15 Canadian books coming out this November - CBC
From a new short story collection by Rabindranath Maharaj to Blue Jays reporter Hazel Mae's memoir, November is an exciting month for Canadian books.
Here are some of the most anticipated Canadian titles for November 2026!
Solace in Winter is a novel by Mary Lawson. (Knopf Canada, Richard Mobbs)
Solace in Winter is a novel set in the small town of Solace in the winter of 1969. It follows a widower named Jack whose quiet life is upended when he finds a dog in a bad way and an injured American draft dodger on the road near his place. He takes them both in, but when his daughter comes to visit one day, she makes a decision that she can’t take back.
Solace in Winter is out on Nov. 10.
Mary Lawson is also the author of the novels A Town Called Solace, Crow Lake, The Other Side of the Bridge and Road Ends. Lawson, currently based in England, is originally from Ontario.
The Nowhereian is a short story collection by Rabindranath Maharaj. (Wolsak & Wynn)
The Nowhereian is a collection of short stories all centred around the figure of the nowhererian, a Trinidadian term describing a person with no fixed address, either by choice or displacement. The stories are set in Trinidad and Canada and examine the lives of people caught in the in between, from a student hoping for a fresh start to a young woman starting her first job.
Rabindranath Maharaj is the author of several books, including The Amazing Absorbing Boy. He was awarded Canada’s Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013. Born in Trinidad, he currently lives in Ajax, Ont.
An End in Itself is a novel by Terry Fallis. (McClelland & Stewart, Tim Fallis)
In An End in Itself, Malcolm is a novelist who’s content with his life as a working writer. Sure, his book events might be half-empty and despite the good reviews, his books don’t sell as well as he expects, but it’s all worth it for the love of the craft. One day, he wakes up to a world where writers are global celebrities and he’s suddenly as famous as a rock star. But as he’s swept up in the glitz and glamour of fame, he starts to lose touch with the solitary art that once meant everything to him.
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Terry Fallis is the author of several comedic novels, including The High Road and Albatross. He won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for his debut novel The Best Laid Plans and for the novel No Relation. The Best Laid Plans was also on Canada Reads in 2011. He lives in Toronto.
A Noble Profession is a nonfiction book by Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch. (Simon & Schuster)
A Noble Profession is a collection of profiles of teachers and students that celebrates the contributions of Canadian educators and the impact they have on young people.
A Noble Profession is out on Nov. 3.
Peter Mansbridge is one of Canada's most respected journalists. He is the former chief correspondent for CBC News and was the anchor of CBC's flagship nightly newscast The National for 30 years. Mansbridge is the author of the national bestsellers Extraordinary Canadians, Peter Mansbridge One on One and Off the Record. He lives in Stratford, Ont.
Bulgutch is a former CBC producer and the author of That's Why I'm a Journalist and That's Why I'm a Doctor. He also co-wrote Extraordinary Canadians with Mansbridge.
Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers is a mystery novel by Alan Bradley. (Doubleday Canada, Jeff Bassett)
Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers is the 12th and final novel in the Flavia de Luce Mystery series. In Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers, when a nun is found dead, her colleagues learn that she had spent years hiding the truth of her past. Flavia is tasked with getting to the bottom of a decades-old crime and uncovering long-buried secrets.
Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers is out on Nov. 3.
Alan Bradley was an author best known for the Flavia de Luce Mystery series, which has sold over six million copies. Bradley won several crime awards including the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, the Dilys Winn Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award and the Barry Award. Originally from Toronto, he lived on the Isle of Man. He died in May 2026.
Gushue is a book by Brad Gushue, right and middle, written with Stephen Brunt. (Viking, Sophie Hefferton, Peter Tym)
Gushue is a memoir written by Brad Gushue, an Olympic Gold medal-winning curler from Team Canada. In collaboration with sports journalist Stephen Brunt, the book explores the highlights and challenges of Gushue's careers, and what it meant to step away from the sport to which he devoted years of his life.
Gushue is has won two Olympic medals curling for Team Canada, as well as six Brier Championships. He's from St. John's.
Brunt is an author, journalist and broadcaster. His other books include Searching for Bobby Orr and All Roads Home, with Bryan Trottier. He lives in Hamilton, Ont., and in Winterhouse Brook, N.L.
Sunwing is a graphic novel by Kenneth Oppel, left, illustrated by Christopher Steininger. (HarperCollins Canada, Christopher Steininger)
Sunwing is the second book in the Silverwing trilogy adapted into a graphic novel series. In this tale, a young silverwing bat named Shade looks for his father in a mysterious forest home to thousands of bats. Along the way, Shade meets the cannibal bat named Goth, who rules his kind in the southern jungle.
Sunwing: The Graphic Novel is for ages 8 to 12 and is out on Nov. 3.
Kenneth Oppel is a Toronto author known for writing many books for young readers including Airborn, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award in 20024, The Nest and Ghostlight.
Christopher Steininger is an illustrator and artist based in Saskatchewan.
