Three for Trinity,\u00a0Four for Fogo Island\u00a0and\u00a0Five for Forteau.<\/p>\n Cruising the Downtown\u00a0edited by Kristopher Wells Edmonton has a vibrant and thriving 2SLGBTQ+ community, and\u00a0Cruising the Downtown\u00a0shares\u00a0its often unknown history. Building on the work of the Edmonton Queer History Project, the book celebrates the people, places\u00a0and events that have shaped \u2014\u00a0and continue to shape \u2014\u00a0the city’s queer past and present.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.15\u00a0<\/p>\n Kristopher Wells is a Canadian educator, academic and senator representing Alberta. A lifelong advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ rights, he has been widely recognized for his contributions, receiving numerous awards including the Alberta Award for the Study of Canadian Human Rights and Multiculturalism, the Alberta Teachers’ Association’s Public Education Award and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, among others.\u00a0<\/p>\n In The Field\u00a0by Sadiqa de Meijer In The Field\u00a0is a collection of essays that explores profound questions: What meaning does a birthplace hold? What draws us to connect with a work of art? How do we honour the remains of the dead?<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a015\u00a0<\/p>\n Sadiqa de Meijer is a writer who was born in Amsterdam and is currently living in Kingston, Ont. Her other books include the poetry collections\u00a0Leaving Howe Island\u00a0and\u00a0The Outer Wards.\u00a0She won the 2012\u00a0CBC Poetry Prize<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Great Aunt Unmarried<\/a>\u00a0and has\u00a0since won the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for nonfiction with her memoir\u00a0alfabet\/alphabet: a memoir of first language<\/a>.<\/p>\n Private Number\u00a0by David Homel Mikhail is a documentary filmmaker reeling from his latest project, which garnered attacks and attention from all sides after its screening. To get away from the commotion, he accepts an artist residency in the small mining city of Lepuy, France. The more time he spends in the town, the more he gets wrapped up in its business, from his fascination with a miner’s strike\u00a0to an affair with Caroline, a married judge. As things get out of control, Mikhail wants to warn Caroline of the fallout\u00a0but can’t because of her\u00a0Private Number.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 16<\/p>\n David Homel is the writer of 10 novels including\u00a0Electrical Storms,\u00a0The Speaking Cure\u00a0and\u00a0The Teardown. He has also co-authored a series of books for children with Marie-Louise Gay. He lives in Montreal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Just Call Me “Andi”\u00a0by Andria Petrillo In\u00a0Just Call Me “Andi,”\u00a0Andria Petrillo shares the challenges she faced as a trailblazer in sports broadcasting\u00a0at a time when a woman offering opinions on sports was still a novelty. She reflects on the lessons learned and obstacles overcome on her path to making history \u2014 from being the first woman to win a Canadian Screen Award for Best Sports Host, to\u00a0the first to join the\u00a0Hockey Night in Canada\u00a0in-studio broadcast team.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a021\u00a0<\/p>\n Petrillo is a Canadian sports broadcaster and the weekend host of CBC Sports. She lives in Toronto.<\/p>\n Hidden Flowers\u00a0by Keiko Honda Hidden Flowers\u00a0is a memoir by Keiko Honda in which she reflects on the many facets of her identity as an aging Japanese-Canadian woman. With honesty and vulnerability, she navigates the emotional landscape of this new chapter in her life \u2014 becoming an empty nester, embracing her creativity as an artist and finding purpose as a community organizer.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct. 21<\/p>\n Honda is a Vancouver-based scientist, writer, community organizer and painter. She holds a PhD in international community health from New York University and is the founder of\u00a0the Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society. Honda teaches the aesthetics of co-creation in the Liberal Arts and 55+ Program at Simon Fraser University. Her previous book is\u00a0Accidental Blooms<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Cheese Cure by Michael Finnerty The Cheese Cure is a memoir by Michael Finnerty that explores themes such as following your passion and taking risks in life. Finnerty had a successful career in broadcasting but made a fateful decision to change his life path after training as an apprentice cheesemonger in London.