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September & October 2016

 

IN THIS ISSUE

BOOKS
Vermette & Bergen Headline a Stellar List of New Canadian Fiction || New in PAPERBACK || What to READ || Author of the Month: Patchett & Alexis || The Wages of War || Oh, Canada! || Manitoba Lost & Found || Saskatchewan Oil || The Nature of Things || Where Poets Boldly Go || Four Strong Winds || Monet's Enchantment || Stepping Out || The Puck Stops Here! || Global Politics || I Laughed So Hard... || What's Cooking? || World Fiction: Tales to Tell || The Plot Thickens

NEWS, MEDIA, and GIFTS
Mystic Vale: A Card-Crafting Game of Nature's Power |Leuchtturm1917 Whitelines Link || On the Go with Nathaniel Cole || Our Sights & Sounds: CDs, LPs, Blu-Rays, and DVDs || Our Vibrant Communities: Winnipeg & Saskatoon || Autumn Specials at Prairie Ink

FOR BABIES, KIDS, and TEENS
Planning a Baby Shower? || Colours Count || Music to Your Baby's Ears || Raina Telgemeier || The Bells Are Ringing || Dream Big || Pack It Up for School || Breaking the Language Barrier || Spooky Boo Brunch Oct 30 || Breakfast with Santa Dec 4 || The MYRCA Next List || The 2016/2017 Willow Awards || The Kid's Watch List || Shane Peacock & Eric Walters || Another Time, Another Place || Winnipeg's "Be First" Book Club || The Teen Watch List
 

 

Vermette & Bergen Headline a Stellar List of New Canadian Fiction

Winnipeg's Katherena Vermette, a Métis writer of poetry, fiction, and children’s literature, has a thing with debuts. Her first book, North End Love Songs, won the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry and was the 2015 selection for Manitoba’s provincial book club, On the Same Page.

Her debut novel, The Break, may be destined for a similar reception. A powerful intergenerational family saga and an eye-opening look into a culture many of us only see from the edges, it is already being compared to Beatrice Culleton Mosionier's In Search of April Raintree as the novel of a generation.

When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break, an isolated strip of land that carries Manitoba Hydro's high voltage transmission lines through Winnipeg's North End, she calls the police. What follows is a series of shifting narratives told from the point of view of the people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim: police, family, and friends. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about the lives of Winnipeg's Indigenous residents and the issues they face are subtly exposed.  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 12 & Saskatoon Event Oct. 20

Giller prize–winning author of The Time in Between and Canada Reads finalist for The Age of Hope, Winnipeg's David Bergen returns with his eighth novel, Stranger, a stirring tale that lays bare the bonds of motherhood and which Quill & Quire reviewer Angie Abdou says is "arguably his best yet."

Íso Perdido, a young Guatemalan woman, works at a fertility clinic in Chiapas where she falls in love with a visiting American doctor. In an astonishing example of white entitlement, the child born of this union is claimed by the doctor's wife, who is a patient at the clinic, and flown back to the States. Bergen reveals how far a mother will go to reclaim her stolen child, and much more, as Íso, travelling without documentation and little money, makes her way north through Mexico until she eventually crosses illegally into the United States . (Hardcover. $29.99. HarperCollins. September)  E  Winnipeg Event Sept. 6

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue. A village in 1850s Ireland is baffled by Anna O’Donnell’s fast. A little girl appears to be thriving after months without food. Lib, an English nurse hired to keep watch over the girl, finds herself responsible not just for the child's care, but for getting to the root of why the child may be the victim of murder in slow motion. A psychological thriller in which love is pitted against evil, by the author of Room. (Hardcover. $32.99. HarperCollins. September)

Take Us to Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov, Taylor frames classic science-fiction tropes in an Aboriginal perspective. The nine stories in this collection span all traditional topics of science fiction from peaceful aliens to hostile invaders; from space travel to time travel; from government conspiracies to connections across generations. (Softcover.$18.95. Douglas & McIntyre. October) 

The Fortunate Brother by Donna Morrissey. After being uprooted from their fishing outport, the Now family is dragged into a murder investigation when the victim’s blood is found on the family’s pier. As the murder mystery unfolds, other deeper secrets are revealed in Morrissey's latest novel featuring a stalwart family coping with the end of the cod fishery and a way of life. (Softcover. $24.95. Penguin. September)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 4

The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall. George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school. His family vault between denial and rage as the community they are a part of turns on them, all the while wondering how to defend someone you love while wrestling with the possibility of their guilt? (Softcover. $22.95. Anansi. September)

The Spawning Grounds by Gail Anderson-Dargatz. The new novel by the two-time Giller-shortlisted author is an intimate family saga rooted in the Thompson-Shuswap region of British Columbia, and saturated with the history of the place. The novel hovers in the fluid boundary between the ordinary world and the world of the spirit as it tells a story that bridges Native and white cultures across a bend in a river where the salmon run. (Hardcover. $32.00. Knopf. September)

Nostalgia by M.G. Vassanji. In the indeterminate future, physical impediments to immortality have been overcome. As society approaches the prospect of eternal life, a new problem must be confronted: people want to move forward into the future free from unwanted and interfering memories. The two-time Giller Prize-winner delivers a dynamic novel about a future where eternal life is possible and identities can be chosen. (Hardcover. $29.95. Doubleday. September)

Fragment by Craig Russell. The entire world takes notice when a colossal Antarctic ice sheet begins to drift toward South America. Not only are the survivors of a polar research station at risk, scientists uncover a secret that threatens the balance of military power and the fate of humanity. And beneath the chaos one brave Blue Whale fights for the survival of his species. (Softcover. $19.95. Thistledown. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 15

By Gaslight by Steven Price. London, 1885. In a city of fog and darkness, Edward Shade is a fabled con, a thief of other men’s futures. William Pinkerton is already famous when he descends into the underworld determined to drag the thief out of the shadows. A journey into a cityscape of grief and trust where what we share can bind us even against our darker selves. (Hardcover. $36.00. McClelland & Stewart. August)

News From the Red Desert by Kevin Patterson. News From the Red Desert begins on the Kandahar Airfield in late 2001 when everyone believes the war is won, only to leap forward into the death and confusion that reveals its true nature as a protracted mess where love and desire may endure for some, but where no one escapes unscathed. A former Manitoban, Kevin Patterson is author of The Water in Between and Consumption. (Hardcover. $32.00. Knopf. September)

 

New in PAPERBACK


SEPTEMBER 30% OFF: Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page by Stuart McLean. $21.00. Our September 30% Off Price: $14.70. Dave and Morley’s marriage has mellowed and deepened like a fine wine, Sam has developed a palate for girls and Gruyere, and Steph has found happiness with an artist who photographs roadkill. Everyone’s growing wiser and worldlier — well, almost everyone. Dave still has trouble with the automatic car wash, defibrillators and hot yoga, but he’s come to appreciate Mary Turlington, and that’s saying quite a bit. In this brand new collection of Vinyl Cafe stories, the more things change, the more they stay the same. (Penguin. September)

OCTOBER 30% OFF: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. $22.00. Our October 30% Off Price: $15.40. Gilbert discusses the attitudes, approaches and habits that are needed in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, she encourages us to uncover the strange jewels that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, or to make art, or to find new ways to address challenges in our work, or to give ourselves permission to embark on a dream, or simply to infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy. (October. Riverhead)

History’s People by Margaret MacMillan. $19.95. MacMillan investigates the complex relationship between biography and history, individuals and their times as she selects figures of the past, women and men, some famous, some little-known, who stand out for her. Some have left a legacy that has changed the course of history (Bismarck, FDR), while others are notable for their destructive mistakes (Hitler, Stalin). Then there are the dreamers who defy convention and the observers whose diaries bring the past to life. (Anansi. September)

M Train by Patti Smith. $21.00. Travelling from a Greenwich Village café to Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in Mexico to the graves of Genet, Plath, Rimbaud, and Mishima, M Train is an odyssey told through the prism of cafés and haunts Smith has visited and worked in around the world. This exquisitely told memoir, which includes her life in Michigan with her husband, guitarist Fred Sonic Smith, is a meditation on endings and on beginnings by one of the most brilliant, multi-platform artists at work today. (Vintage. September)

Liberty Street by Dianne Warren. $19.99. The second novel by the author of Cool Water, winner of the 2010 Governor General’s Award for Fiction, offers a penetrating portrait of the life of Frances Moon, who has buried her past so deeply that she believes she has lost it. Until one day, in an Irish churchyard, when the ghosts of her bad decisions catch up to her. The reverberations drive her back to the past and her mother’s old rental property, the lone house in a failed subdivision called Liberty Street. A poignant and often witty novel about rash acts and altered lives. (HarperCollins. October)

