News & Updates

TPO on the Go!
October 2026

Adrienne Gear Book Talk Tickets

November 4, 4:00 to 5:00 PT

Ojiichan's Dragon

A recommended title from ULS!

Super Forthcoming October/November 2026

Adult and Juvenile titles now available!

Truth and Reconciliation

Top New Titles
Fall 2026

GearPicks Year 7 is here!

Join our popular picture book subscription service, now in its 7th year!

2026 Giller Prize

The Giller Prize is Canada's premier literary award.

Fall 2026 Hotlist

Hotlist & Second Choice titles now available!

2026 Willow Awards

The Saskatchewan Willow Awards are a Young Readers' Choice Award that features three categories and titles for all readers.

Introducing Concept Packs!

Japanese & Korean "Cozy Fiction"

January 2025 Top Ten

Staff Pick:
The Giving Flower

by Alda P. Dobbs

A Steady Brightness of Being

A recommendation in honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

The Truth in Truth and Reconciliation

A recommendation in honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

Large Print
October 2025

Our monthly collection of large print titles.

There is a new way to order GearPicks!

2026 Chocolate Lily Award Nominees

Encourage students to read the best fiction written and illustrated by BC authors and illustrators

Nadia's Pick:
The Man Who Died Seven Times

by Yasuhiko Nishizawa

2025 Booker Longlist

The leading literary awards for works of fiction published in the UK in English.

Nadia's Pick:
The Bewitching

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Nadia's Pick:
The Outlier

by Elisabeth Eaves

Nadia's Pick:
The Paper Birds

by Jeanette Lynes