It's the inaugural day of Unwrap Indie, a checklist of giftable books from one-of-a-kind indie presses. Match the distinctive personalities of the people on your gift list with our recommended book picks from now until November 26th.
Bonus: take 15% off our #unwrapindie book picks until November 28th!
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We, Jane by Aimee Wall
Phantompains by Therese Estacion
Tongues: On Longing and Belonging Through Language, edited by Eufemia Fantetti, Leonarda Carranza & Ayelet Tsabari
Songs for the Cold of Heart by Eric Dupont, translated by Peter McCambridge
Maker by Jim Upton
Waswanipi by Jean-Yves Soucy
Ring by André Alexis
ink earl by Susan Holbrook
Any Night of the Week by Jonny Dovercourt
Ghost's Journey: A Refugee Story by Robin Stevenson, illustrated by Rainer Oktovianus
The Loudest Bark by Lucie Gagnon and Gail Marlene Schwartz, illustrated by Amélie Ayotte
Kiskajeyi: I AM READY by Michelle Sylliboy
The Quiet is Loud by Samantha Garner
Frost & Pollen by Helen Hajnoczky
County Heirlooms by Leigh Nash & Natalie Wollenberg
Text and Context by Richard Greenblatt
The New Canadian Curling Club by Mark Crawford
Two Indians by Falen Johnson
The Pineapples of Wrath by Cathon
Lonely Boys by Sophie Bédard, translated by Helge Dascher & Robin Lang
Little Russia by Francis Desharnais
The Good Arabs by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
Personal Attention Roleplay by Helen Chau Bradley
Dear Black Girls by Shanice Nicole, illustrated by Kezna Dalz
Fuse by Hollay Ghadery
The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak by Grace Lau
A Good Name by Yejide Kilanko
Dream of No One But Myself by David Bradford
awâsis — kinky and dishevelled by Louise Bernice Halfe - Sky Dancer
Fetishes of the Floating World by Don Domanski
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Please note that due to supply chain delays, orders may take longer than usual to arrive. Please shop early to ensure books arrive in time to unwrap.
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