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Summer Self-Care Staycations in Ontario
0 CommentsSummer is finally here and we all deserve some time to exhale and make the most of it. With fluctuating Covid-19 restrictions still in place for many regions, t
Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey (368 pages)
Now that she’s graduated high school, Madeline Moore is hoping that her aunt Astrid will start to seriously consider making her manager of Books & Moore, the
Read Between The Vines – Book Club in a Box That is Refreshingly Unique!
Books, Wine and Chocolate! Read Between The Vines – Book Club in a Box That is Refreshingly Unique! Book clubs are a great way to connect, engage and have
XOXO by Axie Oh (352 pages)
Jenny is an accomplished cellist with her sights set on attending the Manhattan School of Music. Jaewoo is a lost-looking boy who turns up at her uncle’s kara
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (384 pages)
I don’t know about you, but I could use a change of scenery. After more than a year of living in what often feels like Groundhog Day (wake up, home school and
Best YA Books to Bring on a Road Trip
Summertime means more time for packing a bag and hitting the streets for those long, fun road trips. If you’re like me, a good road trip sounds like the perfe
A Conversation With the Author of Holistic Wealth, Keisha Blair
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Keisha Blair, an award-winning, bestselling author of Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons to Help You Find Purpose, Prospe
Suspenseful Sizzlers for Summer 2021
Summertime and the livin’ is… filled with great summer reads! So pull up a lawn chair, break out the SPF 50 and grab a cold drink. From domestic to psycholo
Nigella Lawson’s new book Cook, Eat, Repeat ( 352 pages)
Three of my great loves centre around food - eating it, cooking it, and reading about it. Food gives me so much pleasure and if you were to tell me that I had t
Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June (368 pages)
Jay Collier is a statistical anomaly as the only out gay kid in his rural Washington town. While his BFF Lu spends time with her new boyfriend and everyone is p
Top Recipes to Enjoy Outdoors with Fast Easy Cheap Vegan by Sam Turnbull ( 248 pages)
As the season's change, so do our cooking habits. Cooking with seasonal ingredients allows us to not only make the best of fresh, local produce which can be che
Summer is here and we’re Hot For Food All Day by Lauren Toyota (256 pages)
As the temperature rises and the days get longer, we're all looking to spend more time outdoors, especially this summer after the lockdowns many of us faced in
Hot Summer Reads Roundup
It’s June! We have officially made it to summer, and it’s finally time for some rest and relaxation in the sun with some good books. There’s truly nothing
Saga Boy: My Life of Blackness and Becoming by Antonio Michael Downing (344 pages)
New Grant, Trinidad, 1980s. Saga Boy begins with lush descriptions of Antonio Michael Downing’s early childhood “down south” — the wild, greenery of the
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart (533 pages)
Seventeen-year-old Jazmyne Cariot may be next in line for the Aiyacan throne, but she’s still waiting for her powers as an Alumbrar witch to show themselves.
2021 Father’s Day Gift Guide
Many of us have a special man or two (or more) in our lives, whether it’s a partner, brother, uncle, best friend, grandfather, father or mentor. Sometimes tho
Best YA Book Club Reads
Books clubs are magical! Groups of all sizes select a book and read it in their spare time, venturing into someone else’s shoes or other worlds, then gather t
Top Five Books for a Great Book Club Discussion
We are less than a month away from the official start of summer, and I am beyond excited - not just about the books that have graced bookstore shelves and made