Books from Knopf Canada
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Mordecai: The Life & Times
By Charles ForanOnly twenty-nine when he arrived in London to represent the William Morris Agency, Shapiro fell in immediately with Jack Clayton. He was soon representing Clayton, along with Peter Sellers, Twiggy, Omar Sharif and Tony Richardson.
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Year of the Monkey
By Patti SmithRational adults thought this improvable, yet I could not be argued down, not by a Tenniel illustration or Disney cartoon, not even by Lewis Carroll himself. My logic may have been full of holes but so was Wonderland.
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Absolution
By Patrick FlaneryTold in shifting perspectives, Absolution is centred on the mysterious character of Clare Wald, a controversial writer of great fame, haunted by the memories of a sister she fears she betrayed to her death and a daughter she fears she ...
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The Circle
By Dave EggersLONGLISTED 2015 – International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award The Circle is the exhilarating new novel from Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Hologram for the King, a finalist for the National Book Award.
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Every Time We Say Goodbye
By Jamie ZeppaJamie Zeppa paints a tender and perceptive portrait of the unconventional, though not entirely dysfunctional, Turner family.
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The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
By John VaillantInjured and starving, it must be found before it strikes again, and the story becomes a battle for survival between the two main characters: Yuri Trush, the lead tracker, and the tiger itself.
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The Private Patient: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
By P. D. JamesWith all the qualities that P. D. James’s readers have come to expect: a masterly psychological and emotional richness of characterization, a vivid evocation of place and a credible and exciting mystery.
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The Uninvited Guests
By Sadie JonesIt's rural England, just after the turn of the last century.
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Lionel Asbo: State of England
By Martin AmisLionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug (self-named after England's notorious Anti-Social Behaviour Order), has always looked out for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Desmond Pepperdine . . .
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The Guts
By Roddy DoyleHe is reunited with his long-lost brother, Les, and learns to play the trumpet.... This warm, funny novel is about friendship and family, about facing death and opting for life.
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All of Me
By Michael Posner, Anne MurrayIn this revealing autobiography, Canada’s first lady of song, for the first time, tells the whole story of her astonishing 40-year career in show biz.
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The Parade: A Novel
By Dave EggersBut Five is an agent of chaos: speeding ahead on his vehicle, chatting and joking with locals, eating at nearby bars and roadside food stands, he threatens the schedule, breaks protocol, and endangers the work that they must complete in ...
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The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists: A Detective Varg Story
By Alexander McCall SmithThis is the precursor to The Department of Sensitive Crimes novel, first in the Detective Varg series. The detectives who work in Malmo police's Department of Sensitive Crimes take their job very seriously.
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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
By Chris HedgesPulitzer prize–winner Chris Hedges charts the dramatic and disturbing rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy and illusion.
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The As It Happens Files: Radio That May Contain Nuts
By Mary Lou FinlayThe As It Happens Files gives us the great stories – the hilarious eccentrics, the audience favourites, the poignant moments – that make up, for many Canadians some of the fondest, most vivid memories of the last decade.
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Feast: Food That Celebrates Life: A Cookbook
By Nigella LawsonFeast is written to stand alongside Nigella’s classic and best loved book, How to Eat. Comprehensive and informed, this stunning new book will be equally at home in the kitchen or on the bedside table.
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The Lost Art of Gratitude: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (6)
By Alexander McCall SmithHe looked at her in gratitude. “Thank you.” She inclined her head. She had not expected him to thank her; indeed she rarely expected anybody to thank her for anything. Gratitude was a lost art, she felt.
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Basque History Of The World
By Mark KurlanskyAmerikanuak, Basques who returned from the Americas, were people worthy of respect in the community. This is a recurring theme in Basque literature, especially among the early twentiethcentury Basque writers, who tried to reassess Spain ...
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
By Sally Rooney#1 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ONE OF TIME'S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2021 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED, ESQUIRE, THE GUARDIAN, KIRKUS REVIEWS AND FINANCIAL TIMES “Beautiful World, Where Are ...
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That Old Country Music: Stories
By Kevin BarryThese stories show an Ireland in a condition of great flux but also as a place where older rhythms, and an older magic, somehow persist.