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Many years ago, I fell in love with a mouse named Despereaux. He was born small, but his […]
Genevieve Graham is one of my favourite Canadian authors and has made a name for herself with her […]
Frying Plantain is a wonderful, complex, and stylistically taut series of interconnected short stories. These stories all follow […]
For anyone who enjoyed Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow, Still Life by Sarah Winman will be a […]
Witch. Cailleach. Dark-hearted girl. There has always been something disturbing about Rawenna. She was born on the night […]
Books about people who work in libraries are so hard to resist – if there is an image […]
If you’re a fan of books that blend well-developed characters and story lines that shine a light on […]
I wholeheartedly admit that I have a major crush on this sexagenarian. With his charm, humour, and culinary […]
As a kid, on any given Wednesday night you could find me huddled in the basement across from […]
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