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The best classic horror stories

Crime and horror novelist Helen Phifer recommends classic horror novels that she turns to for scares and chills as Halloween rolls around.

Seven different types of readers

To all booklovers out there: this list definitely isn’t definitive. Here are seven different types of readers. Where do you fit?

Five favourite books from the 2000s

I was a couple days shy of my 16th birthday when the year 2000 rolled around, but I still remember the excitement and fear people felt surrounding the millennium (Y2K, anyone?). I wasn’t old enough to go out clubbing, but even from the comfort of my best friend’s...

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The surprising endurance of the eReader

Rakuten Kobo's CEO Michael Tamblyn on the enduring appeal of the eReader—the distraction-free, long-lasting, must-have device for people who love books.

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How to use the Kobo Wishlist feature

Whether you’re super-organized or flying by the seat of your pants, the Kobo Wishlist is a great way to keep an eye on the books you want.

Portrait of a listener: DJ Josephine Cruz

Photo credit: Ted Belton Meet Josephine Cruz (better known as, DJ JAYEMKAYEM). You feel her presence when she walks into a room: self-assured, full of wisdom, and like you’re about to catch up with an old friend. When she’s not travelling the world, Josephine is creating sets...

A booklist inspired by dysfunctional families

Ahhh, I adore the holidays because I get to spend time with my wonderful family – chatting, playing board games, time off work and school, eating delicious food… it’s all good. But, even though I love my family to pieces, things can get intense when you’re in...

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The best audiobooks that sound like movies

We selected some of our favourite “full cast” audiobooks to make you drop everything to focus, , and, if on a road trip, make the miles fly by in a flash.

Best books for fall 2018

If books had a best-of season, it would probably be fall – this is when all the “big books” come out, the serious fiction, the weighty biographies, and the books that will shape our thinking and dominate media coverage for months to come. It’s an embarrassment of...

Tennis superstar Milos Raonic on books and reading in empty bathtubs

Milos Raonic is the only Canadian male to have made a Grand Slam final—Wimbledon in 2016. He took time out from training to talk about books and reading.

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