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Visit our NEW ITEMS page for all our new materials.

 Booklist Reader - Monthly reviews of new and recently published books for kids and adults

Checkout Booklist Reader more reading suggestions. Whether you are hunting for your next book to read, selecting for a book club or great ideas for kids, you will find librarian-approved selections and reviews in the latest edition of Booklist Reader. Visit the link below to read the latest issue, as well as recent issues, all for free.

Booklist Reader is a monthly book-review magazine published by the American Library Association and is free to read online.

 January Listening: New Year, New You

Where to find Podcasts

Podcasts can be found online and through mobile apps, often for free. Some places podcasts can be found include:

  • Spotify (Online and mobile app - Free account sign up required)
  • Apple Podcasts (Mobile app only - can listen through iTunes on a computer)
  • Google Podcasts (Online and mobile app)
  • Castbox (Online and Mobile app)
  • Stitcher (Online and Mobile app only)
  • TuneIn Radio (Online and mobile app)


Award Winners

Checkout these book awards for more titles that you may be interested in. You can browse dozen of different book awards in our catalogue.

Canadian Awards

 Canada Reads

The CBC's annual battle of the books, Canada Reads, is a great source for new books and titles you may have missed the first time around.

2023 Shortlist

Debates begin March 27.

Ducks by Kate Beaton

Greenwood by Michael Christie

Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

2022 Winner

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

2021 Winner

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

 Scotiabank Giller Prize

The Scotiabank Giller Prize was founded in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller, who passed away from cancer the year before. The award recognized excellence in Canadian fiction.

2022 Winner

Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

2021 Winner

What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad

 Governor General's Award for Literature

The Governor General's Literary Awards are given annually to the best English-language and the best French-language book in the seven categories.

2022 English Language Winners

Fiction

Pure Colour by Sheila Heti

Non-Fiction

Aki-Wayn-Zih by Eli Baxter

2021 English Language Winners

Fiction

Tainna by Norma Dunning

Non-Fiction

Alfabet/Alphabet by Sadiqa de Meijer

Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence

Formerly the Arthur Ellis Awards. The Awards are for crime writing and are not restricted to mystery writing. Crime-writing encompasses far more than the traditional whodunit. The crime genre includes crime, detective, espionage, mystery, suspense, and thriller writing, as well as fictional or factual accounts of criminal doings and crime-themed literary works. The Arthur Ellis Awards honour the best in Canadian crime writing.

2022 Shortlists

Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction

The Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction is given annually for excellence in the category of literary nonfiction, which includes essays, history, biography, memoir, commentary, and criticism. The winning book demonstrates a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. The prize has been sponsored by The Hon. Hilary M. Weston since 2011 and is funded by the Weston Family Foundation.

2022 Winner

Invisible Siege by Daniel Werb

2021 Winner

Permanent Astonishment by Tomson Highway

Indigenous Voices Awards

The Indigenous Voices Awards were established in 2017 to support and nurture the work of Indigenous writers in lands claimed by Canada. The prizes are awarded annually.

2022 Winner

All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Issac

2021 Fiction Winner

Ghost Lake by Nathan Adler

 Leacock Medal (Humour)

The Board of Directors of the Stephen Leacock Associates works to preserve the literary legacy of Stephen Leacock, oversee the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour award and encourage the growth of Canadian humour writing.

2022 Shortlist

An Embarrassment of Critch's by Mark Critch

The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont

Talking to Canadians by Rick Mercer

Winner to be announced Sept. 17, 2022

2021 Winner

Indians On Vacation by Thomas King

2020 Winner

Molly of the Mall by Heidi L. M. Jacobs

Toronto Book Awards

Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. The annual awards offer $15,000 in prize money: finalists receive $1,000 and the winning author is awarded $10,000.

2022 Winner

Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley

2021 Winner

Speak, Silence by Kim Echlin

 Trillium Book Award

The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased public awareness of the quality and diversity of Ontario writers and writing.

2022 Winner

The Last Exiles by Ann Shin

2021 Winner

How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa

International Awards

Booker Prizes

The Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world, rewarding the finest in fiction, highlighting great books to readers. As of 2016, the Man Booker International Prize will be awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK. In 2018 the Golden Booker Prize was awarded for the best fiction writing over the last 5 decades.

2023 International Book Prize Longlist

Visit the International Booker site for the longlist. The shortlist will be announced April 18 and the winner will be announce May 23.

2022 Booker Prize Winner

Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (coming soon)

2022 International Booker Prize Winner

Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree

2021 Booker Prize Winner

The Promise by Damon Galgut

2021 International Booker Prize Winner

At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a major new English-language literary award to celebrate creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in the United States and Canada.

