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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 …
Pamela Mordecai: Novels of the Caribbean
Mordecai, whose new book is Red Jacket, shares 9 novels by Canadian-Caribbean women.
Shelf Talkers: March 2015
Drip, drip, drip ... Canada is beginning to thaw, and with a new season bursting out, we need new books to celebrate. Thankfully, independent bookstores …
Rosalind Chan: Around the World in Cake
The wonders of the world have never been so sweet.
The Interruption With Peter Darbyshire
Sean Cranbury chats with Peter Darbyshire—aka Peter Roman—about his new spec fiction book, The Dead Hamlets.
10 Books With Global Themes to Read This Spring
Writing on food cultures, activism, biography, history, conservation, travel ... and oh yes, cake.