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The Chat with Michelle Porter
Today on the Chat, we speak to Michelle Porter. Her powerful memoir, Scratching River, is now out with WLU Press.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: In Conversation with Nature
In reading, we talk about making connections. We talk about big ideas or themes. Conversations with the natural world are the thread that binds this book …
13 Fiction Faves
CanLit is everything—rich and literary, fun and commercial, regionally focused with universal appeal, hilarious, heart-wrenching, gripping, sweeping, …
Quick Hits: 9 Books Well Worth Your While
In Quick Hits, we look through our stacks to bring you books that, when they were published, elicited a lot of reaction and praise. Our selections will …
Stories As Sanctuary
A recommended reading list by the author of Vagabond.
10 Books by Spoken Word Artists: Poetry Slam Edition
A recommended reading list by the author of the poetry collection Why I Was Late.
The Stories that Shaped Me
A recommended reading list by Jennifer Fawcett, whose spine-tingling, atmospheric debut is Beneath the Stairs.
The Chat with Brandon Mitchell
Author Brandon Mitchell has teamed up with Veronika Barinova to create a stunning graphic novel for young adults called Giju’s Gift (HighWater Press). …
Notes From a Children's Librarian: An April (Foolish) Book List
An eclectic list of books about pranks, hoaxes, and tricksters.
Reading Eclectically
A recommended reading list by the author of the new poetry collection The Last Show on Earth.