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Read All Winter Away

Top staff picks to get buried in this winter, if snow ever does arrive, from the Central Library's friendly team of readers' advisory experts.

Calgary Public Library

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  • JAN's pick: Reluctant to pick up a sci-fi novel? Don't be! All the best science fiction, like this one, requires no prerequisite fandom and you'll soon forget it's labeled that way at all.
    BookToronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, ©2023. — SCIENCE FICTION ALD
  • HARLEY ANNE's pick: "The Meg Langslow Mysteries by Donna Andrews are all super cute, but the Christmas ones are the best and we have them available in multiple formats."
    BookNew York : Minotaur Books, ©2019. — MYSTERY AND
  • DEBORAH's pick: Exciting outcome to the Writers' Trust of Canada Mentorship program! Filmmaker/producer/writer Jamaluddin Aram was selected as mentee by Michael Christie and his debut novel is an odd, yet perfect match of a gossipy small…
    BookToronto, Ontario : Scribner Canada, ©2023. — FICTION ARA
  • ADRIENNE's pick: “Get steeped in a mesmerizing blizzard of Russian folklore blending history and magical realism for an enchanting peek into what it was like to live in Russia’s past."
    BookNew York : Del Rey, ©2017. — SCIENCE FICTION ARD
  • AMANDA's pick: "Polite Canadian wholesomeness masks disturbing behaviors in this genre-blurring book that mixes horror and humor. Sad girl lit had a big moment in 2023 and Motherthing is one of the most interesting."
    Book[Toronto] : Strange Light, ©2022. — FICTION HOG
  • AMANDA's pick: "I typically avoid scary stories, but as the genre's popularity increased, I got brave and chose Bad Cree as my first foray into horror. Delivers many fantastically scary moments, but balanced with homey descriptions of…
    BookToronto : HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, ©2023. — FICTION JOH
  • ADRIENNE's pick: "Two sisters struggle with their bond. Is loyalty about protecting each other or honouring the choices we each make for ourselves?"
    BookNew York : Redhook, ©2018. — FICTION ROS
  • JILLIAN's pick: "A cool book I think people might enjoy based on stuff I've seen people enjoy."
    BookNew York, New York : Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group, ©2023. — FICTION ROW
  • PHIL's pick: "Has the feel of ancient myth but rolls off the page like the best classic fantasy and filled with wild laughs only Rushdie can pull off. Readers will remember Pampa Kampana like few other fictional characters."
    BookToronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, ©2023. — FICTION RUS
  • PATTI's pick: A collaborative effort on this graphic novel led to a 2020 American Book Award, and many others! Manga-inspired illustration style really captures feeling in 200 beautiful pages.
    Graphic NovelMarietta, Georgia : Top Shelf Productions, 2019, ©2019. — GRAPHIX 940. 531773 TAK T
  • MADISON's pick: "Classic twist mystery and literary fiction determined to answer abstract questions on morality all at once. Gripping and unpredictable from start to finish, making it impossible to put down!"
    BookLondon : Fitzcarraldo Editions, ©2018. — FICTION TOK
  • PIPPA's pick: Holds placed here indicate an unexpectedly amazing book has arrived, so much like our current winter this one will take its time arriving. An intensely gripping, super unique addition to the wild new world of horror fiction.
    BookToronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, ©2023. — FICTION VAL