\u00a0But when a devastating attack sent people fleeing London’s Borough Market, Finnerty realized that in cheese he had found something even more important \u2013 his community.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct. 21<\/p>\n Michael Finnerty is a cheesemonger, journalist, and writer. He has been a broadcaster with the BBC and the Guardian and is the\u00a0 former broadcast host of CBC Montreal’s Daybreak.<\/p>\n Maple Syrup\u00a0by Peter Kuitenbrouwer Maple Syrup\u00a0explores the rich history and cultural significance of one of Canada’s most cherished traditions. It delves into the Indigenous heritage of maple syrup, its enduring place in Canadian identity and the complex industry that supports its production today.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct.\u00a021<\/p>\n Peter Kuitenbrouwer is\u00a0a journalist, a forester and educator specializing in\u00a0forest management.\u00a0He serves as the\u00a0editor of Our Forest, the magazine of Forests Ontario\u00a0and has written for publications like Maclean’s, The Walrus, The Globe and Mail and Canadian Geographic, among others. He is also the author of the children’s book\u00a0Our Song: The Story of O Canada.<\/p>\n When Water Became Blue\u00a0by Ana\u00efs Barbeau-Lavalette, translated by Rhonda Mullins In\u00a0When Water Became\u00a0Blue, a woman embarks on an artist retreat on an island in the St. Lawrence Seaway, away from her partner and her daughter. While there, she encounters an artist\u00a0who plants himself with an easel in front of the water every day, trying to capture the blue of the water. The two find themselves unable to look away from each other and tumble into a fleeting extramarital affair.\u00a0<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 21<\/p>\n Ana\u00efs Barbeau-Lavalette a Montreal-based novelist, screenwriter and director. Her bestselling novel\u00a0La femme qui fuit\u00a0\u2014 inspired by her own grandmother’s life as an artist \u2014 was later translated into English and titled\u00a0Suzanne<\/a>. It won the Prix des libraires du Qu\u00e9bec and was defended by\u00a0Yanic Truesdale<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Canada Reads<\/a>\u00a02019. Her other books include\u00a0Je Voudrais Qu’on M’efface\u00a0and\u00a0Embrasser Yasser Arafat. \u200b<\/p>\n Rhonda Mullins is an award-winning translator based in Montreal. Her previous works include\u00a0And Miles To Go Before I Sleep,\u00a0The Laws of the Skies\u00a0and\u00a0Suzanne. A seven-time finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation, Mullins won in 2015 for her translation of Jocelyne Saucier’s\u00a0Twenty-One Cardinals<\/a>. Her translation\u00a0And the Birds Rained Down\u00a0by Saucier was a\u00a0Canada Reads\u00a0<\/a>selection for 2015.<\/p>\n A Little Holiday Fling\u00a0by Farah Heron Ruby Dhanji loves Christmas and everything to do with the United Kingdom. In\u00a0A Little Holiday Fling, she’s on the verge of realizing her and her late mother’s dream of owning a small inn in England. She just needs hotel experience to make it happen. When she meets Rashid, the son of luxury hotel chain owners who hates the holiday season, she offers to give his nieces a Christmas they’ll never forget \u2014 if he’ll introduce her to his parents. But the more time they spend together, she starts to fall for him, even though she’s planning a move across the Atlantic.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 21<\/p>\n Farah Heron is a writer from Toronto. She is also the author of the romantic comedies\u00a0Just Playing House<\/a>,\u00a0Jana Goes Wild<\/a>,\u00a0The Chai Factor<\/a>,\u00a0Accidentally Engaged<\/a>,\u00a0Kamila Knows Best<\/a>\u00a0and the YA novels\u00a0Meet Me on Love Street\u00a0and\u00a0Tahira in Bloom.