Too Cold for Comfort is a romance book by Nisha J. Tuli. (Forever)
In the romance novel Too Cold for Comfort, Adaya is a photographer reeling from a devastating breakup who makes the trek to northern Canada to get the perfect shot of a polar bear. When she gets there, she’s taken aback by the icy welcome she gets from Reid, the owner of the lodge, which is overbooked. The two must share the private family wing for the next two weeks. After a snowstorm traps them inside together, they start to feel a connection that keeps them warm despite the frigid temperatures.
Too Cold for Comfort is out on Nov. 10.
Nisha J. Tuli is also the author of Trial of the Sun Queen. She lives in Manitoba.
Before I Let You Go is a memoir by Hazel Mae. (HarperCollins Canada)
Hazel Mae tells her life story in Before I Let You Go, from her childhood in the Philippines to becoming a long-time Sportsnet reporter for the Blue Jays. With honesty, she writes about what it was like to break into the U.S. media scene as a young reporter, then getting to come home and cover the Jays.
Before I Let You Go is out on Nov. 10.
Mae is a trailblazer in the sports media field who has won the Jack Graney Award from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame — only the second woman to do so — and the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism.
Trove is a graphic novel by Danie Stirling. (Danie Stirling, HarperCollins)
Trove is a YA graphic novel about two best friends and their love for a fantasy book series of the same name. Bonding over fandom, Jules and Ness founded the Trove Sleepover Club and have been attached at the hip ever since. But when Jules announces she has to move and the series’ author announces her retirement, everything feels like it’s coming to an unfair end. In a last ditch effort to possibly find a hidden last manuscript from the author, Ness and Jules head to a fan convention. Together, they’re determined to save their favourite series and their fiendship.
Trove is for ages 12 and up and is out Nov. 10.
Danie Stirling is a writer and artist also known as “Whitherling” online. They are the creator of several fantasy webcomics and the graphic novel Crumbs. They are currently based in Atlantic Canada.
Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott is a comic by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, Superfan Promotions)
Serving as a prequel to the Scott Pilgrim EX video game, this one-shot comic introduces the game's antagonist: Scott's evil robot clone Metal Scott. The book also features exclusive extras and a peek into O'Malley's creative process.
Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott is out Nov. 15.
Bryan Lee O'Malley is a cartoonist from London, Ont. O'Malley's career in comics took off after publishing Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, the first in a Toronto-centric series about an indie music-loving nerd who must defeat his girlfriend Ramona's seven evil exes. The bestselling books later became a film starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Brie Larson. O'Malley followed up this success with the acclaimed graphic novel Seconds and the series Snot Girl with Leslie Hung.
Every Secret Thing is a novel by Susanna Kearsley. (Simon & Schuster, Wendy McAlpine)
In Every Secret Thing, Kate, a journalist, doesn't have time to listen when an elderly man offers to tell her the story of a hidden murder and says some strangely accurate things about her grandmother. But when he dies unexpectedly, Kate finds herself caught up investigating what he knew and how he was connected to her grandmother's wartime past.
Every Secret Thing is out on Nov. 17.
Susanna Kearsley is a former museum curator and the author of books including The Winter Sea, The King's Messenger and The Firebird. She lives near Toronto.
A Thief to Die For is a YA romantasy by Melissa Poett. (HarperCollins)
In the YA romantasy novel A Thief to Die For, Marian leads a double life. By day, she serves as a guard for her father, the Commander, but at night she’s a Robin Hood-esque thief and vigilante. When Marian is caught by a soldier of the miners Marian’s father mistreats, he wants to expose her in exchange for much needed resources. But Ryland carries a valuable magic inside him and so Marian embarks on a cruel strategy to outwit him: win his heart.
A Thief to Die For is for ages 13 and up and is out on Nov. 17.
Melissa Poett is a Canadian YA writer. Her other YA fantasy novel is The Enemy’s Daughter.
Best Canadian Poetry 2027 is a collection of poetry selected by Tolu Oloruntoba. (Biblioasis, Palimpsest Press)
Best Canadian Poetry 2027 is part of the publisher Biblioasis's annual series, edited by Anita Lahey. This year's collection was selected by poet Tolu Oloruntoba and features work from authors including Paul Vermeersch and katherena vermette.
Best Canadian Poetry 2027 is out Nov. 17.
Oloruntoba is an Alberta-based poet. His collections include Unravel, which was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, and The Junta of Happenstance, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Griffin Poetry Prize.
Flexible Faces is a nonfiction book by Aaron Tucker. (McGill-Queen's University Press, aarontucker.ca)
Flexible Faces looks at the history and political implications of facial recognition technology and its ubiquitous integration into modern society.
Aaron Tucker is the author of three books of poems as well as the novels Y: Oppenheimer, Horseman of Los Alamos and Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys. He is an assistant professor in the English department of Memorial University of Newfoundland. In 2022, Tucker made the CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for A Cowboy's Work.
