It’s that time of year! We have the perfect book for everyone on your list. Use the discount code HAPPYHOLIDAYS at checkout for 25% off the e-book or audiobook version of every book included in the gift guide!
For the person who gardens until the first frost, never forgets their reusable water bottle, and is always looking for important causes to champion
Thirst for Justice by David R. Boyd
Fight or Submit: Standing Tall in Two Worlds by Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson
Building Unity: Leading a Non-Profit from Spark to Succession by Michael “Piecez” Prosserman
The Case for Climate Capitalism: Economic Solutions for a Planet in Crisis by Tom Rand
Take Back the Tray: Revolutionizing Food in Hospitals, Schools, and Other Institutions by Joshna Maharaj
Saved by Science: The Hope and Promise of Synthetic Biology by Mark J. Poznansky
Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds by Elizabeth Howell
A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency by Seth Klein
For the person with an endless rotation of band T-shirts, whose favourite movie is Spinal Tap, and who used to record mix tapes from the radio
Here Goes Nothing by Eamon McGrath
Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal by Greg Renoff
Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music by Ted Templeman as told to Greg Renoff
Memphis Mayhem: A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World by David Less
Music Lessons by Bob Wiseman
Anthem: Rush in the ’70s by Martin Popoff
Limelight: Rush in the ’80s by Martin Popoff
For the person who’d thank Whitney Houston in their acknowledgements, who loves to read the “staff picks” recommendation cards at a bookstore, and whose jean jacket is covered in pins referencing their favorite things
The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
The Adventures of Isabel by Candas Jane Dorsey
Shared Universe: New and Selected Poems 1995–2020 by Paul Vermeersch
Afterlife Crisis by Randal Graham
For the person who replies with sports gifs, helps you with your fantasy football team, and hasn’t given up on the Leafs in 50 years
The Role I Played: Canada’s Greatest Olympic Hockey Team by Sami Jo Small
Toe Blake: Winning Is Everything by Paul Logothetis
This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan by Steve “Dangle” Glynn
The Ultimate Road Trip: All 89 Games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ultimate Leafs Fan by Mike Wilson and Lance Hornby, Foreword by Brendan Shanahan
The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant by Bertrand Hébert and Pat Laprade
One to Remember: Stories from 39 Members of the NHL’s One Goal Club by Ken Reid
Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution by Keith Elliot Greenberg
For the person who sends the best holiday cards, organizes Zoom family trivia nights, and always remembers your coffee order
Gideon’s Bible: A Father & Son Discuss God, the Bible and Life by Rick Salutin and Gideon Salutin, Illustrated by Dušan Petričić, Foreword by Margaret Atwood
Why Birds Sing by Nina Berkhout
The Unlocking Season by Gail Bowen
Moments of Glad Grace by Alison Wearing
Misconduct of the Heart by Cordelia Strube
For the person who loves a good mystery, remembers the moment they learned the twist in The Sixth Sense, and would never let an office plant die