<\/p>\n A Season for Spies\u00a0by Iona Whishaw A prequel to the Lane Winslow mystery series,\u00a0A Season of Spies\u00a0follows Lane in wartime England while\u00a0on hiatus from her studies at Oxford. She’s working in a war office when she’s sent on a mission to escort an important agent to the north, where her family lives. As danger lurks throughout her journey, she’ll have to use everything she has to make it out safely and prove herself as a woman in a male-dominated world.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 21<\/p>\n Iona Whishaw is a Vancouver-based author,\u00a0former teacher and social worker. She has published works of short fiction, poetry, the children’s book\u00a0Henry and the Cow Problem\u00a0and the Lane Winslow Mystery series.<\/p>\n 6:40 to Montreal\u00a0by Eva Jurczyk In desperate need to work on her new book, Agatha’s husband buys her a first class ticket on the\u00a06:40 to Montreal, the scenic, six-hour train ride from Toronto to Montreal. The day is supposed to serve as a one-day writing retreat, with no Wi-Fi or distractions, but Agatha has plans of her own. When a passenger suddenly dies and the train breaks down in the middle of the snowy woods, things get sinister, and what was meant to be a peaceful train ride turns into a fight for survival.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 28<\/p>\n Eva Jurczyk is a writer and librarian from Toronto. Her books include\u00a0The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections\u00a0and\u00a0That Night in the Library.<\/p>\n The Black Wolf\u00a0by Louise Penny The Black Wolf\u00a0is the 20th mystery in the Inspector Gamache series, which\u00a0follows the investigations of the head of the homicide department of the S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec. In this latest adventure, Gamache and his team uncover and prevent a domestic terrorist attack in Montreal, arresting a man known as the Black Wolf. But the arrest only uncovers a deeper conspiracy, most notably a sinister plot to make Canada the 51st state of the United States.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 28<\/p>\n Louise Penny is a celebrated writer best known for her mystery series following Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. The book series includes\u00a0The Grey Wolf,\u00a0Still Life<\/a>,\u00a0Bury Your Dead<\/a>,\u00a0A Trick of the Light<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0A World of Curiosities<\/a>. It has sold more than four million copies worldwide. In 2022, the series was\u00a0adapted<\/a>\u00a0into an Amazon Original eight-episode series called\u00a0Three Pines.\u00a0Penny\u00a0won the 2020 Agatha Award<\/a>\u00a0for best contemporary novel for the 16th book in the series,\u00a0All the Devils Are Here<\/a>. In 2013, she was\u00a0named to the Order of Canada<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Better This Year\u00a0edited by JJ Lee Better This Year\u00a0is a collection of true holiday mishap stories that are both laugh-out-loud funny and unexpectedly heartfelt. It is the final volume in the\u00a0Better Next Year\u00a0series, featuring reflections from Canadian writers who share their memories of surviving Christmases past. The previous book in the series was\u00a0Better Next Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct. 28<\/p>\n JJ Lee is a Canadian writer best known for his book\u00a0The Measure of a Man<\/a>, which traces the author’s journey altering his father’s old suit as an act of remembrance.\u00a0The Measure of a Man<\/a>\u00a0was shortlisted for the 2011 Governor General’s Literary Award for English non-fiction, the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize, and the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction.<\/p>\n The Last Hart Beating\u00a0by Nattie Neidhart In\u00a0The Last Hart Beating, WWE superstar Natalya “Nattie” Neidhart reflects on growing up in a legendary pro wrestling family,\u00a0with her grandfather Stu Hart, father Jim Neidhart, and uncles Bret and Owen Hart. She also shares her journey to become the first and only woman in the family to enter the ring and carve out her own legacy at the highest level.<\/p>\n When you can read it:\u00a0Oct. 28<\/p>\n Neidhart is a professional wrestler originally from Calgary.\u00a0She\u00a0became a world champion\u00a0when she won the\u00a0WWE’s\u00a0Smackdown\u00a0women’s championship in 2017.\u00a0She\u00a0now lives\u00a0in Tampa, FL.<\/p>\n LISTEN | Nattie Neidhart on\u00a0Calgary\u00a0Eyeopener:\u00a0<\/p>\n Calgary Eyeopener8:45Nattie Neidhart on SummerSlam<\/p>\n Carthaginian Peace & Other Stories\u00a0by Evie Christie\u00a0 Carthaginian Peace & Other Stories\u00a0is a short story collection examining everyday domestic life. The stories feature new lovers, friends hanging out in a park, mothers laying on the guilt, and couples trying to find a cure for loneliness.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 30<\/p>\n Evie Christie is an Ontario writer. Her books include\u00a0Gutted,\u00a0The Bourgeois Empire\u00a0and\u00a0Mere Extinction<\/a>. She has adapted plays for Luminato, Necessary Angel Theatre Company and the National Theatre School of Canada.<\/p>\n A Ladder of Bones\u00a0by Bunmi Oyinsan A Ladder of Bones\u00a0is a collection of intertwined stories that are set in West Africa, Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. The lives of five people, Siaka, Melvin, Timothy, Iona and Enilolobo \u2014 all\u00a0who have lived terrifying childhoods \u2014 become interwoven when they return to West Africa as young adults. There they are forced to reckon with their pasts,\u00a0while one of the characters tries to hunt them in a fit of rage.<\/p>\n When you can read it: Oct. 31<\/p>\n Bunmi Oyinsan is a Nigerian Canadian writer of novels, radio, television and theatre. Her YA novel\u00a0Fabulous Four\u00a0won the Matatu Prize and her novel\u00a0Three Women\u00a0was nominated for the Flora Nwapa Prize for women’s literature. Oyinsan writes, produces and presents the Sankofa Pan African Series on YouTube. She lives in Bowmanville, Ont.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you’re interested in writing fiction, the 2026\u00a0CBC Short Story Prize<\/a>\u00a0will be accepting submissions between Sept. 1 and Nov. 1. You can submit your original, unpublished short fiction for a chance to win\u00a0$6,000 from the\u00a0Canada Council for the Arts<\/a>, a two-week writing residency at\u00a0Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity<\/a>\u00a0and have your story published on\u00a0CBC Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new month means new books! 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Vanished Beyond the Map is a book by Adam Shoalts. (Allen Lane, Penguin Canada)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/enshittification-by-cory-doctorow.jpg\")
Enshittification is a book by Cory Doctorow. (Macmillan Publishers, Tor)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shelter-in-text-by-myra-bloom-and-kasia-van-schaik.jpg\")
Shelter in Text is a book by Myra Bloom, left, and Kasia Van Schaik, right. (myrabloom.com, University of Alberta Press, McGill University)<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/colin-gets-promoted-and-dooms-the-world-by-mark-waddell.jpg\")
Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World is a book by Mark Waddell. (Viking, Vivienne McMaster)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/property-by-kate-cayley.jpg\")
Property is a novel by Kate Cayley. (Coach House Books, Livia Ambros)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/final-orbit-by-chris-hadfield.jpg\")
Final Orbit is a book by Chris Hadfield. (Random House Canada, Max Rosenstein)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-marionette-by-terry-falli.jpg\")
The Marionette is a book by Terry Fallis. (McClelland & Stewart, Tim Fallis)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/princess-nai-and-other-stories-by-jamal-saeed.jpg\")
Princess Nai and Other Stories is a book by Jamal Saeed. (ECW Press, Rufaida al-Khabbaz)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elbows-up-edited-by-elamin-abdelmahmoud.jpg\")
Elbows Up! is a book edited by Elamin Abdelmahmoud. (McClelland & Stewart, CBC)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/john-horgan-in-his-own-words-by-john-horgan-with-rod-mickleburgh.jpg\")
John Horgan: In His Own Words is a book by John Horgan, left, with Rod Mickleburgh, right. (Wikimedia Commons, Harbour Publishing, The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/we-survived-the-night-by-julian-brave-noisecat.jpg\")
We Survived the Night is a book by Julian Brave NoiseCat. (julianbravenoisecat.com, Random House of Canada)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/future-boy-by-michael-j-fox-and-nelle-fortenberry.jpg\")
