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Hamilton Spectator
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Toronto Star bestsellers: Robert Macfarlane answers yes to ‘Is a River Alive?' and Robin Wall Kimmerer's ‘Braiding Sweetgrass' returns
Two years ago, British author Robert Macfarlane won the first Writers' Trust Weston International Award , a Canadian prize that honours a non-Canadian non-fiction author for their body of work. Macfarlane was honoured for exploring 'the relationship between humans and nature in new and illuminating ways.' His latest, 'Is a River Alive?' — which entered the original non-fiction list in late May at No. 4 and this week is at No. 3 — is described by Penguin Random House Canada as a 'perspective-shifting book' that answers yes to the question of whether these much abused bodies of water are indeed living things. One of the threatened rivers the book highlights is in northeastern Quebec, where Innu poet Rita Mestokosho is defending the Mutehekau or Magpie River against death by damming; another, in Ecuador, is at risk because of Canadian gold-mining. The book, Penguin says, is ' a literary work of art, a rallying cry and a catalyst for change … that will open hearts, spark debates and challenge perspectives.' Another book that parses the relationship between people and nature, 'Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants' by Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer , is back on the original non-fiction list although, since the book has racked up 154 weeks in the rankings, last appearing in mid-April, it never really went away. And Kimmerer's 'The Serviceberry' just passed its 30th week on the same list. Yet another book by an Indigenous author that feels like it never went away returns this week. Bob Joseph 's '21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act' — in which the member of the Gwawaenuk Nation analyzes the shortcomings of the problematic Canadian law that has governed the lives of Indigenous Peoples since 1876 — has been a mainstay of the Canadian non-fiction list since April 2018 and reappears at No. 5 this week. ORIGINAL FICTION 1. Atmosphere , Taylor Jenkins Reid, Doubleday Canada (3)* 2. One Golden Summer , Carley Fortune, Viking (7) 3. My Friends, Fredrik Backman, Simon & Schuster (8) 4. Never Flinch , Stephen King, Scribner (4) 5. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil , V.E. Schwab, Tor (2) 6. The Robin on the Oak Throne , K.A. Linde, Red Tower (1) 7. Problematic Summer Romance , Ali Hazelwood, Berkley (4) 8. Caught Up , Navessa Allen, Zando (2) 9. The Tenant , Freida McFadden, Poisoned Pen (6) 10. Broken Country , Clare Leslie Hall, Simon & Schuster (12) ORIGINAL NON-FICTION 1. Anatomy of a Cover-Up , Paul Palango, Random House Canada (2) 2. The Anxious Generation , Jonathan Haidt, Penguin (51) 3. Is a River Alive? , Robert Macfarlane, Random House Canada (4) 4. 52 Ways to Reconcile , David A. Robertson, McClelland & Stewart (6) 5. A Spy in the Family , Paul Henderson, David Gardiner, HarperCollins Canada (1) 6. Free Ride , Noraly Schoenmaker, Atria (3) 7. One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This, Omar El Akkad, McClelland & Stewart (16) 8. The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Scribner (30) 9. Original Sin , Jake Tapper, Alex Thompson, Penguin (6) 10. Braiding Sweetgrass , Robin Wall Kimmerer, Milkweed (154) CANADIAN FICTION 1. One Golden Summer , Carley Fortune, Viking 2. Every Summer After , Carley Fortune, Viking 3. The Handmaid's Tale , Margaret Atwood, McClelland & Stewart 4. A Most Puzzling Murder , Bianca Marais, Mira 5. Finding Flora , Elinor Florence, Simon & Schuster 6. I Hope You Remember , Josie Balka, Simon & Schuster 7. The Retirement Plan , Sue Hincenbergs, Harper Avenue 8. Whistle , Linwood Barclay, William Morrow 9. The Maid's Secret, Nita Prose, Viking 10. Wild Love , Elsie Silver, Bloom CANADIAN NON-FICTION 1. Value(s), Mark Carney, Signal 2. Anatomy of a Cover-Up , Paul Palango, Random House Canada 3. 52 Ways to Reconcile , David A. Robertson, McClelland & Stewart 4. One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This, Omar El Akkad, McClelland & Stewart 5. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act , Bob Joseph, Indigenous Relations 6. The Mind Mappers , Eric Andrew-Gee, Random House Canada 7. Ally Is a Verb , Rose LeMay, Page Two 8. A History of Canada in Ten Maps , Adam Shoalts, Penguin Canada 9. Apple in China , Patrick McGee, Scribner 10. Outsider , Brett Popplewell, HarperCollins Canada CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT 1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!, Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers 2. Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins, Scholastic 3. Karen's Ghost (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #11) , D.K. Yingst, Ann M. Martin, Graphix 4. Binding 13 , Chloe Walsh, Bloom 5. Love You Forever , Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw, Firefly 6. Big Jim Begins (Dog Man #13), Dav Pilkey, Graphix 7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar , Eric Carle, Penguin Young Readers 8. Fearless, Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 9. Warriors Graphic Novel (The Prophecies Begin #2), Erin Hunter, Natalie Riess, Sara Goetter, HarperAlley 10. Powerless , Lauren Roberts, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers SELF-IMPROVEMENT 1. The Let Them Theory , Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins, Hay House 2. The 48 Laws of Power , Robert Greene, Joost Elffers, Penguin 3. The High 5 Habit , Mel Robbins, Hay House 4. The Mountain Is You , Brianna Wiest, Thought Catalog 5. Big Freakin' Change , Cara Moeller Poppitt, Page Two 6. The Body Keeps the Score , Bessel van der Kolk, Penguin 7. We Can Do Hard Things , Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Amanda Doyle, Dial Press 8. 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think , Brianna Wiest, Thought Catalog 9. The Courage to Be Disliked , Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga, Simon & Schuster 10. The Four Agreements , Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills, Tarcher * Weeks on list The bestseller lists are compiled by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited from information provided by BookNet Canada's national sales tracking service, BNC SalesData.
