A quiet charm
Emily Urquhart is a Kitchener-based journalist and folklorist, which is to say, she is more than unusually interested in stories and how stories are told. Not...
Queen of clubs
Decadence paired with debauchery makes for a delicious glimpse into 1920s London nightlife in acclaimed writer Kate Atkinson’s Shrines of Gaiety. Known the world over for...
Weston’s memoir a riveting, emotional romp
Roz Weston, best known for his work on the nightly TV show, Entertainment Tonight Canada, and a Toronto morning radio show called The Roz and Mocha...
Collaborative novel brings beauty and pain
Olivia McAfee took over caring for her father’s hobby bees after he died suddenly, and “…became, almost by accident, the first commercially successful beekeeper in the...
Quebec’s salad sisters on mixing it up: a new Mandy’s cookbook, more Toronto outposts
TORONTO – The sisters behind Montreal’s popular eatery Mandy’s Gourmet Salads have their eye on much more than just spinning out new combinations of fancy greens...
The Montreal sisters behind Mandy’s Gourmet Salads put a fall spin on soup and salad
The duo behind Mandy’s Gourmet Salads have just released their second cookbook – this time spotlighting fall-friendly root vegetables, winter-themed soups and more to suit the...
Double trouble
Even though S.C. Lalli has practised law, it is only with her latest release that the veteran novelist turned her pen to crime fiction. The Vancouver-based...
Creepy cabin thriller requires epic leap of faith
We know from the opening chapter that our first-person narrator has a suspected alleged killer tied to a bed and is brandishing a really ugly knife...
Montreal teen’s tale a moving treat
From Montreal-born, Cape Breton-based author Lesley Crewe comes a delightfully authentic novel that provides the perfect feel-good distraction. Nosy Parker is the latest offering from the...