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Our 🥶 Winter 2025-2026 Hotlist ☃️ is now available! The Hotlist features the best, must-have adult fiction & non-fiction titles for public libraries selected from publishers’ advance sales info. Order online here: uls.com/EL?CFB942E7

ULS extends our deepest condolences and sympathies to the Tumbler Ridge community following the devastating tragedy. Our thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones, who have been injured, and everyone affected. We hold you in our hearts during this difficult time.

We are sad news to hear of the passing of Hal Wake, former artistic director of the Vancouver Writer's Fest, beloved member of the literary community and champion of writing, writers, ideas and culture. mailchi.mp/writersfest.bc…

❄️ Wishing everyone a happy holidays! ❄️ Both locations will be closed over the holidays, please check below for hours... as well as a surprise! Thanks to #sleepingdogstudio for this amazing, truly breathtaking portrait of our general manager Robin’s believed dog Tenzing.

The Dec'25/Jan '26 Super Forthcoming is here! The SFC showcases pre-pub fiction and non-fiction in hardcover, trade paper, paperback, mass market, graphic novels, picture books for all ages. Selection list: uls.com/EL?4E3A775F Fillable PDF: uls.com/EL?2732DD36

Souvankham Thammavongsa is the winner of the 2025 #GillerPrize for her novel, PICK A COLOUR. gillerprize.ca/souvankham-tha…

ULS Fall Sale Season on now! Join us and enjoy up to 30% off* titles at our Calgary and Burnaby locations this week! With a special Saturday opening in Burnaby. Shelves are stocked, staff are prepped, and fall vibes are immaculate. Come on by to buy for your school or library!

To honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sep. 30, we have made selections to deepen education about Indigenous issues and ways of life: “The Truth in Truth and Reconciliation Educational Board Game: For Elementary and Middle School” by James Darin Corbiere

To honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sep. 30, we have made selections to deepen education about Indigenous issues and ways of life: “A Steady Brightness of Being: Truths, Wisdom, and Love from Celebrated Indigenous Voices” by Sara Sinclair & Stephanie Sinclair

Update re: Canada Post labour strike: As of today, we are holding all direct Canada Post deliveries while labour discussions proceed. Most of our deliveries are through other couriers so the impact will be minimal.

You can still order your GearPicks Packs subscriptions from uls.com as before. Same products, two ways to order. The choice is yours!

There is a new way to order GearPicks Pack! Our collab with BC literary expert @AdrienneGear just got better — and easier for you! Order GearPicks from gpp.adriennegear.com and get the same book subscriptions and concept packs you’re used to, including the same discounts!

🌟Nadia's Pick🌟 "The Man Who Died Seven Times" by Yasuhiko Nishizawa A Japanese time-travelling murder mystery that astounds. Hisataro he relives the same day again and again until he can find a way out of the loop — and avoid his family being murdered! uls.com/EL?974A11E5

2025 Booker Prize Longlist is available. View the selection list here: uls.com/EL?4EA19A4E The Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world.

The August/September 2025 Super Forthcoming is here! The SFC showcases pre-pub fiction and non-fiction in hardcover, trade paper, paperback, mass market, graphic novels, picture books for all ages. Selection list: uls.com/EL?4E3A775F Fillable PDF: uls.com/EL?2732DD36

Our 🍃 Fall 2025 Hotlist 🍂 is now available! The Hotlist features the best, must-have adult fiction & non-fiction titles for public libraries selected from publishers’ advance sales info. Order online here: uls.com/EL?CFB942E7

🌟Nadia's Pick🌟 "The Bewitching" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Curses, witches and foreboding mystery linger in the shadows of this gripping supernatural historical-horror, cast upon across 3 generations of women: Massachusets in 1908 and 1934, Mexico in 1998. uls.com/EL?B541EC3B

2026 Red Cedar Book Award nominees are now available to order: uls.com/EL?7B34D72A The Red Cedar is a Young Readers Choice Award, which thousands of grade 4-7 students in British Columbia read and vote on their favourite nominees each year.

ULS Top New Titles for Spring/Summer 2025 are now available! These are the must-have titles of the season for readers K-12, divided into a Children's list and Young Adult list. Find the Children's list: uls.com/EL?F34FE351 Y.A. list uls.com/EL?C4FCCB9D

We'd like to give an extra special thank you to the sponsors of our 2025 @SaskEnergy Willow Awards Gala last week in Stockholm! Without your support we can't put on amazing events like the one on Friday, and thank your commitment to supporting great Canadian children's literacy!