Simon Casaubon on Writing I AM QUEER to Help Young People Feel Seen

Personal stories can open the door to much larger conversations. In I Am Queer, (Beech Street Books/Saunders Book Company) author Simon Casaubon shares ...

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Dustin Galer Investigates Responsibility, Disability, and the Human Cost of Systemic Failure in BLAME

The death of one man becomes the starting point of a much larger investigation in Blame: Death, Disability, and the Search for Justice for Guy Mitchell (ECW ...

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Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton on Building CHILDREN OF FIRE from Profound Voices of Resistance

Our featured non-fiction title today, Children of Fire: Kurdish Female Fighters and the Struggle for Woman, Life, Freedom (Book*hug Press), brings ...

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Anne Baldo Explores the Lives That Shape Us in ONE DAY, HARD AND CLEAR

Growing up often means discovering that the people we love can't always become the people we need them to be. In One Day, Hard and Clear (Dundurn Press), that ...

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Story Sparks & Surprises with Anna Lazowski, Author of I BUILT A ROCKET SHIP

Sometimes children find their own language for grief. In I Built a Rocket Ship, that language takes the shape of a backyard project, as one child quietly ...

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Read an Excerpt from TAKE THIS FOR THE PAIN, the Fascinating New Essay Collection by Alex Boyd

Art has a way of turning up in unexpected places, and Take this for the Pain (Palimpsest Press) follows those moments wherever they lead. Drawing on ...

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Story Sparks & Surprises with Anita Yasuda, Author of BOLLYWOOD BEAT!

A dance recital is exciting enough on its own, but Bollywood Beat! (Kids Can Press) captures everything that happens around it too, from the nervous ...

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THOSE ARE PEARLS Author André Narbonne Takes on Our Storytellers Interview

One decision can echo through generations, and we've seen this play out time and time again in some of Canada's best fiction. In the new novel, Those ...

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Read an Excerpt from Valerie Sherrard's Heartwarming ABSOLUTELY NO BODY PARTS

Cleaning out an old building shouldn't pull at the threads of a mystery, but that's exactly what happens in Absolutely No Body Parts (Cormorant/DCB Books), ...

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Read an Excerpt from KOH-I-NOOR, the Adventurous Debut Novel by Michael Eddy

Trying to build a better world is one thing. Figuring out how to live in it is another. Koh-i-Noor (Book*hug Press) follows a young man whose search ...

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Read an Excerpt from THE BODY RIDDLE, the Spellbinding Debut Novel by Sam K MacKinnon

Change doesn't follow a straight line in The Body Riddle (House of Anansi Press), the impressive debut novel by Sam K MacKinnon. Instead, it creates new ...

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Read an Excerpt from SELDOM SEEN ROAD, the First Title in the New Burnt River Mystery Series from John Degen

A murder on a riverbank pulls an unlikely detective out of retirement in Seldom Seen Road (Latitude 46),l the first instalment in John Degen’s Burnt ...

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ONWARD Groundwood Books Giveaway! Win All Three Titles in the Series!

Groundwood Books, a celebrated stalwart among children's publishers in Canada, is celebrating the publication of this Deborah Ellis's latest title in ...

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Highly Acclaimed Poet Derek Beaulieu Passionately Explores His Craft, and Implores Other Scribes to DO IT WRONG

Poetry handbooks often focus on rules, technique, and best practices. Do It Wrong: How to Be a Poet in the Twenty-First Century (Assembly Press) starts ...

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Sometimes Saving the World Means Breaking the Rules in LYING, STEALING, AND OTHER WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET

Teen activism gets messy fast in Lying, Stealing, and Other Ways to Save the Planet (Annick Press), a sharp, funny YA novel that throws environmental ...

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Griffin Prize Giveaway! Win Two Tickets to the 2026 Readings, and a Poetry Prize Pack!

The Griffin Prize awards ceremony is right around the corner, and lucky poetry fans can hear all of the shortlisted authors at the upcoming Griffin ...

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Ink & Imagination! Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier on I WILL NOT WALK TO SCHOOL

Some mornings, even the smallest task feels impossible. In I Will Not Walk to School (Kids Can Press), that task is simply getting out the door in the ...

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Story Sparks & Surprises: An Interview with Heather Beaumont, author of WHEN WE GO HOME

A trip that initially doesn’t quite feel like a homecoming slowly begins to evolve in When We Go Home (Kids Can Press), a story about what it means ...

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The Illustrator's Studio with Brittany Lane - TAKING TURNS WITH TURTLES: A RESCUE STORY

Before the sun is fully up, people are already walking the shoreline, scanning the sand for signs of life in Taking Turns with Turtles: A Rescue Story (House ...

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Read an Excerpt from KARAIKHOLA FLOWS, the Exciting Debut Poetry Collection by Saraswoti Lamichhane

In Karaikhola Flows (Mawenzi House), Saraswoti Lamichhane intimately explores Himalayan village life, tracing how education, migration, and tradition ...

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Read an Excerpt from DOUBLES, the New Novel by Nora Gold

In the new novel, Doubles (Guernica Editions), prize-winning author Nora Gold centres the voice of a twelve-year-old girl navigating life inside a 1968 ...

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Read an Excerpt from Some Fascinating New Nonfiction in READING WITH MY GRANDMOTHER

Personal archive and literary study dovetail in Reading with My Grandmother (Wilfrid Laurier University Press), a new nonfiction title from author and ...

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Ella Northcott's New Book Takes the Reader into the Everyday Life of a Wheelchair User

A simple, matter-of-fact approach shapes I Am a Wheelchair User (Saunders Book Company), which introduces young readers to mobility and accessibility ...

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Pippa Mackie Brings the Climate Fight Home in HURRICANE MONA

A climate protester is forced to take the fight back to her childhood home in Hurricane Mona, a comedy that builds its tension in close quarters. In this ...

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Tegan Quin Champions THE CURE FOR DROWNING to a Huge Win at CANADA READS 2026

Day Three of Canada Reads 2026 is usually where things get tense, and this year was no exception. With three books left, there was nowhere to hide and ...

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Canada Reads Mid-Week Roundup - Which Books Are Still in the Running?

Canada Reads is well underway, and this year’s competition brings together a strong and varied group of titles, each offering a distinct perspective ...

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A Short-Lived Community Lingers Long After it is Gone in TEMPORARY PALACES

A short-lived community leaves a long afterlife in Temporary Palaces (House of Anansi Press), a debut novel from Jeff Miller that circles back to one ...

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Open Book Interviews Liz Johnston About Her Exciting Debut Novel, THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT

A single act of protest ripples outward through a family in The Fall-Down Effect (Book*hug Press), a debut that explores how public actions affect private ...

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A Classroom Celebration Leads to Important Questions in LITTLE BEE: THE BUZZ ABOUT THE PARTY

A class party sounds simple enough, until it starts to raise questions no one expected. In Little Bee: The Buzz About the Party (Annick Press), Bee is ...

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