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Nonfiction You Need to Know
This round-up of stories and ideas offers something to every kind of reader.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Canadian Creatures
How do animals grow and change? Books that dovetail nicely with the Grade 2 Science “Life Systems” unit, as well as the Grade 1 “Needs and Characteristics …
Summer Eats: Portuguese Kale Soup (Caldo Verde)
An excerpt from the new book How to Clean a Fish: And Other Adventures in Portugal.
Reading the Garden
A recommended reading list by the author of the new book Tilling the Darkness.
Name Dropping: Favourite Authors I've Met On My Travels
A recommended reading list by the author of the new novel Mason's Jar.
Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Foundational Books
A recommended reading list by the author of the new book Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing …
Books that Trace Aftermaths
"I admire a writer who enters the ruins with curiosity and courage, engages with our flawed and tender human ways with honesty."
Biggest and Best: Finding My Literary Champions
A recommended reading list by the author of new book Tracking Giants: Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the Forest.
28 Short Story Collections I Can't Recommend Enough
To cap off this year's Short Story Month, I’m honoured to make a list of some of my favourite collections of all time, the ones that if you haven’t …
Bad Immigrant
An excerpt from the new book Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World.