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling. $22.00. In this light yet insightful collection of personal essays the creator and star of The Mindy Project and author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? shares her irreverent take on her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life. Ranging from her insider's view on TV stardom to an inspirational speech she gave at Harvard Law School, Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a revealing, laugh-out-loud exploration of her triumphs and defeats. (Three Rivers. October)

Sixty by Ian Brown. $22.00. Sixty is a report from the front, a dispatch from the Maginot Line that divides the middle-aged from the soon to be elderly. Brown began keeping a diary with a Facebook post on the morning of February 4, 2014, his sixtieth birthday. As well as keeping a running tally on how he survived the year, Brown explores what being sixty means physically, psychologically and intellectually in a wickedly honest look at coming to terms with himself and the process of aging. (Vintage. September)

This Is Happy by Camilla Gibb. $21.00. In this unflinching memoir, Gibb reveals the intensity of the grief that besieged her as the happiness of a longed-for family was shattered. Reflecting on tangled moments of past sadness and joy, alienation and belonging, she revisits her stories of altered relationships and of a new family of resilient souls that finds its way to a wholeness united in the love for a child. Gibb asks the big questions and finds the answers in the tender moments of the everyday. (Anchor. September)

Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick DeWitt. $19.95. Lucien (Lucy) Minor is an odd duck in the hamlet of Bury. Friendless and loveless, young and aimless, he accepts employment assisting the majordomo of the remote Castle Von Aux, a place that harbours many dark secrets, not least of which is the whereabouts of the castle’s  master. Undermajordomo Minor is a black comedy of manners by the Governor General’s  Award-winning author of The Sisters Brothers. But above all it is a love story. And Lucy must be careful, for love is a violent thing. (Anansi. September)

The Mountain Shadow by Gregory David Roberts. $29.50. Shantaram introduced a cast of unforgettable characters through Lin, an Australian fugitive, working as a passport forger for the Bombay mafia. Now Lin returns to Bombay to find he has lost the two people he had come to love: his father figure, Khaderbhai, and his soul mate, Karla. He also has to find his way in a Bombay run by a different generation of mafia dons, playing by a different set of rules. (Grove Press. September)

Road Trip Rwanda by Will Ferguson. $21.00. Twenty years after the genocide that left Rwanda in ruins, Giller Prize-winning author Will Ferguson travels deep into the once-mysterious “Land of a Thousand Hills” with his friend Jean-Claude Munyezamu, a man who escaped Rwanda just months before the killings began. From the legendary source of the Nile to open savannahs and a bridge to freedom, they discover a country reborn. Funny, engaging and poignant, Road Trip Rwanda is a tale of two friends, the open road and the hidden heart of a continent. (Penguin. October)

Early One Morning by Virginia Baily. $20.99. In October 1943, Chiara Ravello is fleeing occupied Rome with her brain-damaged sister for the safety of her grandparents' house in the hills when she impulsively saves a Jewish boy, Daniele, from the German police, and decides to raise him as her own. He becomes her secret, but three decades later she finds herself having to come to terms with her other secret in this epic novel of love, loss and war. (Back Bay. September)

The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf. $22.95. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. Humboldt held what was for his times the revolutionary vision that nature is a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. Wulf shows the myriad ways in which this lost player in environmental history and science created our understanding of the natural world. (Vintage. October)


What To READ


A collection of recent books particularly recommended by Chris Hall. Look for our in-store What To Read display tables.

Human Acts by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith. Softcover. $25.95. We sometimes forget that not too long ago South Korea was under a repressive dictatorship. Kang, who won the Booker International Prize last year for The Vegetarian, hails from Gwangju, which, in the 1980s, became a centre for the painful uprisings that eventually led to democracy. In a sequence of interconnected chapters the victims and the bereaved encounter censorship, denial, forgiveness and the echoing agony of the original trauma. Kang has written a moving novel that reminds us that collective pain takes generations to overcome. (PGC. September)

In Another Country by David Constantine. Softcover. $19.95. Known for their emotional clarity and their fearless exposures of the heart in moments of defiance, change, resistance, flight, isolation, and redemption, these are the best of Constantine's thirty years’ of short stories. Included is the title story, made into the movie 45 Years with Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay. Common to all the stories is a quiet wisdom, often with a pause the characters take from the hectic modern world, that allows a reader to reflect on the unconsidered aspects of our own lives. (Biblioasis. October)

A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk. Softcover. $23.00. It is the 1990s in Istanbul, and although there were once thousands of boza vendors walking the frozen streets of the city, Mevlut now cuts a lonely figure on snowy winter nights. The dangers of Istanbul's underbelly eventually catch up with Mevlut, and he is beaten and threatened at every turn. Pamuk is one of my favourites, writing from the dividing line between East and West, Christian and Muslim, Religious and Secular. He offers no easy answers but an attentive reader will be left with the sense of how complex the world can be. (Vintage. September)

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. Softcover. $22.00. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. At the core of this layered novel, Groff presents the story of a marriage over the course of twenty-four years. At age twenty-two, Lotto and Mathilde are madly in love and destined for greatness. A decade later, their marriage is still the envy of their friends, but things have become more complicated in this novel about love, art, creativity, and power that is quite remarkable. (Riverhead. September)

To Hell and Back by Ian Kershaw. Softcover. $27.99. In the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from. In 1939 Europeans would initiate a second conflict that managed to be even worse, a war in which the killing of civilians was central and which culminated in the Holocaust. The themes animating this history – class conflict, the politics of ethnicity, the geopolitical struggle over space, and the protracted crisis of capitalism – make this narrative particularly poignant to the contemporary reader. (Penguin. August)

The Morning They Came for Us by Janine di Giovanni. Hardcover. $33.95. Di Giovanni bears witness to one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawing from years of experience covering Syria as a journalist, she gives us a tour de force of war reportage through the perspective of ordinary people. What emerges is a picture of the devastating human consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in a jihadist war zone. (Norton. May)

Double Teenage by Joni Murphy. Softcover. $20.00. This novel follows two young women as they negotiate the world while growing up in the Southwest US in the ‘90s and early 2000s. They are continually buffeted by violence experienced both directly and observed from a distance. They are forced to parse the differences between performance and authenticity in an age of constant media both social and traditional. Murphy presents a world where we’re all implicated in what happens. Rather than being left as a distant audience, the reader is genuinely engaged to an extent not all novels achieve. (BookThug. June)

Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane. Softcover. $24.00. Macfarlane has earned a reputation through five books for being a premier prose stylist. It shouldn’t surprise us then to discover that he has spent years collecting place-words: terms for aspects of landscape, nature and weather, drawn from dozens of languages and dialects of the British Isles. We have forgotten most of these words as nature and landscape have lost their importance in our city lives. Yet Macfarlane conveys that language is a vital part of our ability to appreciate and understand nature. (Penguin. August)

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien. Hardcover. $35.00. Named to this year’s Booker longlist, Thien’s new novel takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two generations: those who lived through Mao's Cultural Revolution, and the children of the survivors who became the students in Tiananmen Square in 1989. With writing sharpened by wit and sly humour, Thien has crafted a novel that is beautifully intimate and grandly political, rooted in the details of daily life inside China, yet transcendent in its universality. (Knopf. June)

Shipwrecked Mind by Mark Lilla. Softcover. $21.95. Because we don't understand the reactionary mind, the ideas and passions that shape today's political dramas are unintelligible to us. The reactionary is as radical a figure as the revolutionary, someone shipwrecked in the rapidly hanging present, suffering from nostalgia for an idealized past and an apocalyptic fear of the future. The revolutionary spirit that inspired political movements across the world for two centuries may have died out. But the spirit of reaction that rose to meet it is proving just as formidable a historical force. (New York Review Books. September)

 

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH

SEPTEMBER
Ann Patchett

Convinced from childhood that she wanted to write fiction, Patchett studied creative writing first at Sarah Lawrence college in New York and then at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She hit her stride with her fourth novel, Bel Canto, a stylish kidnapping fantasy set in an unnamed South American capital. It became a bestseller and went on to win Britain's Orange Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Prize. Since then her work has been translated into more than thirty languages.

