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Read More »Foe by Iain Reid is the first book to be eliminated on Canada Reads
Game on: A word of encouragement from the authors Over the four days of the competition, the panellists dive into spirited debates about books that promise to be intense, strategic and, at times, deeply emotional. To give them a boost, we asked the people who know these stories best — …
Read More »By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order
Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramatic retellings of mythology, access to information request results show. Now boxed away in storage in some Edmonton and Calgary-area schools are graphic …
Read More »Book box boomtown: Greater Victoria celebrates more than 1,000 little free libraries
Nestled on the sides of streets across Greater Victoria, Bruce More’s creations might spur a double take — is that half a kayak, a miniature barn or an old fashioned outhouse? But a peek inside reveals their true purpose as little free libraries, community-operated book trading boxes that have boomed in …
Read More »Kamala Harris defends Biden’s abilities in new book, but says his re-election was ill-advised
Former U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris has suggested that Democrats around former president Joe Biden didn’t do enough to prevent him from embarking on an ultimately doomed re-election bid in 2024, according to an excerpt from a new book. In an excerpt of 107 Days — a reference to the length …
Read More »The Alberta book ban saga
Front Burner Will the wave of public anger over Alberta’s ban on some school library books force the government into full retreat? Or will the government’s pause, and rewrite of the plan set the stage for a new fight? CBC News · Posted: Sep 04, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | …
Read More »Canadian author Margaret Atwood takes another shot at Alberta’s book ban with satirical story
Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale was yanked from some shelves due to the province’s sweeping new rules. In a social media post on Sunday, Atwood said …
Read More »‘She wanted them in the world’: N.B. community maintains book shed after owner’s death
A small shed sits on a property close to the ferry in Pettes Cove, N.B., on Grand Manan. The shed is white with green trim and a black roof. It looks like any other backyard shed. But it is packed with hundreds of books — a legacy of the late …
Read More »New book explores Blue Jays’ 48-year history
TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays brass used all the bells and whistles when they tried to land two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani in the fall of 2023. The once-in-a-lifetime pursuit of the Japanese free agent, as author Keegan Matheson writes in his new book, “The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays,” included taking …
Read More »These authors were sold a romantasy convention. Instead, they got the Fyre Festival of the book world
Imagine getting dressed up in your finest for a fantasy-themed ball, only to find yourself standing on the concrete floor of a massive, nearly empty convention hall, decorated only with a few rose petals. Welcome to A Million Lives Book Festival. What was billed as a romantasy BookTok convention for indie authors and …
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