Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Spring in the City

A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction

by Avram Lavinsky, Xan van Rooyen, Tim Lees, Jonathan Papernick, John Joseph Ryan, Su J. Sokol, D.F. McCourt, Troy Seate, Amanda Cecilia Lang, V.L. Barycz, Ross Baxter, Die Booth, Rich Larson, Jeff Enos, E J Delaney, Maria Haskins, J.R. Blanes, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Su J Sokol, R Wood ...

Series series In the City
Even in the shadows of skyscrapers, spring sees an awakening in the concrete jungle that we call "the city."Spring in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction is the next anthology in Ruadán Books' "…In the City" series that takes place in different metropolises around the world during the changeable, unpredictable return of life from its cold slumber.But what awakens is not always ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Even in the shadows of skyscrapers, spring sees an awakening in the concrete jungle that we call "the city."Spring in the City: A Collection of Dark Speculative Fiction is the next anthology in Ruadán Books' "…In the City" series that takes place in different metropolises around the world during the changeable, unpredictable return of life from its cold slumber.But what awakens is not always
... Read more
Audiobook

The Wideawake Hat

Re-imagining the life of James Mackenzie, the free-booting sheep rustler who became a New Zealand folk hero.

by Amanda Giorgis ...

Narrated by Su Melville ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Applecross Saga
Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

From the Scottish Highlands to remote New Zealand, life was harsh for the early pioneers who ventured into a new land far across the seas where opportunity beckoned for those who could endure the hardships.On Boxing Day, 1848 Sophia steps ashore with her new husband, George, and begins her perilous journey inland to seek a place to call home. Her hope for the child she carries to be born in a ... Read more

$3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the Scottish Highlands to remote New Zealand, life was harsh for the early pioneers who ventured into a new land far across the seas where opportunity beckoned for those who could endure the hardships.On Boxing Day, 1848 Sophia steps ashore with her new husband, George, and begins her perilous journey inland to seek a place to call home. Her hope for the child she carries to be born in a
... Read more
Breaking the Bronze Ceiling

Women, Memory, and Public Space

by Valentina Rozas-Krause, Andrew M. Shanken, Carolina Aguilera, Manuela Badilla Rajevic, Daniel E. Coslett, Erika Doss, Tania Gutiérrez-Monroy, Daniel Herwitz, Katherine Hite0, Lauren Kroiz1, Ana Maria León2, Fernando Luis Martínez Nespral3, Pia Montealegre4, Sierra Rooney5, Daniela Sandler6, Kirk Savage7, Susan Slyomovics8, Marita Sturken9, Amanda Su0, Dell Upton1, Nathaniel Robert Walker2, Mechtild Widrich3 ...

Series series Berkeley Forum in the Humanities
Breaking the Bronze Ceiling uncovers a glaring omission in our global memorial landscape—the conspicuous absence of women. Exploring this neglected narrative, the book emerges as the foremost guide to women's memorialization across diverse cultures and ages. As global memorials come under intense examination, with metropolises vying for a more inclusive recognition of female contributions, this ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Breaking the Bronze Ceiling uncovers a glaring omission in our global memorial landscape—the conspicuous absence of women. Exploring this neglected narrative, the book emerges as the foremost guide to women's memorialization across diverse cultures and ages. As global memorials come under intense examination, with metropolises vying for a more inclusive recognition of female contributions, this
... Read more
Audiobook

The Wideawake Hat

by Amanda Giorgis ...

Narrated by Su Melville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 6 min

From the Scottish Highlands to remote New Zealand, life was harsh for the early pioneers who ventured into a new land far across the seas where opportunity beckoned for those who could endure the hardships.On Boxing Day, 1848 Sophia steps ashore with her new husband, George, and begins her perilous journey inland to seek a place to call home. Her hope for the child she carries to be born in a ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the Scottish Highlands to remote New Zealand, life was harsh for the early pioneers who ventured into a new land far across the seas where opportunity beckoned for those who could endure the hardships.On Boxing Day, 1848 Sophia steps ashore with her new husband, George, and begins her perilous journey inland to seek a place to call home. Her hope for the child she carries to be born in a
... Read more

Audiobook

America’s First Freedom Rider

Elizabeth Jennings, Chester A. Arthur, and the Early Fight for Civil Rights

by Jerry Mikorenda ...

Narrated by Kevin Kenerly ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

In 1854, traveling was full of danger. Omnibus accidents were commonplace. Pedestrians were regularly attacked by the Five Points’ gangs. Rival police forces watched and argued over who should help. Pickpockets, drunks, and kidnappers were all part of the daily street scene in old New York. Yet somehow, they endured and transformed a trading post into the Empire City.None of this was on Elizabeth ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

In 1854, traveling was full of danger. Omnibus accidents were commonplace. Pedestrians were regularly attacked by the Five Points’ gangs. Rival police forces watched and argued over who should help. Pickpockets, drunks, and kidnappers were all part of the daily street scene in old New York. Yet somehow, they endured and transformed a trading post into the Empire City.None of this was on Elizabeth
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Book of Air and Shadows

A Novel

by Michael Gruber ...

