Toronto: Viking Penguin Canada, (2023). First edition - The second novel in this award winning series featuring Molly Gray, a heroine who "is not like anyone else. With her flair for cleaning and proper etiquette, she has risen through the ranks of the glorious five-star Regency Grand Hotel to become the esteemed Head Maid. But just as her life reaches a pinnacle state of perfection, her world is turned upside down when J. D. Grimthorpe, the world-renowned mystery author, drops deadÑvery deadÑon the hotelÕs tearoom floor." Issued as a trade paperback in Canada. 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0735341305.

New York: St Martin's, (1991.). Canadian author's first novel, a story of the twentysomething generation, overeducated and underemployed, working McJobs (low pay, low prestige, low benefit, no future) in the service industry. Illustrated. 183 pp. ISBN: 0-312-05436x.

New York: Viking, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second mystery by this Canadian writer (and father of singer Neil Young) featuring Royal Canadian Mounted Police inspector Matthew "Matteesie" Kitologitak, a full-blooded Inuk who is investigating a brutal double murder in a tiny Arctic village. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-670835552.

Lexington, KY: Gates & Bridges Inc, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - Canadian author's first fantasy novel, one in which Leonardo da Vinci travels 500 years through time where a group of students are trying to prevent the sabotage of a secret weapen - the most sophisticated jet fighter project in the world. "Their evil foes have money and influence and do not hesitate to use them, with deadly force if necessary. But the students receive guidance and support from a surprising source-the bearded, elegant, and culture-shocked Venetian Leonardo da Vinci." 342 pp. ISBN: 1-929953003.

New York: Scribner, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this award-winning Canadian short story writer, one which brings her own family history into life. Told as nine interwoven stories, this novel portrays Jewish village life in the 19th century. In the center is Misha the midwife, the "wayward heart of Blaszka, she holds safe all the local secrets, including the stories of the four vilda hayas, 'the wild creatures,' as she and her girlfriends were known." Set during a nine-month period in 1894, each chapter recounts many of the same events through the eyes of different characters. Winner of the Martin and Beatrice Fisher Jewish Book Award. Author's note, recommended reading, glossary. 414 pp. ISBN: 0-684853035.

Portland, OR: Tin House Books, (2021) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this Haitian-Canadian writer which uses the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude 2010 Haiti earthquake as its central event, interweaving the stories of ten interconnected characters - a sensitive and complex portrayal of human experiences during the disaster, one which explores deep themes of grief, regret, capitalism, class, and racism, but avoids tipping into hopelessness. Margaret Atwood and Edwidge Danticat have praised it as "stunning" and "sublime." Winner of the 2022 American Book Award. 313 pp. ISBN: 978-1951142766.

Vancouver, BC: Polestar, (1991). First edition - The fifth book of poems by this Canadian writer and editor. 75 pp. ISBN: 0-919591701.

Vancouver, BC: Polestar, (1991). First edition - The fourth book of poems by this Canadian writer - poems which capture "with searing honesty the 90s male view of fatherhood and the family." 78 pp. ISBN: 0-919591671.

New York: Putnam, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - Canadian author's first novel, winner of the 2000 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. "A young Shakespeare professor pursues the problematic girl of his dreams . . Moore's satirical view of academia has real bite." (PW) 385 pp. ISBN: 0-399148647.

Norfolk, Virginia: Crippen & Landru, 2009. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of 12 short stories featuring four generations of Ganelons as they protect the principality of San Sebastiano from the control of Ludwig Wong and his nefarious descendants, with a new introduction by Powell. Laid in is a separate pamphlet "The Caravan of Wonders Lady", the first separate publication of this short story. Includes a checklist of the mystery writings of James Powell. Number 93 of 160 copies individually numbered and SIGNED by Powell on the limitation page. 221 pp plus colophon and publisher's ads. ISBN: 978-1932009361.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel by this award-winning Canadian poet, one which "tells the interlocking stories of three men of different generations whose lives are transformed by the events and shifting effects of the same war. At its center is poet Jakob Beer: traumatically orphaned as a young boy during the Second World war, rescued from the mud of a buried Polish city and secreted to a Greek island by Athos Roussos, scientist, scholar, and, above all, humanist." SIGNED on the title page. Winner of many awards - Orange Prize for Fiction, Guardian Fiction Prize and more. Basis for the 2007 film of the same name. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 294 pp. ISBN: 0-67945439X.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003. SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel - and her first book to be published in the US. This story of a young deaf woman was written as a tribute to Itani's grandmother who was deaf from the age of 18 months as a result of scarlet fever. Very highly praised: among the dust jacket comments is this by Alistair MacLeod: 'This exceptional novel moves from the silence of the deaf to the cacophony of 'the front' during World War I. .. From the haunting effects of a childhood disease to the random horrors of war, the uncertainties that become our certainties have seldom been so well explored. Tremendously moving... a remarkable accomplishment.' INSCRIBED on the title page. 378 pp.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. First edition - The first novel and second book by this author, a member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations in British Columbia. Set in Kitamaat territory it "follows a teenage girl's search for answers to and understanding of her younger brother's disappearance at sea [and] tells a story about growing up on a Haisla reserve. The book is both a mystery and a spiritual journey, combining contemporary realism with Haisla mysticism. " Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award, it received the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for the best work by a resident of British Columbia. Basis of the 2020 film of the same name. 374 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-44469.

