Now more than ever, Canadian novelists look to the past
Pictures, pucks, and potty humour
Something for every little one among fall’s children’s titles
The fall of fiction
International bookshelves are bursting with name novelists
Thinking globally
The state of the planet a common concern in international lists
Familiar faces
It’s series titles and sequels galore in spring kids’ lists
Diverse diversions
Canadian non-fiction titles lean away from big topics
Cities and suburbs
More fiction writers turn to the places where Canadians actually live
A soul-searching season
Serious stuff dominates the foreign fall lists
Fantasy league
The wonderful and frightening world of the fall kids’ books
That was the way it was
Fall non-fiction heavy on war and history