Adult bestseller:
Women Talking by Miriam Toews: On a quiet June morning in 2009, August Epp waits in the hayloft of a barn, with his notebook. Women have asked him to record what they have to say. They have 48 hours to make a choice that will affect all the women and children in the colony.
Starlight by Richard Wagamese: Frank Starlight has settled into his quiet life working his remote farm. He ventures into the country around his property to photograph the wild animals there. When he encounters Emmy, a young woman on the run with her daughter, he offers them a home when they are caught in the store for shoplifting. Gradually this changes into a real family. The threat arrives when her violent ex-boyfriend appears, wanting revenge, not willing to let her go.
Feared by Lisa Scottoline: Three men state they are suing the Rosato & DiNunzio law firm for reverse discrimination. Mary and Bennie are outraged. Their one male employee intends to resign, saying there is some truth in this case.
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter: Andrea Oliver thinks she knows everything about her mother, that she likes their quiet life, and has never kept any secrets. Andrea is surprised when she sees a totally different side to her mother, a woman who coolly faces down a criminal during an act of violence at the mall. For nearly 30 years she has kept her past hidden. Now that she is exposed, someone from the past will be coming to find her and her family.
Adult fiction:
The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles
Not Our Kind by Kitty Zeldis
Adult non-fiction:
Making Bent Willow Furniture by Brenda and Brian Cameron
Cook With Jamie: my guide to making you a better cook by Jamie Oliver
Adult non-fiction: Family Resource Centre:
7 Secrets of the Newborn: secrets and (happy) surprises of the first year by Robert C. Hamilton, M.D.
Young adult:
The Night Garden by Polly Horvath
Junior easy reader:
Everest: reaching for the sky by Joy Masoff
Junior non-fiction:
Herstory: 50 women and girls who shook up the world by Katherine Halligan
Munsch at Play: eight more stage adaptations Act 2 plays by Irene N. Watts, original stories by Robert Munsch
Junior picture book:
At the Pond by Werner Zimmermann
