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Quick Hits: Historical Fiction for Tweens and Teens
Boys, as well as girls, cannot help but be interested in at least one of the titles on this five-book list!
Books With Global Themes to Read This Spring
A cross-genre selection with a balance of heavy and light.
Our 2016 Spring Literary Festival Guide
As winter turns to spring, Canadian readers will be celebrating books and reading at these Chafabulous fests.
On Our Radar
New books by Sharon Butala, Aaron Cully Drake, Katherine Leyton, Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith, and Eisha Marjara
The Chat: Trevor Corkum Interviews Karen Solie
Today on The Chat, I’m pleased to speak with Karen Solie. Her collection The Road In Is Not The Same Road Out was published last year by House of Anansi …
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Friendship Books for February
Friendship and frost go hand in hand in these warm and cold tales for February.
How to Model Believable Chaos: A Round-Table on World-Building
We talk to sci-fi and fantasy writers about how they make their worlds, and why it's so important.
New Books to Read for Black History Month
Great new books illuminating Black History for readers of all ages.
Jim Westergard's Oddballs
A gallery of amazing weirdos.
Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2016 Children's Book Preview
Gorgeous picture books, middle -grade books to get kids hooked on reading, and hard-hitting YA titles.