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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.
On Our Radar
Four great books with buzz worth sharing: Nappaaluk, Zeidler, Lebowitz, and Clarke.
Most Anticipated: Spring 2014 Kids' Books Preview
Get ready for a feast of books for young readers in the first half of 2014!
Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer: Survival in High Park
"Does the mythic proceed from the lived experience or does lived experience drive myth?"
Most Anticipated: Spring 2014 Non-Fiction Preview
This week, we're looking at the non-fiction coming up this spring and it looks fantastic.
Lauren Carter: Survival in CanLit
Lauren Carter, author of the dystopian novel Swarm, gives us great books that riff on the theme of survival.