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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Man Booker Longlist North American selections
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso ($32.95) While many were flabbergasted that a graphic novel had the audacity to make it onto the Man Booker longlist, increasing numbers of graphic novel readers knew it was only a matter of time. Sabrina is a natural choice. While ostensibly about a woman’s murder and the fallout for her boyfriend […]
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Jigsaw by Sybille Bedford ($23.95) Bedford’s 4th and final novel was shortlisted for the Booker in 1989. As a novelist, she used “the ambiguous and inescapable stuff of her own life at the center of her fiction.” This unsentimental education focuses on her early life spanning the time spent alone with her father at a grand but decidedly […]
Read MoreVictoria Day Holiday Hours
Here are the holiday hours for all of the Book City locations. ————————————————————————————————————————— Danforth (Greek Town) In the Beach Friday 10:00 am – […]
Read MoreMeet Chef Lynn Crawford!
Join us at Book City on the Danforth (348 Danforth Avenue) to meet Chef Lynn Crawford, who will be in store from noon to 2pm to sign copies of her new cookbook, Farm To Chef! Save 25% if you buy a copy Saturday – and receive a gift bag from the Danforth BIA if you’re […]
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