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CanLit Noir: Ricochet Books
Series by Vehicule Press brings hard boiled detective novels of the '40s and '50s back into print.
John Lorinc: The City in Four Dimensions
What can urban history teach us about the cities we live in right now?
Safe as Houses: A List by Susan Glickman
Because houses have many more sides than just four walls.
The Interruption With Jane Munro
The first in a series of Interruptions with Griffin Poetry Prize finalists!
Holey Tales: 7 Literary Sleuths Are on the Case for Mystery Month
In which writers use a mysterious hole as a starting point for a mystery. The results are wildly diverse, a lot of fun, and make for some excellent …
More Than One Side to Every Story
Kelley Powell, author of YA novel The Merit Birds, on novels that inhabit multiple points of view.
Shelf Talkers: May 2015
Fiction and poetry, adult books and a kids book, this installment of Shelf Talkers is a veritable bouquet of spring blooms.
Ten Mystery Books to Read This Spring
'Tis the season to curl up with mystery!
Magna Carta: From Medieval England to Canada Today
How an obscure thirteenth century charter became the foundation document in the history of democracy, law, and human rights.