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Magna Carta: From Medieval England to Canada Today
How an obscure thirteenth century charter became the foundation document in the history of democracy, law, and human rights.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books for Mother's Day
Mothers come in many forms in these books that put moms in the spotlight.
The Recommend: May 2015
Today's The Recommend comes courtesy of Steve Burrows, author of the birder mystery, A Siege of Bitterns; Gail Bowen, author of the Joanne Kilbourn Shreve …
Talking With Dan Rubinstein About Born to Walk
On great non-fiction, pedestrian surprises, and the perils of reading while walking.
On Our Radar
Books with buzz worth sharing: Mordecai, Rubinstein, Alexis, Webb-Campbell, Wight, Bach, Lawson and Smith.
Authors for Indies: It's This Saturday!
Authors for Indies is this excellent event where Canadian writers, in support of our country's brilliant indie bookstores, go in on May 2 to handsell …
Look Up! Amazing Books About Animals and Habitats
It can be easy, in our increasingly online hours, to lose sight of the majesty of our natural world and its animals and habitats. The following books, …
Genevieve Graham on Quintessentially Canadian: From Oddball to Awesome
CanLit is huge and splendiferous, as the author of Tides of Honour demonstrates.
Great Companions
As fascinating as books themselves are the connections between books, the curious ways in which books inform and echo each other, creating strange synergies …
Magnetic North, by Jeff Norton
How an author's memories influenced the final book in his YA fantasy series.