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Kate Pullinger on Landing Gear
The Governor-General's Award-winning author talks about her latest novel.
Mystery Month: Sarah Weinman on "CanCrime"
Critic Sarah Weinman on domestic suspense, its Canadian connections, Canadian crime fiction as a genre, and new books in 2014.
The Recommend: May 2014
This week we're pleased to present the picks of Steve Stanton, author and president of Canada's national association of science fiction and fantasy authors; …
Fun Poetry for Kids
Let's take a moment to highlight the poetry collections that tend to be read most voraciously, collections that are read and reread, whose poems are memorized …
Behind the Poem: “N’s evening raga,” from children of air india
Renée Sarojini Saklikar shares the story of one particular poem from children of air india, which provides insight into the collection as a whole.
Stephanie Domet's Red Letter Day
It's Red Letter Day, and this week, Stephanie Domet gives us her book picks, some serious food cravings, and a reminder of how awesome The Weakerthans …
On Our Radar
New books by Ray Robertson, Gillian Wigmore, Dan Falk, Julie Joosten, and Becky Citra.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Funny Books for Young Readers
Where are the funny books? Julie Booker gives us the scoop.
Jon Paul Fiorentino's Red Letter Day
Red Letter Day is a new 49th Shelf series where Canadian authors tell contributing editor George Murray about a dream day where all pleasures are possible, …
Lady of Mazes: Jo Walton on What Makes Karl Schroeder's Book So Great
Jo Walton rereads Karl Schroeder's Lady of Mazes in this excerpt from What Makes This Book So Great?