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THIS WEEK'S NEW BOOKS

cszego — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:20:08 GMT

Hardcover
Crown Of Wishes, Roshani Chokshi
Legion Of Regrettable Supervillains, Jon Morris
Luna: Wolf Moon, Ian McDonald
[NB: Ian will be here on Saturday April 22nd. Join us here at the store at 3pm to meet him!]

Trade Paperback
Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi
These Ruthless Deeds, Tarun Shanker
Firebug, Lish McBride

Mass Market
SW: Life Debt, Chuck Wendig
Shooting The Rift, Alex Stewart
Lost Stars: Shattered Spear, Jack Campbell
Sorcerer's Daughter, Terry Brooks
Silence, Mercedes Lackey & Cody Martin

SPECFIC COLLOQUIUM

cszego — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:59:02 GMT

The SpecFic Colloquium is a full day of talks on all kinds of exciting genre topics. More ideas than you can shake a stick at, plus a book bag full of free stuff, and prizes, too!

This year's Guest of Honour is Cory Doctorow. Other speaker guests include Julie Czerneda, Madeline Ashby, Vicky Clough, and Jason Taniguchi.

Tickets are available online or at the door (but it's cheaper online, so take that into consideration).

NOO BUX FER YOO

cszego — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:33:43 GMT

Hardcover
Collapsing Empire, John Scalzi
Star's End, Cassandra Rose Clarke
Shadow Run, Adrianne Strickland & Michael Miller
Pyromantic, Lish McBride
Spymaster, Margaret Weis & Robert Krammes
John Ronald's Dragons, Caroline McAlister & Eliza Wheeler

Trade Paperback
Fellside, M.R. Carey
Phantom Pains, Mishell Baker
Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend, Alan Cumyn
The Skylighter, Becky Wallace
Orbital Cloud, Taiyo Fujii
Relics, Tim Lebbon
Flames Of Rebellion, Jay Allan
Join, Steve Toutonghi
Brotherhood Of The Wheel, R.S. Belcher
Chalk, Paul Cornell

SAMANTHA SHANNON

cszego — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:42:04 GMT

Reminder: this coming Saturday, March 18th, Samantha Shannon will be here at 2pm to celebrate the launch of Song Rising. You're invited!

If you can't make it but would like a personalized copy, let us know. We can make that happen for you (we have the technology!).

BAKERY FRESH!

cszego — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:28:15 GMT

Need a reasons to stay indoors? Snuggle up with some of this week's new titles.

Hardcover
New York 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson
White Road Of The Moon, Rachel Neumeier
Triangle, Mac Barnett
Yvain: Knight Of The Lion, M.T. Anderson
Freya, Matthew Lawrence
The Return, Joseph Helmreich
End Of Oz, Danielle Paige
One Trick Pony, Nathan Hale
Class: Stone House, A.K. Benedict

Trade Paperback
Keeper Of The Mist, Rachel Neumeier
Djinn Falls In Love, Mahvesh Murad & Jared Shurin, editors
Death Weavers, Brandon Mull
Bear And The Serpent, Adrian Tchaikovsky
In The Labyrinth Of Drakes, Marie Brennan
Dragons VS Drones, Wesley King
Yellow Brick War, Danielle Paige
Brother's Ruin, Emma Newman
Girl Who Could Not Dream, Sarah Beth Durst
Last Mortal Bond, Brian Staveley
Dorothy Must Die Vol 3, Danielle Paige
Wanderers, Meg Howrey
Black City Demon, Richard A Knaak
Life Stealer, Lene Kaaberbol
Lady Of The Lake, Andrzej Sapkowski
Travelers Rest, Keith Lee Morris
Astonishing Mistakes Of Dahlia Moss, Max Wirestone
The Remnant, Charlie Fletcher

Mass Market
Kong: Skull Island, Tim Lebbon

WHILE WE'RE WAITING

cszego — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:26:50 GMT

... to see if this time our phone will ACTUALLY work for more than a few hours, check out all of this week's new titles.

