Life Stories Posts
Let's Have More of You
A recommended reading list by the author of the new book What She Said: Conversations About Equality
Indigenous Joy and Changeable Worlds
An essay by the author of the new book Little by Little: You Can Change the World.
Notes From a Children's Librarian
Meet some interesting folks from across Canada whilst meeting the language objective of reading biographies!
They Can’t All Be Sad
A recommended reading list by celebrated author of new memoir Still, I Cannot Save You.
Struggling Through Pandemonium
Donna Morrissey's legions of fans have been drawn for years to her novels, including Sylvanus Now and Kit's Law. Her latest book is Pluck, "A memoir of …
Books to Inspire
The following recommended reading list features books that have inspired me to push harder, to dream bigger, and most importantly, to love myself entirely …
Dazzling Memoirs
Marjorie Simmins, author of MEMOIR: CONVERSATIONS AND CRAFT, recommends her dream lineup of memoirs.
A Taster: Spring 2021 Nonfiction Preview
Life stories, family, baseball, and retreat. These highlight the nonfiction we're most looking forward to this spring.
Launchpad: TIFF: A LIFE OF TIMOTHY FINDLEY, by Sherrill Grace
"Tiff is a biography of becoming. Timothy Findley was a writer, but one who arrived at the vocation by way of the stage, a storyteller who shifted from …
Fierce: The Secret Life of Miss Freeman
An excerpt from new book Fierce: Women Who Shaped Canada.