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Secret Lives of Mothers
9 compelling reads for Mother's Day.
Shelf Talkers Spring 2022
As I’m writing this, the rain is gently echoing on the roof above me. It’s a most welcome sound. It’s not that I’m a particular fan of the rain—though …
Bright Lights, Big City: Kids Books About Urban Life
A recommended reading list by Andrea Curtis, whose latest book is City Streets Are for People
The Philosopher Kings
An excerpt from Grant Lawrence's new book, Return to Solitude: More Desolation Sound Adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti …
Darn Good Books: Popular Fiction from the Past
A recommended reading list by bestselling author Susanna Kearsley, whose latest release is The Vanished Days.
The Chat with Michelle Porter
Today on the Chat, we speak to Michelle Porter. Her powerful memoir, Scratching River, is now out with WLU Press.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: In Conversation with Nature
In reading, we talk about making connections. We talk about big ideas or themes. Conversations with the natural world are the thread that binds this book …
13 Fiction Faves
CanLit is everything—rich and literary, fun and commercial, regionally focused with universal appeal, hilarious, heart-wrenching, gripping, sweeping, …
Quick Hits: 9 Books Well Worth Your While
In Quick Hits, we look through our stacks to bring you books that, when they were published, elicited a lot of reaction and praise. Our selections will …
Stories As Sanctuary
A recommended reading list by the author of Vagabond.