Future Boy is a book by Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry. (Macmillan Publishers, Sean Brocklehurst CBC)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/against-the-grain-by-terry-o-reilly.jpg\")
Against the Grain is a book by Terry O’Reilly. (HarperCollins, Submitted by Terry O’Reilly)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/leave-our-bones-where-they-lay-by-aviaq-johnston.jpg\")
Leave Our Bones Where They Lay is a book by Aviaq Johnston. (Inhabit Media)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a-fast-horse-never-brings-good-news-by-cary-fagan.jpg\")
A Fast Horse Never Brings Good News is a book by Cary Fagan. (Book*hug Press)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-haunting-of-paynes-hollow-by-kelley-armstrong.jpg\")
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow is a book by Kelley Armstrong. (St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/as-the-earth-dreams-edited-by-terese-mason-pierre.jpg\")
As The Earth Dreams is a collection edited by Terese Mason Pierre. (House of Anansi Press, Coach House Books)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-works-of-vermin-by-hiron-ennes.jpg\")
The Works of Vermin is a book by Hiron Ennes. (Tor Books)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/six-for-saint-pierre-by-kevin-major.jpg\")
Six For Saint-Pierre is a book by Kevin Major. (Breakwater Books, Anne Crawford Major)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cruising-the-downtown-edited-by-kristopher-wells.jpg\")
Cruising the Downtown is a book edited by Kristopher Wells. (NeWest Press, MacEwan University)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/in-the-field-by-sadiqa-de-meijer.jpg\")
In The Field is a book by Sadiqa de Meijer. (Palimpsest Press)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/private-number-by-david-homel.jpg\")
Private Number is a book by David Homel. (Vehicule Press, Marina Vulicevic)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/just-call-me-andi-by-andria-petrillo.jpg\")
Just Call Me “Andi” is a book by Andria Petrillo. (CBC, ECW Press)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hidden-flowers-by-keiko-honda.jpg\")
Hidden Flowers is a book by Keiko Honda. (Heritage House, Anton Fernando)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/the-cheese-cure-by-michael-finnerty.jpg\")
The Cheese Cure is a book by Michael Finnerty. (University of Toronto Press, Michael Finnerty)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/maple-syrup-by-peter-kuitenbrouwer.jpg\")
Maple Syrup is a book by Peter Kuitenbrouwer. (Doubleday Canada, peterkuitenbrouwer.com)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/when-water-became-blue-by-anais-barbeau-lavalette-translated-by-rhonda-mullins.jpg\"){kind=spacer}
When Water Became Blue is a novel by Ana\u00efs Barbeau-Lavalette, pictured, translated by Rhonda Mullins. (Coach House Books, Lawrence Fafard)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a-little-holiday-fling-by-farah-heron.jpg\")
A Little Holiday Fling is a book by Farah Heron. (Grand Central Publishing, James Heron)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a-seasons-for-spies-by-iona-whishaw.jpg\")
A Seasons for Spies is a book by Iona Whishaw. (TouchWood Editions, Anick Violette)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6-40-to-montreal-by-eva-jurczyk.jpg\")
6:40 to Montreal is a book by Eva Jurczyk. (Raincoast, Alice Xue)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-black-wolf-by-louise-penny.jpg\")
The Black Wolf is a book by Louise Penny. (Minotaur Books, Benjamin McAuley)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/better-this-year-edited-by-jj-lee.jpg\")
Better This Year is a short story collection edited by JJ Lee. (Tidewater Press)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-last-hart-beating-by-nattie-neidhart.jpg\")
The Last Hart Beating is a memoir by Nattie Neidhart. (Simon & Schuster)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/carthaginian-peace-other-stories-by-evie-christie.jpg\")
Carthaginian Peace & Other Stories is a short story collection by Evie Christie. (ECW Press, Anvil Press)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a-ladder-of-bones-by-bunmi-oyinsan.jpg\")
A Ladder of Bones is a book by Bunmi Oyinsan. (Guernica)<\/p>\n