Toronto’s Filipino community has a friend in today’s guest, Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio. Through her educational initiative Filipino Talks, she has built bridges between immigrant Filipino families and thousands of school teachers and... Read More

The Shabti / Megaera C. Lorenz / CamCat Books / Hardcover $29.99 (336pp) / 978-0-7443-1009-2 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / A former confidence man confronts a haunted ancient Egyptian artifact while running from his... Read More

Hope, Always / “Now, as forever, there is hope.” These words preface beloved novelist Bret Lott’s Gather the Olives, a memoir of his time among friends in Israel and Palestine. They were written in the after—in a time when war... Read More

“I’d say that illustrating a plant requires looking at it more holistically than studying it scientifically generally does. It forces you to see and understand how the different elements come together, rather than just examining them... Read More

100 Rooms / Haya ShenhavYirmi Pinkus, illustratorGilah Kahn-Hoffmann, translator / Kalaniot Books / Hardcover $19.99 (32pp) / 978-1-962011-99-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Bright contrasting colors and funky patterns... Read More

“Eating in the dining car has always felt vaguely aristocratic to me, a place where the rules of social exchange are practiced. And as an introvert, I don’t have to go through the angst of trying to initiate a conversation when the... Read More

The Wildcat Behind Glass / Alki ZeiKaren Emmerich, translator / Yonder / Hardcover $18.00 (240pp) / 978-1-63206-364-9 / Buy: Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Alki Zei’s novel The Wildcat Behind Glass is a timely portrayal of... Read More

“It was always my hope that the book would provide a bridge to a reliable understanding of people with Down syndrome. … My vision is that, after reading our book, every reader will begin actively seeking ways to have contact with... Read More