Hardcover
Song Rising, Samantha Shannon (Meet the author! Join us here on Saturday March 18th at 2pm!)
Etched In Bone, Anne Bishop
Silence Fallen, Patricia Briggs
Sins Of Empire, Brian McClellan
Devil's Bible, Dana Chamblee Carpenter
All Hallows Horror, John Llewellyn Probert
Traitor To The Throne, Alwyn Hamilton
Witchy Eye, D.J. Butler
Balance Of Power, Stan Lee & Stuart Moore
Archangel, Margaret Fortune
Spaceman Of Bohemia, Jaroslav Kalfar
Alone, Scott Sigler
Max, Sarah Cohen-Scali
Seven Surrenders, Ada Palmer
Smells Like Finn Spirit, Randy Henderson
In Calabria, Peter S. Beagle
Bone Witch, Rin Chupeco

Trade Paperback
Half Lost, Sally Green
Big Mushy Happy Lump, Sarah Andersen
Challenges Of The Deeps, Ryk E. Spoor
Little Green Men Attack! Robin Wayne Bailey & Bryan Thomas Schmidt, editors
The Progeny, Tosca Lee
Flamecaster, Cinda Williams Chima
Mermaid's Daughter, Ann Claycomb
Hekla's Children, James Brodgen
Eleanor, Jason Gurley
The Erstwhile, Brian Catling
Last Days Of Magic, Mark Tompkins
Terms And Conditions, Robert Sikoryak
Girl Who Raced Fairyland, Catherynne M. Valente
True Born, L.E. Sterling
Nostalgia, M.G. Vassanji
Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty
Agents Of Dreamland, Caitlín R. Kiernan

Mass Market
Holver Alley Crew, Marshall Ryan Maresca
Magic For Nothing, Seanan McGuire
Hunger Makes The Wolf, Alex Wells
Above His Proper Station, Lawrence Watt-Evans

SAMANTHA SHANNON

cszego — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 20:01:31 GMT

Friends! We are thrilled to announce that on Saturday March 18th, Samantha Shannon will be here to launch Song Rising.

Join us at the store at 2pm to meet Shannon, talk magic and mayhem, get books signed, and even eat tasty snacks. If you can't make the event but want a book personalized, just let us know.

PHONE'S OUT

cszego — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:59:44 GMT

Our phone is currently down. If you need to get in touch with us today try here, Twitter, or email.

Sorry about that. Bell installed a line for one of our tenants early this week, and knocked out someone else's line to do so. Then while fixing that line, they knocked out ours.

We're talking an almost sitcom-worthy display of genius, here.

MORE NEW BOOKS

cszego — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:54:56 GMT

Geez, feels like the weeks are turning over fast, doesn't it? Or is that just me?

Sigh. Just me.

Hardcover
Thunderbird, Chuck Wendig
Firebrand, Kristen Britain
Velocity, Chris Wooding
Frogkisser!, Garth Nix
Grim Death And Bill The Electrocuted Criminal, Mike Mignola & Thomas E. Sniegoski
Life On Mars, Jon Agee
Beast Is An Animal, Peternelle Van Arsdale
Game Of Shadows, Erika Lewis
Star Trek Cats, Jenny Parks
King's Cage, Victoria Aveyard
Battles Of Tolkien, David Day

Trade Paperback
Calamity, Brandon Sanderson
Revenger, Alastair Reynolds
Radiant Terminus, Antoine Volodine
Worldshaker, J.F. Lewis

Mass Market
Wheel Of Osheim, Mark Lawrence
Hood, Tony Venables
Ring Of Fire IV, Eric Flint, editor
Bane And Shadow, Jon Skovron

NEW BOOKS FOR YOU. AND YOU. AND YOU, AND YOU, AND THAT PERSON OVER THERE, YEAH YOU IN BLUE.

cszego — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:01:49 GMT

Hardcover
Conjuring Of Light, V.E. Schwab
Long May She Reign, Rhiannon Thomas
SW: Empire's End, Chuck Wendig
Humans, Bow Down, James Patterson & Emily Raymond
NK3, Michael Tolkin

Trade Paperback
Back Of The Turtle, Thomas King
The Devourers, Indra Das
Games Wizards Play, Diane Duane
Interior Darkness, Peter Straub
Island Of Exiles, Erica Cameron
Of Darkness, Josefine Klougart

FAMILY DAY

cszego — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 21:29:19 GMT

On Monday February 20th, we'll be open from 12-5. Just so you know.