Cision Canada
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
Ontario's Trillium Book Award / Prix Trillium Winners Announced Français
Winners reflect the excellence and diversity of Ontario's literary talent TORONTO, June 18, 2025 /CNW/ - Ontario Creates, an agency of the government of Ontario, is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards / Prix Trillium, the province's most prestigious literary prize for English and French-language Ontario authors. The Trillium Book Awards/Prix Trillium spotlight local authors and publishers; encouraging Canadians to enjoy homegrown stories and support the provincial economy. Now in its 38th year, the Trillium Book Award / Prix Trillium has a proud tradition of recognizing excellence in writing. This year's winners reflect the rich diversity of Ontario's literary landscape. Find out more about these authors and their winning titles here. Trillium Book Award (English) | WINNER I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, Maurice Vellekoop (Random House Canada / Penguin Random House Canada) Prix littéraire Trillium (French) | WINNER Céline au Congo, Aristote Kavungu (Les Éditions du Boréal) Trillium Book Award for Poetry (English) | WINNER DADDY, Jake Byrne (Brick Books) Prix du livre jeunesse Trillium (Fre nch) | WINNER Le bonnet magique, Mireille Messier (Comme des géants) The Trillium Book Award/Prix Trillium winners were announced during an awards ceremony this evening at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library. The winners and finalists reflect the best of Ontario literature, offering readers the opportunity to discover outstanding new works and "Read Ontario" this summer. Learn more about the 2025 Trillium Book Award finalists here. QUOTES "Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards! Now more than ever, it's important to recognize and celebrate Ontario's world-class literary talent and support the growth of our diverse literary culture and heritage. I encourage everyone to take time this summer to enjoy the unique voices and perspectives that make the works of today's winners and all Ontario authors so special." ~ Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming "Congratulations to the winners, finalists and publishers of the 2025 Trillium Book Awards. For nearly four decades, this award has honoured the best of Ontario's literary talent, showcasing the vibrancy of Ontario's creative economy. This year's winners join the ranks of celebrated authors like Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood, continuing a legacy of excellence. We invite all Canadians to discover and champion their works by visiting local independent bookstores and libraries." ~ Aaron Campbell, Chair, Ontario Creates QUICK FACTS There were 16 Finalists nominated for the 2025 Trillium Book Awards in the four categories. Ontario Creates thanks the juries of this year's awards and congratulates the publishers of these titles. The Trillium Book Award / Prix Trillium encourages excellence in literature by investing in Ontario-based writers. Award recipients receive $20,000 and their respective publishers receive support to promote the winning titles. Three titles are short-listed for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in the English language, which recognizes literary achievement for a first, second or third published work of poetry. Award recipients will receive $10,000 and their respective publishers receive support to promote the winning titles. Le Prix du livre jeunesse Trillium (en langue française) was introduced in the 20th Trillium year, and is awarded in alternating years with le Prix de poésie Trillium. Titles published over a two-year period are eligible, encouraging a greater number of submissions for these specific genre awards in the French language. Both awards provide a $10,000 prize. Previous winners include internationally acclaimed authors as Stuart Ross, Souvankham Thammavongsa, Dionne Brand, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Thomas King, Gilles Lacombe, Marguerite Andersen, Andrée Lacelle, Diya Lim, Lisa L'Heureux and François Paré to name a few. Ontario is home to the country's largest book publishing industry, contributing $980M to our economy and supporting over 6,000 jobs each year. The publishing industry is both culturally significant and an economic driving force for the province. LEARN MORE Ontario Creates is proud to produce the Trillium Book Awards each year. The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased public awareness of the quality and diversity of Ontario writers and their works. Ontario Creates is an agency of the Government of Ontario that facilitates economic development, investment and collaboration in Ontario's creative industries including the music, book, magazine, film, television and interactive digital media sectors.
CBC
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Girls Girls Girls by Shoshana von Blanckensee
It's the summer of '96 and best friends (and secret girlfriends) Hannah and Sam are driving across the country from Long Beach, New York, to the fabled queer paradise of San Francisco, free from the harsh gazes of their neighbors and the stifling demands of Hannah's devout Orthodox Jewish mother. In San Francisco, they will finally be together as a real couple, out in the open, around other queer people. Even if the move means leaving behind Hannah's beloved Bubbe. When the financial strains of West Coast living push the girls to start stripping at The Chez Paree — yet another secret Hannah must keep from her family — Hannah feels trapped. Sam wants her at the club, but Hannah hates stripping nearly as much as she hates disappointing Sam. Then Hannah meets Chris, an older butch lesbian, who is immediately taken with her. Desperate to stay in San Francisco, but away from the leering men at the club, Hannah proposes an escort arrangement. But as Hannah falls deeper into Chris' world and Sam starts to meet new queer friends, a rift forms between them. Without Sam, who is Hannah? And what becomes of San Francisco to Hannah alone — a space rich with queer possibility, or an intimidating, unfamiliar place, just as lonely as the one she'd left behind? An achingly tender and resonant story of survival, first love, and growing up queer in the '90s, Girls Girls Girls is a piercing exploration of the choices we make in the thrilling and often confounding search for ourselves and home. (From Random House Canada) Girls Girls Girls is available in June 2025. Shoshana Von Blanckensee lives in Berkeley, California, with her partner and children. By day, she works as an oncology nurse, and in her spare moments, she writes. Girls Girls Girls is her debut novel.
