How to Clean a Fish / And Other Adventures in Portugal / Esmeralda Cabral / University of Alberta Press / Softcover $27.99 (320pp) / 978-1-77212-655-6 / Buy: Amazon / Covering her extended stay in Portugal, Esmeralda Cabral’s... Read More

No, you can’t step in the same river twice and no, the same painting will not be seen in the same way by different people. Just saming. And also picking up on Jeannie Marshall’s point in today’s interview. Not only do we all take... Read More

When You’re Older / Sofie LagunaJudy Watson / Allen & Unwin Children / Hardcover $18.99 (32pp) / 978-1-76029-134-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Brilliant colors and dreamlike illustrations complement this touching... Read More

Oh, Russia, are you having fun yet? The butt of sanctions and scorn, slaughter and humiliation on the battlefield, your place in world standings can’t get much lower. Of course, it’s unfair to hold your citizens to the same... Read More

Heal the Witch Wound / Reclaim Your Magic and Step into Your Power / Celeste Larsen / Weiser Books / Softcover $16.95 (208pp) / 978-1-57863-798-0 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / Celeste Larsen’s book encourages... Read More

Few of us will ever cook in a high-end restaurant. Long hours, expert skills, and extreme pressure make it one of the most demanding jobs imaginable, but also one of the most admired. Indeed, top chefs are more like Formula 1 drivers or... Read More

The Stars of Mount Quixx / The Brindlewatch Quintet / S. M. Beiko / ECW Press / Softcover $16.95 (316pp) / 978-1-77041-695-6 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Amazon / In S. M. Beiko’s fantasy novel The Stars of Mount Quixx,... Read More