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  • The Illegal

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Keita Ali is on the run.Like every boy on the mountainous island of Zantoroland, running is all Keita’s ever wanted to do. In one of the poorest nations in the world, running means respect. Running means riches—until Keita is targeted for his father’s outspoken political views and discovers he must run for his family’s survival.He signs on with notorious marathon agent Anton Hamm, but when Keita ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Book Of Negroes

    A Novel

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Lawrence Hill’s nationally bestselling novel has garnered praise and awards around the world. The Book of Negroes has won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and CBC Canada Reads, among many others. Lawrence Hill—and his remarkable character Aminata Diallo—have become household names throughout Canada.Readers will follow the story of Aminata, an unforgettable ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Blood

    The Stuff of Life

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
    In this year’s CBC Massey Lectures, bestselling author Lawrence Hill offers a provocative examination of the scientific and social history of blood, and on the ways that it unites and divides us today.Blood runs red through every person’s arteries and fulfills the same functions in every human being. The study of blood has advanced our understanding of biology and improved medical treatments, but ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Any Known Blood

    A Novel

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Contains extra content -- insights, interviews and more!Langston Cane V is thirty-eight, divorced and childless, and has just been fired for sabotaging a government official’s speech. The eldest son of a white mother and prominent black father, Langston feels more acutely than ever the burden of his illustrious family name. After a run-in with his father in Oakville, Langston takes off for ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Some Great Thing

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Mahatma Grafton is a disillusioned university graduate burdened with a famous name, and suffering from the curse of his generation -- a total lack of interest in the state of the world. The son of a retired railway porter from Winnipeg, he returns home for a job as a reporter with The Winnipeg Herald. Soon Mahatma is scoping local stories of murder and mayhem, breaking a promise to himself to ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Black Berry, Sweet Juice

    On Being Black and White in Canada

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Lawrence Hill’s remarkable novel, Any Known Blood, a multi-generational story about a Canadian man of mixed race, was met with critical acclaim and it marked the emergence of a powerful new voice in Canadian writing. Now Hill, himself a child of a black father and white mother, brings us Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada, a provocative and unprecedented look at a timely ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Deserter's Tale

    The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq

    by Joshua Key ...
    " Apocalypse Now insanity . . . if this is what one soldier saw in seven months, imagine the sum total of the inhumanity being perpetuated in Iraq" ( Toronto Star).The first memoir from a soldier who deserted from the war in Iraq, and a vivid and damning indictment of the American military campaign, The Deserter's Tale is "destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . a ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Beatrice and Croc Harry

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    “A book to treasure and share across generations.” —David Chariandy, author of BrotherBeatrice, a young girl of uncertain age, wakes up all alone in a tree house in the forestHow did she arrive in this cozy dwelling, stocked carefully with bookshelves and oatmeal accoutrements? And who has been leaving a trail of clues composed in delicate purple handwriting?So begins the adventure of a brave girl ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Telegrams from Home: Vol. 2

    The New Normal

    by Lawrence Hill, Amy Stuart, Shaughnessy Bishop Stall, Kevin Chong ...
    Series Book 2 - Telegrams from Home
    Kobo Originals and West End Phoenix present the second installment of Telegrams from Home, a collection of stories, reflections, and non-traditional work from some of Canada's greatest literary voices writing on the subject of life under quarantine during COVID-19. Featuring work by Amy Stuart, Karen Connelly, Eternity Martis, Kevin Chong, and more, these pieces are interwoven with stories from ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book

    An Anatomy of a Book Burning

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Series series Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series
    Censorship and book burning are still present in our lives. Lawrence Hill shares his experiences of how ignorance and the fear of ideas led a group in the Netherlands to burn the cover of his widely successful novel, The Book of Negroes, in 2011. Why do books continue to ignite such strong reactions in people in the age of the Internet? Is banning, censoring, or controlling book distribution ever ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Sign Writing

    Step-by-Step Blueprint on How to Master The Art of Sign Writing as a Complete Beginner

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    Unlock the Power of Sign Writing and Create Art That Leaves a Lasting Impression!Are you considering venturing into sign writing as a hobby or to build a career out of it but you feel you don’t know enough to get started and succeed at it?And are you looking for a blueprint that will introduce you to the world of sign writing and hold you by the hand until you feel confident creating breathtaking ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

    by Lawrence Hill ...
    The Knights Templar transports readers to the heart of the Crusades, where faith and warfare collide. At the center of this gripping historical narrative is Baldwin de Montclare, a devoted Knight Templar, who must navigate the brutal realities of battle while wrestling with the deeper moral and spiritual conflicts of his sacred oath. As Baldwin faces the trials of loyalty, betrayal, and the weight ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD