Review by Natasha Zippan
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali brings to life the struggle of a queer Muslim teen and takes the reader on an unforgettable ride of love, betrayal, loss, and transformation. Written by Sabina Khan, who immigrated to British Columbia from Bangladesh via the United States, this novel is at once relevant, shocking, and heartwarming. … More The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
Brittany Luby is an award-winning historian who originates from Treaty #3 in what is now known as northwestern Ontario. Luby believes that ink is a powerful tool. The words we write lay the foundation for our future. Luby writes for social justice and seeks to stimulate public discussion of Indigenous issues through her critical and creative work. … More 5 Questions for Brittany Luby
Review by Jennifer Irvine
It’s Brooklyn in the late nineties, when rap music can be heard reverberating out of ghetto blasters everywhere. Singer Lauryn Hill reigns supreme, and Jay-Z and Mariah Carey are just getting started on their monster careers. … More Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
Review by Louise Brecht
Seconds after this excerpt, Mutti is shot for the slip of her daughter’s tongue and Katja’s dress is splattered with her mother’s blood. The Soviet army that surges into Germany in the dying months of World War II displays little regard for its enemy’s people. … More My Long List of Impossible Things by Michelle Barker
Lindsay Wong is the bestselling author of The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug-Raids, Demons, And My Crazy Chinese Family. Her debut memoir was a finalist for the Writers Trust 2018 Hilary Weston Prize, Canada Reads 2019, and the 2019 Hubert Evans Nonfiction Prize. … More 5 Questions for Lindsay Wong
Review by Emily-Anne Mikos
Romances aren’t the only relationships that are complicated. Childhood friends James and Kat suddenly aren’t friends anymore, and both girls are unsure how to go back to the carefree, easy relationship they once had. … More We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spalding
Review by Logaine Navascués
The doors of an artists’ studio building open for a young bunny and their dad, revealing the many different ways in which creativity can be expressed through the arts. … More Studio, A Place for Art to Start by Emily Arrow, Illus. The Little Friends of Printmaking
