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Gallery: Mary Wallace and An Inuksuk Means Welcome
In this month's gallery, we feature Mary Wallace and her new book, An Inuksuk Means Welcome.
Douglas Hunter on the Dangers of Pseudohistory
Much pseudo theorizing is harmless and silly, but the implied racism of so much pseudohistory is why it is important for historians to counter it.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox: In Conversation with Danielle Daniel
Danielle Daniel's Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox is one of the most gorgeous releases of the season.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Adventure and the Reluctant Reader
What better way to draw kids in to literature than through exciting plot-driven graphic novels?
Back to School Books from Preschool to University
Books for little kids and big ones, and everyone in between. We run the academic gamut of back to school titles.
On Our Radar
New books with buzz worth sharing: titles by Jon Chan Simpson, Austin Clarke, Jamie Sharpe, and Monica Kulling and Marie Lafrance.
Shelf Talkers: August 2015
A heartfelt thank you to passionate booksellers, and as usual, a stellar roundup of recos!
Summer Eats: Dulce de Leche Buttermilk Ice Cream
A delicious recipe from A Taste of Haida Gwaii, a new cookbook by Susan Musgrave.
In Times Like These: On #elxn42 and the Suffragists
For over a century, suffragists fought to acquire rights to expand fairness and justice. They were imperfect but we should care about what they glimpsed. …
Jennifer Quist on the Family Saga
"Women can’t help but out-master men when it comes to harrowing, genuine stories about how families are made."