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19 Poetry Collections to Read This Spring
Because ten was not a number large enough to contain all the new and noteworthy Canadian poetry titles coming out this spring
League of Canadian Poets: Food and Poetry
For the 17th annual National Poetry Month, the League of Canadian Poets has selected a theme that explores the ways in which foo is personal, political, …
Suzanne Alyssa Andrew: Messes and Meltdowns in the City
Success is never a permanent state. Things go wrong, fall apart, mess up irrevocably. And then the central question becomes how do we solve our problems—or …
The Interruption with Marianne Apostolides
Today Sean Cranbury chats with Marianne Apostolides, author of the provocative, sensual new novel Sophrosyne (BookThug).
Carellin Brooks: Olde Tyme Reading Right Now
Live in the now. Put on a homburg.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Fostering World-Mindfulness
Any of these books would inspire a young reader to look outside themselves, mindful of a world where children’s lives are very different from their …
Rona Maynard on Mental Illness and the REAL Talking Cure
Public perceptions of mental illness have changed enormously in just the last two decades.
Thai Rainy Season: How to Catch a Fish With Your Hands
In Chicken in the Mango Tree, bestselling food writer Jeffrey Alford gives unique view of rural Thai food culture.
Quick Hits: Dirt, Time Travel, Love, and Gossip
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 …
Denis Sampson: On the Paucity of Irish-Canadian Memoir
"My contribution from my small world of Montreal and Ireland is part of that work of imagining the integration and cohabitation of people of diverse cultural …