Toronto: ECW Press, (2020) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought provoking novel by this award-winning writer, who has been called Canada's best mystery novelist. The 19th novel in the Joanne Kilbourn series, one in which she must unlock the secrets of her early life to uncover the reason for the mysterious death of the producer of a series on her entangled family. 349 pp. ISBN: 978-1770415287.

London: Constable & Co., Ltd. (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The Ritz Hotel in occupied Paris is rocked by an explosion on 17 January 1943. Millions of francs worth of diamonds destined for the Third Reich are missing. The international safe-cracker Gypsy has surfaced and is about to hold the city and its Occupier to ransom. The unlikely team of Jean-Lous St.-Cyr of the Surete and Hermann Kohler of the Gestapo are joined by Herr Max of the Internationalen Krminalpolizei in this, their ninth investigation." 256 pp. ISBN: 0-094771502.

Port Moody, British Columbia: Gypsy Moon Press, 1995 (1997). SIGNED - Thriller introducing Alex Bellamy a "Revenue Canada auditor, who has always dreamed of adventure. During a field audit, he discovers evidence of fraud. Alex learns that others, including someone inside Revenue Canada, are involved. He persuades his colleague, Andy Gowan to help him investigate, but Andy is murdered . . Soon, Jillian's fears and Alex's search for a killer embroil them in a bizarre and disturbing nightmare not everyone will survive." SIGNED on the title page with the word "Enjoy." 220 pp. ISBN: 0-96992110.

New York: Doubleday, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this author who was born in Canada but grew up in India. Opening in 1937 in India, it is set "against the backdrop of changing Anglo-Indian relations; sometimes the political bleeds into the personal, as the novel juxtaposes India's struggle for independence with the smaller outrages and betrayals Satya and Roop suffer at their husband's hands--and each other's." (Sheila Bright) Winner of the Commonwealth Writers regional prize (Caribbean and Canada) for Best Book and long listed for the Orange Prize. Map frontispiece. 471 pp. ISBN: 0-385496044.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart /Douglas Gibson Book, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - True first edition of this very personal collection of stories - stories inspired by her the history of her Laidlaw ancestors, starting in the wilds of the Scottish Border in 1700 - by this award-winning Canadian writer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2013. Includes a brief foreword by Munro. x, 349 pp. plus author bio and 5 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-771065264.

New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third mystery in the award winning series featuring policeman William Murdoch, set in Toronto at the turn of the twentieth century and basis of the TV series The Murdoch Mysteries. SIGNED on the title page. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-312268920.

Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, Canada: Breakwater Books, (1974). First edition - A play set in Newfoundland by this award-winning Canadian poet, educator and playwright. 69 pp.

Toronto and Berkeley, CA: Owlkids, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written and illustrated by an award-winning Canadian author and illustrator, this book takes an honest, unflinching view of survival in the wild as it explores the symbiotic relationship shared by wolves and ravens, which has led to ravens being called "wolf-birds. Includes an informative authors note. "Layering beautiful illustrations and storytelling over scientifically accurate concepts, The Wolf-Birds draws readers to the poetry of predator, prey, and scavenger interactions. Dawsons honest portrayal of ecological relationships effectively, and importantly, connects us to the raw beauty of our natural world." (Daniel Stahler, Wildlife Biologist, Yellowstone National Park). Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1771470544.

Toronto: McArthur & Company, (2000). First edition - Set in Montreal, this is the first novel by this playwright - the story of a woman who is a freelance journalist, a single mother and a passionate Montrealer - her ex-husband is heading for a breakdown, her children are declaring their independence and she is trying to find a new sense of purpose. 350 pp. ISBN: 0-15528133X.