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Book review: True crime story explores notorious murder on Sumas Prairie

In April, 1893, farmer John Marshall was found murdered on the front porch of his cabin. The two trials of his accused murderer, an apparently mild mannered young handyman, dominated ...
Entertainment
Ottawa Public Library offers 'Storytime' sessions via videoconferencing

Starting next week, Ottawa Public Library is offering an online version of their popular “Storytime” program.
Local News
Online books and literary events for kids

There are a number of free online literacy sites designed specifically for kids, offering the opportunity to watch, read, listen, learn and play.
Entertainment
B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of March 28

The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top selling books for the week of March 28.
Entertainment
International: 30 bestselling books for the week of March 28

Bookmanager's list of the bestselling books and new releases for the week of March 28.
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B.C. colouring book: A unique image to keep you creative during COVID-19 quarantine

If your eyes are needing a break from all the online scrolling to read the latest updates about COVID-19, you're in luck.
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Ken Dryden has written a poem about the brutal relentlessness of COVID-19

'We can want what we want / Do what we want / COVID-19 is not impressed'
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Books for Kids: Not all mysteries have to be a whodunit

The Body Under the PianoMarthe Jocelyn,Illustrated by Isabelle FollathTundra BooksAges 10 and upMy parents had a bookcase in their bedroom that we kids knew was off limits unless we had ...

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CRIME HUNTER: We asked and YOU picked your favourite crime novels

Last weekend I offered some of my favourite crime novels.The list was off the top of my head and I missed some favourites, which readers were quick to point out.
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Brown: Cat characters confound South Korean's tale of food, family, grief

Yeon-Sik Hong’s Umma’s Table tells the story of one cartoonist’s struggle to maintain his weight, as well as his battle to help maintain the dignity of his dying mother.
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Book review: UBC professor's 5 Rules for Tomorrow's Cities a timely look at the changing ...

A new book examines the challenges facing city planners in the future.
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Book review: Memoir of a father-daughter search for family truths in Ireland

This is a well written book that celebrates love and the hard earned peace that occurs when you have the courage to pass though heartfelt honesty to the other side ...
Entertainment
B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of March 21

The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top selling books for the week of March 21
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The Kitchen offers a glimpse into the cooking spaces of Julia Child, Elvis Presley, and ...

Vancouver author shares his love of kitchens in new book
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Calgarian's new novel, Our War, imagines an America where 'the cold cultural war went hot'

Craig DiLouie feels like he is living in one of his novels.Not the one he is currently promoting, the undeniably timely, alternate-history thriller Our War.
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Calgary writer chronicles the craziness of a cross-country family trip with The Corduroy Road

By the time the Palmer clan was ready to leave Cornerbrook, N.L., the wheels were starting to come off.

Entertainment
International: 30 bestselling books for the week of March 21

Bookmanager's list of the top selling books and new releases for the week of March 21.
Books
Brown: Chasing Echoes is an engrossing tale of Holocaust legacy

Chasing Echoes is the story of one Jewish family’s attempt to grapple with the impact of the Holocaust.
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Instagrammers tick off travel guru Steves with culture in his sights

Rick Steves's visit to Vancouver is postponed due to COVID-19.
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International: 30 bestselling books for the week of March 14

Bookmanager's list of the top-selling books and new releases for the week of March 14.
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B.C.: 15 bestselling books for the week of March 14

The Association of Book Publishers of B.C.'s list of the top-selling books for the week of March 14.
Books
Book review: Physician explain thyself

Doctors tell the stories that remind them of why they practice
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Self-isolating? Hit the Calgary Public Library's digital archive and challenge yourself to some long reads

Call it THE LIST.Presumably, every avid reader has one.That would be the books you have always meant to get around to but felt you didn’t have the time.
Local News
New book chronicles policing history in Sarnia

When Phil Egan set to write the history of Sarnia's fire service, it took him 21 months of researching and interviewing to get it done.

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Review: The Henna Artist

THE HENNA ARTIST by Alka Joshi (HarperCollins; 368 pages; $33.50) Few book reviews begin with a rave.
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Calgary author Jason Patrick Rothery explores explosive terrain of white privilege, post-secondary political correctness with ...

It’s understandable for a first-time author to feel some jittery nerves when it comes to releasing a debut novel to the world.
Local News
COVID-19: Closed or not, local record, comic, bookshops still selling

It’s new-issue day at Happy Harbour Comics, weekly Wednesday when the comic-book collectors push though, grabbing the latest-release of Wonder Woman, Star Wars or a new horror-manga graphic novel.
Books
From 'The Outsider' to 'It,' the challenges of adapting Stephen King

Most Stephen King fans know his work exists in two worlds. First, there’s the page, where images of psychotic, otherworldly clowns, reanimated pet corpses, the ghosts of murdered young girls ...
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New at the Library

A Witch in Time by Constance Sayers – a bewitching tale of passion, reincarnation and magic. (adult fiction) Lisa Wolf on Goodreads noted “A Witch in Time is a haunting ...
Local News
Dystopian tale uniquely set in Northern Ontario

Post-apocalyptic thrillers tend to be set in the ruins of metropolises like Los Angeles or New York City.
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Blue Metropolis literary festival cancelled amid coronavirus outbreak

The Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival has cancelled its 22nd edition scheduled for May 1-6.
Columnists
Brownstein: Margaret Trudeau takes audio route with her hit solo play

She gave only 14 performances of Certain Woman of An Age but it was recorded live and is now available as an audio presentation.
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Calgary-raised author Katherine Fawcett's second book of short stories explores dark fairy tales

Katherine Fawcett’s second book of short stories seems so high-concept that it’s hard to believe the themes emerged somewhat haphazardly.
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Brown: Oracle Code is latest solid teen reworking from DC

The Oracle Code is DC’s latest reweaving of one of its heroes as a teen character in a modern setting.