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Carefully selected books according to curriculum and theme.
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Notes from a Children's Librarian: Sakura
THE CHAT
Great writers sit down with us to talk about their books—and the stories behind them.
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The Chat with Shashi Bhat
The Latest Interviews, Recommendations, and More
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Short Story Collections to Love
A recommended reading list by the author of the new book, Disembark.
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Difficult Beauty, Authenticity, and the Search for Connection
A recommended reading list by Erin Brubacher, author of the new book These Songs I Know By Heart.
- Stay Cool: Klaus Hochheim's Arctic and Antarctic Photos
- The Chat with Freddy Laliberté, Evan Baulch, Katie Laliberté and Emma Baulch of Heydays at the June Motel
- Storied Ships
- Notes from a Children's Librarian: Tales from Far and Wide
- The Chat with Deepa Rajagopalan
- Psychological Thrillers: 7 Protagonists Who Just Can't Help Themselves
- Most Anticipated: Our Fall Fiction Preview
- Mother as Marionette
- Rebuilding a Book Collection
- More from the blog ›
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Fungal
Foraging in the Urban Forest
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Beneath the Surface of Things
New and Selected Essays
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Black Boys Like Me
Confrontations with Race, Identity, and Belonging
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Halfway Home
Thoughts from Midlife
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Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and Other Dilemmas
Essays
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Wînipêk
Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre
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Signs of Life
Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction
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Shepherd’s Sight
A Farming Life
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Reuniting With Strangers
A Novel
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And the Walls Came Down
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The Roosting Box
Rebuilding the Body after the First World War
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The Rasmussen Papers
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The Master Plan
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The Suicide Magnet
Inside the Battle to Erect a Safety Barrier on Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct
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Black Boys Like Me
Confrontations with Race, Identity, and Belonging
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Land of No Regrets
A Novel
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Of Canoes and Crocodiles
Paddling the Sepik in Papua New Guinea
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Half-Light
Westbound on a Hot Planet
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Wheeling through Toronto
A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders
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Captain Solitude
One Surfer's Search for the World's Greatest Sailor
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Reservations
The Pleasures and Perils of Travel
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Off the Tracks
A Meditation on Train Journeys in a Time of No Travel
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Inside the Belly of an Elephant
A Motorcycle Journey of Loss, Legacy and Ultimate Freedom
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A Ticket to the Grand Show
Journeys Across Cultural Boundaries
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Kings of Their Own Ocean
Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas
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The Matryoshka Memoirs
A Story of Ukrainian Forced Labour, the Leica Camera Factory, and Nazi Resistance
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Where We Ate
A Field Guide to Canada's Restaurants, Past and Present
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Wine Witch on Fire
Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much
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Cake & Loaf Gatherings
Sweet and Savoury Recipes to Celebrate Every Occasion
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Dad in the Kitchen
Over 100 Delicious Family Recipes You'll Love to Make and They'll Love to Eat
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Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts
Wholesome Everyday Recipes Made With Love
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In Mary's Kitchen
Stress-Free Recipes for Every Home Cook