Her seventh novel, Commonwealth, tells the story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes the lives of two families. One Sunday afternoon, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them. (Softcover. $24.99. HarperCollins. September)


OCTOBER
André Alexis

André Alexis was born in Trinidad, raised in Ottawa and now lives in Toronto. His most recent novel, Fifteen Dogs, which uses man’s best friend to explore what it means to be human, won the 2015 Giller Prize. Alexis has been a writer to reckon with right from the start of his literary career. His debut novel, Childhood (1998), won the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His other books include Asylum, Beauty and Sadness, Ingrid & the Wolf, and Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa. In 2014 he published Pastoral, which was nominated for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and is the first in a planned series of five novels on philosophical themes, Fifteen Dogs being the second.

His new novel, The Hidden Keys, is the third in the series. It opens in the Green Dolphin, a bar of ill repute, when Tancred Palmieri, a thief with elegant and erudite tastes, meets Willow Azarian. Willow is an aging heroin addict whose wealthy father has recently passed away. She enlists Palmieri to cheat her siblings out of their inheritance by stealing the clues their father left as to its whereabouts in a tale that questions what it means to be honourable, what it means to be faithful and what it means to sin. (Softcover. $19.95. Coach House. September)

 E  Join us for An Evening with André Alexis in Winnipeg on Monday, October 24th, at 7:00 PM.

 

Mystic Vale

A Card Crafting Game of Nature's Power

A curse has been placed on the Valley of Life. Hearing the spirits of nature cry out for aid, clans of druids have arrived, determined to use their blessings to heal the land and rescue the spirits. It will require courage and caution, as the curse can overwhelm the careless who wield too much power.

In Mystic Vale, 2 to 4 players take on the role of druidic clans trying to cleanse the curse upon the land. Each turn, you play cards into your field to gain powerful advancements and useful vale cards. Use your power wisely, or decay will end your turn prematurely. Score the most victory points to win the game!

Ages 14 & up. Playing time 45-60 minutes. $61.00

 

The Wages of War

In his piercing memoir, Waiting for First Light, Roméo Dallaire, retired general, former senator, bestselling author, and one of the world’s leading humanitarians, delves deep into his life since the Rwandan genocide. Dallaire, traumatized by witnessing genocide on an imponderable scale in Rwanda, reflects on the nature of PTSD and the impact of that deep wound on his life since 1994. At the heart of his story is a no-holds-barred self-portrait of a top political and military figure whose nights are invaded by despair, but who at first light faces the day with the renewed desire to make a difference in the world. (Hardcover. $32.00. Knopf. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Nov. 20

The battle for Vimy Ridge one hundred years ago has been characterized as a defining moment in Canadian history considered by many as nation-building. Tom Goodman generally accepted this view until he discovered a rich trove of letters between his grandmother and Archie Polson, the uncle he has never met. Reading through the exchanges, Goodman came to realize that war is sometimes about winning, but it is always about loss. He has now collected many of these letters, along with his own contextual narrative in Her Darling Boy, to reveal the true cost of war to a family and a country. (Softcover. $29.95. Great Plains. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Nov. 9

 

Oh, Canada!

What does it mean to be a Canadian? What great ideas have changed our country? Award-winning author, Charlotte Gray, casts her eye over 150 years of Canadian history in The Promise of Canada to find out. Avoiding a “top down” approach to our history, Gray chooses people whose ideas have caught her imagination, ideas that over time have become part of our collective conversation, arguing that Canada has constantly re-imagined itself in every generation since 1867. Beautifully illustrated, The Promise of Canada offers fascinating insights into how we have matured and yet how, 150 years after Confederation and beyond, we are still a people moving forward, taking on new ideas and the future. (Hardcover. $39.99. Simon & Schuster. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 20

From one of our nation’s most iconic authors comes a lyrical 150th birthday gift to Canada. In A Number of Things, Jane Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation. Each object is beautifully illustrated by the noted artist Scott McKowen, with Jane Urquhart conjuring and distilling meaning and magic from these unexpected facets of our history. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artist’s shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope, among an array of unexpected and intriguing objects. (Hardcover. $32.99. Patrick Crean Editions. October)

Comedy superstar Mike Myers writes from the heart about his 52-year relationship with his home and native land. Canada is Myers’ funny and thoughtful analysis of what makes Canada Canada, Canadians Canadians, and what being Canadian has always meant to him. His relationship with Canada continues to deepen and grow, he says. In fact, American friends have actually accused him of enjoying being Canadian, and he’s happy to plead guilty as charged. A true patriot who happens to be an expatriate, Myers explores Canada from within and without in this beautifully designed book illustrated in colour throughout and includes among its visual treasures personal photographs and Canadiana from the author’s own collection. (Hardcover. $39.95. Doubleday. October)

 

Manitoba Lost & Found

Travel with Gordon Goldsborough, active member and former president of the Manitoba Historical Society, on a fascinating tour of Manitoba from Rapid City School to Mallard Lodge to the Union Stockyards and many places in between as the author helps us reclaim some of our long-lost heritage. Abandoned Manitoba is a full-colour, richly illustrated book that looks at abandoned sites around Manitoba, describing their features, what caused them to be abandoned, and what they tell us about the history of our province. (Softcover. $29.95. Great Plains. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 25

 

Saskatchewan Oil

Oil is not new to Saskatchewan. Many of the wells found on farmland across the province date back to the 1950s when the industry began to spread. But there is little doubt that the recent boom (2006-2014) and subsequent downturn in unconventional oil production has reshaped rural lives and landscapes. In the summer of 2014, at the height of the boom, geographer Emily Eaton and photographer Valerie Zink travelled to oil towns across the province. Fault Lines records what they found, from the sea-can motel built from shipping containers on the outskirts of Estevan to seismic testing sites on Thunderchild First Nation's Sundance grounds. (Softcover. $27.95. University of Manitoba Press. September)

 

The Nature of Things

Gene Walz's Happiness is a Rare Bird is a celebration of all things birding. Through a series of humorous anecdotes detailing his adventures over every continent save Antarctica, Walz brings to life the avian beauty and grace he studies in the field. Glorying in both the common and exotic, he provides a gaggle of details about bird life from a Prairie guy's perspective and an insider's look into the hobbyist's passionate drive and quirky lingo. Just as colourful as the birds they seek, are the many endearing birders he meets out in the field. Happiness is a Rare Bird makes a compelling argument for the pursuit of birding, combining an opportunity to enjoy nature with the chance to come together with generous, kindred spirits. (Softcover. $21.00. Turnstone. September)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 6

Ever wonder why onions make you cry? Or why lizards do push-ups? Or why leaves change colour in the fall? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Acclaimed science writer and broadcaster Jay Ingram wonders the same things. After a long career of asking important questions, he’s here to put our scientific quandaries to rest in The Science of Why, an insightful, witty book for curious readers of all ages. Jay shares his favourite head-scratchers and mind-benders, settling pressing questions (such as What is déjà vu? Why were Tyrannosaurus Rex’s arms so short? Why are you plagued by mosquitoes while your friends aren’t? Does your cat actually like you?), along with everything you ever wondered about human echolocation, Bigfoot and farts, but not all at once. (Hardcover. $29.99. Simon & Schuster. November)

 

Where Poets Boldly Go

In her latest book of poetry, The Hideous Hidden, and her first full-length collection to be published in the United States, Saskatoon's Sylvia Legris probes and peels, carves and cleaves, amputates and dissects, to reveal the poetic potential of human and animal anatomy. Starting with the Greek writings of Hippocrates and the Latin language of medicine, Legris infuses each poem with unique rhythms that roll off the tongue as she boldly celebrates anatomy’s wonders. (Softcover. $21.95. Norton. September)

Witness, I Am by Métis writer Gregory Scofield is divided into three sections: "Dangerous Sound," contains contemporary themed poems about identity and belonging, undone and rendered into modern sound poetry; "Muskrat Woman," is an epic poem that considers the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women; and "Ghost Dance," in which Scofield weaves the personal and universal into a tapestry of sharp poetic luminosity. (Softcover. $18.95. Nightwood Editions. October)

Tell Them It Was Mozart, the debut collection by Winnipeg's Angeline Schellenberg, uncovers the ache and whimsy of raising children on the autism spectrum in a series of linked poems that are full of the earthiness and transcendence of mother-love. From a newborn “glossed and quivering” to a child conquering the fear of strange toilets, Tell Them It Was Mozart is bracing in its honesty and healing in its jubilance. (Softcover. $20.00. Brick Books. September)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 17

House of Mystery, the debut book of poetry by Saskatchewan's Courtney Bates-Hardy, is a beautifully dark collection that tears down our familiar ideas about fairy tales, transforming the way we think about fairy tales as she moves through the childhood stories and delves into the violent and problematic origins of Cinderella, Snow White and many other favourites. Lyrical and haunting, these poems will follow you long after you find your way through the forest. (Softcover. $14.99. ChiZine. September)  E  Saskatoon Event Sept. 20

The rich poems in Ukrainian Daughter's Dance by Saskatchewan author Marion Mutala document a woman's life journey, as a Ukrainian-Canadian and as a prairie woman. Her story can be anyone's story. The poems explore issues of immigrant identity and voice in the prairies, and celebrate a cultural heritage expressed through song, dance, art, work and life. An award-winning author of books for children, this is her debut poetry collection. (Softcover. $18.95. Inanna. September)  E  Saskatoon Event Oct. 13

 

Four Strong Winds

In Towards a Prairie Atonement, Trevor Herriot (Grass, Sky, Song and River in a Dry Land) enlists the help of a Métis Elder as he revisits the history of one corner of the Great Plains. Facing his own responsibility as a descendant of settlers, Herriot connects today's ecological disarray to the legacy of Métis dispossession and the loss of their community lands. With Indigenous and settler people alienated from one another and from the grassland itself, Herriot looks for ways to bring people and prairie together. (Hardcover. $22.95. University of Regina Press. October.)

