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In Review: The Week of November 26th
This week we launched our holiday book recommendation tool, Just the Thing, for all your holiday-book-buying needs, read about the increased demand for Indigenous content in public libraries and the need for poets in script writing.
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Just the Thing: Books to go with those luxury goods
Because it’s haute to be well-read, your luxury gift will pair elegantly with our two picks for both the arty giftee and the loved one who pronounces it “dahling.”
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Just the Thing: Books to go with those artisanal & DIY gifts
There’s something uniquely special about a gift that’s been handmade with love and care. We’ve got just the right thing to complete that perfect, one-of-a-kind present for an equally special person on your holiday gift list this year.
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Just the Thing: Books to go with those libations & eats
Pair those tasty libations and eats with today’s recommendations and cheese won’t be the only thing your giftee will devour over the holidays.
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Just the Thing: Books to go with those mugs & hot drinks
Complete the perfect gift with one of our recommended book pairings that’ll surely bring warmth to the hands and hearts of even the most curmudgeonly person on your list this holiday season.
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Just the Thing: Books to go with those concert tickets
If you’re looking for just the thing to go with those concert tickets you scored for the music-o-phile in your life, check out our harmonious pairing of books that’ll be sure to resonate with your giftee.
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Just the Thing: Books that complete the gift
Leave the bows aside this year because the cherry on top of that special gift is the perfect book. That’s why from now until December 7th we’ve got 20 book recommendations that are just the thing to complete every gift from those concert tickets you scored for your partner to that handmade scarf you knit…
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In Review: The Week of November 19th
We started off the week with our annual literary awards hangover, brought you our Gift Guide for holiday book-buying, and learned some rare words (we hope this In Review ensorcells you).
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Gift Guide Week: Casey Plett
Lambda-Literary-Award winner Casey Plett is our final Gift Guide recommender this week with five thoughtful must-read titles for everyone from queer kids of colour seeking gay and lesbian fiction to road-trip strangers you never forget.
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Gift Guide Week: Hana Shafi
Today’s book recommendations come from Toronto writer-illustrator-badass Hana Shafi who shares her own gifting picks from feminist non-fiction to Prairie poetry to a powerful Indigenous read (that you’ll want to gift to pretty much everyone).
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Gift Guide Week: Kim Clark
Our first gift guide recommender is the fearless and funny author Kim Clark who’s recommendations include ♪”5 BC authors, 4 female protagonists, 3 family foul-ups, 2 frigid winters and bright hope in this ‘po-e-tree'”♪ for all sorts of people on your holiday gift list.
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Literary Awards Hangover: 2018 Edition
You’d think after four literary hangovers, we’d be better at managing our awards-fuelled reading binges and calling it a night. Proving once again that moderation isn’t our strong suit, we bring you our fifth annual Literary Awards Hangover, a coffee-sipping, greasy-spoonin’ celebration where we pair this year’s nominees with just-as-deserving indie followups.
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Chappy Hour: Raspberry White Russian + Correspondent
With a berry-twist on a traditional cocktail, ALU mixologist Tan Light presents our tastebuds with a tall drink of Raspberry White Russian, echoing the metropolitan locations in Dominique Bernier-Cormier’s debut Correspondent(Goose Lane Editions). Prepare the recipe below and armchair travel with the featured poem “It’s 13:15.”
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In Review: The Week of November 12th
This week we Giller-ed up with shortlist-inspired nailpolish and an essay from Giller-nominated translator Peter McCambridge, interviewed book designer Megan Fildes, got some tips on researching family war history, and much more.
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First Fiction Friday: The Death Scene Artist
Our #fridayreads pick is debut fiction from author-editor Andrew Wilmot: The Death Scene Artist (Wolsak and Wynn) is a surrealist spectacle that takes on the obsessive nature of body dysmorphia and gender dysphoria in a wonderfully weird and compelling body horror.
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