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Settler living on Gwich’in and Inuvialuit Lands, Treaty 11
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October 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Book 120

Afterparties
By Anthony Veasna So

Read: 1-5 Jun
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 194
Genre: Literary
One sentence: Variety of short stories offering peaks into lives of various Cambodian-American characters.
Cover image of the book Afterparties is in a cartoon style. Two people lay in the back of a black pickup truck. They are smoking, one has his feet dangling off the tail gate while the other lays perpendicular to with legs over the other persons chest. He wears a blue Baseball cap and is smoking. The truck is parked I. A parking lot, of a strip mall. You can see the mall in distance with yellow hills with windmills behind the blue building. The sky is pink.
June 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Book 119

Indigiqueerness: A Conversation about Storytelling
By Joshua Whitehead

Read: 4 Jun
Format: Physical
Pages: 95
Genre: Non-Fiction
One sentence: Short look behind the author’s writing and inspiration.
Cover image for book Indigiqueerness. The text is in bright red block lettering. There is a photo of the author but it’s sectioned into three parts with them slightly moved so they are disjointed. In the image they have long hair on one side and undercut on other, they wear big hoop earrings and a jean jacket with patches on it.
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Book 118

Artificial Condition
By Martha Wells

Read: 1Jun
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 149
Genre: Science Fiction
One sentence: Second book in series is as clever as first with Murderbot searching for answers from its past.
The cover image of the book Artificial Condition. Image of murderbot in full gear with helmet standing on an industrial looking ledge with a space craft combining out of thick smoke behind it.
June 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Book 117

Hijab Butch Blues
By Lamya H

Read: 18Feb-1Jun
Format: Physical
Pages: 304
Genre: Memoir
One sentence: Excellent memoir from queer Muslin that weaves stories from the Quran through to relate to her experiences.
Cover image for the book Hinab Butch Blues
June 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Book 116

Meet Me on Love Street
By Farah Heron

Read: 28-31 May
Format: Physical (ARC)
Pages: 341
Genre: Romance
One sentence: A quirky, funny and sweet YA romance set in Toronto
Cover image for Meet me in love street. In cartoon style the artwork shows a boy and girl walking down a street with a bike in between them. They are looking at each other. The girl has long curly brown hair and is wearing a white Tshirt with a pink heart on it and bright pink pants. He boy has short brown hair and is wearing a grey Tshirt and pants. The street they are walking down has two story buildings on one side there is an awning with hearts dangling from the side. The other side of the street someone is on a ladder putting up a line of heart balloons. A banner of hears stretched across the street behind the couple.
June 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Book 115

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
By Stephanie Foo

Read: 27-30May
Format: Audio (Libby)
Pages: 10hrs 3min
Genre: Memoir
One sentence: Hard story of childhood abuse but also hopeful path of healing.
Cover image of the book what my bones know featuring artwork that is a cross of two long bones nestled in a bunch of flowers and fruit.
June 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Book 114

The Paranormal Ranger
By Stanley Milford Jr.

Read: 14-30 May
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 304
Genre: Memoir
One sentence: Navajo Ranger's account of his career, including the supernatural encounters of his life.
Cover image for the book the Paranormal Ranger. A Ranger truck is parked in the desert with a stary night scy behind, one bright shooting star streaked across the sky.
June 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Book 113

All Systems Red
By Martha Wells

Read: 28-29 May
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 144
Genre: Science Fiction
One sentence: Murderbot just wants to binge it’s show but it has to save the team of scientists that it’s been assigned to protect.
Cover image for book. Murder Bot: All systems red. Cover image is a photo of a human-looking head, with open eyes looking out from the image but the head has wires hanging from where the neck should be a robot hand holds it above a tile of robot parts.
June 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Book 112

Spoiler Alert
By Olivia Dade

Read: 25-28 May
Format: Digital (Libby)
Pages: 416
Genre: Romance
One sentence: A tweet brings together an Actor who secretly writes fanfic with another fanfic writer (and geologist by day).
Cover image f the book spoiler alert. Cartoon type drawing of a man and women embracing, with their eyes closed and lips almost touching. She has long red hair and white skin, she is plus sized and wearing a form fitting white wrap dress with a tie at the side. He has blond hair and slightly tan skin compared to her, he wears a costume a tunic with bronze detail. In the background there is line art of a San Francisco neighborhood with the bridge in the background.
June 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Book 111

The First Thousand Trees
By Premee Mohamed

Read: 26 May
Format: Digital (ARC)
Pages: 139
Genre: Dystopian
One sentence: Third book in the trilogy follows Henryk’s journey(with the worst luck ever) and another exploration of human nature.
Cover of the First Thousand trees. Artwork is 3 black crows with their winds out, breaks open, flying towards each other. There is a red root like thing coming out from each of them
June 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Book 110

We Speak Through the Mountain
By Premee Mohamed

Read:25-26 May
Format: Digital (Kobo+)
Pages: 143
Genre: Dystopian
One sentence: Sequel that takes a look at the failures of humanity through the experience of Reid, who travels to a University in the Rocky Mountains
Cover for the book We Speak through Mountains. Artwork is of two grey jays with winds out grasping at red berries on a twig. Blue-green roots come out of their bodies and wings
June 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Book 109

The Annual Migration of Clouds
By Premee Mohamed

Read: 25 May
Format: Digital (Kobo+)
Pages: 168
Genre: Dystopian
One sentence: Set after climate catastrophe gives a look at life and survival through the POV of Reid who is infected with a mysterious parasite.
Cover Art of the book the Annual Migration of Clouds has a drawing of a magpie with its wings out. Its eyes is out and green roots are breaking out like strands from its body.
May 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Book 108

