Staff Picks
A West End Companion: The Art of Gene Ubriaco – Coming Soon
$34.95Legendary Sault Ste Marie native Gene Ubriaco – professional hockey player, coach, longtime executive, and most of all, a fine human – a first ever collection of his remarkable art
‘Layers In Time: The Crawford Lake Story’ – A Tagona Press First
Crawford Lake has many stories to tell – Niagara Escarpment gem … indigenous settlement … Crawford family retreat … geological and climate science research epicenter … poetry and visual art inspiration …. and ‘Layers In Time’ captures them all!
Spirit of The Land – Johanna Rowe – PRE ORDER
$35.00Spirit of the Land – Wawa’s A.Y. Jackson Story by Johanna Rowe is a captivating exploration of legendary Canadian artist A.Y. Jackson’s deep connection to the rugged Lake Superior coastline near Wawa, Ontario. Through historical research, personal stories, rare photographs, and excerpts from the Ross family memoirs, the book retraces Jackson’s artistic journeys and celebrates the enduring spirit of Algoma’s wilderness that inspired the Group of Seven.
Twenty-Nine Years with A.Y. Jackson – PRE ORDER
Price range: $9.95 through $40.00Twenty-Nine Years with A.Y. Jackson is a remarkable memoir chronicling the close friendship between Henry Urquhart (Harry) Ross and legendary Group of Seven painter A.Y. Jackson from 1945 to 1974. Filled with rare photographs, personal stories, and vivid accounts of sketching expeditions across the Lake Superior wilderness, this book offers an intimate look at one of Canada’s most celebrated artists and the landscapes that inspired him.
Discovering Dolce Far Niente – Dr, Frank S. Sarlo
Price range: $7.95 through $15.00Discovering Dolce Far Niente: The Sweetness of Doing Nothing follows the journey of Joseph, a successful executive whose fast-paced life is interrupted by a life-threatening heart attack. Through a chance friendship with Giovanni, an Italian executive living by the philosophy of dolce far niente — the sweetness of doing nothing — Joseph begins to rediscover family, presence, balance, and the simple beauty of everyday life. Thoughtful, heartfelt, and deeply reflective, this novel invites readers to slow down and embrace what truly matters.
A Symphony of Ash and Ruin
Price range: $6.95 through $24.95She was never meant to survive the Citadel.
Now she may be the reason it burns.
Elara Vance enters the Obsidian Citadel—a brutal war academy where only the strongest survive—hiding a forbidden power that could get her killed. But when a catastrophic trial binds her soul to Kaelen Thorne, the Citadel’s deadliest commander, everything changes.
Their connection is dangerous. Addictive. Unbreakable.
As enemies close in and ancient forces awaken, Elara must decide:
hide her power… or unleash it—and risk destroying everything.
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