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The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Richard Rosenbaum
Today's The Interruption is with Richard Rosenbaum, about all things Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. SenSEI!
Books for Dads—With a Novel Premise
We embark upon this round-up of great books for Father's Day with a really novel premise: that fathers are as diverse and interesting as people themselves …
Aboriginal History Month at 49th Shelf
A great opportunity to bring together the great content 49th Shelf has featured on books written by or about Canada's First Peoples.
Shelf Talkers for June
Booksellers across Canada tell Robert J. Wiersema about the books they're recommending to customers.
How We Imagine Ourselves, by Howard White
At the second Geist Evening of Dinner and Diversion held in February 1994, Howard White gave a talk that Geist later published and which knocked the socks …
Summer Covers, Had Me a Blast
All right, it's True Confessions time: I'm a sucker for books whose covers scream, "Summer!"
My all-time favourite summer cover is Alice Petersen's short …
On Our Radar: Morissette, Nakamura, Shin, Freedman, and Burrows
Great books with buzz worth sharing.
Alexi Zentner's Red Letter Day
In today's Red Letter Day, Alexi Zentner, author of The Lobster Kings and Touch, picks books he wants to read as well as those he'd recommend for a student …
Detecting Canada Excerpt: A Feminist Examination of Joanne Kilbourn
Pamela Bedore discusses Gail Bowen’s Joanne Kilbourn novels, arguing that the author uses the series as a jumping-off point for a feminist examination/reconstruction …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Mystery Novels for Young Readers
Our resident children's librarian, Julie Booker, with five great mystery picks.