Dundurn Press Holiday Gift Guide | 2022

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Netflix-binging true crime addict

The Beatle Bandit by Nate Hendley $21.99

Glamorous young wife Alma Rattenbury takes her chauffeur as a lover and their scandalous relationship leads to a murder most foul.

WINNER of the 2022 Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book Deadly Triangle by Susan Goldenberg $23.99

A former United Church minister massacres his family. What led to this act of femicide, and why were his victims forgotten?

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After years working in homicide, retired Toronto detective Steve Ryan reflects on six cases he will never forget.

The Castleton Massacre by Sharon Anne Cook & Margaret Carson $24.99

The Ghosts That Haunt Me by Steve Ryan $22.99

Pair with: a DIY snack essentials gift basket


Uncover stories that go beyond game night Hockey 365 by Mike Commito $23.99

Tracing Canadian men’s soccer’s emergence from global obscurity to international powerhouse, featuring insight from star players like Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David.

The Voyageurs by Joshua Kloke $24.99

Hockey history moments for every day of the year!

The Running-Shaped Hole by Robert Earl Stewart $23.99

A searching, selfdeprecating memoir of a man on his way to eating himself to death before discovering the anxiety and fulfillment of distance running.

Hockey 365, The Second Period by Mike Commito $23.99

Pair with: fave team merch, beer, apple watch


Uncover a novel to curl up with In a virus-fearing world, skin hunger can drive you crazy — and human petting zoos can return you to yourself.

20th Anniversary Edition of multi award-winning book The Petting Zoos by K.S. Covert $23.99

The Polished Hoe by Austin Clarke $25.99

A story of romantic obsession, mental illness, and self-discovery as one woman travels to a haunted quarantine island.

Egg Island by Sara Flemington $22.99

Two laconic teenage runaways plunge deep into backcountry, searching for an extraordinary place that may or may not exist.

Possessed by Jowita Bydlowska $23.99

Pair with: a blanket, book light, warm socks, pjs


Stories of exceptional accomplished lives A stunning portrait of Ernest Hemingway’s fourth wife who used her widowhood to shape Hemingway’s literary legacy.

Hemingway's Widow by Timothy Christian $42.95

A refreshing memoir that will challenge you to make the most of life’s opportunities.

From the Heart by Mary Anne Chambers $25.99

Jackie Ronne reclaims her rightful place in polar history as the first American woman in Antarctica.

The inspiring story of Angeline Jackson, who stood up to Jamaica’s oppression of queer youth to demand recognition and justice. Antarctic Pioneer by Joanna Kafarowski $25.99

Funny Gyal by Angeline Jackson $15.99

Pair with: tissues + aesthetic tissue box cover, tea/coffee gift set


Wrap Up a Rare Machines Gift Set

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A 5 Book Bundle for only $110

With the Rare Machines five-book bundle, discover the very best of emerging Canadian literary talent. Available for a limited time exclusively on our website!


Uncover whodunit After losing her young son in a tragic accident, Eve struggles to protect the one child she has left, a teenage daughter who just might be pure evil.

Eve's Rib by C.S. O'Cinneide $21.99

Grace’s healing solitude is shattered when she becomes a suspect in a gruesome series of murders.

Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman $22.99

Fans of Louise Penny and Michael Connelly, meet exasperating homicide detective Michael Green in this gripping police procedural.

The Creature X team travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate sightings of a surviving pterosaur.

Do or Die by Barbara Fradkin $21.99

Umboi Island by J.J. Dupuis $17.99

Pair with: wine, sleep mask, mug cake box


Uncover stories of Toronto’s past Women in nineteenthcentury Toronto were integral to the life of the growing city. These are their stories.

Modest Hopes by Don Loucks & Leslie Valpy $29.99

The Toronto Book of Love by Adam Bunch $24.99

Celebrating Toronto’s built heritage of row houses, semis, and cottages and the people who lived in them.

An Unrecog nized Contr ibution by Elizabeth Gillan Muir $24.99

Exploring Toronto’s history through tantalizing true tales of romance, marriage, and lust.

Stories of the hopeful, brave people who fled slavery and made Toronto their home. The Underground Railroad by Adrienne Shadd, Afua Cooper, Karolyn Smardz Frost $19.99

Pair with: museum pass, theatre tix, digital picture frame loaded with historical pics


Must-have guides for cool parents A brisk, humorous collection of essays that redefines the mythos of fatherhood depicted in film, television, and video games.

Navigate the challenges of coparenting with practical advice and legal tips. Dad Bod by Cian Cruise $22.99

Your Place or Mine? by Charlotte Schwartz $22.99

Harried mother of three Shantelle Bisson guides you through raising a family, all while keeping your cool! A roadmap for parents who want to feel less pressure and more joy during the intense early years of childrearing. Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Cool by Shantelle Bisson $19.99

Impossible Parenting by Olivia Scobie $22.99

Pair with: hire a babysitter, dining gift card


For teens with big imaginations Rook and Gage live worlds apart — but somehow they must find a way to help one another survive.

Can two Ice Age teens separated from their tribes overcome their differences to outwit their pursuer and survive the unforgiving wilds?

Sisters of the Wolf by Patricia Miller-Schroeder $14.99

The Limitless Sky by Christina Kilbourne $14.99

A fantastical novel from awardwinning author Colleen Nelson

Will their wilderness skills be enough to survive the dangerous Rocky Mountains?

Mountain Runaways by Pam Withers $14.99

The Life and Deaths of Frankie D. by Colleen Nelson $14.99

Pair with: bookstore gift card, stocked personal fridge, book sleeve


For kids in grades 4 to 6 Naomi’s dog Diesel returns from the afterlife with one mission — can he save her?

What the Dog Knows by Sylvia McNicoll $13.99

A middle grade adventure series set in Ancient Egypt

The Lost Scroll of the Physician by Alisha Sevigny $12.99

City coyote Pica is carried far away, into the land of wolves. Will she survive and make it back to Scruff?

The Oracle of Avaris by Alisha Sevigny $13.99

Lost Shadow by Claire Gilchrist $13.99

Pair with: Squishmallows, dog stuffy, hieroglyph stamp set


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