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Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Kindness and Caring
Picture books featuring traits from character-based education.
The Chat With Michael Harris
On the heels of Michael Harris’s Governor General's Award-winning The End of Absence comes Solitude, an exploration of what it means to be alone in …
Your CAN'T FAIL Summer Fiction List
Smart, gripping, utterly absorbing fiction that is guaranteed to make a perfect summer's day, well, even more perfect.
Quick Hits: Stunning Fiction and Poetry PLUS a Brilliant Cookbook
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 …
"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 …