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
By Hisashi Kashiwai

Read: 22-25 May
Format: Audio
Pages: 5hrs 8 mins
Genre: Literary Fiction
One sentence: More short stories about how food ties to our memories and relationships in this cozy second book.
The cover image for the book The Restaurant of Lost Recipes. A orange tabby cat’s head peers over the edge of a table. He looking at a dish with 5 sushi rolls on it and a set of chopsticks. There is also a little bowl of soya sauce and a vase with a twig of cherry blossoms in it.
May 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Book 107

Emiko
Chieri Uegaki

Read: 16-24
Format: digital (ARC)
Pages: 384
Genre: YA Romance
One sentence: A modern reimagining of Jane Austin’s Emma set on Canada’s West coast.
The cover image for the book Emiko with the tag line across the top: Has this matcha-maker met her match? The artwork is cartoon design. A mirror with a brass stand sits on a tray. Around it also on the try is a wooden kokeshi doll, cherry blossoms, a mason jar with two figurines. In the mirror a young lady with long dark hair sips matcha. A young man is partially visible behind her, you can only see half his face as he looks down at her.
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Book 106

Heavenly Tyrant
Xiran Jay Zhao

Read: 18-24
Format: Hardback
Pages: 525
Genre: Fantasy
One sentence: What happens after the revolution? Lots of politics and less robots fighting in this sequel.
Cover image of the book Heavenly Tyrant. The artwork features a woman in golden dress with an elaborate headpiece with vail and antlers there is a golden thread wrapped around one wrist and the other end it pulled off page. In the background is the close up of coils of a golden dragon.
May 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Book 105

Iron Widow
By Xiran Jay Zhao

Read: 18 May
Format: Paperback
Pages: 394
Genre: Fantasy
One sentence: Lots of feminine rage when a girl volunteers to be a ‘concubine’ for the elite pilot that killed her sister in a force that saps girl’s qu to fuel the piloting of robot fighter.
Cover image for book Iron Widow. Feathers artwork of a girl in a futuristic skin tight suit with metal ’v’ down the back. She stands so you can see her back as she looks over her shoulder towards you with one hand held up. Her hair is in an up-do with gold hair ordainments. Large Wings with red and orange feathers are in the background and forground
May 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Book 104

Somadina
By Akwaeke Emezi

Read: 15-17 May
Format: Hardback
Pages: 300
Genre: YA Fantasy
One sentence: A girl with godly powers has to search for her twin when he is stolen in this fantasy with an interesting magical system.
Cover of the book Somadina. A thin black girl with short twisted hair looks out from the cover with a determined expression. There is a forest behind her with twisted branches.
May 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Book 103

Train to Pakistan
By Khushwant Singh

Read: 14-17 May
Format: Audio
Pages: 6 hrs 26 Mins
Genre: Historical Fiction
One sentence: Fictional story about very real brutality of Partition.
Image of the cover of the book Train to Pakistan with artwork of a train engine with black smoke billowing out of it and bark blue sky above and deep red below
May 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Book 102

The Reluctant Heartthrob
Jackie Lau

Read: 13-15
Format: Digital (Kobo+)
Pages: 162
Genre: Romance
One sentence: Sweet & Spicy celebrity romance.
Cover image for book the reluctant Heartthrob is a cartoon drawing of two people embracing, with their eyes closed about to kiss. The title is at the top surrounded with lights like an old theatre sign.
May 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Book 101

Mornings in Jenin
By Susan Abulhawa

Read: 7-14 May
Format: Physical
Pages: 352
Genre: literary Fiction
One sentence: A family pushed from their home and broken up by Zionist during the Nakba live and die with the trauma over generations.
Cover image of the Book Mornings in Jenin shows a young girl standing against a large, worn wooden door with intricate moulding patterns. She wears a lilac dress that goes to her knees And blue sandals. Her brown hair is pulled back and one stem is up holding the edge of the door.
May 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Book 100

Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat'a
By Katłıà

Read: 1-13 May
Format: Physical
Pages: 176
Genre: Fantasy
One sentence: Fictional generational story about shapeshifter monsters of Dene legends from history to present modern time if monsters walked among us.
Cover of book Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat'a by Katłıà. Cover image is a photo of a ‘C’ shaped island with lights in the sky above. The photo is edited to to have muted colours with a blue-purple tint.
May 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Book 99

The Sitcom Star
Jackie Lau

Read: 6-12 May
Format: Digital (Kobo)
Pages: 149
Genre: Romance
One sentence: Very cute a spicy short celebrity romance between childhood friends.
The cover for book Sitcome Star features a man leaning against a bus shelter with a larger poster with the image of a women with long brown hair, weather a red dress and sunglasses on her head. She looks toward his. There is also a white squirrel on the glass looking up.
May 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Book 98

These Vengeful Gods
Gabe Cole Novoa

Read: 6-9 May
Format: Digital (ARC)
Pages: 432
Genre: Fantasy
One sentence: Engaging and delightful characters in this YA fantasy.
Cover image for the book These Vengeful Gods. The cover artwork is of a face, close up. The person is wearing a blue hood, dark eye peer out and the nose and bottom part of the face is covered by a black mask. It is raining with streaks of water shown infront of the face.
May 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Book 97

Blood Sisters
By Vanessa Lillie

Read: 3-6 May
Format: Audiobooks (Libby)
Pages: 9hr. 46 mins
Genre: Mystery
One sentence: A compelling mystery of an archaeologists that returns to her hometown to find her missing sister are uncovers decades of secrets.
Cover image of Blood sisters. In the forgrown is a women with her face shaded so you can’t tell her features. She wears her hair in a ponytail and has on a jean jacket with a tshirt underneath and jeans with a belt. In the background there is a road going odd in the sunset on the right and on left is a hill will a figure wrapped in a blanket standing on top of the hill.
May 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM