Fiction Posts
The Recommend: February 2014 #1
We all know that most of the books we read are the result of one thing: someone we know, trust, and/or admire tells us it's great. That's why we're starting …
Top Shelf: Ep. 7: The Year in Awards
Literary awards are not everything, and they are almost always contentious, but all the same, they add a swirl of energy to the year in books. Here's …
Historical Fiction (list by Rosella Leslie)
Holiday Gift Picks From Some of Canada's Hottest Writers: Part 2
Earlier this week we featured the picks of Lisa Moore, Todd Babiak, Steven Heighton, Stacey May Fowles, Cynthia Flood, Amber Dawn, Nicole Lundrigan, and …
Disability in Fiction
BitLit's Books for Christmas
Top Shelf Ep. 6: Books and Characters That Explain Us to Ourselves
This Top Shelf is about books exploring identity via compelling characters. Their stories are so good we may forget the questions at their heart, but …
Reading Ontario: Fiction
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Books on War
Our resident children's librarian, Julie Booker, shares some titles that reveal the realities of war to younger readers.
Top Shelf: Ep. 4: Book Therapy
If you're feeling grim, you might need a book that makes you laugh out loud. If you're sick, you might have a little more time for a big read. If you've …