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Marissa Campbell's Romance (and Erotica!) Book List
We may struggle in life, but in a romance novel, we are guaranteed a happy ending.
Lives of the Artists: James King on Art Biographies
Books that emphasize the connection between life experience and artistic expression.
The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Trevor Cole
This week on The Chat, I’m thrilled to speak to author Trevor Cole, whose complex and heart-tugging novel Hope Makes Love explores issues of love, trauma, …
Our Favourite Picture Books of 2015
These books are tried, tested, and wonderful.
Shelf Talkers: November 2015
Booksellers know the power of the perfect book; for many of them, that notion of sharing something they love is one of the reasons they got into this …
The Give and Get Contest
Give AND Get! $500 in books for you and your favourite library if you win!
The Chat, with GGs Winners Sydney Smith and JonArno Lawson
In our final interview of the Governor General’s special edition of The Chat, we speak to JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith, joint winners of the 2015 …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Dystopian YA
Strong female characters dominate these dystopian tales for teens, with common themes of environmental decay, orphanhood, and the question of knowing …
2015: Our Books of the Year
Year-end lists don't get better than this one.
The Chat, With 2015 GGs Winner Rhonda Mullins (Translation)
I speak to Rhonda Mullins, winner of the 2015 Governor General’s Award for Translation for Twenty-One Cardinals (Les héritiers de la mine), by Jocelyne …