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On the Road—Again and Again and Again
A recommended reading list by the author of the new book Same Ground: Chasing Family Down the California Gold Rush Trail.
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Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Librarians
This list honours the most important people in the world: librarians. No bias here.
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Titles—from picture books to YA—for readers of all ages!
Skewing Weird: Books with Uncanny Edges
A recommended reading list by author of new novel Goddess.
Hopeful Picture Books About Grief and Loss
A recommended reading list by author of new picture book The Remembering Stone.
Lives of Girls and Women
Books for International Women's Day.
The Chat with Carolyn Whitzman
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Milton Ontario Makes a Book List
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Beyond Gamache: 15 Fictional Detectives You Should Know
If you're a big fan of Louise Penny's bestselling Inspector Gamache series (and maybe—even especially—if you're not?), these are the crime fiction …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: On Stereotypes
This is no stereotypical book list. It includes themes of preconceived notions of race, culture, gender and beauty, aimed mainly at Kindergarten to Grade …
Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2023 Poetry Preview
The best poetry you'll be reading in the first half of 2023.