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Picture Book Summer Magic
Summer! So perfect, so ephemeral. And yet also potentially endless if you keep rereading these beautiful summery new books.
Quick Hits: Infernos, Outrage, Love, and Anything But
This month's Quick Hits is among our most eclectic compilations yet, and the books in it are SO good.
Coming of Age With This is Sadie
Sara O'Leary on Sadie as bildungsroman, the wisdom of five-year-olds, the genderization of play, and reading and empathy. Sara also suggests Sadie's …
Negotiating a Black Vernacular in Children’s Literature
Shauntay Grant on what makes language sing in North Preston, NS.
Montreal's Mile End Comes of Age
Sigal Samuel on the setting for her debut novel.
The Interruption With Russell Thornton
Today Sean Cranbury chats with Russell Thornton, whose book of poems, The Hundred Lives, has been shortlisted for the 2015 Poetry Prize.
Mike Steeves: Giving Up and/or Coming of Age
Steeves's list of stellar books shows that coming-of-age is never a straightforward process.
The Interruption With Shane Book
We're pleased to feature an interview with Shane Book, award-winning poet and filmmaker. Shane is a finalist for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize, and in …
On Our Radar
Books by Sigal Samuel, Rachel Wyatt, Michael V. Smith, Patti Laboucane Benson, Karen Connelly, Karen Bass, and Maureen Fergus and Qin Leng.
Top Shelf: Recent Favourites
Here we go: urban grit, short stories, new voices, First Nations literature, urban planning, rape, climate change, grunge, food, and more.