The Duchess of Windsor, previously Wallis Simpson, is 'that woman,' the American divorcée for whom King Edward VIII abdicated his throne to marry (leaving baby brother Bertie to stutter his way to the top job). Sex, power, and glamour: Wallis was reviled by a scandalized (yet fascinated) public. No surprise that Wallis' brunette ambition […]
Are you left mystified by detectives who knit? Or bake? Who are cats? If you prefer your hero to access their inner Marlowe or Warshawski rather than whip up a batch of muffins, here are some great reads by Canadian authors. The North York Central Library has large mystery collections in the Browsery and in […]
The North York Central Library invites you to come look for love in all the right places. Our Browsery on the main floor has a great selection of paperback romance fiction – and there is something for just about everyone. Finished everything by your favourite author? Ask a […]
In Three Cups of Deceit, Jon Krakauer alleges that humanitarian Greg Mortenson bent the truth about certain events in his bestselling memoirs Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools and furthermore, that his charity, the Central Asia Institute, is not exactly what it seems. Mortenson, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, has gained global recognition for […]
Jon Ronson's The Psychopath Test investigates not only psychopaths, but the people who study them. The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) developed by Dr. Robert Hare is the standard diagnostic test commonly used to identify psychopaths. Studying its application, Ronson discovers something rather unsettling: Society is simply teeming with psychopaths. Ronson, a Welsh journalist and documentary filmmaker, […]
No one was more surprised than Adam Mansbach when Go the Fuck to Sleep became a bestseller in advance sales. Definitely not for children, this book is intended to reflect the frustration of paren’ts whose little (non-sleeping) angels remain wide awake long after their bedtimes. Mansbach, a prof at Rutgers University, a novelist (The End […]
Anthony Weiner's recent admission of inappropriate conduct via the social media is simply the latest scandal involving icky behaviour by people who really should know better. This member (no pun intended) of the U.S. House of Representatives for New York was a Democratic hopeful destined for higher office. This article appeared in today's Toronto Star. […]
The International Indian Film Academy Awards takes place in Toronto from June 23-25. This is a great event for fans of Indian Cinema – and the North York Central Library Film Club is joining in the celebration. The Film Club is screening Mira Nair's The Namesake on Monday, June 13 at 6:00 p.m in the […]
The last Oprah show has aired – after 25 years on television, the woman behind this daytime institution is moving on. Reading was one of the many areas to which the mighty Oprah lent her considerable power and influence. Whatever one thought of her choices, the Oprah Book Club had an immense effect on readers, […]
In Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man, Chaz Bono tells the story of his gender transition from female to male. Born Chastity Sun Bono in 1969, Chaz is the child of Cher and the late Sonny Bono. In 1995, Chaz came out publicly as a lesbian – and in 2008 realized his […]