McGillis: Benediction is the tall but true tale of a Québécois cowboy
Olivier Dufault's brilliant debut novel attempts to come to grips with the life of an ancestor who didn't want his story told.
-
Books -
Column Shelf Life: The House Swap
If you liked novels like The Girl on the Train, you might enjoy The House Swap. -
Columnists Brownstein: Dr. Ruth keeps the flame alive, at age '91 and a half'
The iconic sex therapist, author and broadcaster is coming to Montreal to deliver two lectures, including a free one on 'Sex After 50.' -
Books Author and Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll loves men, but thinks they shouldn't be running ...
As a veteran journalist, writer and commentator, it’s hard to believe that E. Jean Carroll didn’t see it coming. -
Eating & Drinking In Lost Feast, Lenore Newman considers the foods we've 'loved to death'
'We don't have to end up in a world where there's very little diversity, where most of our foods are just memories' -
Local News She conquers the clutter: Ottawa's Elaine Birchall has written the book on hoarding
Ottawa social worker Elaine Birchall can tell you all about people who keep way too much stuff, how you’ll know if you’re one of them and what to do about ... -
Books New at the Library
The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine – an enchanting, comic love letter to sibling rivalry and the English language. -
Books New at the Library
Black Nowhere by Reece Hirsch – chasing a cybercriminal into the pitch-black heart of the Dark Web.
-
Local News Cornwall man featured in book on LGBTQ soldiers forced out of the military
Cornwall resident and LGBTQ activist Steven Forrest is one of 14 people profiled in a new book about members of the Canadian Armed Forces who were drummed out of the ... -
Books Ronan Farrow overcame spies to break #MeToo wide open
Unlike most journalists – most human beings – Ronan Farrow can tell you what it’s like to be tailed, surveilled and tracked by people with possibly sinister motives. -
Books The Atwood effect: Wordfest authors expand on dystopian feminist fiction
When Joanne Ramos was trying to get a literary agent after writing The Farm, she pitched her debut novel as “Handmaid’s Tale meets The Help. -
Books Anar Ali explores the immigrant life in 1990s Calgary with debut novel, Night of Power
In the fall of 1998, Anar Ali was walking in her Crescent Heights neighbourhood when she saw a pamphlet blowing in the wind. -
Books Book review: Canadian justice's 'reasonable person' blazed a trail
A must-read for anyone who cares about our nation's history -
Books An Opa's secret war journal sends Calgary writer on a journey of self-discovery
It was a 73-year-old, typewritten document, yellowed with age and hidden at the bottom of a box.But for a writer, it was like finding a gold mine or striking oil. -
Recipes to Gather around: Vancouver chef's new cookbook aims to bring people together
David Robertson is a chef on a mission. -
Books American comedian Dave Hill finds his inner Canadian with new book Parking the Moose
Dave Hill was in Clinton, Ont., when he came across a rare find: A Canadian fan of Donald Trump.Hill is an American and, as it turns out, not a fan ...
-
Books Brown: His and her perspectives make Simon and Louise two stories in one
With the new graphic novel Simon and Louise, comic creator Max de Radigues extends his hitting streak. -
Local Entertainment Watch a movie or buy a book: ways to support libraries this month
Also on the Friends’ fundraising agenda in October is the much-anticipated fall book sale from October 18 to 20. -
Column Bibliophiles: Canadian Library Month: A Visit will get you Thinking!
Did You Know public libraries in Alberta are governed by provincial legislation? That’s right, we exist under an actual law called, wait for it, the Libraries Act. It’s a very ... -
Books B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of Oct. 5
The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top selling books for the week of October 5. -
Column Shelf Life: The Year of Living Biblically
Jennifer Draper Stratford Public LibraryNewspaper columnist and best-selling author A.J. Jacobs undertakes a yearlong social experiment. -
Books International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Oct. 5
Bookmanager's list of the top selling books and new releases for the week of October 5. -
Local News New book remembers, honours northern sacrifice
Q&A with Dieter K. Buse and Graeme S. Mount, authors of Untold: Northeastern Ontario’s Military Past, Volume 2: World War II to Peacekeeping, which is being launched Thursday, Oct. -
Local News Bestselling author Lindsay Wong coming to Windsor's BookFest/Festival du livre
Bestselling and award-winning Canadian author Lindsay Wong will be the highlight speaker at BookFest/Festival du livre 2019.
-
Local News Initiative aims to celebrate books, inspire readers
A highly popular and successful literary extravaganza that takes place in communities across North America will arrive in Lambton County this fall. -
Books In his memoir All the Wrong Moves, Sasha Chapin narrowly avoids the pitfalls of chess
Calum Marsh: This isn’t a book about someone who has 'it.' It’s a book about someone who doesn’t have it, but wishes they did -
Books New book explores one of Perth County's most gruesome murders
Author John Goddard will be discussing his recent book, The Man with the Black Valise, at both a meeting of the Stratford Historical Society and as part of the Stratford ... -
Books Book review: Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) explores grief, friendship
Ultimately this novel leads readers to a place where love, loss, and melancholy intermingle with gratitude, remembrance, and celebration. -
Local News Book by Sudbury historians details more of North's war history
Sudbury historians release second volume of Untold: Northeastern Ontario’s Military Past, World War II to Peacekeeping -
Books Writer's lifelong fascination with Irish homeland leads to first novel
What moves an accomplished non-fiction author (15 published books) to venture into fiction? For my friend Brian Brennan, it was a diary of a harrowing trip across the Atlantic at ... -
Books Hesson: Children's book reviews
The HiveBy Barry Lyga and Morgan Baden(Kids Can Press)Cassie, the daughter of a famous deceased hacker, believes in The Hive Justice. -
Books Lady Lougheed's Literary Luncheon showcases women writers and raises funds for the Lougheed House
Calgary’s first-and longest running book club, The Calgary Women’s Literary Club, was created in 1906 thanks to the vision of Annie Davidson. -
Books Book Review: Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike shows how 35,000 workers stood up ...
One of the most tumultuous times in this nation's history was the period from May 25, 1919 to June 26, 1919, when the Winnipeg General Strike occurred. -
Books Surrender: The Call of the American West asks us to live with joy
Surrender: The Call of the American WestJoanna PocockHouse of Anansi PressLONDON — Yes, she was experiencing some sort of mid-life crisis.
