Joan Goodwin, a physics and astronomy professor, is selected to join NASA’s space shuttle program in 1980 after answering a call for women scientists to become astronauts. As she trains alongside an eclectic group of candidates, she discovers friendship, love, and a sense of purpose that challenges everything she believed about her life and place in the universe. When a mission in 1984 changes everything, Joan’s world is irrevocably transformed in this emotional story of ambition, love, and the drive to reach the stars.

In this candid and witty collection of essays, Mary Walsh reflects on her life, career, family, and Newfoundland roots with humour and honesty. She explores personal struggles, identity, and belonging alongside stories from her work in television and comedy. Ultimately, it is a heartfelt and hopeful meditation on growing older and learning to accept oneself.

Set during the American Civil War, Burn Down Master’s House follows the intertwined lives of enslaved people living under the brutality of Virginia plantations. As they form bonds, resist oppression, and fight for justice, their acts of rebellion begin to ripple outward. Inspired by true stories, the novel is a powerful exploration of resistance, love, and survival.

In The Correspondent, Sybil Van Antwerp makes sense of her long and complex life through the letters she writes to friends, strangers, and public figures. When correspondence from her past resurfaces, she is forced to confront painful memories and reconsider the story she has told herself. The novel is a reflective exploration of memory, forgiveness, and the quiet power of human connection through words.

When tragedy strikes a successful immigrant family, their carefully constructed image begins to unravel under public scrutiny. Told through multiple perspectives, Good People explores conflicting truths about identity, reputation, and family dynamics. The novel examines what happens when appearances collide with hidden realities.

Set in 1865 Ireland, Land follows Tomás and his young son Liam as they work on the Ordnance Survey mapping project in the aftermath of the Great Hunger. When a disturbing encounter changes Tomás, their journey across the peninsula becomes increasingly uncertain and fraught with tension. The novel is a haunting exploration of memory, survival, and the enduring connection between people and the land they inhabit.

Set across two timelines, Liberty Street follows a journalist in the 1960s who goes undercover in a notorious women’s prison after receiving a mysterious inmate letter. Decades later, a detective investigating unidentified remains is drawn into the prison’s dark history, uncovering long-buried secrets and personal trauma. Inspired by true events, the novel is a gripping exploration of resilience, justice, and the enduring impact of hidden histories.

hen a young piano prodigy is separated from his mother in a crowded Beijing train station, both are forced into years of searching for each other. Their parallel journeys trace lives shaped by loss, resilience, and hope. Little Wonder is a moving story about love, music, and the enduring bond between mother and child.

Mad Mabel follows Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick, an eighty-one-year-old woman whose quiet suburban life hides a disturbing and carefully buried past. When a curious young girl moves into her neighbourhood and begins to uncover old secrets, Elsie’s carefully constructed present begins to unravel. Told across past and present, this darkly funny mystery explores memory, justice, and the possibility that some histories refuse to stay hidden.

In her first memoir, Arundhati Roy reflects on her life and the complicated relationship with her mother, who profoundly shaped her identity as a writer and person. She revisits her childhood, her emotional struggles, and the process of understanding love, grief, and independence. The memoir is an intimate exploration of family, freedom, and self-discovery.

This graphic memoir-in-essays follows Leise Hook as she reflects on growing up mixed-race between Chinese and white American heritage while living across Michigan, Tokyo, and Virginia. As she moves through shifting cultures and expectations, she grapples with questions of identity, belonging, and self-definition. Through personal reflection and visual storytelling, the work explores the complexities of forging a singular identity in a world that demands easy labels.

The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue follows Jihad Dabbagh, a Syrian American teenager whose magical ability to see and shape colour disappears after her mother’s death. Sent to an elite academy where she struggles with grief, identity, and racism, she finds solace in a sketchbook that channels her pain into vivid murals of her mother’s life in Syria. When her artwork begins appearing mysteriously across New York, Jihad is forced to confront her loss, reclaim her voice, and redefine her future.

From Alan Doyle comes a lively, insider’s tour of Newfoundland, celebrating the province’s landscapes, history, and eccentric charm. Travelling from coastal villages to remote outposts, he shares stories, humour, and local traditions that bring the island to life. The Smiling Land is a joyful, affectionate portrait of Newfoundland’s people, places, and unforgettable character.

In Sublimation, immigration splits people into two versions of themselves, with one instance living in their new country and the other remaining behind. When Soyoung Rose Kang returns to Korea for her grandfather’s funeral, she is forced into a confrontation with the self she left behind. Blending science fiction and horror, the novel explores identity, choice, and what it means to survive a life you did not choose.

The Cree Word for Love is a collaborative work by Tracey Lindberg and George Littlechild that blends fiction and visual art to explore love through a Cree cultural lens. It moves through the seasons and ceremonial cycles to reflect on family, kinship, desire, loss, and self-love. Together, the text and images invite readers to reconsider love as responsibility, connection, and relationship with all living things.

Yesteryear follows Natalie Heller Mills, a social media “tradwife” influencer who appears to live a picture-perfect, highly curated domestic life for millions of followers. When she suddenly awakens in 1855, she finds herself trapped in a harsh, unfamiliar reality that mirrors her life in disturbing ways. Darkly funny and unsettling, the novel explores identity, performance, and the myths behind idealized womanhood.