I Will See You Again

This unique picture book for older readers is a gentle story of bereavement told through digital paintings and a simple narrative. Author and artist Lisa Boivin is a member of the Deninu Kue First Nation, ... Read More »

January 16, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Never Forget

By Martin Michaud; Arthur Holden (trans.)

Crime writers working in a series format must navigate a fine line between making each novel unique and accessible to new readers, and ensuring enough continuity and development to satisfy long-time series devotees. This line ... Read More »

January 16, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Many Rivers to Cross

By Peter Robinson

January 16, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Cells: An Owner’s Handbook

By Carolyn Fisher

Two non-fiction picture books offer crash courses in biology and meteorology by way of unconventional instructors. Ellie, a skin cell living on the bum of a Boston terrier, delivers an exuberant ... Read More »

January 13, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Little Cloud: The Science of a Hurricane

By Johanna Wagstaffe and Julie McLaughlin (ill.)

January 13, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Africville

By Jeffrey Colvin

New York City writer Jeffrey Colvin’s debut novel is a multi-generational tale based on the eponymous Black community north of Halifax, which was settled by Jamaican prisoners the British expelled in 1788. These exiles were ... Read More »

January 13, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Given

By Nandi Taylor

Nandi Taylor’s Given garnered over a million reads on Wattpad before becoming one of the site’s first hard-copy releases. The novel bodes well for Wattpad’s expansion to traditional publishing: it’s fast-paced, nuanced, and presents a ... Read More »

January 9, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Rebent Sinner

By Ivan Coyote

Ivan Coyote’s 12th book is a memoir in vignettes capturing the author’s recent experiences on the road. The work is a charming and nuanced contribution to the genre; the writing has a springy, playful quality ... Read More »

January 9, 2020 | Filed under: Reviews

Falling for Myself

By Dorothy Ellen Palmer

Dorothy Ellen palmer entered this world with the deck seemingly stacked against her. Born with congenital abnormalities in both feet to a young single woman unprepared for motherhood, Palmer was eventually adopted by a family ... Read More »

January 9, 2020 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

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