By 1885 Canada was beginning its settlement of First Nations territory in the Canadian West. But before the Northwest Territories became metropolitan backyards, who lived in these far-off hinterlands? The Banker and the Blackfoot by J. Edward Chamberlin is the story of Fort MacLeod in the two decades leading up to the creation of Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is a tale of colourful individuals — First Nation and Métis, rancher and settler — and the short period of constructive peace they were able to create. (Hardcover. $34.95. Knopf. September)

 

Monet's Enchantment


We have all seen — live, in photographs, on postcards — some of Claude Monet's legendary water lily paintings. They are in museums all over the world, and are among the most admired paintings of our time. Yet nobody knows the extraordinarily dramatic story behind their creation, until now. In Mad Enchantment, Canadian historian Ross King reveals a more complex, more human, more intimate Claude Monet than has ever been portrayed, and firmly places his water lily project among the greatest achievements in the history of art. As World War I exploded within hearing distance of his house at Giverny, Monet was facing his own personal crucible. In 1911, his wife, Alice, died, plunging him into deep mourning at age 71. A year later he began going blind. Then, his eldest son, Jean, died and his other son was sent to the front to fight for France. Fighting his own self-doubt, depression and age, Monet constructed a massive new studio, 70 feet long and 50 feet high, to accommodate the gigantic canvases that he hoped would both revive him and his artistic reputation in the face of a new generation of artists. (Hardcover. Doubleday. $39.95. September)

 

Stepping Out

On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant driven by institutional power struggles hurled acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet. The scandal, though shocking, is not an anomaly in the turbulent history of the Bolshoi. In Bolshoi Confidential, music historian Simon Morrison reveals the ballet as a crucible of art and politics, beginning with the inception of the theatre in 1776 and proceeding through the era of imperial rule, the chaos of revolution, the oppressive Soviet years, and the recent $680 million renovation project. Drawing on archival research, Morrison creates a rich tableau of the centuries-long war between world-class art and lifethreatening politics that has defined this storied institution. (Hardcover. $39.95. Knopf. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 18

 

Leuchtturm1917

Paper Notebooks Meet the Digital Age

An intriguing way to keep your writing organized in your notebook and online, the Leuchtturm1917 Whitelines Link series of notebooks uses Whitelines Link technology to permit easy online sharing and online editing of the contents of your notebook as well as functioning as a traditional notebook. Get the free app to take full advantage of this innovative notebook, and drop by the store to check out this groundbreaking line of stationery where analog meets digital. Assorted sizes from $20.00 to $36.00. Please visit us in-store to browse these items.

Calligraphy: Lettering with Flair. Beginning Wednesday November 9, artist and calligrapher John Smeulders presents a four-session afternoon course to teach the basics of producing written messages that are as beautiful on the page as they are memorable in meaning. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $106.00 per person. Register online. Available at our Winnipeg location only (Community Classroom courses not available in Saskatoon).

 

The Puck Stops Here!

The Hot Line by Winnipeg Free Press reporter Geoff Kirbyson tells the story of the trio of Anders Hedberg, Bobby Hull and Ulf Nilsson, known as the "Hot Line," which led the Winnipeg Jets to two WHA championships in 1976 and 1978, and remains one of the most potent lines in professional hockey history. The Winnipeg Jets install the trio as the first inductees into the team's newly created Hall of Fame October 20. Relive the glory days of The Jets 1.0 and find out what hockey means to Winnipeggers. (Softcover. $29.95. Great Plains. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 16

All hockey fans know Bob Cole’s legendary voice. He has done the play-by-play for some of hockey’s best-remembered games, including the Summit Series, Canada’s gold-medal game in Salt Lake City, and twenty years of Stanley Cup finals. In Now I'm Catching On by Bob Cole and Steven Brunt, readers can meet the man behind the voice from his Newfoundland roots to rubbing elbows with Bobby Orr and other hockey greats, some of whom grew up listening to Bob on Hockey Night in Canada. (Hardcover. $32.95. Viking. October)

First he rewrote the record book. Now, to mark the NHL’s 99th anniversary, Wayne Gretzky has written the story of our game. 99: Stories of the Game brings to life the NHL’s glorious past, from early battles on natural ice, through its golden era when the Howes and Richards, Hulls and Orrs defined greatness, through the dynasties in Montreal, New York, and Edmonton, through to the present day. Gretzky tells us about the players who inspired him, just as Gretzky himself has inspired the dreams of so many. (Hardcover. $35.00. Viking. October)

 

Global Politics

In 1989, as the Berlin Wall crumbled, Francis Fukuyama wrote a famous essay, “The End of History,” in which he declared the global struggles of the past were over. Twenty-five years later, however, the world has not seen unfettered progress toward peace. In her 2016 CBC Massey Lecture, The Return of History, Jennifer Welsh argues that the return of history should encourage us to remember that our liberal democratic society was not inevitable and that we all need to take an active role to defend it. (Hardcover. $24.95. Anansi. September)

Pulitzer Prize–winning author, Lawrence Wright, recalls the path that terror in the Middle East has taken, from the rise of al-Qaeda in the 1990s to the recent beheadings of reporters and aid workers by ISIS. In ten powerful pieces first published in The New Yorker, The Terror Years is a unifying recollection of the roots of contemporary Middle Eastern terrorism, a study of how it has grown and metastasized, and, in the scary and moving epilogue, a cautionary tale of where terrorism might take us yet. (Hardcover. $38.95. Knopf. August)

Visiting artists and migrant workers, townspeople and rural farmers, Alexandre Trudeau explores realities of a China caught between the past and the thrust of progress in Barbarian Lost. The China he seeks out flickers dimly amidst all the glare and noise, while the people he encounters give up only small secrets. Yet each revelation comes as a surprise that jolts us from our preconceived ideas and forces us to challenge our most secure notions of this great and ever more powerful nation. (Hardcover. $33.99. HarperCollins. September)

 

I Laughed So Hard...

In Based on a True Story, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life,more or less, from his origins on a farm in the-back-of-beyond Canada to an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search, to his account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, which lasted until a couple of O.J. jokes got him fired. He recounts the milestone moments, the regrets, the love affairs, the times that fortune smiled on him and the times it didn't. Peppered with classic jokes and Hollywood stories, this wildly adventurous, original and absurdly funny saga turns the conventional “comic’s memoir” on its head and gives the reader an exclusive pass into the mad, glorious mind of Norm Macdonald. (Hardcover. $29.99. HarperCollins. September)

Steve Patterson’s The Book of Letters I Didn’t Know Where to Send is a collection of — wait for it — letters, written by the award-winning stand-up comedian and host of CBC Radio’s The Debaters since 2007. Patterson’s letters, long a staple of his stand-up comedy routine, address a number of recipients, from real people, to groups, to inanimate objects and concepts. From the political to the personal, from the philosophical to the mundane, no subject — or target — is off limits. Patterson’s letters may not change the world, but someone's got to try. He pleads, begs, cajoles, grovels, and always makes a compelling argument. (Softcover. $19.95. Goose Lane. September)

 

What's Cooking?

