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It's September, which means that we've reached the start of Fall publishing season and the weight of publishers catalogues falling on my desk takes its annual, seasonal jump. The fall books season stretches from late August (hardly autumn at...
2014 James Tait Black Awards
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Laughing at Life — Fall Comedy Memoirs
If you take a look at the line up of books being released in the coming months, it seems like this fall, everyone is going to be laughing at life. Or at a few specific ones...
Series-ously Good New Mysteries – September Edition
September - that back to school time, actually, make that back to routine time. After a summer of little or no structure, it's time to get revved back up for whatever life is going to throw at...
The Lighter Side of Labour Day
I feel like I've transported back to 1980 and I've channeled
Back to School Special: Teachers as Sleuth in Mystery Series
For those readers who are headed back to school here are a few mystery series with teachers as sleuth to help you mentally prepare yourself for the new school year. We all know that “the roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is...
Staff Pick—Pomeroy’s Quay by E. G. Forward
The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell – Staff pick
The Life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Gaskell
2014 Hugo Award Winners
Summer Thrills
Despite the appearance of lots of back to school “must haves” and fall clothes in the stores, summer is most definitely not over. If you’d like a few more thrills before the end of summer check out the Library’s 2014 Summer...