Charles Dickens may be credited with inventing the Christmas story but, judging by the surge in popularity of the Christmas themed novel...

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Richard Wagamese described himself as a second-generation survivor of Canada’s residential school system and used the trauma he...

Shel Silverstein was an American illustrator, cartoonist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, best known for his children’s books, The...

Many modern readers know Agatha Christie as the quintessential Queen of Crime. During her writing career, Christie wrote 66 detective...

I recently finished King's non-fiction book On Writing: a memoir of the craft. It was one of those books that had me changing my entire...

For the first time, libraries across Simcoe County are participating in a reading event called Simcoe Reads. This community-based program...

"Snow lands on top." ———A Snow family expression from Suzanne Collins's new book,The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins has...

You've heard about SGN with John Krasinski (the new COVID-19-inspired positive news channel on YouTube), but how about some of the many...

“We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there, too.” —Kristin Martz Have you ever crumbled under the weight of being...

There is nothing better than a personal home library -- big or small! We'd love to see your book shelves. Send us your photos and we'll...