Real food is easy to make, delicious and good for you. Michael Smith, a passionate advocate for healthy homemade meals, knows what it takes to keep cooking simple and chock-full of natural, wholesome ingredients. In Real Food, Real Good, Smith shares more than 100 brand-new recipes with ingredients that are great choices for a healthy lifestyle, including Root Vegetable Beef Stew, Vegetarian Zucchini Lasagna, Granola Breakfast Cookies and Lemon-Raspberry Pudding Jars. And best of all, they all taste great. (Softcover. $32.00. Penguin. September)

Oh She Glows Everyday, Angela Liddon’s follow-up to The Oh SheGlows Cookbook, features more than 100 quick and easy wholefoods- and plant-based recipes, such as Fusilli Lentil-Mushroom Bolognese and Ultimate Flourless Brownies, to keep you glowing every day of the year. Liddon shares delicious recipes that are perfect for busy lifestyles, promising to make plant-based eating convenient every day of the week, including holidays and special occasions. (Softcover. $32.00. Penguin. September)

 

On the Go with Nathaniel Cole

Men's carry-ware with fashion-forward design and functionality.

Crafting superior headwear and accessories since 1934, Winnipeg-based CrownCap is proud to launch a new collection of men’s bags for Nathaniel Cole. These handcrafted practical and stylish bags are made with distressed full-grain leather, waxed cotton canvas and wool.

a. Messenger Bag $170.00
b. Newsboy Carrier Bag $128.00
c. Messenger Briefcase $170.00
d. Duffle Bag $256.00

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World Fiction: Tales to Tell

I Hid My Voice by Parinoush Saniee (Book of Fate), translated from the Persian by Sanam Kalantari, is the story, based on fact, of a boy who couldn’t speak until the age of seven. Now twenty, he describes the events of his life. Shahaab is considered an idiot who brings shame on his family when he is not speaking by the age of four. Hurt and frustrated,he begins to lash out, taking childish revenge on those around him. Only his grandmother seems to understand him. Their growing bond leads to a deep friendship in which Shahaab is able to find his voice. (Softcover. $18.95. Anansi. August)

Following the death of her husband Eric, Katrin — a writer of brief lives of minor figures of European Romanticism — decides to fight against his absence by writing the story of his life. Desperate to know Eric as he had been before she loved him, she begins, through letters, diaries and conversations with his friends, to reconstruct a pivotal period of his life. Passionate and profoundly moving, The Life-Writer by David Constantine is a heartbreaking portrait of a brilliant woman who grieves for her beloved by writing what others wouldn't dare: the story of his first true love. (Softcover. $19.95. Biblioasis. October)

Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home, a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse, but John's not there. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. Nutshell by Ian McEwan is an altogether original story of deceit and murder, told by a narrator with a perspective and voice unlike any in recent literature. Love and betrayal, life and death come together in ways which will make readers gasp with astonishment then laugh with delight. (Hardcover. $29.95. Knopf. September)

In his epic novel, Jerusalem, Alan Moore channels both the ecstatic visions of William Blake and the theoretical physics of Albert Einstein through the half a square mile of decay and demolition that was England's Saxon capital where eternity loiters between the present-day housing projects of Southampton. Employing a kaleidoscope of literary forms, Jerusalem is an intricately woven tapestry that presents a vision of an absolute and timeless reality in all its heartbreaking splendour. (Hardcover. $47.00. Norton. September)

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Rules of Civility) immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin where he witnesses some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Unexpectedly, his very confinement provides him a doorway into a much larger world of emotional discovery. (Hardcover. $36.00. Viking. September)

Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic, The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine (An Unnecessary Woman) follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. Taunted by life and death while fourteen saints watch over him, Jacob's story is a philosophical tale of the war between memory and oblivion that we wrestle with every day. (Hardcover. $38.50. Grove/Atlantic. October)

For two decades, Zeba was a loving wife, a patient mother, and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life if shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered in the courtyard of their home. Nearly catatonic with shock, Zeba is unable to account for her whereabouts at the time of his death. Her children swear their mother could not have committed such a heinous act. Kamal's family is sure she did. A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi (The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon is Low) is a haunting tale of an unlikely sisterhood that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture. (Softcover. $21.99. William Morrow. August)

 

The Plot Thickens

While DI Annie Cabbot investigates the circumstances of a 14-year-old girl's death in When the Music's Over, the latest crime novel by Peter Robinson, newly promoted DSI Alan Banks finds himself investigating a cold case from fifty years ago in which Linda Palmer was attacked by celebrity entertainer Danny Caxton. Yet no investigation ever took place. Now Caxton stands accused at the centre of an historical abuse investigation, and it’s Banks’ first task as superintendent to find the truth. With his investigation uncovering things from the past that would rather stay hidden, Banks is led down a path even darker than the one he set out to investigate. (Hardcover. $29.95. McClelland & Stewart. October)  E  Winnipeg Event Oct. 11

In Set Free by Saskatoon author Anthony Bidulka, renowned writer Jaspar Wills is kidnapped, blindfolded, bound and beaten within minutes of arriving in the exotic, enigmatic, sweltering city of Marrakech. With the kidnapper’s demands left unmet, Wills faces death with fear, grief and guilt. Is what happened in the past tied to his abduction? Is someone he loves responsible? Or is this payback for his sins? Six months later, struggling reporter Katie Edwards travels to Morocco on the hunt for a story that will make her career. As her career rises, Jaspar's is destroyed, until an act of revenge leads to a stunning revelation that will changes everything. (Softcover. Indie. September)  E  Saskatoon Event Sept. 29

The year is 1922, and U.S. Prohibition means the bootleg business is in full swing for J. Saul and Lou Sugarman. Looking to keep an eye on their border transactions, the Sugarmans set up their sister Rae and husband Max in southern Manitoba. But when Max is found dead, Lou hires Sam Klein, Winnipeg's best known P.I., to investigate. A routine investigation soon finds Sam dealing with the dangerous mob world of 1920s New York City. The Bootlegger's Confession by Winnipeg's Allan Levine is the first book in a new Sam Klein mystery series that takes readers back to Winnipeg's boom years with its crooks, radicals and revolutionaries, as a brave new world opened up for waves of immigrants seeking a better life. (Softcover. $16.95. Turnstone. September)  E  Winnipeg Event (THIN AIR) Oct. 26

A Great Reckoning, the 12th novel in Louise Penny's Agatha Award-winning series, finds former Chief of Homicide Armand Gamache coming out of retirement to clean up the corrupt Süreté Academy du Québec. When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in the village of Three Pines where Gamache and his wife are trying to live a quiet life, it seems no more than a curiosity. But when someone fatally shoots Serge Leduc, a sadistic professor at the Academy, a copy of the map is found in Leduc’s bedside table, and suspicion falls on Gamache and his cadets. The frantic search for answers leads Gamache back to Three Pines and a stained glass window that holds its own horrific secrets. (Hardcover. $33.99. Minotaur. September)

 

 

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OUR SIGHTS & SOUNDS

Music CDs & Records

In Winnipeg, watch for our sale on vinyl records September 9, 10, and 11. All vinyl 15% off (Winnipeg location only).  

Wilco. Schmilco. CD $15.99. Vinyl $26.99. The tenth studio album by the Chicago-based alternative rock band is a mostly acoustic, post-rock offering that finds the band continuing to push musical forms in new and interesting directions. According to the band's press release, Schmilco "bears neither the vicious, fuzz-glam guitars...(nor) the dazzling, baroque-ish arrangements that fans have come to expect from Wilco. But in their place is a spaciousness and chaos.... It is an intentionally loose affair.” Frontman Jeff Tweedy wrote Schmilco’s 12 songs, which he describes as “joyously negative.” (F.A.B. Music. September)

Barbra Streisand. Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. CD $15.99. Deluxe CD $19.99. Vinyl $27.99. One of the greatest star to ever come out of Broadway, Streisand returns to her roots with her latest record, Encore. The album features 10 new Streisand duets of Broadway classics with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. The inspired new musical pairings include Anne Hathaway, Daisy Ridley, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Chris Pine, Antonio Banderas, Jamie Foxx, Seth MacFarlane, and a spectacular virtual duet with Anthony Newley. (Sony. September)

Bruce Springsteen. Chapter & Verse. CD $TBA. Vinyl $TBA. This career-spanning compilation is the audio companion to Springsteen’s new autobiography, Born to Run, and releases September 23, four days before the book. Springsteen selected the songs to reflect the themes and sections of the book, and five of the album’s 18 tracks have not been previously released. The compilation traces Springsteen’s musical history from the days of his high school band, The Castiles, all the way up to his seventeenth studio album, 2012's Wrecking Ball, telling a story that parallels that of the book. (Columbia. September)

