If you hoped that your 2023 would be drama-free, not so fast. Reading plays is one of our favourite pastimes: they're naturally full of action and interpersonal intrigue, and, more often than not, they don't take a lot of time to finish. We recommend six drama titles to kickstart ... Read more

This week Sto:lo author Lee Maracle graced us with a must-read essay about the vitality of Indigenous works and recognition in Canada, scary books dominated our top 10 list, and Merriam-Webster’s Time Traveler tool made for a wordy geek-out, and more.  

This week we continued celebrating women authors and artists, learned about the making of audiobooks, and spooked ourselves out with talk of a haunted bookshop.

It probably surprises few that audiobooks have seen a huge surge in popularity and availability in recent years, thanks to the proliferation of listening technology (that'd be your smartphones, folks) as well as a huge demand for audio content (audiobooks, yes, and podcasts, ... Read more

Catch up on our love fest this week and our top reads.

Welcome to LOVE WEEK, a celebration of love in all of its forms. We're kicking off the week with a bittersweet excerpt from Jordan Tannahill and William Ellis'  The Videofag Book, which chronicles the four years of the then-couple's art space/party venue/home. We also talk ... Read more

You know this person: they judiciously follow the movie awards race and watch every Oscars to the end (even when the technical awards were mixed in). Your giftee loves gripping acting and dramatic scenarios, whether it's the uncomfortable tension in Carnage or the twanging of ... Read more

Featuring hand-picked selections by authors we admire for all the readers on your holiday gift list, our Gift Guide Week is as lit as it gets. Today's book recommendations come from super-cool (and not just because he makes his home in the frosty land of Sudbury) playwright ... Read more

Our exploits this week including literary recluses, war books, and more. Read on to check out top 10s, interviews, and book recommendations.

There's nothing scary about three season launches and two festivals this week (well, maybe that we don't have enough time to see them all!).

Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, ... Read more