Books

Holly Walsh is a single mother struggling with postpartum depression when a heroic act by a handsome stranger alters the fate of two trouble families.

At 24, Shani Boianjiu was one of the youngest recipients of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 award. Her debut novel wowed us with its exhilarating, assured voice and its fresh stories about three young women who, on the cusp of adulthood, are thrust into compulsory service in the Israeli military.

The Chatelaine Book Club and Random House recently co-hosted the very first annual Bookstravaganza event at the Ritz-Carlton in Toronto.

In her compelling debut, Vaddey Ratner paints a vivid picture of great loss, tragedy and hope during the Cambodian genocide of the 1970s.

Three young women head off for compulsory service in the Israeli military. What awaits them is perhaps not quite what they expect: endless days of training, men, gossip and boredom, punctuated by sheer terror.