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Notes from a Children's Librarian: Poetry Books
Because Canadian children's poetry doesn't begin and end with Alligator Pie, Julie Booker offers up some excellent titles for National Poetry Month.
How Frieda Wishinsky Found Avis Dolphin
On finding the story inside history, and bringing it alive for kids.
Clifford Jackman on Historical Fiction
The author of new novel The Winter Family with a list of novels that take us back—often to the Old West and a wild frontier.
Quick Hits: Strange and Otherworldly
This week's Quick Hits looks at books that delve into magic, otherness, and the extraordinary.
Shelf Talkers Special Edition: Authors for Indies
May 2, authors across the country will be volunteering in indie bookstores across the nation—mark your calendars! Here are some of the books they'll …
Amber Dawn, Leah Horlick, and Vivek Shraya: Where the Mountains End
Andrea Routley asks questions about inspiration, queerness, and politics, and what they're looking forward to about working together on tour this month. …
Beyond the Books: Canadian History in the Digital Age
The future holds new and exciting ways to present and package history to Canadians.
Celebrating Canadian Poetry: Brick Books Turns 40
Kate Cayley: "Sometimes a poem becomes a way of living..."
The Interruption With Kristi Charish
Today Sean Cranbury talks with Kristi Charish, author of the new urban fantasy, Owl and the Japanese Circus.
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