Canmore climber faces conflicted feelings about Everest trek
It’s not unusual for an author to describe the process of writing a book as exhausting.But the statement seems to take on a bit more gravity when it comes from ...
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Books Hesson: Children's books
MalamanderBy Thomas Taylor, Illustrated By Tom Booth(Walker Books)Herbert Lemon is the Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, so it only makes sense that a strange ... -
Books Book review: Cheap-thrills genre profits from skilled writer
At this point in the history of reading material, at least 50 per cent of the population has grown weary, at best, of crime novels that spin around the gory ... -
Books Book review: Honestly tracing the history of Abbotsford Community Services
What could have been a dull, bureaucratic narrative instead, with author Walter Paetkow’s deft touch, is a series of stories that dance on the page -
Gynecologist prescribes straight facts on all things female
The manual is written for the layperson — and it’s an informative and often entertaining 300-page tome filled with much-needed medical information on women’s bodies and sexual health, at all ... -
Column Shelf Life: Mindfulness and Its Discontents
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Culture John Fraser: Graeme Gibson was more than the husband of a globally acclaimed author
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News Banning books is 'anachronistic' now — but freedom of expression concerns remain in Canada
A study of 'forbidden' books shows complaints from the progressive side of the spectrum are nearly neck-and-neck with traditional violence and nudity challenges
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Local News Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell doesn't believe in job interviews, sees 'enormous hope' in young workforce
Technology, education and diversity were some of the themes that wrapped up a two-day energy conference in Calgary on Wednesday, as speakers including Canadian writer Malcolm Gladwell shared their comments ... -
Books International: 30 bestselling books for the week of September 14
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Books B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of September 14.
The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top selling books for the week of September 14. -
Books Turn pages with Huron Shores Book Club
IRON BRIDGE – The Huron Shores Public Library Book Club returns on Tuesday with an open invitation to new members. -
Books New at the Library
The Wolf’s Call by Anthony Ryan – the next book in the Raven’s Shadow series which begins a thrilling new story of razor-sharp action and epic adventure. -
Books 111 Places in Vancouver book authors discuss how they put it together
Authors Dave Doroghy and Graeme Menzies had to look high and low for the right urinal. -
Local News Jessica Watts: I now have 19 books to go by 2020
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Books The Vagina Bible: Dr. Gunter busting myths, breaking taboos in new book
"When we use euphemisms ... that imparts shame. And there’s nothing shameful about it," says Dr. Jen Gunter, author of The Vagina Bible.
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Books Chance meeting with literary idol allows writer to realize own worth
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Vancouver dietitian wants you to Eat More Plants
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Books Review: Antoine Mountain has seen the world
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Books Vancouver Punjabi literature prize announces 2019 winners
This year's first prize went to Jatinder Singh Haans — from Aloona Tola, Punjab, India — for a collection of short stories titled (in English) Living is Truth, All Else ... -
Books The blue ring as a 'handcuff to God': U of C writer-in-residence Sharanpal Ruprai brings ...
For Sharanpal Ruprai, taking up her seat as the 2019-20 writer-in-residence at the University of Calgary is a return. -
Books B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of Sept. 7
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Books International: 30 bestselling books for the week of Sept. 7
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Column Shelf Life: The Princess and the Pit Stop
Tom Angleberger’s hilarious, refreshing “take” on the traditional fairy tale, complete with eye-catching illustrations, will definitely leave young readers cheering – for the princess, of course!
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Movies The Goldfinch overflows with too much plot and too many coincidences
Chris Knight: One expects a film based on a novel to have a literary pedigree, but The Goldfinch wears its Bildungsroman on its sleeve -
Movies For director John Crowley, The Goldfinch started from a very small, very personal place
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Local News Cassie Cohoon's death part of epidemic plaguing Montreal streets
Author, 84, was the 15th pedestrian — and the tenth senior — killed this year on city streets. She was struck by a truck near her N.D.G. home. -
Two books for DIY, upcycling and colour enthusiasts
Annie Sloan's The Colourist - The Art of Colourful Living and Jen Crider's Amazing Furniture Makeovers offer expert advice and inspiration for designing with colour and upcycling the outdated. -
Local News Books inspired by podcasts at Sudbury's libraries
Podcasts are rising in popularity. In fact, chances are either you or someone you know has listened to a podcast in the last year. -
Books BIBLIOFILES: Head to the library on International Literacy Day
As literacy is at the heart of library mandates, undoubtedly public libraries play a significant role in supporting global literacy efforts; with the first and foremost being the accessibility of ... -
Books Book review: Donoghue's engaging characters surprised by kinship
London writer Emma Donoghue's story-telling skills are in fine form in her new, quick-paced novel, Akin. Donoghue fans won't be disappointed as the author of 2010's best-selling chronicle, Room, pens ... -
Local News New Stratford Writers Festival event to support the new hospice
Heidi Sander knows firsthand the importance of hospice. -
Books Book Review: Sex workers speak out in anthology of their writings
Hustling Verse is an important book, full of pungent, sometimes triumphant verse and often troubling images -
Column Shelf Life: Harry's Trees
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