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Super September Giveaway!
Did we call it this because of the alliteration? Maybe, but more because the books up for grabs here are SO GOOD. Enter for a chance to win (three winners …
Launchpad: CROSSHAIRS, by Catherine Hernandez
"Crosshairs asks us what we will do to resist and build a better future when faced with such momentous and dangerous times." —Carrianne Leung
The Chat with Bahar Orang
Bahar Orang’s Where Things Touch is a stirring, wholly invigorating meditation on beauty and memory. Part prose, part poetry, and part critical analysis, …
Launchpad: ANGEL WING SPLASH PATTERN, by Richard Van Camp
"If your heart needs an ever-exploding series of glitter bombs, please read Angel Wing Splash Pattern. We are so proud of where this book has gone."
Launchpad: THE GHOST IN THE HOUSE, by Sara O'Leary
"This beguiling page turner of a novel is a story for all seasons—the seasons of the year, and yes, the seasons of our lives." —Christy-Ann Conlin …
5 Books for World Alzheimer's Month
In fiction and nonfiction, these authors whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer's Disease bear witness and weave stories about the complexity of memory, …
Launchpad: TIFF: A LIFE OF TIMOTHY FINDLEY, by Sherrill Grace
"Tiff is a biography of becoming. Timothy Findley was a writer, but one who arrived at the vocation by way of the stage, a storyteller who shifted from …
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Think Outside the (Hat) Box!
From fedoras to bowlers to shoe hats to winter toques to Carnival headdresses, this list is for anyone looking to inspire the creation of a hat.
The Chat with Aislinn Hunter
This week we speak with Aislinn Hunter, whose latest novel, The Certainties, asks important questions about bearing witness to human tragedy and follows …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Making the Best of Back to School 2020
When school ended on March 13th due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching as I knew it was about to change dramatically. We went from teaching and learning …