TIME BANDITS!

cszego — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:47:05 GMT

Tomorrow, Saturday February 18th, the Friends of the Merril will screen Time Bandits, the 1981 Terry Gilliam film about exploring fantastic places, and the power of imagination. There'll be a short discussion afterwards, with related book recommendations. Also: popcorn!

They'll start at 7pm in the basement of the Lilian H. Smith branch at 239 College Street (at Huron). The event is free and open to everyone.

TODAY WE ARE VALIANT!

cszego — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:26:54 GMT

Okay, possibly not today, but on Thursday Feb. 23rd we definitely will be!

And you can be, too! Please join us at 7pm on the 23rd at The Dominion (500 Queen St. East) for the launch of Lesley Livingston's newest book The Valiant. Come for the books; stay for the gladiatorial combat!

NEW BOOKS FOR THIS THAW

cszego — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 20:49:27 GMT

Hardcover
The Valiant, Lesley Livingston*
Gilded Cage, Vic James
Angel Catbird: To Castle Catula, Margaret Atwood
Last Day On Mars, Kevin Emerson
Winter Of The Gods, Jordanna Max Brodsky
Miranda And Caliban, Jacqueline Carey
People's Police, Norman Spinrad
Not Quite Narwhal, Jessie Sima
Amberlough, Lara Elena Donnelly
Crossroads Of Canopy, Thoraiya Dyer
Wintersong, S. Jae-Jones

Trade Paperback
Closed And Common Orbit, Becky Chambers
Company Town, Madeline Ashby
Lovecraft Country, Matt Ruff
Monstrous Commotion, Gareth Williams
Rebel Of The Sands, Alwyn Hamilton
Unfortunate Decisions Of Dahlia Moss, Max Wirestone
Arkwright, Allen Steele
Return Of The Witch, Paula Brackston
Lost Time Accidents, John Wray
Tiger And The Wolf, Adrian Tchaikovsky

*Help Lesley launch The Valiant! Join us at 7pm on Thursday February 23rd at The Dominion (500 Queen St. East). There'll be live music! Reading! Books! Gladatorial fights to the death!**

**Or not. Only if you're good.

READERS ROCK

cszego — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:32:53 GMT

Friends and customers help bookstore move across the street

This is how we moved, too: dozens of customers hefted books into and out of boxes, boxes into and out of trucks; furniture into and out of buildings.

TL;DR: people who shop at independent bookstores are the best.

PS: Don't worry, we'll never move again. NEVER.

BABY, IT'S GROSS OUTSIDE

cszego — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 22:05:46 GMT

It's getting really slippery out. Please be careful on your way home, especially those of you who are driving. For anyone who decides to stay in, we have lots of new books to keep you company.

Hardcover
Grave, Michelle Sagara
Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman
With Blood Upon The Sand, Bradley P. Beaulieu
Sloppy Wants A Hug, Sean Julian
Burning World, Isaac Marion
House Of Months And Years, Emma Trevayne
Kill Before Dying, Travis S. Taylor
Stars Are Legion, Kameron Hurley
Black Wolves Of Boston, Wen Spencer
The Turn, Kim Harrison
All Our Wrong Todays, Elan Mastai
Darkness Absolute, Kelley Armstrong
Powers Of Darkness, Hans De Roos

Trade Paperback
Caine's Mutiny, Charles E. Gannon
Devil Crept In, Ania Ahlborn
Dawn Study, Maria V. Snyder
Perdition Score, Richard Kadrey
Ravenous, MarcyKate Connolly
Imprudence, Gail Carriger
Winter Be My Shield, Jo Spurrier
The Familiar #4, Mark Z. Danielewski

Mass Market
Pilgrims, Will Elliott
Execution Channel, Ken MacLeod
Elisha Mancer, E.C. Ambrose
Hungry Ghosts, Stephen Blackmoore
Marked In Flesh, Anne Bishop
Night Shift, Charlaine Harris
Revisionary, Jim C. Hines
Saturn Run, John Sandford & Ctein
Dr. Potter's Medicine Show, Eric Scott Fischl
Perfect Machine, Brett Savory
Age Of Myth, Michael J. Sullivan
SW: Bloodline, Claudia Gray
Archmage, R.A. Salvatore

YEAH, I THINK WE COULD ALL PROBABLY USE SOME NEW BOOKS RIGHT NOW

cszego — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:43:00 GMT

Hardcover
Rage Of Ares, Christian Cameron
Exo, Fonda Lee
Blood Of Wonderland, Colleen Oakes
Dark Days Pact, Alison Goodman
Caraval, Stephanie Garber
Edge Of Everything, Jeff Giles
Last Harvest, Kim Liggett
Martians Abroad, Carrie Vaughn

Trade Paperback
Girl On The Liar's Throne, Den Patrick
Bookburners, Max Gladstone, creator
Criminal Magic, Lee Kelly
Adventures Of Lettie Peppercorn, Sam Gayton
2084: The End Of The World, Boualem Sansal
Binti: Home, Nnedi Okorafor
Beauty Of Destruction, Gavin G. Smith
Bigfootloose And Finn Fancy Free, Randy Henderson
Only The Stones Survive, Morgan Llywelyn
New Worlds, Old Ways, Karen Lord, editor
F*ck This Journal, Dale Shaw
One Fell Sweep, Ilona Andrews
Dusk Or Dark Or Dawn Or Day, Seanan McGuire

Mass Market
Hanging Tree, Ben Aaronovitch
Fire Touched, Patricia Briggs
Sword Of The South, David Weber
The Seer, Sonia Lyris
Ghoul Vendetta, Lisa Shearin

WATER PROBLEMS? YES? NO? MAYBE?

cszego — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:09:12 GMT

Due to some emergency pipe repairs on Harbord today, we may (or may not) experience some periodic water shut-offs today. Thus far it hasn't happened, but they haven't ruled out the possibility.

Just so you know.

Also: the street's a mess, and the traffic's pretty backed up. If you're coming here today, consider walking.

BRIGHT NEW BOOKS FOR DARK DULL DAYS

cszego — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:35:45 GMT

Hardcover
Empire Games, Charles Stross
Conversations In Blood, Paul S. Kemp
Death's Mistress, Terry Goodkind
Skill Of Our Hands, Steven Brust & Skyler White
Windwitch, Susan Dennard
Arthur And Sherlock, Michael Sims

Trade Paperback
Sleeping Giants, Sylvain Neuvel
Too Like The Lightning, Ada Palmer
Mongrels, Stephen Graham Jones
Mr. Splitfoot, Samantha Hunt
Sudden Appearance Of Hope, Claire North
Passing Strange, Ellen Klages
Shadowplay, Laura Lam
Truthwitch, Susan Dennard
David Brin Presents: Chasing Shadows, Stephen W. Potts, editor
Wildwitch: Oblivion, Lene Kaaberbol
Department Zero, Paul Crilley
Anno Dracula 1899, Kim Newman
Planet Of The Apes: Tales From The Forbidden Zone, Rich Handley & Jim Beard, editors
Fortress At The End Of Time, Joe M. McDermott
Gathering Of Shadows, V.E. Schwab
Toaster On Mars, Darrell Pitt

TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE US:

cszego — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:39:40 GMT

If you're frightened, or sorrowful, or enraged: please know that we see you.

We love you.

We support you.

A SMALL SELECTION OF NEW BOOKS

cszego — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 21:01:42 GMT

We're missing a few titles as we sloooowly get back into our regular schedule after the holiday, but here are some to get you started.

