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Giller Prize 2018 Special Series: The Chat with Esi Edugyan
Next up in this year’s special Giller edition of The Chat, we’re in conversation with Esi Edugyan, author of Washington Black.
Lesley Crewe: Books for Difficult Times and Ordinary Moments
Books whose presences are "reassuring, like having a lamp in the window."
Rooster Town: The History of an Urban Métis Community
Evelyn Peters shares other work that explore the important colonial history of First Nations and Métis communities within urban areas in Canada.
Giller Prize 2018 Special Series: The Chat with Sheila Heti
We kick off our annual Scotiabank Giller Prize edition of The Chat in conversation with Sheila Heti, author of the novel Motherhood.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Books on Biodiversity
Books complementing the Grade 6 Biodiversity unit.
Sally Ito on The Emperor's Orphans and Family History
Sally Ito on the family histories that inspired her as she wrote her new book of creative nonfiction.
Parallel Prairies: Good Monster Stories Aren’t Really About the Monsters...
"A dragon is a visual feast, with its hard scales, fearsome talons and steel-melting breath. But it’s the knights in those stories, grinding their boots …
Some Good: Healthy Roast Chicken and Vegetables
A healthy roast chicken dinner? Just the thing for autumn nights, and for those of us who are still nursing Thanksgiving food hangovers.
Five Perfect Picture Books for October
The days are growing shorter, but the books have never better. These titles will bring you a bit of spooky, some autumn leaves, a zombie prince, and …
Shelf Talkers: Read Your Way to a Relaxed Thanksgiving
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 …