The Unquiet

Mikaela Everett’s science-fiction debut, The Unquiet, takes readers into a cold war between two (almost) identical Earths. The planets are duplicates in every way, except one. The people of Earth 2 know something the residents ... Read More »

August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Asp of Ascension (A Nefertari Hughes Mystery)

By B.R. Myers

Veronica Mars meets Indiana Jones in a fast-paced teen mystery that will appeal to lovers of the supernatural and history buffs. Nefertari “Terry” Hughes wants to keep a low profile at her new school, but ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Are You Seeing Me?

By Darren Groth

Vancouver-based Australian author Darren Groth’s Are You Seeing Me? tells of 19-year-old twins Perry and Justine, who travel from Australia to North America on a sightseeing trip, not sure what they will find. Perry is ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over

By Hilary Grist

Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over is a picture book with accompanying CD, both by Vancouver singer-songwriter Hilary Grist. They tell the story of a dream journey in the tradition of Maurice Sendak’s In ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bug in a Vacuum

By Melanie Watt

A googly-eyed bug merrily buzzes around a house. One minute he is literally “on top of the world” (having alighted on a globe), and the next he is sucked into the dark oblivion of a ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Specific Ocean

By Kyo Maclear; Katty Maurey (illus.)

In The Specific Ocean, Kyo Maclear, author of the celebrated picture books Virginia Wolf and Julia, Child, teams up with Montreal illustrator Katty Maurey for a tale of inner harmony and connection with the natural ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

His Whole Life

By Elizabeth Hay

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?” This is the question posed by 10-year-old Jim to his mother, Nancy, from the back seat of their old Chevette as they head north from New York City ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox

By Danielle Daniel

Every so often, a picture book comes along that is so beautiful in its simplicity, it breathes a pocket of stillness into our busy lives and inspires thoughtful reflection long after the final page is ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Generation Rising: The Time of the Québec Student Spring

By Shawn Katz

According to the authors of two new books about Quebec’s Maple Spring – the headline-generating student mobilization of 2012 – mainstream media was generally unsympathetic, if not outright hostile, to the movement, leaving citizens poorly ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs