Fall 2026 Books from Douglas & McIntyre

Fierce Attachments: A Life with Cats
by Rosemary Sullivan, illustrated by Colleen Sullivan

With charming black-and-white illustrations and personal anecdotes, award-winning author Rosemary Sullivan shares a heartwarming meditation on the human-feline relationship and the author’s bond with a pair of cats she and her husband Juan feel fortunate to have shared a life with.

Birds of a Feather: Field Notes and Portraits
by Don Gunn

Blending beautiful illustrations, guidebook facts and spirited memoir, Birds of a Feather shares the delightful charm of backyard birds—and reminds us that even birds of ordinary feathers are worth protecting.

That Asian Girl Is a Problem: Confessions of a Recovering Good Girl
by Rachel Phan

With sharp humour and unflinching honesty, Rachel Phan explores what it means to be a racialized woman in spaces that demand gratitude, silence and smallness. Blending memoir, cultural critique and playful experimentation, That Asian Girl Is a Problem turns the label of “problem” into an act of resilience, rebellion and self-definition.

Humanitarienne: A Doctor’s Stories from the Conflict Zone
by Dr. Kirsten Johnson

In Humanitarienne, physician and global health expert Kirsten Johnson recounts a remarkable journey from a difficult childhood to a career serving communities in some of the world’s most volatile places. With vivid, unsentimental prose, she reflects on her work in war zones, disaster-stricken regions and underserved communities, while confronting the inequities within the humanitarian system and what it means to build a life of purpose.

The Citizen’s Guide to Nonviolent Defence: How Canadians Can Deter Invasion, Defeat Tyranny and Build Democracy
by Richard Sandbrook

How can Canada and other middle and smaller powers defend themselves against a superpower without relying solely on military force? The Citizen’s Guide to Nonviolent Defence explores nonviolent civilian defence as a strategic alternative, drawing on historical examples and research to show how organized resistance, noncooperation and disruption can deter aggression and defend democracy.

Naoyak: A Novel
by Norma Dunning

By turns funny, biting, tender, fantastical and spiritually charged, Naoyak is a blend of social satire and a loving ode to Inuit women and mothers.

Shades of Emily: A Novel
by Leslie Howard

With more than a hundred years of history separating its two narrators—one of them a young lawyer in twenty-first-century New York, the other the famed early-twentieth-century artist Emily Carr—this magnetic new novel by bestselling author Leslie Howard offers a multigenerational story of love, ambition and breaking with convention.

Do It Yourself: A Novel
by Emer O’Toole

A sharp, funny novel about a single mom who reinvents herself as a DIY influencer, only to find her online life dragging up old ghosts and sparking new chaos.

The Lesser Blessed: 30th Anniversary Edition
by Richard Van Camp

A Canadian classic, The Lesser Blessed is Richard Van Camp’s powerful coming-of-age novel about Larry Sole, a Dogrib (Tłı̨chǫ Dene) teenager navigating friendship, love and buried memories in a small town in Canada’s North. This expanded 30th anniversary edition includes two bonus short stories featuring Larry and a playlist of songs curated by Van Camp.

Leading from the Heart: The Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician
by Judy Darcy

Now in paperback! Judy Darcy’s inspiring memoir traces her remarkable journey from library worker to president of Canada’s largest labour union and groundbreaking legislator, fighting throughout her career for workers’ rights, health care, reproductive choice and some of society’s most vulnerable. With candour and conviction, Darcy reflects on the personal experiences and political struggles that shaped her life and her vision for a more compassionate kind of leadership.