In Sally Gardner’s fantastical novel "The Weather Woman", gender, societal recognition, and family inheritance lead to precarious circumstances in Victorian London. Neva, whose parents neglect her, can read the weather with perfect... Read More

In Victoria McCombs’s high seas adventure novel "Savage Bred", betrayal and family sail hand-in-hand. As the third book of the Royal Rose Chronicles starts, Ontario, the pirate ship’s former first mate, has become captain; the... Read More

In the inspiring picture book "Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals", a veterinarian’s daughter dreams about treating animals in need herself. Jennifer Welborn’s picture book "Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals" encourages awareness of animal... Read More

The sobering social science book "Overrepresented" shares potent information about Canada’s legal and cultural oppression of Indigenous people. Social worker Annette L. Vermette’s social science book "Overrepresented" discusses the... Read More

Laure Dargelos’s novel "Saving Ellipsis" is a playful jaunt through the topsy-turvy world of grammar and literature. In Ellipsis, Prosperina fails to follow unspoken rules, opening a flower shop instead of a bookstore and breaking... Read More

The essays of "Black Hair in a White World" concern the struggles of Black women who sport natural hair in a colonized world. A commodity, a means of discrimination, a point of economic exploitation: Black women’s hair developed in... Read More

"Brain On!" is an encouraging self-help text filled with methods for cultivating emotional intelligence in the office. Deb Smolensky’s "Brain On!" is a self-help guide that emphasizes personal growth and individual mental wellness in... Read More

"Facets of the Kingdom" gathers reflections on the nature of racial and religious categories in contemporary society to argue for goodwill between all people. Loris O. Gillin explores the foundations of a Christian society in her... Read More