Toronto Book Awards Longlist 2023 | Burlington Public Library

Nomenclature

New and Collected Poems

by Brand, Dionne

Book - 2022

Collects eight volumes of Dionne Brand’s poetry published between 1983 and 2010, as well as a new long poem, the titular Nomenclature for the time being. Collects eight volumes of Dionne Brand’s poetry published between 1983 and 2010, as well as a new long poem, the titular Nomenclature for the time being. Show less

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Half-bads in White Regalia

A Memoir

by Caetano, Cody

Downloadable Audiobook - 2022

When Cody and his family move to a small town, life seems good--until his parents divorce and move out. Left alone, Cody and his siblings must fend for themselves, even as the pipes burst and the lights go out. When Cody and his family move to a small town, life seems good--until his parents divorce and move out. Left alone, Cody and his siblings must fend for themselves, even as the pipes burst and the lights go out. Show less

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Really Good, Actually

by Heisey, Monica

eBook - 2023

Determined to embrace her new life as a Surprisingly Young Divorcee, 29-year-old Maggie, with the help of her tough-loving academic advisor, her newly div...Show more Determined to embrace her new life as a Surprisingly Young Divorcee, 29-year-old Maggie, with the help of her tough-loving academic advisor, her newly divorced friend and her group chat, barrels through her first year of singledom, searching for what truly makes her happy. Show less

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The Story of Us

by Hernandez, Catherine

Book - 2023

Like many overseas Filipino workers, Mary Grace Concepcion has lived a life of sacrifices: she has travelled to Canada, in the hopes of one day sponsoring...Show more Like many overseas Filipino workers, Mary Grace Concepcion has lived a life of sacrifices: she has travelled to Canada, in the hopes of one day sponsoring her husband Ale and having children of their own. Mary Grace seeks employment as a Personal Support Worker and begins caring for Liz, an elderly patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease, whose health is as fragile as her rundown bungalow. Show less

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Wild Fires

by Jai, Sophie

Book - 2022

Moving between Toronto and Trinidad, Wild Fires is a vivid and compelling story exploring the ways we mourn and why we avoid the very things that can save us. Moving between Toronto and Trinidad, Wild Fires is a vivid and compelling story exploring the ways we mourn and why we avoid the very things that can save us. Show less

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On the Ravine

by Lam, Vincent

Downloadable Audiobook - 2023

Dr. Chen must consider how far he would go to save a life when a talented female violinist, who is addicted to opioids, enters his life. Dr. Chen must consider how far he would go to save a life when a talented female violinist, who is addicted to opioids, enters his life. Show less

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Finding Edward

by Murray, Sheila

eBook - 2022

Cyril Rowntree migrates from Jamaica to Canada, arrives in Toronto, and sets about earning a degree. A chance encounter leads him to a suitcase full of ph...Show more Cyril Rowntree migrates from Jamaica to Canada, arrives in Toronto, and sets about earning a degree. A chance encounter leads him to a suitcase full of photographs and letters dating back to the early 1920s. Cyril is drawn into the letters and their story of a white mother's struggle to come to terms with the need to give up her mixed-race baby, Edward. Show less

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The Melancholy of Summer

by Onomé, Louisa

Book - 2023

After her parents go on the run, 17-year-old Summer Uzoma is placed in the care of her cousin, whom she hasn't seen in years, and finds life with him awkward for many reasons until, with his help, she learns to trust again. After her parents go on the run, 17-year-old Summer Uzoma is placed in the care of her cousin, whom she hasn't seen in years, and finds life with him awkward for many reasons until, with his help, she learns to trust again. Show less

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Quality Time

by Showler, Suzannah

Book - 2023

Ferociously in love from the start, Nico and Lydie spent a first year together so beautiful that they've been recreating it, day by day, ever since. But t...Show more Ferociously in love from the start, Nico and Lydie spent a first year together so beautiful that they've been recreating it, day by day, ever since. But the real world is creeping in. As the people around them start to get married, get pregnant, get serious, Lydie wonders what it is they're really doing, and why it leaves her so little time to focus on the art she moved to the city to create. Show less

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The Fake

by Whittall, Zoe

eBook - 2023

After the death of her wife, Shelby meets Cammie, who is supposedly recovering from cancer, in a grief support group. Gibson who is newly divorced also en...Show more After the death of her wife, Shelby meets Cammie, who is supposedly recovering from cancer, in a grief support group. Gibson who is newly divorced also encounters Cammie and falls in love with her. When Shelby and Gibson meet, they find out that Cammie's stories are far from the truth. Show less

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Clara at the Door With A Revolver

The Scandalous Black Suspect, the Exemplary White Son, and the Murder That Shocked Toronto

by Whitzman, Carolyn

Book - 2023

Carolyn Whitzman tells the compelling story of a courageous Black woman living in nineteenth-century Toronto and paints a portrait of a city and a society that have not changed enough in 125 years. Carolyn Whitzman tells the compelling story of a courageous Black woman living in nineteenth-century Toronto and paints a portrait of a city and a society that have not changed enough in 125 years. Show less

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Denison Avenue

by Wong, Christina

Book - 2023

A poignant meditation on loss, aging, gentrification, and the barriers that Chinese Canadian seniors experience in big cities, Denison Avenue beautifully ...Show more A poignant meditation on loss, aging, gentrification, and the barriers that Chinese Canadian seniors experience in big cities, Denison Avenue beautifully combines visual art, fiction, and the endangered Toisan dialect to create a book that is truly unforgettable. Show less

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Moving the Museum

Indigenous + Canadian Art at the AGO

Book - 2023

Drawing from stories about our origins and identities, the featured artists and essayists invite readers to engage with issues of land, water, transformat...Show more Drawing from stories about our origins and identities, the featured artists and essayists invite readers to engage with issues of land, water, transformation, and sovereignty and to contemplate the historic representation of Indigenous and Canadian art in museums. Contains a list of works at the back. Show less

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