Van Morrison. Keep Me Singing. CD $TBA. Vinyl $TBA. After forming the band Them in 1964, Morrison soon established himself as a major force in the British R&B scene. The legendary singer's 36th studio album, and his first of original songs since 2012's Born to Sing: No Plan B, marks Morrison’s debut release for Caroline Records, and includes a dozen new tracks as well as a cover of the blues standard “Share Your Love With Me.” The album's closing track, "Caledonia Swing," is an instrumental featuring Morrison on piano and saxophone. All tracks were produced by Van Morrison. (Caroline. October)

 

DVD & Blu-Ray Movies

Blood Simple directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Blu-ray $38.99. The Coen brothers' darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, neo-noir film set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought. The tight scripting and inventive style that have marked the Coens’ work for decades are all here in their first film. Blending elements from pulp fiction and low-budget horror flicks, Blood Simple reinvented the film noir for a new generation, marking the arrival of a filmmaking ensemble that would transform the American cinema scene. (Criterion. September)

The Thing directed by John Carpenter. Blu-ray $34.99. Carpenter teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of Christian Nyby's 1951 horror classic. Set in the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them. This 2-disc Collector's Edition features a new 2K scan of the film, a new audio commentary with director of photography Dean Cundey, and much more. (Scream Factory. September)

Under the Sun directed by Vitaly Mansky. DVD $34.99. Despite continuous interference by government handlers, Russian director Vitaly Mansky still managed to document life in Pyongyang, North Korea in this fascinating portrait of one girl and her parents as she prepares to join the Korean Children's Union on the "Day Of The Shining Star" (Kim Jong-Il's birthday). As the family receives instruction on how to be the ideal patriots, Mansky's watchful camera captures details from comrades struggling to stay awake during an official event to Zin-mi's tears at a particularly grueling dance lesson. (Alliance. September)

Dekalog directed by Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski. Blu-ray $93.99. One of the twentieth century’s greatest  achievements in visual storytelling, Dekalog focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth and the passage of time. (Criterion. October)

 

 

McNALLY ROBINSON for Babies, Kids, and Teens

 

BABIES

Baby toys, teddy bears, clothing, gifts, and, of course, books in our baby boutique

 

Planning a Baby Shower?


McNally Robinson for Babies has the perfect gift. And we make gift giving easy for baby showers, weddings, anniversaries and other special occasions.

Looking for that perfect gift for a special occasion? You can shop all the departments of our store, including McNally Robinson for Babies, then bring your choices upstairs to our Kids service desk and we will create a personalized list on our computer. No fuss, no confusion, no duplication of gifts! From novels to novelties, we have everything you need to celebrate the milestones in your life.

 

Colours Count


The crayons are back and brighter than ever in The Crayons' Book of Colors, a board book from Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, the creators of The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home. It's Duncan's birthday, and all the crayons want to make him a card! With their fun and quirky illustrations of firetrucks, dragons, and (dare we say?) wheat, these creative crayons each have something different to contribute in this fun board book that introduces young readers to colour. (Board Book. $11.99. Grosset & Dunlap. October)

Counting is as easy as 1... 2... purple? In The Crayons' Book of Numbers, another charming board book by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, poor Duncan can't catch a break! First, his crayons go on strike. Then, they come back home. Now his favourite colours are missing once again! Can you count up all the crayons that are missing from his box? A fun way to introduce young readers to numbers. (Board Book. $11.99. Grosset & Dunlap. October)

Exquisitely illustrated by award-winning picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers, An Alphabet is a board book that brings the alphabet to life. From Astronaut to Zeppelin, this is no ordinary alphabet. Boldly colourful, funny and specially adapted from Oliver Jeffers’ highly-acclaimed Once Upon an Alphabet, winner of the CBI Book of the Year, this new edition is perfect for younger readers. (Board Book. $15.99. HarperCollins. September)

 

Music to Your Baby's Ears


In We Sang You Home, a sweet and lyrical board book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett, gentle rhyming text captures the wonder new parents feel as they welcome baby into the world. A celebration of the bond between parent and child, this is the perfect song to share with your little ones. (Board Book. $9.95. Orca. October)

Sing along with the Gruffalo and friends in A Treasury of Songs by picture book author and gifted songwriter for children, Julia Donaldson. A Treasury of Songs contains twenty five of her songs, including fun-filled action rhymes, Aesop's fables, and songs based on Julia Donaldson's best-loved picture books, from Room on the Broom to The Gruffalo. This beautifully produced songbook treasury is illustrated throughout with Axel Scheffler's warm and wonderful artwork, and comes with a CD of all the songs performed by Julia herself. (Hardcover. $29.99. Pan Macmillan. October)

 

KIDS


Raina Telgemeier


Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the bestselling graphic novels Smile and Drama. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin's Baby-sitters Club series, and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. Raina's accolades include an Eisner Award, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best Of and Notable lists. She lives and works in Queens, NY, with her cartoonist husband, Dave Roman.

In her latest graphic novel Ghosts, Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for Bahía de la Luna, but Maya has cystic fibrosis and will benefit from the cool, salty air that blows in from the sea. As the girls explore their new home, a neighbour lets them in on a secret: There are ghosts in Bahía de la Luna. Maya is determined to meet one, but Cat wants nothing to do with — gulp... ghosts. As the time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones approaches, Cat must figure out how to put aside her fears for her sister's sake, and her own. Raina Telgemeier has created a moving and insightful story about the power of family and friendship, and how it gives us the courage to do what we never thought possible. (Softcover. $13.99. Scholastic. September) (Ages 8-12)

 E  Raina Telgemeier will be in Winnipeg on Sunday, September 18th 2016, for the launch of Ghosts. Tickets ($5 each) are on sale now at our Grant Park bookstore. More details on the event can be found here.

 

The Bells Are Ringing


It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous. In School's First Day of School by Adam Rex and illustrated by Christian Robinson even the school is nervous. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice? The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters. (Hardcover. $24.99. Roaring Brook. July) (Ages 4-8)

A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. But there's a problem. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. “Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter,” his sister explains. “Why don't you start there, with a letter?” So the boy tries. He writes a letter. An easy letter. The letter I. And from that one skinny letter, the little boy discovers that all of us, including him, have what we need to write our own perfect story. A Squiggly Story by Andrew Larsen and illustrated by Mike Lowery highlights the exciting worlds that are opened up when children begin to read and write. (Hardcover. $18.95. Kids Can. September) (Ages 3-7)

 

Dream Big


Introducing Little People, BIG DREAMS! In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream.

Follow Coco Chanel, from her early life in an orphanage — where she is a genius with needle and thread — to her time as a cabaret singer, hat maker, and, eventually, international fashion designer. Get to know Frida Kahlo, whose desire to study medicine was destroyed by a childhood accident but went on to become one of the most iconic painters of the twentieth century. Learn all about Maya Angelou, from her early traumatic childhood to her time as a singer, actress, civil rights campaigner and, eventually, one of America's most beloved writers. Discover the life of Amelia Earhart, whose strong will and self-belief helped her overcome prejudice and technical problems to become the first female flier to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. These inspiring and informative biographies are beautifully illustrated introductions to important figures in history for all ages. (Hardcover. $17.99 each. Quatro)

 

Pack It Up For School


Made from 100% nylon, the two-tone Jr. Recess backpack from Arborist enables your little ones to take what they need from the playground to the classroom, to after-school soccer or ballet. $35.00

These insulated lunchboxes from Petit Collage helps keep food hot or cold and come in a wipeable, 100% cotton canvas exterior coated with a protective, solvent-free biodegradable laminate. $36.00

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Breaking the Language Barrier


In early-1900s Japan, Misuzu Kaneko grew from precocious bookworm to beloved children's poet. But her life ends prematurely, and Misuzu's work was forgotten. Decades later her poems were rediscovered, just in time to touch a new generation devastated by the tsunami of 2011.

Are You an Echo? translated by Winnipeg's Sally Ito et al and illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri features Misuzu's life story plus a trove of her poetry in English and the original Japanese. (Hardcover. $28.95. Chin Music Press. September) (Ages 7-10)  E  Winnipeg Event Sept. 22

 

Join Us for a Spooky Boo Brunch, Sunday October 30


Dress up in your best costume and join us for a Boo-tiful brunch Sunday, October 30th at 9:30 am. Enjoy Boo-berry Pancakes and hop, dance or walk through the store in our Costume Parade, followed by spooky stories and, in Winnipeg, pumpkin carving!

In Winnipeg, tickets* go on sale September 7 for $23.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity), and must be purchased in advance at Prairie Ink Restaurant, or by calling 204-975-2659. (*The Reader Reward Card discount does not apply to ticket purchases, and all ticket sale are final.)

In Saskatoon, reservations for the event are required and can be made starting September 7. Please visit or call Prairie Ink Restaurant at 955-3579 to make your reservation. The brunch will cost $15.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity).

 

Breakfast with Santa, Sunday December 4


Keep our annual Breakfast with Santa in the mind as we head into the fall. It takes place Sunday, December 4, at 9:30 am, in both Winnipeg and Saskatoon. Enjoy a special breakfast, a seasonal story, and a visit from Santa. More details to come. Check the event listings here on our website for updates.

 

The MYRCA Next List


Love reading the Manitoba Reader’s Choice Awards nominees? Look for these sequels by MYRCA-nominated authors.

Arthur Bean is back in Stacey Matson’s Notes from the Life of a Total Genius. Arthur's final year at Terry Fox Junior High is off to a rocky start. A chance to produce his own play gives him visions of fame and (finally!) the respect he is sure he deserves. But that's all dashed when the new principal challenges the content of Arthur's play. (Hardcover. $16.99. Scholastic. August)

Uncover puzzles, riddles, and secrets in The Mark of the Plague by Kevin Sands. The Black Death has returned to London in this sequel to The Blackthorn Key, spreading disease and fear throughout the town. When an unknown apothecary arrives with a cure that actually works, Christopher Blackthorn’s shop is chosen to prepare the remedy — until an assassin's threat forces Christopher back to hunting down the truth, risking his life to untangle a dark conspiracy. (Hardcover. $22.99. Simon & Schuster. September)

In A Little Taste of Poison, twelve-year-old Isaveth tries to take down the man who framed her father in R.J. Anderson’s previous novel, A Pocket Full of Murder. Isaveth has a talent for spell-making, but as a girl from a poor neighbourhood she never dreamed she could study at the most exclusive magical school in the city. So when she’s offered a chance to attend, she eagerly accepts, only to discover that her scholarship might have been more of a trap than a gift. (Hardcover. $23.99. Simon & Schuster. September)

Dive straight into the action with MINRS 2 by Kevin Sylvester. The story picks up right where MINRS left off, thrusting readers into a deep space adventure. Resources and patience are running low among those left at the space colony, and the struggle to keep everyone safe is complicated by all the infighting amongst the kids. As Christopher navigates the burden of leadership, he also has to decide whom he can trust. (Hardcover. $22.99. Simon & Schuster. October)

Greta Stuart has become AI and is ready to rule the world in The Swan Riders by Erin Bow, but the new technology is also killing her. In the highly anticipated sequel to The Scorpion Rules, Greta must find a way to stay sane inside her new self. Escorted by Swan Riders, Greta sets out on horseback to journey across the strange and not-quite-deserted landscape of Saskatchewan. (Hardcover. $23.99. Simon & Schuster. September)

 

The 2016/2017 Willow Awards


Love reading the books nominated for Saskatchewan's 2016/2017 Willow Awards? Check out some of the sequels and prequels by these 2016/2017 nominees.

When a mysterious giant egg arrives at the Magical Animal Adoption Agency, the owner leaves it in Clover's care while he goes on a trip to consult an expert about the egg. Since it doesn't appear ready to hatch, what could go wrong? In The Enchanted Egg, the second volume of the chapter book series written by Kallie George and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger, Clover embarks on an escapade-filled adventure as she discovers the contents of the egg, and her own special role at the Agency. (Softcover. $8.99. HarperCollins. August) (Ages 6-10)

The six little ninjas of Dojo Daycare are back and rowdier than ever during a field trip to the farm. From the moment the ninja boys and ninja girls step off their minibus, mayhem ensues in Dojo Daytrip. Chris Tougas's digitally rendered ninjas pop off the page once again in this laugh-out-loud story told in rhyming verse with a playful rhythm. (Hardcover. $16.95. Owlkids. 2015) (Ages 3-7)

Based on the life of a real boy, My Name Is Blessing by Eric Walters, with illustrations by Eugenie Fernandes, is a warm-hearted story of Baraka, a young Kenyan boy with a physical disability. He and eight cousins live with their grandmother. She gives them boundless love, but love doesn't feed hungry stomachs or clothe growing bodies, or school keen minds, and a difficult choice must be made. The story begins by looking at Baraka's physical disability as a misfortune, but ends by looking beyond the disability, to his great heart and spirit, and the blessings he brings. (Hardcover. $19.99. Tundra. 2013. (Ages 6-9)

And the Winner Is... by Etta Kaner and illustrated by David Anderson is a unique book of facts that features animals competing in sporting events such as high jump, swimming and weight lifting. Readers are encouraged to guess which animal will win before turning the page. This is a winning format for kids who want to know which animals can be faster, stronger and more powerful, and how humans compare. (Hardcover. $17.95. Kids Can. 2013) (Ages 4-8)

The clones of Project Osiris are free — but they’re being hunted. After their narrow escape from their “perfect” hometown, Eli, Tori, Amber, and Malik are finally in the real world and determined to expose the leaders of Serenity. Evading capture by breaking laws and sneaking into houses, hotels, buses, and cars, are they becoming the criminals they were destined to be? Masterminds is the second book in the action-packed series Criminal Destiny by Gordon Korman. (Hardcover. $17.99. HarperCollins. February) (Ages 8-12)

 

The Kid's Watch List


 

TEEN SCENE


Shane Peacock & Eric Walters


 E  In Winnipeg, on Saturday October 22 at 2:00 pm, join us for a special afternoon of readings from two of Canada’s bestselling Young Adult authors!

Shane Peacock was born in Thunder Bay, and grew up in Kapuskasing. He has received many honours for his writing, including the Arthur Ellis Award for Eye of the Crow and Becoming Holmes and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Vanishing Girl, all titles in his Boy Sherlock Holmes series.

His latest novel, The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim, portrays a sensitive orphan named Edgar who suffers from nightly terrors. Years later, following a dark time at a gloomy school in Scotland, Edgar, now sixteen, becomes determined to confront his nightmares when he finds one of his father's journals. After the horrific death of a schoolmate, Edgar becomes involved with an eccentric society at the urging of his mysterious profressor who believes that monsters from famous works of literature are real. Can Edgar truly face his terror and conquer his fears? (Hardcover. $21.99. Tundra. May)

Eric Walters is one of Canada’s most prolific writers of fiction for children and young adults. His books have won over 100 awards, and have been translated into thirteen languages. He is also the founder of Creation of Hope, a charity that provides care for orphans in the Mbooni district of Kenya.

In The Rule of Three: Will to Survive, the explosive ending to the Rule of Three trilogy, the citizens of the fortified neighbourhood of Eden Mills are realizing their worst fears: while the power remains off, desperation will grow, leading to more violence. And now it’s personal. The rogue militaristic group they had hoped to  have vanquished is not only back, but has a new leader, one who is seeking revenge on the neighborhood. Adam must dig down deep within himself, to think like the enemy — to become the enemy — in order to save his family, his neighbourhood and himself. (Hardcover. $21.00. Penguin. February)

 

Another Time, Another Place


Fall brings us three compelling books by Canadian authors for teens, books that highlight troubling issues of the past and challenge us to think about our own opinions and actions.

In Another Me by award-winning Winnipeg author Eva Wiseman, Natan is a young Jewish man threatened by the Plague as well as the prejudices of the townspeople in 14th century Strasbourg. When rumours begin to circulate that Jewish residents are contaminating the town's well water to try to hasten the arrival of the Plague, he knows there are dangerous days ahead. Can he and Elena, the beautiful draper's daughter, work together to survive the fury of a town beset by fear and disease? (Hardcover. $21.99. Tundra. September)  E  Winnipeg Event Sept. 19

In The Stone Gift by Métis author Deborah L Delaronde, D.J. awakens from a coma with no memory of what happened to him. The only thing he knows for sure is that he was severely beaten and his face is disfigured. When his grandmother places a stone necklace around his neck, he begins to heal at a rapid pace. He also begins to experience a series of visions that take him through the fragments of a friendship between a boy named Jeff and a foster kid named Tim. But most of all, D.J. learns about himself and his family's historical connection to the "Grandfather Stone." What strange power does the stone hold and who is the beautiful girl caring for him? (Softcover. $18.00. Kegedonce. September)

Somewhere in the Badlands, embedded in centuries old rock and sand, lies the skeleton of a massive dinosaur. Some legends call it the Black Beauty. With its bones as black as ebony, it is the king of the dinosaurs. For older teens, Kenneth Oppel's newest book, Every Hidden Thing, features two families in post Civil War America feuding over which one will find the skeleton first. Family loyalties are put to the test as Rachel and Samuel defy their fathers and society's expectations for women when they decide to marry and become a paleontologist team in their own right. Every Hidden Thing combines suspense, romance and the excitement of discovery. (Hardcover. $19.99. HarperCollins. September)  E  Winnipeg Event Sept. 29

 

Winnipeg's "Be First" Book Club


Our “Be First” reading group for teens in Winnipeg is a book club with a difference. Receive a preview copy of a selected title, read the book before it even hits the shelves, then join us to discuss it. The registration fee is $5.00. The pre-publication copies are limited. Please sign up asap. For more information, visit the Kids desk or call 204-475-0492. (This program is only available at our Winnipeg location.)

