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Bumper crop of books

For many book lovers, summer means relaxing at the beach, in the backyard or at the cottage with fun, warm-weather page-turners — easy-going romance novels, gripping thrillers or even a dishy biography. One year of digital access for only $205* *Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged […]

By deepak · August 22, 2026 · 2 min read

For many book lovers, summer means relaxing at the beach, in the backyard or at the cottage with fun, warm-weather page-turners — easy-going romance novels, gripping thrillers or even a dishy biography.

One year of digital access for only $205*

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

For many book lovers, summer means relaxing at the beach, in the backyard or at the cottage with fun, warm-weather page-turners — easy-going romance novels, gripping thrillers or even a dishy biography.

For many book lovers, summer means relaxing at the beach, in the backyard or at the cottage with fun, warm-weather page-turners — easy-going romance novels, gripping thrillers or even a dishy biography.

And some may long for the summer months to slow down, fall books season always offers up some of the most compelling reads for bookworms.

Here are 10 works of fiction and 10 non-fiction titles from Canadian authors slated to be published in the coming months — from Olympians to separatists, draft dodgers, plutocrats, prime ministers, bird-men and beyond, the characters in these forthcoming titles run the gamut.

By Michelle Good (Random House of Canada, Aug. 18)

The new novel by the author of Five Little Indians follows three generations of Cree women from one family, the stories passed down between them and their notions of identity.

Nicholas Herring (Norma Jean MacLean photo)

By Nicholas Herring (Goose Lane Editions, Sept. 1)

The follow-up novel to the Prince Edward Island’s award-winning Some Hellish tells the story of a pair of Maritimers in the 1990s who make the sudden decision to try and make a go of it in Toronto.

By Jordan Tannahill (HarperCollins, Sept. 8)

In his new novel, the Ottawa-born, London-based author of The Listeners tells the story of a British archaeologist based in Berlin who starts seeing past dead lovers in a mysterious forest on the city’s outskirts.

The Kingston author of Emancipation Day’s first collection of short fiction brings “covers” of classic short stories by authors such as Franz Kafka, Lydia Davis and Anton Chekhov.

Source: Read the original article on www.winnipegfreepress.com