Looking for literary activities this summer? Come to the Forest Hill library on August 15th for your chance to meet stellar author Tish Cohen! Author of numerous books for teens, tweens and adults, Tish is a bestselling and award winning author that lives right here in Toronto. So swing by to meet Tish, find out […]
Gate 7, Volume 1 by Steve Dutro, William Flanagan and Philip Simon Chikahito Takamoto’s visit to Kyoto leads to a mystical adventure. While visiting the shrine of Kita no Tenmangu, he finds himself in the mystical world of Hana and her team – who are strangely dressed and have supernatural powers. The team is not […]
Congratulations to Rajiv, winner of our End That Book RIGHT! Contest! No coward to controversy, Rajiv decided to take on one of the most famous books in English Literature (c'mon, you ALL had to read it for school, right)? Anyway, for not only having to guts to take on Fitzgerald, but producing a knockout alternate […]
Want to meet an amazing author? Here's your chance! Visit Jane/Dundas for an exciting program and meet and greet with author Marina Cohen. As a Toronto-based author, Marina has written a wide array of fiction and non-fiction books for both children and youth. One of her later teen novels Ghost Ride received the distinction of […]
Branches across the city created amazing Word Out displays this year – now's your chance to vote for your favourite. Click on "Duelling Displays Challenge" at the bottom of this page for your chance to vote. Remember! You can vote as many times as you want until the contest closes on August 13th.
The winner of a book for telling us about their saddest story is…. …(Drumroll please)…. ADDY! Congratulations for telling us about how sad you thought The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton is. The Outsiders by: S.E Hinton. This was definately one of the saddest books I ever read. All throughout the book; Johnny Cade lived […]
Image by Infrogmation Scandalous! by Hallie Fryd describes 50 of the most shocking scandals in the twentieth century. What dirt do you remember from the 21st? To be entered into this week's contest: In one hundred words or less, describe the celebrity scandal you think has made the most noise since the year 2000. Also, explain why you think […]
Scandalous!: 50 Shocking Events You Should Know About (So You Can Impress Your Friends) by Hallie Fryd Who doesn’t enjoy a good celebrity scandal? Think all those endless celebrity screw-ups are a recent thing? Think again! Since way back when, famous people have been finding ways to shock and surprise us. Find out about 50 […]
By jster91 (musician) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Like books? Why not win a free one! Aspire to geek out in a record shop like the characters in High Fidelity? Did Beyonce's Biography totally inspire you? Or are you more into that Mozart guy in Amadeus? In 50 words or less, tell us about the […]
So what does that "S" stand for? We know that this is the question that's been haunting you for the last two weeks, so we've decided to spill. The S. in S Walter Stuart stands for… SPURGEON! (No, we're not kidding). Congratulations to Danielle who correctly identified the S and was chosen by random draw. […]