The bell has rung, and now it's time for fun! Please join us next Saturday, September 14th at 10 AM, for our Back-to-School Story Time! 🎒 Heading to school can be intimidating, so let's enjoy these classroom reads together and learn something new!

Our September Staff Picks wrap up with three fantastic reads: Susan’s cookbook featuring over 100 cozy recipes, Judith’s tale of the fictional muse behind Don Quixote, and Kristi’s pick of a brilliant new fantasy series! Happy reading, Nesters, and thanks for following along!

Katherine Rundell's new fantasy Impossible Creatures, is IMPOSSIBLE to put down! Full of action and adventure, we follow Christopher and Mal, who race to save the Archipelago, a secret world full of magical creatures! “An instant classic!" — Katherine Applegate

Did you catch Ryan on the radio on Tuesday? Check out our stack of fall recommendations!

Don’t forget, gang! Tonight, Monday, September 9th at 7 PM, we will gather for QUEEReads, to discuss this month's 2SLGTBQIA+ read, Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez! Attend in-store or visit QUEEReads YYC Facebook Page to register via Zoom. All are welcome!

Alright, alright, alright! This week at The Nest we are lucky to have not one book launch, but TWO! Come by to check out both of these super cool authors and titles! 🗓️ ONB Events: owlsnestbooks.com/events

Information is not the raw material of truth nor a mere weapon. From bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari, comes Nexus, the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made & unmade our world. “Tremendous, thought-provoking, and so very well reasoned." - —Stephen Fry

Holy moly are today's New Releases STACKED! We have new reads from TJ Klune, Heather O’Neill, Elizabeth Strout AND Liane Moriarty! But there's more! And new Non-Fiction: The Siege by Ben Macintyre. We'll be reading for the rest of the day if you need us!

Only 24 hours until we welcome fantasy author Erika Ravnsborg to Owl's Nest for her book launch party of Insights into the Next Realm! Erika weaves mystery, horror & comedy into a magical tapestry, crafting a marvelous adventure! The fun starts at 7 PM, so don't be late!

We travelled worldwide this summer (by reading, of course), yet the season still seemed to fly by! Humour our melancholy, dear friends, and tell us: where in the world do you love reading about? Or, if you could be anywhere right now with a great book, where would you go? 🌏️

HOOTDUNNIT Book Club is back in ONE WEEK! Swing by Owl's Nest on September 18th to chat about Hootdunnit Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon! Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book!

From bestselling author Katherena Vermette, comes real ones, a heartrending & ultimately hopeful story of two Michif sisters who must face their past trauma when their mother is called out for false claims of Indigenous identity. *NOW LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 GILLER PRIZE!*

This time tomorrow is our Back-to-School Story Time with Jen! At 10 AM, we're going to be lacing up our new sneakers and polishing an apple for the teacher as we read all about big feelings and new beginnings! Hope to see you there, pals!

READ FEARLESSLY! Bold, Badass & Bookish pays tribute to feminist icons with puns, quotes, and detachable bookmarks. Don't Talk to Me While I'm Reading is the ultimate gift for book lovers, packed with trivia and a guide to indie bookstores—all beautifully illustrated! We love it!

Don't forget, gang! Tomorrow at 4 PM, we have local author Gordon Cope at The Nest for his book launch of Crystal Ball! FBI AGENT JACK KENYON is back, and you won't want to miss his next adventure!

Happy Birthday to the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie! 🔎 Did you know? Agatha Christie is the world’s best-selling fiction writer, with over 2 BILLION copies sold—surpassed only by the Bible and Shakespeare! Time to cozy up with a Poirot, y'all!

From bestselling author Richard Osman comes a brand-new murder to solve! Retired Steve Wheeler is loving the quiet life, but when his daughter-in-law Amy finds trouble on a remote island, they team up to outsmart a killer. Solving murders. It’s a family business.

We have one event this week at The Nest, and a preview of something BIG happening next Monday! Hope to see you there, gang! 📆 ONB Events: owlsnestbooks.com/events

Peter May. Mariana Enriquez. J.M. Miro. Tim Cook. Those are only a handful of the incredible authors dropping new releases this Tuesday! Finally out in paperback, we have Rebecca Yarros's phenomenon Fourth Wing & V.E. Schwab's The Fragile Threads of Power! So much to read!

Don't forget - tomorrow evening at 7 PM, our mystery book club HOOTDUNNIT is back at The Nest! We'll be chatting about Nina Simon's best-seller, Mother-Daughter Murder Night! "Nancy Drew meets Columbo in this feisty-female–driven whodunit." - Kirkus Reviews