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The Recommend: July 2014
This week we're pleased to present the picks of author Bill Gaston (The World); writer and speculative fiction blogger, Christa Seeley; essayist, editor, …
Mapping Meat, Doughnuts, and Erotic Canada: The Geist Atlas of Canada
Today, Melissa Edwards and Arsenal Pulp Press allow us to share a few of the great maps from The Geist Atlas of Canada: the Canadian Map of Nicknames, …
What’s So Relaxing About Murder Anyway?
Crime novelist Suzanne Kingsmill on the merits of curling up with a mystery book while relaxing in your hammock.
Shelf Talkers Shopping List
Finally, in one handy spot, all our Canadian indie bookstore's Shelf Talkers picks for your buying and borrowing pleasure.
Marissa Stapley's Perfect Dock-Side Reads
The author of Mating for Life knows a thing or two about cottage reading.
Shelf Talkers for July
Our panel of Canadian indie booksellers pick everything from hard-hitting environmental inquiry to books about owls, pirates, and atheists.
Lisa Bird-Wilson: Short Story Sensation
"I want to know more. The only way to do that is to invent it."
On Our Radar
New books by Billeh Nickerson, Dianne Whelan, K.D. Miller, Stephany Aulenback, and Eileen Kernaghan.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Aboriginal Stories
Each month, Julie Booker, our resident Children's Librarian, brings us a new view from the stacks.
The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Michael Pond and Maureen Palmer
Today's interviewees illuminate the terrifying toll of alcoholism and how difficult it can be for sufferers to find the supports they need to recover.