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Perfect Summer Day with Jon Chan Simpson
Part voyeuristic pleasure, part travel-guide, the Perfect Summer Day Questionnaire connects writers and their books to real-life Canadian places while …
Summer Eats: Cranberry Mousse
Here is a refreshing dessert perfectly paired with fresh summer berries. You can eat it while discussing the virtues of Checkhov versus Munro.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Graphic Novels for Summer
Each of these picks delivers its own take on the graphic form, and makes for easy reading during the summer months.
Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2015 Nonfiction Preview
Our Most Anticipated selections continue with this eclectic list of nonfiction: history, ecology, cookbooks, biography and more.
Summer Holiday #ReadLocal Special: Read Where You Are
Find great reads connected to the places you're headed to this summer with our #ReadLocal map.
If You Love X, You Will Love Y
Our reading tastes change, not just over our lifetimes—over weeks and months, and according to demands on time, states of health, phases of love, and …
Judy Blume's CanLit Read-Alikes
We've got it too—a case of Judy Blume-mania. Which is why we asked Suzanne Sutherland to make us this list of Judy Blume CanLit companions.
The Forgotten Parts of Food Culture: Unpaid Labour and Drudgery
A food historian explores his grandmother's cookbooks for clues about her everyday life.
Caterina Edwards on Lady Sleuths
In a great mystery series, there is nothing more more essential than the compelling sleuth.
Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2015 Fiction Preview
Some of these titles are going to be the best books you read all year.