Narrated by Stephen Hoye ...

Unabridged

18 hours 53 min

"Tap-tapping the keys and out come the words on this little screen, and who will read them I hardly know. I could be dead by the time anyone actually gets to read them, as dead as, say, Tolstoy. Or Shakespeare. Does it matter, when you read, if the person who wrote still lives?"These are the words of Jake Mishkin, whose seemingly innocent job as an intellectual property lawyer has put him at the ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

"Tap-tapping the keys and out come the words on this little screen, and who will read them I hardly know. I could be dead by the time anyone actually gets to read them, as dead as, say, Tolstoy. Or Shakespeare. Does it matter, when you read, if the person who wrote still lives?"These are the words of Jake Mishkin, whose seemingly innocent job as an intellectual property lawyer has put him at the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

999

The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz

by Heather Dune Macadam ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

13 hours 13 min

On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents' homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for government service. Instead, the young women—many of them ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

On March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents' homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for government service. Instead, the young women—many of them
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Princess Mary

The First Modern Princess

by Elisabeth Basford ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernizing the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way.Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernizing the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way.Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Chanel Sisters

A Novel

by Judithe Little ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

**A USA Today and Globe and Mail bestseller!A novel of survival, love, loss, triumph—and the sisters who changed fashion forever**Antoinette and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel know they’re destined for something better. Abandoned by their family at a young age, they’ve grown up under the guidance of nuns preparing them for simple lives as the wives of tradesmen or shopkeepers. At night, their secret ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

**A USA Today and Globe and Mail bestseller!A novel of survival, love, loss, triumph—and the sisters who changed fashion forever**Antoinette and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel know they’re destined for something better. Abandoned by their family at a young age, they’ve grown up under the guidance of nuns preparing them for simple lives as the wives of tradesmen or shopkeepers. At night, their secret
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

A Woman of Noble Wit

by Rosemary Griggs, Rosemary Griggs ...

Narrated by Rosemary Griggs ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Daughters of Devon
Unabridged

16 hours 36 min

THE COFFEE POT BOOK CLUB, BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - SILVER MEDALS in each of the following categories - Women's Historical Fiction, Historical Romance and for books set in The Tudors, The Stuarts, and The Commonwealth of EnglandFew women of her time lived to see their name in print. But Katherine was no ordinary woman. She was Sir Walter Raleigh's mother. This is her story.Set against the ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

THE COFFEE POT BOOK CLUB, BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 - SILVER MEDALS in each of the following categories - Women's Historical Fiction, Historical Romance and for books set in The Tudors, The Stuarts, and The Commonwealth of EnglandFew women of her time lived to see their name in print. But Katherine was no ordinary woman. She was Sir Walter Raleigh's mother. This is her story.Set against the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Hard Time

The Time Police, Book 2

by Jodi Taylor ...

Narrated by Zara Ramm ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Time Police
Unabridged

14 hours 11 min

Team Weird are back causing havoc in the Time Police in this i****rresistible spin-off series by international bestseller Jodi Taylor, author of*The Chronicles of St Mary's*. If you love Doctor Who, Ben Aaronovitch and Jasper Fforde, you'll love the Time Police.The Time Police do not have problems. They have challenges.Idiots who want to change history have always ... ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Team Weird are back causing havoc in the Time Police in this i****rresistible spin-off series by international bestseller Jodi Taylor, author of*The Chronicles of St Mary's*. If you love Doctor Who, Ben Aaronovitch and Jasper Fforde, you'll love the Time Police.The Time Police do not have problems. They have challenges.Idiots who want to change history have always ...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Human Son

by Adrian J Walker ...

Narrated by Alison O'Donnell ...

Unabridged

12 hours 23 min

500 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, EARTH IS NO LONGER POPULATED BY HUMANS.The new guardians of Earth, the genetically engineered Erta, have reversed climate change. They are now faced with a dilemma; if they reintroduce the rebellious and violent Homo Sapiens, all of their work will be undone.They decide to raise one final child; a sole human to help decide if humanity should again inherit the Earth.But the ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

500 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, EARTH IS NO LONGER POPULATED BY HUMANS.The new guardians of Earth, the genetically engineered Erta, have reversed climate change. They are now faced with a dilemma; if they reintroduce the rebellious and violent Homo Sapiens, all of their work will be undone.They decide to raise one final child; a sole human to help decide if humanity should again inherit the Earth.But the
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in Canada

In the City

Berkeley Forum in the Humanities

The Applecross Saga

Spring in the City

The Wideawake Hat

Breaking the Bronze Ceiling

The Wideawake Hat

People who read these also enjoyed

America’s First Freedom Rider

The Book of Air and Shadows

999

Princess Mary

The Chanel Sisters

A Woman of Noble Wit

Hard Time

The Human Son

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in Canada

In the City

Berkeley Forum in the Humanities

The Applecross Saga

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed