I Want a Monster!

Winnie is mad for monsters. She can’t resist the peculiar charms of long-footed Plurps with massive underbites, or sharply dressed, moustachioed Zups. Yearning for a beastly pet of her own, the youngster coyly bats her ... Read More »

January 6, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Motorcyclist

By George Elliott Clarke

“This novel is neither biography nor history,” explains George Elliott Clarke at the outset of The Motorcyclist. On one level, the explanations contained in this brief introduction (actually, “Proviso”) are a matter of going on ... Read More »

January 6, 2016

The Princeling of Nanjing

By Ian Hamilton

With The Princeling of Nanjing – the ninth instalment in his well-loved mystery series featuring globe-trotting accountant Ava Lee – Ian Hamilton continues to face down the largest problem confronting writers of successful series: his ... Read More »

January 4, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Not-So-Faraway Adventure

By Andrew Larsen; Irene Luxbacher (illus.)

We first met Theodora (Theo) and her grandfather, Poppa, in Andrew Larsen and Irene Luxbacher’s 2009 collaboration, The Imaginary Garden. Their follow-up is a sweet tale that shows even the shortest of trips is full ... Read More »

January 4, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

When Santa Was a Baby

By Linda Bailey; Geneviève Godbout (illus.)

Just in time for Christmas comes a new picture book from acclaimed author Linda Bailey and illustrator Geneviève Godbout. When Santa Was a Baby is an origin story of adorable proportions. Bailey relies on her ... Read More »

December 22, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Here Comes the Dreamer

By Carole Giangrande

As a form, the novella is not simply a shorter version of a novel or a long short story, something American-born author Carole Giangrande, a committed proponent of the novella, knows well. In a 2014 ... Read More »

December 22, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Pocket Full of Murder

By R.J. Anderson

In her new middle-grade novel, fantasy and sci-fi author R.J. Anderson introduces readers to the late-Victorian city of Tarreton, whose infrastructure relies on magic for everything from heating to electricity. Living on the outskirts of ... Read More »

December 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Calvin

By Martine Leavitt

The teen years are a time of discovery, of figuring out who you are and who you want to be, of testing limits and taking ownership of your life. But for kids dealing with mental ... Read More »

December 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Essential Travis Lane

By Shane Neilson; ed.

This twofold celebration of the poetry of M. Travis Lane is the brainchild of doctor/poet Shane Neilson. These are the first of four books detailing Lane’s poetics and career. How Thought Feels is a book ... Read More »

December 21, 2015 | Filed under: Poetry

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