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It was a wet and wild weekend, and almost nothing went according to plan. The three-day Osheaga Festival of Music and the Arts has been on my bucket list for years. Well, that is if a bucket list can contain something that I’d like to make a habit...

By Sinead Mcelhinney & Julia Nethersole Tea parties are fancy and whimsical and they provide so many cute Instagram-able opportunities. It may be the only occasion where it is acceptable to wear enormously large hats, feature unlimited doilies and sip on hot drinks with lavish names such...

Tell us about your books background – how did you get into this business? I’ve always been a writer. After I finished my undergrad, I did a post-grad creative writing program, and when I was applying to it, I saw right beside it on the enrollment page...

Audiobooks offer the opportunity to experience the joy of being told a story. And, when you think of it, who better to tell a story than someone whose very job it is to create a sense of story, narrative, character and all the nuances of human emotion...

Maxine Bailey is a driving force who has devoted her life to the power of stories. Her current day job is Vice President, Advancement for TIFF, responsible for raising 25% of the organization’s annual revenues. TIFF is known for the annual Toronto International Film Festival but is...

Diane Banks, the Manager of Children’s Programs at the Toronto Public Library has some great suggestions for how to foster the love of reading in kids.

Toronto writer Elana Safronsky tells how she broke a case of reader's block (aka. a reading slump) with the help of a Kobo eReader.

If you had to close your eyes and guess what Kate Murdoch does for a living, you could probably do it. She works from home, and her home has the scent of books. Old ones. Her office, where she meets with clients, is in the front of...

While my husband Jer and I are self-professed book nerds (we even had a book-themed wedding last June) we don’t exactly see eye-to-eye on what makes for a captivating read. I often remark on the sheer number of science-fiction books that occupy his bookshelf and eReader, just...

Summer long weekend. Three words that are bliss to a booklover’s ears. It means more relaxing and more reading. Here are 10 short reads you can finish this long weekend to celebrate your extra time off: 1. Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips After school on a late...