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  • The Overstory

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in FictionWinner of the William Dean Howells MedalWinner of France's Grand Prix de Littérature AméricaineFinalist for the Man Booker PrizeFinalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book AwardFinalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award"Monumental. . . . A gigantic fable of genuine truths." --Barbara Kingsolver, The New York Times Book Review**The Overstory i. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Bewilderment

    A novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    **OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZEA heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Overstory.Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021 by New York, Chicago Tribune, BookPage, Literary Hub, The Millions, New Statesmen and Times of London**The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Playground

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    **LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 KIRKUS PRIZEFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Overstory comes an epic tale of love, friendship and humanity’s next great adventure.**When two brilliant misfits bond at an elite Chicago private school—one a white legacy kid named Todd Keane and the other, Rafi Young, a Black scholarship ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Echo Maker

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    Winner of the National Book AwardFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's The Echo Maker, a powerful novel about family and loss.“Wise and elegant . . . The mysteries unfold so organically and stealthily that you are unaware of his machinations until they come to stunning fruition . . . Powers accomplishes ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Time of Our Singing

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    “The last novel where I rooted for every character, and the last to make me cry.” - Marlon James, ElleFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's magnificent, multifaceted novel about a supremely gifted—and divided—family, set against the backdrop of postwar America.On Easter day, 1939, at Marian Anderson’s epochal ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Operation Wandering Soul

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    This novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Bewilderment examines life in a hospital children's ward, innocence, and the power of storytelling.In the pediatric ward of a public hospital in the heart of Los Angeles, a group of sick children is gathering. Surrogate parents to this band of stray kids, resident Richard Kraft and therapist Linda Espera are charged with keeping the group alive ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    Three tales intertwine around a photo of three young men on the brink of WWI in this literary debut by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory.In the spring of 1914, renowned photographer August Sander took a photograph of three young men on their way to a country dance. This haunting image, capturing the last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I, provides the central focus ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Gold Bug Variations

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    National BestsellerNational Book Critics Circle Award NomineeFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Playground and The Overstory, a magnificent double love story of two young couples separated by a distance of twenty-five years."The most lavishly ambitious American novel since Gravity's Rainbow . . . An outright marvel." — Washington PostStuart Ressler,... ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Prisoner's Dilemma

    by Richard Powers ...
    The magnificent second novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and Playground.“Accomplished . . . mature and assured. . . . A major American novelist.”— New RepublicSomething is wrong with Eddie Hobson, Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quiz master, black humorist, and virtuoso invalid. His recurring fainting spells have worsened, and given his ingrained aversion ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Galatea 2.2

    A Novel

    by Richard Powers ...
    "Dazzling...a cerebral thriller that's both intellectually engaging and emotionally compelling, a lively tour de force."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesAfter four novels and several years living abroad, the fictional protagonist of Galatea 2.2—Richard Powers—returns to the United States as Humanist-in-Residence at the enormous Center for the Study of Advanced Sciences. There he runs afoul of ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Generosity

    An Enhancement

    by Richard Powers ...
    The Pulitzer Prize–winning author's "provocative . . . dazzling" novel delves into the possibilities and consequences of finding the genetic basis for happiness (Ron Charles, The Washington Post).A refugee from the Algerian civil war, Thassadit Amzwar has not only survived terrible trauma, but also emerged from it with an unflagging sense of joy and optimism. Could it be that her infectious joy ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cogito

    Literature with and from artificial intelligence

    Edited by Bettina Gärtner, Richard Powers ...
    The magazine discusses the increasing presence of AI in daily life and the trade-off between privacy and the convenience offered by technology. It highlights the questions surrounding the willingness to share personal information with algorithms and companies for customized experiences. As AI becomes more integrated into daily life, the text explores the potential advantages and disadvantages, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus