Canadian author Madeleine Thien makes Barack Obama’s 2025 summer reading list
Canadian author Madeleine Thien is on former U.S. president Barack Obama’s 2025 summer reading list for her novel  The Book of…
Seattle author Lynda Mapes shares her love of old-growth forests, from their quiet to their ‘fructifying funk’
This month, the KUOW Book Club read Lynda V. Mapes’ new book, “The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from…
Question of the Week: What were your favorite books as a child?
It’s late summer and thoughts are turning toward school. This week, we asked you about your favorite childhood…
new book features 6 decades of Springsteen
Freehold native Bruce Springsteen is Born to Run and the Asbury Park Press has been there every step…
Inuit creators shortlisted for $20K Canadian picture book prize
Tanya Tagaq and Cee Pootoogook’s book ‘It Bears Repeating’ shortlisted for Oct. 27 award Tundra Books’ “It Bears…
14 New Books for September
1WRECKING BALL: RACE, FRIENDSHIP, GOD, AND FOOTBALL, BY RICK BASShigh road books In a special Alta Journal folio,…
The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2025
Say goodbye to your beach reads and hello to the most anticipated books of the fall. The upcoming…
Amelia Earhart and her husband shared sky-high ambitions
In 1928, Amelia Earhart became an international celebrity for being the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean…
Sip-N-Read is now open with books, wine and comfortable vibes in Corktown
The corks are poppin’ at Corktown’s newest spot, wine bar and bookstore Sip-N-Read, which opened its doors to…
Transcendence for Beginners by Clare Carlisle review – a philosopher’s guide to enlightenment | Philosophy books
Some philosophers find inspiration in mountains, such as Nietzsche, and some in caves, like Plato. Clare Carlisle found hers…
The Handmaid’s Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools
Titles like The Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Perks of…
Thomasina Miers picks her favourite books
The cook, food writer and restaurateur picks her favourites. Her latest book, “Mexican Table”, is out now, and…