Yes or Nope

In Meaghan Strimas’s third collection, the poet picks up where she left off in 2010’s A Good Time Had by All. Not one to shy away from life’s rougher edges, Strimas possesses a knack for ... Read More »

December 6, 2016 | Filed under: Poetry

Amanda on the Danube: The Sounds of Music

By Darlene Foster

The fifth novel in the Amanda Travels series from Vancouver author Darlene Foster follows 12-year-old Amanda Ross, her best friend, Leah, and their parents as they cruise on a riverboat along the Danube through Germany, ... Read More »

December 5, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Performance

By Ann Eriksson

Music and money drive Ann Eriksson’s fifth novel. Hana Knight is a gifted young pianist who narrates the story of her family, her struggles as a musician, and her relationship with a deranged homeless woman ... Read More »

November 29, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Fate of Flames (The Effigies Series, Book 1)

By Sarah Raughley

The figure of the reluctant hero is anything but new in fiction, but sci-fi/fantasy author Sarah Raughley freshens up the trope with the element of celebrity culture and an appealing ensemble cast. The story revolves ... Read More »

November 29, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Case of Alan Turing: The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of the Legendary Codebreaker

By Arnaud DeLalande; Éric Liberge (ill.); David Homel (trans.)

History may be written by the winners, but it’s often drawn by whomever is able to wield a pen. Cartooning and graphic memoirs like Maus and Persepolis have been able to deliver particularly subversive takes ... Read More »

November 29, 2016 | Filed under: Graphica

Shadow of Doubt: The Trial of Dennis Oland

By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

Dennis Oland was perceived as a mild-mannered family man of good character. Then, on Dec. 19, 2015, he was convicted of butchering his father, Richard Oland, a millionaire businessman and part of the family that ... Read More »

November 28, 2016 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Secrets We Keep

By Deb Loughead

Clem knows something about her friend Kit, an autistic boy who died at a high school field party. No one who was there that night is telling the truth about what happened, and Kit’s grieving ... Read More »

November 28, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Brothers

By David Clerson; Katia Grubisic (trans.)

Variations of the word “innovate” appear 10 times in the Wikipedia entry for Steve Jobs, which also includes an Innovations section with nine subsections. As Walter Isaacson, who authored the definitive biography of Jobs and ... Read More »

November 28, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Hungary-Hollywood Express

By Éric Plamondon; Dimitri Nasrallah (trans.)

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

I Am Josephine (And I Am a Living Thing)

By Jacqui Lee (ill.); Jan Thornhill

Two fun new fall non-fiction titles provide answers to some common (and not-so-common) questions kids may have about the world around them and beyond. I Am Josephine (And I Am a Living Thing) helps kids ... Read More »

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

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