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Shelf Talkers: September 2015
I thought I had it all worked out: keep the book in your lap, and glance down to read when the teacher’s not looking. Keep the book you want to read …
City Books and Too Much on the Inside
Danila Botha on the books that inspired her to write about life in the city in her new novel, Too Much on the Inside.
Books in Translation to Read This Fall
With books in translation, Canada's two solitudes are bridged, but one needn't just read these titles as civic duty.
Quick Hits: From Paradise to Pop Culture
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 …
Gallery: Mary Wallace and An Inuksuk Means Welcome
In this month's gallery, we feature Mary Wallace and her new book, An Inuksuk Means Welcome.
Douglas Hunter on the Dangers of Pseudohistory
Much pseudo theorizing is harmless and silly, but the implied racism of so much pseudohistory is why it is important for historians to counter it.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox: In Conversation with Danielle Daniel
Danielle Daniel's Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox is one of the most gorgeous releases of the season.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Adventure and the Reluctant Reader
What better way to draw kids in to literature than through exciting plot-driven graphic novels?
Back to School Books from Preschool to University
Books for little kids and big ones, and everyone in between. We run the academic gamut of back to school titles.
On Our Radar
New books with buzz worth sharing: titles by Jon Chan Simpson, Austin Clarke, Jamie Sharpe, and Monica Kulling and Marie Lafrance.