Beach reads! London library reveals readers' top summertime picks
Beach days and picnics, outdoor sports and star gazing, cookouts and long walks. Summer comes with all of that — and books.
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Travel The World Outdoors: Birdy beach reads just in time for summer
As you make summer vacation plans, remember that being on a beach doesn't mean we have to forget about birds. There are some new bird books and other nature titles ... -
Columnists Brownstein: Almost 94, Sheila Goldbloom is a force of nature
The wife of Victor Goldbloom writes her first book, Opening Doors -
Local News Local author fulfils a WISH by releasing first children's book
It was supposed to be a small, personal project – a folder of wishes Jennifer Paquette would give to her two granddaughters at Christmas. -
Books Book review: A Canadian doctor in China, Victoria Chung's story
Dr. Victoria Chung graduated from the University of Toronto’s medical school in 1922, the first Asian student to earn a medical degree from a Canadian school. -
Books Brown: Chicken Rising depicts fowl childhood, hopeful evolution
The experience of reading Chicken Rising likely depends on what kind of childhood you had. -
Column Shelf Life: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
It's the middle of the Depression years, 1936 in the hills of Kentucky. -
Books Library to hold fundraising barbecue
The Patient One by Shelley Shepard Gray – seven former best friends reunite and struggle to heal after the tragic death of one of their own.
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Books Local author to release new book
Local writer Eric Schmiedl will release Realities - a book on good versus evil with spiritual overtones - will have a book signing at Merrifield Book Shop this Saturday from ... -
Culture 'Dangerous ideas': Author Angela Saini on the return of old-school scientific racism
'It was an affront to my sense of identity when I was writing this book, to actually see how little basis there is for race' -
Books B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of June 8
The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top selling books for the week of June 8. -
Local News Sudbury library books celebrate national Indigenous history month
By Colleen BurnsEvery June, Canada celebrates National Indigenous History Month by honouring the stories and cultures of Indigenous peoples in Canada. -
Local Entertainment BIBLIOFILES: Summertime and the Reading is Easy
The book is the most important thing because studies show that over the summer break, kids forget what they’ve learned. -
Books Book review: A moving account of torment, captivity and survival
This true story has insights that will resonate for women readers and for men who take seriously the challenges posed by gender injustice and misogyny. -
Books B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of June 1
The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top selling books for the week of June 1. -
Books Book review: Story doesn't measure up to what-if premise
We Were Killers OnceBy Becky MastermanPenguin Random House, $24.95Apparently there are people who’ve never heard of the prolific and gifted Truman Capote.
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Books Brown: Aurora Borealice could be perfect graphic novel
Joan Steacy’s Aurora Borealice is pretty much the perfect comic book. -
Column Once more into the breach
Jacob FehrGPPLSometimes it can be frustrating reading a long-running series. Beyond the obvious annoyance of waiting for the next book to be written and published (especially for Patrick Rothfuss and ... -
Local News Sudbury author launches new book today
What began as a helpful tool for a teenage babysitter has become a children’s book about the adventures of an alien named MISHMASH. -
Movies Wild Nights With Emily is a far more ribald affair than other Emily Dickinson biopics
Chris Knight: Wild Nights with Emily was written and directed by Madeleine Olnek, whose first feature, 2011’s Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, gives you a sense of her sexual ... -
Books Calgary author L.D. Crichton lands deal with Disney Books for novel, All Our Broken Pieces
L.D. Crichton was in New York City on May 7, the day her young adult novel, All Our Broken Pieces, was published by Disney Books. -
Books Author Q&A: Alix Ohlin's third novel explores family, citizenship, and enduring bonds
Following her pair of prize-nominated books of 2012 (Inside, Signs and Wonders), Alix Ohlin has returned with Dual Citizens. -
Books Why thousands flock to a sleepy, little town in Wales to celebrate books each spring
Hay-on-Wye has more bookshops per capita than anywhere else, making it the perfect place for one of the most storied book festivals -
Books Whether we admit it or not, there is a bit of performance behind what we ...
Calum Marsh: As much as we aspire to seem the kind of adults who partake of a healthy cultural diet, we don’t want to look pompous or dull either
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Local News Sudbury author's award-winning spring
La Brigantessa, a work of historical fiction set in Calabria, Italy, during the unification period of the mid-1800s, won a gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards. -
Peace, Love and Fibre: Canadian cookbook author whips of dishes that are great for your ...
For Mairlyn Smith, food isn't just about eating to be healthy. It's also about having fun. -
Books Little Darlings, an ambiguous tale of motherhood, strikes spooky note
Little DarlingsMelanie GoldingHarper CollinsJamie PortmanLONDON — The opening chapter gets your attention. -
Books Graphic novels: A smart introduction to the genre for children
I recommend Albert’s Quiet Quest only for young readers, since it’s a hybrid of a graphic novel and a children’s book — a gorgeously illustrated one at that. -
Books Books for Kids: Even in an urban setting, nature has much to teach us
Nature All Around: TreesPamela Hickman, illustrated by Carolyn GavinKids Can Press Me, Toma and the Concrete GardenAndrew Larsen, illustrated by Anne VilleneuveKids Can Press Bernie GoedhartI live in a very urban neighbourhood: ... -
Books Dave Meslin urges Canadians to take the reins on democracy in new book, Teardown
Dave Meslin doesn’t mince words in his new book, Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up. -
Column Shelf Life: We Fed An Island
Merley WheatonPublic Services LibrarianStratford Public LibraryFollowing the devastation hurricane Maria brought to Puerto Rico in 2017, Chef Jose Andres knew that people needed to be fed if they were going ... -
Books Stratford-born author reveals untold story of Terry Fox's love life
Stratford-born author Bruce Woods has recently release his latest self-published book, The Story of Terry Fox and John Morton, exploring Fox's relationship with Rika Noda. -
Books B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of May 25
The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of top selling books for the week of May 25. -
Local News Sudbury author's novel tops Oxford Reads
It’s time to pick up those books Oxford — the county has announced this year’s Oxford Reads pick.
