From Oji-Cree writer Joshua Whitehead comes Jonny Appleseed, a debut novel—and Governor General’s Literary Award finalist—that centres around Jonny, a Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer young man and proud “NDN glitter princess” who is forced to confront his past when he returns home to his reserve.

From Harvard dropout to photographer, Bill Cunningham rose through the ranks of creative legends. After his passing, a neatly-typed manuscript was discovered; Fashion Climbing: A Memoir with Photographs tells the late street-style photographer’s story in his own infectious words.

In his comprehensive new book, Wine: A social and cultural history of the drink that changed our lives, NUVO contributor Rod Phillips dives thematically into the areas of our lives that wine has impacted, making for a political, social, and historical commentary that goes well with a glass of vino.

Following Rachel Kushner’s critically acclaimed The Flamethrowers comes her latest novel, The Mars Room, which was shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize. Kushner pens a tale laced with humour and darkness by examining institutional living through a protagonist imprisoned.