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Six New Kids' Books with LGBTQ+ Characters & Themes
Studying LGBTQ+ characters and themes should begin in the earliest grades and continue through high school. Teach from books that combat stereotypes, …
You Can Find a Chinese Restaurant Everywhere You Go
"Madagascar is one of the last places on Earth I would expect to find Chinese settlement. And now I find out that wonton soup and rickshaws have contributed …
Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2022 Nonfiction Preview
All the best of memoir, food writing, biography, history, the environment, science, politics, and so much more.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: Valentine’s Day Picture Books
Special picks for Kindergarten and Grade One.
The Chat with Mary Fairhurst Breen
This week, we chat with Mary Fairhurst Breen. With fierce honesty and leavening humour, her debut memoir Any Kind of Luck At All (Second Story Press) explores …
Shelf Talkers: Books to Keep the Light Streaming In
Six great picks from Canada's independent booksellers.
Books for Black History Month—And All Year Long
New books telling the stories of Black Canadians.
The Chat with Casey Plett
In 2021, Casey Plett’s superb short story collection, A Dream of a Woman (Arsenal Pulp Press) was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. This week, …
Most Anticipated: Our Spring 2022 Fiction Preview
Mark your calendars! Here's the fiction you're going to fall in love with in 2022!
Books that Inspire Students to Overcome Adversity
For students who are quietly fighting battles at school each day, it can be powerful and validating to read about a character going through a similar …