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The Walking Bathroom

The Walking Bathroom

by Shauntay Grant
by (artist) Erin Bennett Banks

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The Toronto Book of the Dead

The Toronto Book of the Dead

by Adam Bunch
foreword by Shawn Micallef

Bunch is a skilled storyteller. In The Toronto Book of the Dead he brings the city’s diverse former inhabitants to life and reanimates the places we …

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Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Perfect Pumpkin

Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Perfect Pumpkin

by Kallie George
illustrated by Oriol Vidal

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Haunted Museums & Galleries of Canada

Haunted Museums & Galleries of Canada

by Andrew Hind

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Haunted Ground

Haunted Ground

Ghost Stories from the Rock

by Dale Jarvis

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Where Evil Dwells

Where Evil Dwells

edited by Vernon Oickle

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The Spooky Express Canada

The Spooky Express Canada

by Eric James
illustrated by Marcin Piwowarski

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The Haunting of Vancouver Island

The Haunting of Vancouver Island

by Shanon Sinn

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The Painting

The Painting

by Charis Cotter

"[A] cleverly constructed, compellingly paced mystery that's part time-slip story, part ghost story, part meditation on the power of dreaming. . . . F …

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Haunted: The House Next Door

Haunted: The House Next Door

by Joel A Sutherland

Praise for Haunted: The House Next Door:

"What could be scarier than moving next-door to a haunted house? How about a ghost horse? How about a ghastly …

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Ghosts in the Garden

Ghosts in the Garden

by Judith Silverthorne

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Victoria's Most Haunted

Victoria's Most Haunted

Ghost Stories from BC's Historic Capital City

by Ian Gibbs

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Every House Is Haunted

Every House Is Haunted

by Ian Rogers

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The Walking Bathroom
The Toronto Book of the Dead
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Perfect Pumpkin
Haunted Museums & Galleries of Canada
Haunted Ground
Where Evil Dwells
The Spooky Express Canada
The Haunting of Vancouver Island
The Painting
Haunted: The House Next Door
Ghosts in the Garden
Victoria's Most Haunted
Every House Is Haunted
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Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2017 Books for Young Readers Preview

By Kerry Clare

The best in picture books, middle-grade and YA. (It's so good!) 

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Ed O’Loughlin

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Ed O’Loughlin

By Trevor Corkum

We continue our Giller special this week in conversation with Ed O’Loughlin, author of Minds of Winter (House of Anansi).

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Cara-Lyn Morgan's Essential Reads

By Kerry Clare

"The following are books which, when I read them, made me feel less alone in this country, less unvoiced and less unseen." 

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Rachel Cusk

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Rachel Cusk

By Trevor Corkum

Next up on our special Giller Prize edition of The Chat, I’m in conversation with Rachel Cusk, author of Transit.

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First We Brunch: The Summit Restaurant Pumpkin Pancakes

By Kerry Clare

"This recipe puts me in mind of cool, sunny autumn mornings, but using canned pumpkin purée makes these pancakes easy to whip up any time of year."

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Michelle Winters

Giller Prize Special: The Chat with Michelle Winters

By Trevor Corkum

To kick off our Giller Prize special edition of The Chat, we’re in conversation with Michelle Winters, author of I Am a Truck (Invisible Publishing).

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Popular Lists

2017 QWF Literary Awards

Subject to Change Lightning Lou The Lonely Hearts Hotel Behold Things Beautiful Lost in September Arabic for Beginners Uncertain Weights and Measures Tax, Order, and Good Government The Commander Out Standing in the Field Feel Happier in Nine Seconds The Panic Room
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Lorri Neilsen Glenn: Following the River

Following the River Our Grandmothers' Lives Half-Breed Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume One: Summary Indigenous Writes A Really Good Brown Girl Burning in this Midnight Dream Calling Down the Sky North End Love Songs
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Dale Jarvis on Haunted Ground

Haunted Ground Bluenose Ghosts Ten Steps to the Gallows Ferryland Visitor, The Haunted Harbours
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Blue Spruce Award Nominees 2018

Branch, The The Darkest Dark French Toast Great The Little Boy Who Lived Down the Drain Milo and Georgie The Owl and the Lemming Shark Lady Squiggly Story, A
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Notes from a Children's Librarian

By Julie Booker

Our resident children's librarian columnist chooses books by theme for kids of all ages

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Shelf Talkers

By Rob Wiersema

Indie booksellers from coast to coast tell us the books they can't stop recommending to their customers

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The Chat

By Trevor Corkum

Great writers from across the country sit down with us to talk about their books, and the stories behind them

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The Recommend

By Kiley Turner

Authors and avid readers in the know love up their favourite Canadian reads

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On Our Radar

By Kerry Clare

We spotlight books generating buzz all over the web, and beyond

 

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