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Lesley-Anne Scorgie Takes the Pain Out of Tax Season
April doesn't have to be the cruellest month when it comes to filing your taxes.
The Recommend: April 2014
We're pleased to present the picks of multimedia artist and author Vivek Shraya; Vancouver librarian and lit fest organizer, Heidi Schiller; Laurie Grassi, …
The Canadian Mad Men Reading List
Because Megan Calvet isn't Mad Men's only Canadian connection...
Katherine Govier: On Mother Goose and Reading With Mum
What is the magic and what is the meaning of the nursery rhymes that stay in our heads for a lifetime?
Behind the Poem: "When You Learn to Swim" by Souvankham Thammavongsa
In which "one of the most interesting younger poets at work in this country" tells the story behind a poem.
Elaine Lui on the Big Love Driving Listen to the Squawking Chicken
As a years-long devotee of Elaine Lui's world-famous gossip and entertainment blog, Lainey Gossip, I read Lui's debut book, Listen to the Squawking Chicken …
Sean Michaels on NYC Nightlife in the 1920s–30s
In this guest post for 49th Shelf, Sean Michaels, author of Us Conductors, makes us nostalgic for 1920s–30s New York City—and for bars and clubs that …
The Recommend: Picks By MadeleineThien, Karen Connelly, Katherine Govier, Gillian Gerome
We are thrilled today to have picks from Karen Connelly, Katherine Govier, Madeleine Thien, and Gillian Jerome, women who are among the most exciting …
The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Jordan Abel
What interrupts Jordan Abel's writing? "Everything." But it's all good, as you'll find out if you listen to this first podcast of The Interruption with …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on Home
Whether transitioning to a new location or determining to stay in one place, the desire for stability is common to all these picture books about home.