Freshly arrived at the bookseller

Among all the books that have recently arrived in bookstores, here are a few that caught our attention.



Charlie MuskratHarold Johnson

Hannenorak Editions continues to introduce us to the great voices of Indigenous literature with this social satire written by a Cree author from Saskatchewan, who died in 2022. The epic tale of Charlie Muskrat, who left to hunt moose, will take him from Saskatoon to Toronto and from Winnipeg to Sudbury via Ottawa, always behind the wheel of his faithful pickup and alongside hitchhikers – between laughter and reflections.

Charlie Muskrat

Charlie Muskrat

Hannenorak

216 pages

Ashes in the mouthBrenda Navarro

This second novel by the award-winning Mexican author for her first title (Empty houses) takes us into the story of Diego, who jumps from a fifth floor in Madrid. It is his sister who recounts their childhood in Mexico until their life in Spain, when no one wanted them. A story of separation, abandonment and exile, signed by one of the most prominent writers in contemporary Spanish-speaking literature.

Ashes in the mouth

Ashes in the mouth

Inkwell memory

240 pages

At the crossroads – Volume 4, Everyone has their own wayLouise Tremblay-D’Essiambre

The conclusion of this series, said to be among Louise Tremblay-D’Essiambre’s most moving, reconnects with Marjolaine, Ophélie, Claudette, Henry, Léopoldine and all the members of the Fitzgerald clan, who must make difficult choices as they build the pillars of their adult life.

At the crossroads – Volume 4, Everyone has their own way

At the crossroads – Volume 4, Everyone has their own way

Saint Jean

376 pages

They call me Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver

Praised by Stephen King and the New York Times, crowned by the prestigious Pulitzer Prize and Women’s Prize for Fiction, this novel tells the fate of an orphan who lives in a mobile home in the depths of Appalachia. Between crooked foster families, juvenile courts and the opioid crisis, he invites us to discover the tragic epic of a character worthy of a book by Charles Dickens. To discover.

They call me Demon Copperhead

They call me Demon Copperhead

Albin Michel

624 pages

Salem’s JourneyPascal Janovjak

For those who like novels inspired by true stories, this novelty returns to the affair of Saleman oil tanker which caught fire off the coast of Senegal in 1980 and which fueled speculation about the mysterious theft of its cargo, being the subject of numerous investigations which remain unresolved to this day.

Salem's Journey

Salem’s Journey

South Acts

203 pages


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