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Kristi Charish: Canadian Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The author of Owl and the Japanese Circus on the Canadian sci-fi/fantasy scene.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Newfoundland Books
Our Children's Librarian columnist, Julie Booker, brings us a new view from the stacks every month.
Most Anticipated: 2015 Non-Fiction Spring Preview
Some amazing non-fiction books are coming your way in Spring 2015.
Susan Philpott: New Beginnings and Radical Change
A list of harrowing and inspirational reads selected by the author of the new novel, Blown Red.
Quick Hits: Funny, Moving, and Everything In Between
In Quick Hits, a new 49th Shelf series, we look through our stacks to bring you books that, when they were published, elicited a lot of reaction and praise. …
Most Anticipated: 2015 Fiction Spring Preview
January is a fine time for looking ahead, and for scoping out the scene on the forthcoming reading year. Spoiler: it's going to be a good one.
Ken McGoogan on Grace O'Malley: Pirate Queen and True Canadian
Why does Canadian history insist on finishing at the Atlantic Ocean? Ken McGoogan argues that it doesn't, and that Scottish and Irish history is Canada's …
Middle Grade? Young Adult? New Adult? HELP
Suzanne Sutherland, launching her new middle grade novel, Something Wiki, breaks down the tricky distinctions between genres marketed for kids and teens. …
The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Kaleigh Trace
Sean Cranbury chats with Kaleigh Trace, author of Hot, Wet, and Shaking: How I Learned to Talk About Sex.
Most Anticipated: 2015 Kids' Books Spring Preview
Spoiler: this reading year is going to be a good one.