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What Both Elvis and Othello Knew
In his provocative and accessible new book, Critical Condition: Replacing Critical Thinking With Creativity, Patrick Finn suggests that critical thinking …
Quick Hits: Books of the Year and Books for Right Now
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 …
Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2015 Poetry Preview
From Bonnie and Clyde and Love Actually references to symbolist poetry and exploded sestinas, not to mention a collection that began as reworkings …
On Our Radar
New books by Chaundry-Smart, eckhoff, Douglas, Dumont, von Konigslow, McClintock and Hughes, Gay and Homel, and Mallory and Zhao.
Shelf Talkers: July 2015
From a modern Canadian classic to a masterful YA book to a uniquely Canadian publishing situation surrounding one of the most controversial books in recent …
The Recommend: July 2015
This week we're pleased to present the picks of Chelsea Rooney, author of the acclaimed first novel, Pedal; Daniel Allen Cox, author of two Lambda Award-nominated …
Perfect Summer Day with Jon Chan Simpson
Part voyeuristic pleasure, part travel-guide, the Perfect Summer Day Questionnaire connects writers and their books to real-life Canadian places while …
Summer Eats: Cranberry Mousse
Here is a refreshing dessert perfectly paired with fresh summer berries. You can eat it while discussing the virtues of Checkhov versus Munro.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Graphic Novels for Summer
Each of these picks delivers its own take on the graphic form, and makes for easy reading during the summer months.
Most Anticipated: Our Fall 2015 Nonfiction Preview
Our Most Anticipated selections continue with this eclectic list of nonfiction: history, ecology, cookbooks, biography and more.