Hardcover
Frostblood, Elly Blake
Wizard's Dog, Eric Kahn Gale
Carve The Mark, Veronica Roth
Freeks, Amanda Hocking
Recluce Tales, L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
XO, OX, Adam Rex

Trade Paperback
Snakewood, Adrian Selby
The Withered, Amy Miles
Blade Of Black Steel, Alex Marshall
Rise Of The Rocket Girls, Nathalia Holt
The Trap, Steven Arntson

2016 BESTSELLERS

cszego — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:20:41 GMT

We sold a lot of books last year. More than in 2015, which was a better year than 2014 (which was better than 2013): this is a trend of which we heartily approve. What follows are our bestsellers from 2016, arranged by format.

How many did you read?

Hardcover
Quantum Night, Robert J. Sawyer*
Children Of Earth And Sky, Guy Gavriel Kay*
True Born, L.E. Sterling*
Company Town, Madeline Ashby*
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
Last Year, Robert Charles Wilson*
Illuminae, Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Stiletto, Daniel O'Malley
Inheritance Of Ashes, Leah Bobet*
SW: Ahsoka, E.K. Johnston*

Trade Paperback
Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin
Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu
Lilith's Brood, Octavia Butler
Haunting Of Hill House, Shirley Jackson
Embassytown, China Miéville
Uprooted, Naomi Novik
VN, Madeline Ashby*
Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie
Wizard Of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin

Mass Market
Neuromancer, William Gibson*
Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison
Who Fears Death, Nnedi Okorafor
Name Of The Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik
Hominids, Robert J. Sawyer*
Wise Man's Fear, Patrick Rothfuss
Midnight Riot, Ben Aaronovitch
Aurora, Kim Stanley Robinson
Pet Sematary, Stephen King

* means Canadian (we're totally claiming Madeline)

NEW BOOKS: CRAPPY WEATHER

cszego — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:45:39 GMT

Harcover
Silver Gate, Kristin Bailey
Kindred: Graphic Novel, Octavia E. Butler
Roseblood, A.G. Howard
Shadows Of The Lost Sun, Carrie Ryan & John Parke Davis
Bear And The Nightingale, Katherine Arden
Cold Eye, Laura Anne Gilman

Trade Paperback
Quantum Night, Robert J. Sawyer
Dragon Springs Road, Janie Chang
Everything Box, Richard Kadrey
Little Heaven, Nick Cutter
Welcome To Night Vale, Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor
City Of The Lost, Kelley Armstrong
Version Control, Dexter Palmer
Arcadia, Iain Pears
Burning Page, Genevieve Cogman
Children's Home, Charles Lambert

Mass Market
My Diary From The Edge Of The World, Jody Lynn Anderson
City Of Ice, K.M. Mckinley
Dreams Of The Eaten, Arianne 'Tex' Thompson

FIRST NEW BOOKS OF THE NEW YEAR

cszego — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:23:18 GMT

And just in time, too. If this weather doesn't make you want to stay in with a good book, you're prolly at least 38% fish.

Hardcover
Heart Of What Was Lost, Tad Williams
Dead Man's Steel, Luke Scull
Defiant, Dave Bara
Cursed Queen, Sarah Fine
Golden Gate, Robert Buettner
1636: Ottoman Onslaught, Eric Flint
Ever The Hunted, Erin Summerhill

Trade Paperback
This Census Taker, China Miéville
Dark Days Club, Alison Goodman
Glittering World, Robert Levy
Imposter Queen, Sarah Fine
Unhooked, Lisa Maxwell
Boss Fight, Annie Bellet
Idealist, Justin Peters
Last Sacrifice, James A. Moore
Iron Ghost, Jen Williams

Mass Market
Battle Hill Bolero, Daniel José Older
Silverwolf, Jacey Bedford
Starbound, Dave Bara

AND TO ALL, A GOOD NIGHT

cszego — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 18:23:04 GMT

Whether your plan is to welcome the New Year with open arms or just set a match to the old year and walk away, be safe out there tonight. The TTC is FREE from 7pm onwards, so there's no excuse not to be. Remember, only morons drink and drive.

Happy New Year, friends.