★ The Worst Book Ever

Elise Gravel’s wildly creative new picture book purports to have no imagination at all. Called The Worst Book Ever, it’s a fairy-tale story of a prince and princess who lead exceptionally boring lives until one ... Read More »

May 2, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Shut Up You’re Pretty

By Téa Mutonji

Shut Up You’re Pretty, the debut collection of linked short stories by Toronto writer Téa Mutonji, is the inaugural book in Vivek Shraya’s VS. Books imprint at Arsenal Pulp Press. Told from the perspective of ... Read More »

April 29, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ Coconut Dreams

By Derek Mascarenhas

April 29, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

The Magpie’s Library

By Kate Blair

Silva’s is a world of uncertainty. Following news of her grandfather’s worsening Alzheimer’s, the 13-year-old and her family move in with their sick relative in order to tend to his increasing needs. “One for sorrow,” ... Read More »

April 29, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Teardown

By David Homel

Paul, the journalist at the centre of David Homel’s latest novel, feels stuck. He’s disconnected from his family and believes his profession is dying. He’s grasping at anything that will bring meaning back to his ... Read More »

April 25, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Keep This to Yourself

By Tom Ryan

The human drama inherent in the summer following high-school graduation – including, but not limited to, questions about the future, preparing to leave home, individual identity, and reckoning with the end of childhood – makes ... Read More »

April 25, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Not-So Great Outdoors

By Madeline Kloepper

Kids seem to have it made in the summer, but they are rarely in charge of their vacation plans. Three new picture books show the disappointment of being stuck somewhere seemingly unpleasant when school is ... Read More »

April 22, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden

By Andrew Larsen and Anne Villeneuve (ill.)

April 22, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Albert’s Quiet Quest

By Isabelle Arsenault

April 22, 2019 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Crow

By Amy Spurway

Stacey Fortune, nicknamed “Crow,” neatly encapsulates the trajectory of Nova Scotian author Amy Spurway’s debut novel early on: “Girl gets tumours, girl loses mind, girl dies, the end.” But the novel is actually about a ... Read More »

April 22, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

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★ The Worst Book Ever

★ Shut Up You’re Pretty

★ Coconut Dreams

The Magpie’s Library

The Teardown

Keep This to Yourself

The Not-So Great Outdoors

Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden

Albert’s Quiet Quest

Crow

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