As autumn begins to settle in, we at the John W. Graham Library are excited to share the newest books added to our collection! This month’s arrivals range from quick reads for busy days to in-depth works you’ll want to spend more time with. Make sure to stop by the New Books cart near the library entrance to explore the new items in our collection before they make their way upstairs to the Stacks or downstairs to the Popular Reading Room.

Whether you’re looking for a deeply researched work of history, a concise style guide, or a novel to curl up with, this month’s collection offers plenty to explore! All of these titles are available to browse and request through our library catalogue.

_{All titles are available through the University of Toronto’s library catalogue — why not place a hold today?}

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New Acquisitions: Theology

This month’s theology arrivals span church history, mission, practical theology, and systematics:

Spotlight: Augustine the African, by Catherine Conybeare
A new work that reconsiders Augustine’s life and writings through the lens of his African identity, offering a perspective that connects early Christianity to broader questions of heritage, culture, and geography. A must have for theology students and church historians.

• Intercultural Church: Bridge of Solidarity in the Migration Context, by Agnes M. Brazal & Daniel Franklin Pilario de Guzman
• Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Christological Reinterpretation of Heidegger, by Nik Byle
• Consecrating the World: On Mundane Liturgical Theology, by David W. Fagerberg
• Assembling Together, by Watchman Nee
• Making Disciples: The Significance of Jesus’ Educational Methods, by Sylvia Collinson
• A Taste for Change: Ecumenical Contributions to an Ecological Transformation, by Gaël Giraud & Carlo Petrini; foreword by Pope Francis
• Ancestral Feeling: Postcolonial Thoughts on Western Christian Heritage, by Renie Chow Choy
• Living Vocationally: The Journey of the Called Life, by Paul J. Wadell & Charles R. Pinches
• Wearing a Broken Indigene Heart on the Sleeve of Christian Mission, by Carmen Lansdowne
• World Christianity and Indigenous Experience, by David Lindenfeld
• Dysfunction in the Name of Jesus: Confronting the Idol of Pastoral Workaholism, edited by James Ellis III
• The Voice of the Heart: A Call to Full Living, by Chip Dodd

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New Acquisitions: General

Spotlight: We Love You, Bunny, by Mona Awad
Awad, author of Bunny and All’s Well, seamlessly blends fable and realism in a novel discussing grief, resilience, and the stories we tell to survive. This book is a vivid and haunting addition to our Popular Reading Collection.

Spotlight: Bad Indians Book Club, by Patty Krawec
A remarkable mix of story and critique, Krawec uses the book club format to explore Indigenous identity and challenge colonial narratives. Krawec’s work is both accessible and intriguing, inviting readers into deeper conversations.

Fiction:

• Endling, by Maria Reva
• Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice
• Big Bad Wool, by Leonie Swann
• Wild Life, by Amanda Leduc
• Three Bags Full, by Leonie Swann
• Necessary Fiction, by Eloghosa Osunde
• Valentine in Montreal, by Heather O’Neill

Poetry:

• The Idea of an Entire Life, by Billy-Ray Belcourt
• Wellwater, by Karen Solie

History / Politics / International Relations:

• Origins of the Cold War, 1941–1949, by Martin McCauley
• Nationalism: A World History, by Eric Storm
• Lessons from the New Cold War, edited by Hal Brands
• Chrétien and the world: Canadian foreign policy from 1993 to 2003, edited by Jack Cunningham and John David Meehan
• Words of War: Negotiation as a Tool of Conflict, by Eric Min
• Civil War and Intrastate Armed Conflict, by Karl R. DeRouen Jr., Jacob Bercovitch, and Paul K. Huth
• The New Long March: China in Xi Jinping’s Era, by Bartosz Góralczyk
• Should the World Fear China?, by Zhou Bo
• The Uneasy Century: International Relations, 1900–1990, by John MacMillan & Andrew Kislenko
• The Russian Revolution, by Sheila Fitzpatrick
• Trade in War: Economic Cooperation Across Enemy Lines, by Mariya Grinberg
• The Coutts Diaries: Power, Politics, and Pierre Trudeau 1973-1981, edited by Ron Graham
• Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings, by Neil Price   

Law / Sustainability / Policy:

• Public Health and International Economic Law, by Erica Garde & Susan Messenger
• The Ethics of Remote Warfare, by Maria Hamourtziadou
• Climate Obstruction Across Europe, by Robert J. Brulle et al.
• The Cambridge Handbook of Service Learning and Community Engagement, edited by Charles R. Strain, Edward Zlotkowski, and Patrick Dolgon
• Hydrojustice, by Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos
• Climate Change on Trial, by César Rodríguez-Garavito
• Becoming Nature Positive, edited by Marco Lambertini, Alexander Grigorev, and others
• Race and Environmental Justice in the Era of Climate Change and Covid-19, edited by Tatiana Konrad
• Before the Next Crisis, by Tista S. Ghosh
• Climate Diplomat, by Peter Betts
• The Elephant in the Room, by Liz Kalaugher

Memoir / Personal Narrative:

• Run Like a Girl, by Catherine McKenna

Philosophy / Ethics:

• Morality and Responsibility, by T. M. Scanlon

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Short on time? These titles pack insights into smaller page counts:

• The Five-Minute Linguist: Bite-Sized Essays on Language and Languages, edited by Caroline Myrick & Walt Wolfram
• 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing, by David A. Robertson
• Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples, by Gregory Younging
• The Birding Dictionary, by Rosemary Mosco

Happy Reading, Trinity College!