While our stores remain closed to both the public and staff members, we will be continuing with local delivery for online/phone orders. To keep in compliance with the Ontario government’s list of essential workplaces we will only be conducting business online or by telephone. Our concerns for staff, customers, and the general public at large […]
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Book City – Update on COVID-19
Dear Valued Customers In order to help stop the spread of COVID-19 we will temporarily be suspending email and phone orders. We hope to resume our orders soon, and of course, when the time is right, open our doors again to the neighborhood. We will be holding all orders until we are able to deliver. […]
Read MoreBook City’s response to COVID-19
We are diligently trying to be good neighbours and keep the areas shared by staff and customers disinfected. Please be a good neighbour by staying away from this work environment if you are sick. Book City respectfully asks that if you feel sick, are showing signs of COVID-19, have been in contact with people who […]
Read MoreHilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Nominees
Antigone Undone By Will Aitken Novelist Aiken travelled to Luxembourg in 2015 to experience the rehearsals and premiere of Anne Carson’s translation of Sophokles’ 5th century BCE tragedy Antigone. The artful production of this timeless protest against injustice resonated with him so powerfully that he barely survived its emotional shockwaves. It provides an intimate backstage […]
Read MoreMan Booker 2018 Shortlist
Milkman by Anna Burns ($34.50) Released in North America Dec.14 This novel takes place during the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland during the 70s through the eyes of a young girl. The book is described as “a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.” Currently […]
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