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Reading for Reconciliation
Books are a powerful tool for teaching towards reconciliation. Guided by the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, teachers should …
No Shortcuts: Reflections on Writing the Text of Two at the Top: A Shared Dream of Everest
Uma Krishnaswami on the remarkable story of her latest picture book, Two At the Top: A Shared Dream of Everest.
A Smorgasbord of Influence
A recommended reading list by author of new graphic novel Death and Sparkles.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: The Mooncake Festival
East and Southeast Asian families come together in mid-Autumn to celebrate the Mooncake Festival and give thanks for the harvest.
The Perplexities of the Human Condition
A recommended reading list by David Bergen, who is appearing at the Winnipeg International Writers Festival's THIN AIR this year.
16 Indigenous Reads: A List from Kobo
This post originally appeared on the Kobo blog and is presented here with permission. To check out the audiobook versions of the books, head over to Kobo! …
Crime Fiction, True Crime, Historical Mysteries, and History
A recommended reading list by Anne Emery, whose latest book is The Keening.
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Books that Bring the Past to Life
A list of great historical fiction by the author of the new novel Claudette on the Keys.
The Chat with Kathleen Winter
This week I'm in conversation with celebrated author Kathleen Winter, whose new novel Undersong (Knopf) celebrates the gifted Romantic era poet Dorothy …
What's Possible: Chinese Canadian Poets
A recommended reading list by Grace Lau, whose book The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak is out now.