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Donna Milner: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Donna Milner shares her favourite unlikely tales of love.
An Excerpt from Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel
An episode from Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk's novel about Inuit life.
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 …
Why You’re Not Reading Science Fiction and Why You Should
Kristene Perron, a science fiction author and contributor to Warpworld SF adventure series, breaks down a few myths about the genre and explains why it's …
Most Anticipated: Spring 2014 Poetry Preview
Last but not least in our 2014 Spring Preview is the Poetry List, and it's the longest list of them all.
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 …
Great Books for Family Literacy Day (or "Why I Censor Our Bedtime Reading")
Because family literacy is not just for the kids.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Equine Books for the Year of the Horse
Julie Booker offers up horse books in anticipation of the Lunar New Year.
Claire Cameron's The Bear: Excerpt and Video
An excerpt from Claire Cameron's much-anticipated book, The Bear, along with videos where Claire speaks to the voice in and inspiration for the book.
Of Determined Rebels and Patriot Wars: Fighting for the Survival of Upper Canada
The history behind Don Gutteridge's Death of a Patriot.