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Curiosity House Books.

A place for discovery.

When you step inside our pink bricks-and-mortar bookstore, and browse our carefully-curated selection, it is our hope that you will find the perfect book to inspire, and leave happy to have found it.

Our mandate is simple: to connect books with readers. We hope to engage and create, to inspire and to empower.

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Literary Newsletter.

STORIES FROM THE PINK HOUSE.

A Substack newsletter about books and bookselling, stories and storytelling from behind-the-shelves of Curiosity House Books, "the Pink House", an indie bookstore in rural southern Ontario.

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Interviews.

Aug 182 min

Welcome to Stories from the Pink House

A new literary newsletter on Substack. To subscribe, please click here. Stories from the Pink House with Rina Barone. A newsletter about...

Feb 167 min

A Writer Profile: Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Gail Anderson-Dargatz's first novel, The Cure for Death by Lightning, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and won the UK’s...

Feb 164 min

A Writer Profile: David Bergen

David Bergen is the author of numerous acclaimed novels and short-story collections, including The Time In Between, winner of the...

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Upcoming Events.

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Beer & Books

Oct 1 - Lesley Crewe

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$25 (includes a pint and snacks)

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Publishing.

Our current publications.

Curiosity House Books Publishing, founded in 2014, is a small press specializing in high-quality non-fiction and children's picture books. We have published 5 titles to date, with several more in production. Please contact us to learn and/or to purchase our books.

Tremont Studios: Art + History

When Everything Falls Apart - Book One: The End by Simon Heath

A Bird Chronicle - by Rina Barone, illustrated by Ruth Ann Pearce

The Petun: People of the Hills by Pat Raible

The Village and I: Ten Life Stories - created by Sara Sniderhan, edited by Rina Barone

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PetunCover-promo.jpg	The Village and I: Ten Life Stories The Village and I tells the compelling life stories of ten Creemore-area elders, recounted by local artists and writers, in the form of breathtaking portraits and fascinating essays. A visual feast, The Village and I is both heartwarming and illuminating. A keepsake to treasure for years to come.	When Everything Falls Apart - Book One: The End When Everything Falls Apart is the story of a family who decides to head north to their off-the-grid cabin after a widespread power outage in Toronto. After their car is stolen, they escape the city, which is showing signs of becoming socially destabilized, in a canoe by way of the Humber River.

In the News.

CAA Magazine featured Curiosity House Books in their Spring 2024 issue. To read the feature, click here.

Destination Ontario named Curiosity House Books an Unique and Independent Bookstore. To read the full list, click here.

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