Book clubs offer a great opportunity for friends and book lovers to gather (whether virtually or in person) to catch up and discuss a good book. There’s only two problems with this activity and they seem to come up at every meeting: what book should the group read next and how do you find enough... Continue Reading →
Laura picked the topic this week, so we're digging into one of her favourite tropes: the locked room mystery. Of course, the first thing we learned was that Laura had been using that term wrong: a locked room mystery technically only applies to mysteries featuring literal locked rooms. She was thinking of symbolic locked rooms... Continue Reading →
It's a Nicole's pick week so we are covering epic fantasy! Our list has some classics, some new titles, and, as always, we finish with our own personal favs. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next or watch on our YouTube channel. Place your TPBL holds for print... Continue Reading →
This was an incredibly interesting and inspiring book for anyone. Girls, boys, teenagers, adults, I really believe that anyone would enjoy reading this book. It is set up quite differently from your average book. On each page, there is a new biography, explaining what each woman did, her accomplishment, her journey, her life, and of... Continue Reading →
There’s no denying that the pandemic has altered our day to day life. There are many picture books recently published which reflect this changed world and the new circumstances in which we find ourselves. Good Morning Zoom: A Parody by Lindsay Rechler is a charming book that gives a glimpse into staying at home while... Continue Reading →
With the stay at home order in place once again, being at home has led to many creative and innovative ways to spend time. One way that has become apparent to us at the library is the increased interest in family history. Many library patrons have expressed that this is something they have always wanted... Continue Reading →
Do you know what a “breadwinner” is? A breadwinner is a person who earns money to support the family. This book takes place in Pakistan, where men dominate women, and men are always the breadwinner. This book is based on 11-year-old Parvana, who is struggling to live life in Afghanistan, under Taliban rule. The culture... Continue Reading →
Picture this: A team of amazing library workers, known for offering superb customer service, find something amazing hidden in the old vault at the Brodie Library (the Brodie Resource Library actually has an extremely large vault). This amazing object will lead the team on the biggest treasure hunt of their lives. Clues will lead this eclectic group... Continue Reading →
A former ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Stott Pilates trained Pilates Instructor Deborah Donahue is a first time Canadian author born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Her debut novel I Used To Live On Banning Street has been garnering rave reviews as she begins her new venture of writing a screenplay based on her... Continue Reading →
This week, Laura and Nicole are all about book adaptations. We cover all the genres with fantasy, realism, YA, and adult titles, and then talk our personal favourite adaptations. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next or watch on our YouTube channel. Place your TPBL holds for print... Continue Reading →
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