This Thanksgiving, why not plan a family trip to a local independent bookstore, followed by an afternoon of quiet reading? No screens, no pressure, just …

These are all fiction, all novels, but it’s striking just how close these picks hew to the real world, and what is going on in it. Sometimes we read …

For readers, the summer months have a special connotation. We remember not family trips, per se, but those books we read wedged in the back seat. We remember …

Dear Canada, it's your birthday! So, here you go: an overfull basket of books to see you through the summer, including some classics and some new books, …

Slather up with sunscreen (don’t miss the back of your neck—if you’re bent over a book, you will burn there, and it’s a very tender spot. Take …

It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement. After a winter that was starting to seem Narnia-like in its duration, it seems as if spring has finally …

Which book is keeping Barb Pratt of Blue Heron Books up all night? Which novel does David Worsely think is going to be "everywhere on the fall awards …

As February slips into March, the warm-hearted booksellers of our Shelf Talkers panel have some picks to see you through to spring.

Think about it: curled up under a fluffy duvet, a steaming beverage close to hand, maybe some music playing, a bit of sun creeping in through the blinds, …

For this year-end column, we’ve combed through the dozens of recommendations, a year of reading, to create a double-handful of special books, a stack …