Greil Marcus on ‘Mystery Train’s’ 50th anniversary
When it was first published in 1975, “Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music” was…
“If You Lie” opens with a closed trunk and frantic hope of escape
Sounds came. The steady ping of rain drumming against steel. The muted whoosh of wind. The high whine…
LIBRARY COLUMN | Cozy up with a cup of fantasy | Features
As a youth, I loved high fantasy: expansive worldbuilding, epic storylines, and difficult-to-pronounce imaginary names. Tamora Pierce’s books…
Fun and Gentle Series for Emerging Readers | Early Reader Fiction Series
The gentle stories in this collection of early readers feature warm, inviting illustrations and focus on navigating family…
Australia’s favourite authors share their favourite books of the 21st century
The first 25 years of this century have seen millions of books published worldwide. Of these, many have…
DEENA ELGENAIDI with Nina St. Pierre
Rail: In popular media, we see the stereotype of returning to the homeland as some sort of panacea—a…
Book Marks reviews of Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon Book Marks
Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in…
Jade Chang’s ‘What a Time to Be Alive’ takes aim at social media
The world is a confusing and scary place right now. Many of us are anxious wanderers in the…
PRH Canada Waves the Flag
So far this year, Penguin Random House Canada is seeing an uptick in sales across multiple categories. CEO…
This book proves a crime book is only as good as the characters that make it rip
Like all great crime writers, Lou Berney knows that a ripping story is only as good as the…