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Picture Books on Honesty
These picture books about honesty run the gamut—from blatant lies to a mere fudging of the rules.
Unpacking "Quirky": A CanLit Round Table
Four of our favourite Canadian writers grapple with the questions of quirky: What does quirky really mean? What are its politics? Who gets to be quirky? …
Gallery: When the Trees Crackle With Cold
A bear sleeping safely in her den, Kohkom telling a story by the fire, the trees crackling with cold—we are all connected to the seasons and the cycle …
Irena Karafilly's Displacement and Misplacement List
What happens when the places where we once belonged—and the people we once belonged to—don't belong to us anymore?
The Chat With Lori McNulty
We start this month on The Chat in conversation with Vancouver writer Lori McNulty, author of the sizzling collection Life on Mars.
Reading to Smash the Patriarchy
Erin Wunker on books to breathe life into your heart on your most tired days.
The One-of-a-Kind List
There are some writers who write books close to home, writers who celebrate the domestic, the ordinary. And then there are the writers on this list...
Shelf Talkers: The Mystery Edition
While readers likely need no reminder, the recent success of CTV’s Cardinal (based on Giles Blunt’s Forty Words for Sorrow) alerted many viewers to …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: On Fairness and Justice
Race, bullying and difficult choices are all addressed in these picture books about fairness for children from Kindergarten to Grade 3.
The Chat With Ashley Little
This week, we’re in conversation with Ashley Little. Her new novel, Niagara Motel, tells the story of Tucker Malone, an eleven-year-old boy who sets …