2023 Longlist

The 2023 Longlist has been announced. Shortlist to be announced April 6 with the winner to be announced May 4.

Dublin Literary Award

The Dublin Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English. The Award promotes excellence in world literature and is solely sponsored by Dublin City Council, and administered by Dublin City Libraries. Nominations are submitted by libraries in major cities throughout the world. 

2023 Longlist

With over 70 titles on this years longlist, there is not shortage of reading suggestions.

Shortlist to be announced March 28, with the winner announced May 25

2022 Winner

The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter, translated by Frank Wynne

You can find previous shortlist nominees in our catalogue

Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded annually to an American author.

2022 Winner

The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen (coming soon)

2021 Winner

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdich

Women's Prize for Fiction

The inspiration for the Women's Prize for Fiction was the Booker Prize of 1991 when none of the six shortlisted books was by a woman, despite some 60% of novels published that year being by female authors. The first prize was awarded in 1996. 2020 marks the 25 year of the award.

2022 Winner

Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

2021 Winner

Pireanesi by Susanna Clarke

2020 Winner

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (also published as Hamnet And Judith)

Goodreads Choice Awards

Started in 2009, the Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards decided by readers worldwide

 2020
  • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - Fiction
  • The Guest List by Lucy Foley - Mystery / Thriller
  • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - Historical Fiction
  • House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas - Fantasy
  • From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout - Romance
  • To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini - Science Fiction
  • Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Horror
  • Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle - Humour
  • Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi - Nonfiction
  • A Promised Land by Barack Obama - Memoir & Autobiography
  • Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson - History & Biography
  • A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough - Science & Technology
  • Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten - Food & Cookbooks
  • Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman - Graphic Novels & Comics
  • Dearly by Margaret Atwood - Poetry
  • Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid - Debut Novel
  • Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo - Young Adult Novel
  • The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black - Young Adult Fantasy
  • The Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan - Middle Grade & Children's
  • Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi - Picture Books
 2021
  • Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney - Fiction
  • The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave - Mystery / Thriller
  • Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Historical Fiction
  • A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas - Fantasy
  • People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry - Romance
  • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Science Fiction
  • The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix - Horror
  • Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson - Humour
  • The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green - Nonfiction
  • Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner - Memoir & Autobiography
  • Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe - History & Biography
  • Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe - Graphic Novels & Comics
  • The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman - Poetry
  • The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas - Debut Novel
  • Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley - Young Adult Novel
  • Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo - Young Adult Fantasy
  • Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan - Middle Grade & Children's
 2022
  • Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - Fiction
  • The Maid by Nita Prose - Mystery / Thriller
  • Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Historical
  • House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas - Fantasy
  • Book Lovers by Emily Henry - Romance
  • Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel - Science Fiction
  • Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak - Horror
  • The Office BFFs by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey - Humour
  • Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown - Non-Fiction
  • I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - Memoir & Autobiography
  • Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller - History & Biography
  • Heartstopper; Volume 4 by Alice Oseman - Graphic Novels & Comics
  • Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman - Poetry
  • Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - Debut Novel
  • The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - Young Adult Novel
  • Gallant by V. E. Schwab - Young Adult Fantasy
  • I Am Quiet by Andie Powers - Middle Grade & Children's - Coming soon

Reading Challenge

Trying to read more this year? Check out this great reading challenge that will help keep you on track.

You can pick up a copy of the reading challenge at any library branch, or download your copy below. Collect stickers each time you complete a book!

Download the Kawartha Lakes Public Library 2023 Reading Challenge

 Monthly Challenges
 reading challenge 1  reading challenge 2 March reading challenge

Books With Numbers in the Title

 

Lists!

Who doesn't like a good Top 100 list? You will find most of these books in our collection.

The OLC Library 100

BBC Top 100 Books You Need To Read

Pengiun 100 Must-Read Classics

Top 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, so far

Heather's Picks (Chapters/Indigo CEO)

Oprah's Book Club (Oprah Winfrey)

Read With Jenna - Jenna Bush Hager's Picks (host of The Today Show)

Reese's Book Club (Reese Witherspoon)

Jillian Harris Book Club

Other Websites

Check out the websites below to help you find new authors and different books to read. Also, sign up for our NextReads Newsletters and receive monthly emails highlighing new books in our collection.

BookBrowse

Access BookBrowse to discover read-a-likes and similar authors to your favourites. Make use of the book club resources for you next book club meeting.

NextReads Newsletters

Sign-up for a NextReads newsletter and receive email notifications with book suggestions in our catalogue. Each title links back to the catalogue where you can place holds on the titles that interest you most.

NoveList

Access NoveList Plus to discover new books to read. You'll find read-alikes and authors suggestions. Browse genres and award winning books. 

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