From Lauren Oliver, author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy, comes an epic novel that explores issues of individuality, identity, and humanity. Replica is a "flip book" that contains two narratives in one, and it is the first in a duology. Turn the book one way and read Lyra's story; turn the book over and upside down and read Gemma's story. The stories can be read separately, one after the other, or in alternating chapters. While the stories of Lyra and Gemma mirror each other, each contains revelations critically important to the other story, making the two distinct parts combine to produce an unforgettable journey. (Hardcover. $24.99. HarperCollins. October.)
Our discussion group meets Thursday September 22 at 7:00 pm.

No one knows how to handle Reiko. All she can think about is how to best hurt herself and those closest to her. In A Darkly Beating Heart, Lindsay Smith's time-travel thriller that alternates between the present day and 19th century Japan, Reiko's parents send her to spend the summer with family in Japan, hoping she will learn to control her emotions. But while visiting the historic village Kuramagi, Reiko finds herself slipping backward in time and into the life of Miyu, a young woman even more vengeful than Reiko. At first she loves escaping into Miyu's life, until she discovers Kuramagi's dark secret and must face down Miyu's demons as well as her own. (Hardcover. $24.99. Roaring Brook. November)
Our discussion group meets Thursday October 27 at 7:00 pm.


 

The Teen Watch List


 

OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITIES

What's coming up in Winnipeg & Saskatoon


Winnipeg

THIN AIR 2016
Winnipeg’s week-long book club turns twenty! From September 23 through October 1, THIN AIR 2016 rolls out a city-wide party with readings, talks, interviews and discussions by writers of all genres and styles. Peter Behrens, Lisa Moore, Pamela Mordecai, Craig Davidson, Myrna Kostash, Richard Van Camp — the list goes on and on!

Opening Weekend includes a performance by the country’s top sound poets, a conversation about reconciliation with Senator Murray Sinclair, and a twentieth-anniversary gala to celebrate Manitoba writing, as well as THIN AIR's Haiku Death Match, Pint of Bitter Murder, Voices from Oodena, and a new show, Weird Winnipeg. Then check out the Afternoon Book Chats at McNally Robinson Booksellers, The Nooner and Big Ideas series at the Millennium Library, and of course the signature Mainstage evenings at MTYP. THIN AIR also has a dynamic French-language option, Livres en fête, a busy Campus Program, two Writing Craft seminars, a new Boot Camp for Writers mini-series, spoken word performances, plus plenty of events for young readers.

Mainstage Passes are $35 each, available at McNally Robinson. Advance tickets are available through the THIN AIR website, thinairwinnipeg.ca.

Fall on the Farm
September 5. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Mennonite Heritage Village. Steinbach. Experience harvest work, steam powered threshing, a variety of pioneer demonstrations, hog butchering, music and entertainment, and lots of hearty food. mennoniteheritagevillage.com

Manyfest
September 9 to 11. Join downtown’s biggest street party! Enjoy many events over one weekend, with music, light, art, dance, wine, a movie, market, kids activities, Ciclovia, food and fun on Broadway in the heart of downtown Winnipeg. manyfest.ca

Prairie Love Festival
September 10 & 11. Fort Whyte Alive. Enjoy an unparalleled experience in the prairies that offers participants a customizable schedule of yoga, meditation and creative workshops with renowned instructors from across Canada, musical delights, and community inspiration. prairielovefestival.com

Harvest Moon Festival
September 16 to 18. Clearwater. Enjoy fabulous music, food, artisans and workshops at the Perennial Harvest Moon Festival in the beautiful Pembina Valley. Rural and urban people meet to celebrate the fall harvest and healthy land and community.  The festival offers over 25 live acts, fair trade fair, farmer's market and a wide variety of workshops on sustainable living. Tent and RV camping available. harvestmoonfestival.ca

FemFest 2016: Transformation
September 17 to 24. Asper Centre for Theatre and Film. The 14th annual festival features plays by women for everyone, and takes audiences on an emotional journey where brave women take centre stage. femfest.ca

Manitoba Mega Train
September 24 & 25. Red River Exhibition Park. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Come and see every size of train possible, including an indoor ride-on train. Also check out the largest Legos display in Manitoba and other hobbies from boats to airplanes. vectorgardentrains.ca

Culture Days Manitoba / Fête de la culture Manitoba
September 30 to October 2. Various cities and communities across Manitoba. Culture Days Manitoba is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. The sixth annual Culture Days weekend features thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, designers and other creative people in their communities. mb.culturedays.ca/en

Nuit Blanche Winnipeg
October 1. Various locations in the Exchange District, Downtown, St. Boniface. Nuit Blanche Winnipeg is a free all-night exploration and celebration of contemporary art that takes place every Saturday of the Culture Days weekend from dusk to dawn. Held annually since 2010, all events and exhibits are spread across three main zones of activity: St. Boniface, Downtown and the Exchange District. Nuit Blanche Winnipeg is designed to encourage involvement in the arts by all. nuitblanchewinnipeg.ca

Reel Pride Film Festival
October 11 to 16. Gas Station Arts Centre, Winnipeg. Reel Pride is a festival of Queer Cinema, but also a celebration of local Queer artists who obtained a voice through visual media. An important voice that the whole community is invited to witness. reelpride.org

25th Annual International Wine Festival of Manitoba
October 14 to 16. The Forks Market. Take a stroll through The Market Courtyard and sample some of the hundreds of wines on display during the 3-day Wine Festival. Over 100 wineries are represented with experts on hand, ready to offer suggestions and help you discover previously unknown treasures from around the world.

 

Saskatoon

Saskatoon's The Word on the Street literary festival is coming up on Sunday, September 18th, 2016, from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Below is an overview of the day's activities.

 

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PRAIRIE INK CHEF SPECIALS
As we head into the fall, Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery is featuring seasonal vegan and vegetarian Chef Specials inspired by two great cookbooks.

Angela Liddon's Oh She Glows Every Day, the follow-up to her international bestseller The Oh She Glows Cookbook, is packed with simple and delicious plant-based recipes that will keep you glowing from the inside out every day. (Hardcover. $32.00. Penguin. September)

The creators of the Thug Kitchen series of cookbooks are back with another off-the-wall guide to healthy eating. Thug Kitchen 101 features more than 100 vegetarian recipes that not only benefit our bodies, minds, pocketbooks, and the environment, but taste good too. (Hardcover. $29.99. HarperCollins. October)

CHANGING WITH THE SEASON
The chefs at Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery are updating our fall menu. Watch for new entrées and appetizers throughout the season alongside all your favourites. Hint: if you're in Winnipeg and you like stuffed-chicken, Prairie Ink is planning a variety of rotating stuffed-chicken specials.


SPOOKY BOO BRUNCH, SUNDAY OCTOBER 30
Dress up in your best costume and join us for a Boo-tiful brunch Sunday, October 30th at 9:30 am. Enjoy Boo-berry Pancakes and hop, dance or walk through the store in our Costume Parade, followed by spooky stories and, in Winnipeg, pumpkin carving!

In Winnipeg, tickets* go on sale September 7 for $23.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity), and must be purchased in advance at Prairie Ink Restaurant, or by calling 204-975-2659. (*The Reader Reward Card discount does not apply to ticket purchases, and all ticket sale are final.)

In Saskatoon, reservations for the event are required and can be made starting September 7. Please visit or call Prairie Ink Restaurant at 955-3579 to make your reservation. The brunch will cost $15.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity).

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, SUNDAY DECEMBER 4
Keep our annual Breakfast with Santa in mind as we head into the fall. It takes place Sunday, December 4 at 9:30 am, at both our Winnipeg and Saskatoon locations. Enjoy a special breakfast, a seasonal Storytime and a visit from Santa. More details to come. Check the event listings here on our website for updates.

For more information on Prairie Ink, or to make a reservation, please give us a call.
Winnipeg 204-975-2659
Saskatoon 306-955-3579

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