Come Rain, Come Shine: The Last Poems of Raymond Souster

Raymond Souster’s earliest published poems appeared in various Toronto newspapers when he was a teenager, and his first solo book came out in 1946. He won the Governor General’s Award for poetry and drama (as ... Read More »

January 15, 2015 | Filed under: Poetry

The Devil You Know

By Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Violence against women as it is typically portrayed in novels, TV series, and movies involves an intrusion of the pathological upon otherwise safe lives. In these fictional scenarios, teams of helpful, well-trained police officers work ... Read More »

January 12, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Deep

By Nick Cutter

Following up his sensational 2014 debut thriller, The Troop, was never going to be easy for Nick Cutter. But the author shows no lack of ambition in The Deep, another spectacular journey into the extremes ... Read More »

January 8, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook

By Judy Chan; Paul Yee; Shaoli Wang (illus.)

Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook is a delightfully quirky hybrid of fables and recipes that will satisfy those hungry for both knowledge and culinary inspiration. Lauded historian and author Paul Yee creates or ... Read More »

January 8, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Lonely

By Ainslie Hogarth

Ainslie Hogarth’s debut novel is morbid, unnerving, and difficult. The majority of readers would do well to heed the warning in the book’s first chapter, issued by protagonist and first-person narrator Easter Deetz: “If you’re ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

About that Night

By Norah McClintock

There’s very little to connect Elise Diehl and Derek Maugham in five-time Arthur Ellis Award–winning author Norah McClintock’s latest mystery for teen readers. Sure, the police lieutenant’s wife and the 17-year-old high-school student live quite ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Kissing Frogs

By Alisha Sevigny

In this modern reimagining of The Frog Prince, debut author Alisha Sevigny turns a typical high-school drama on its head by setting it in tropical El Valle de Anton, Panama. Popular high-school senior Jess Stone ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

On the Edge

By Allison Van Diepen

Life hasn’t been easy for Maddie Diaz, who, at age 11, lost her dad to a heart attack. Her mom’s now in the midst of divorcing husband number two, who’s been nothing but a financial ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Do Not Open Until Christmas

By Jean Little

Beloved author Jean Little is an expert at creating stories about the inner lives of children, a talent that is on full display in each of these 12 Christmas-themed tales. A pair of twins rebel ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Any Questions?

By Marie-Louise Gay

Children are natural deconstructionists. Fired up by imaginations perpetually stuck on overdrive, kids will interrogate their environment until they are satisfied they have got to the bottom of things. Which is to say, never. Marie-Louise ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Come Rain, Come Shine: The Last Poems of Raymond Souster

The Devil You Know

The Deep

Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook

The Lonely

About that Night

Kissing Frogs

On the Edge

Do Not Open Until Christmas

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