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"Love Song," by Theresa Kishkan
"The table is set; time to come up from the lake." An excerpt from The Summer Book.
Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2017 Fiction Preview
The very best thing about post-summer since autumn leaves.
Shelf Talkers: July 1, 2017
Most years, the significance of July 1 passes with little in the way of fanfare. Sure, there are festivals and fireworks, cake and crowds, but—generally …
Illustrator's Gallery: Darka Erdelji
Featuring work from her new book written by Sheree Fitch, Polly MacCauley's Finest Divinest Wooliest Gift of All
Summer Eats: Strawberry Balsamic Ice Cream
From Renée Kohlman's All the Sweet Things, a delicious recipe that will never taste as excellent as right now with strawberries at their incredible …
A Chat Roundtable With the Editors of Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer
Published by Coach House, Any Other Way draws on a range of voices to explore how the residents of queer Toronto have shaped and reshaped one of the world’s …
Summer Reads: Robyn Harding and THE PARTY
Robyn Harding on where The Party started, the surprising joys of writing dark, and how to make the reader keep turning the page.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: On Perseverance
Books that show the development of perseverance as a character trait.
2017 Summer Books
Books about road trips, swimming, canoe paddling, long lazy days, and even a little bit of summer intrigue. These are the books that means summer starts …
The Chat With Janet Rogers
“Janet Rogers’ latest book Totem Poles & Railroads doesn’t pull any punches. All of the stinging and difficult realities of colonialism are confronted …