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Tales From Big Spirit (Series) by David Alexander Robertson

I have been a fan of David Alexander Robertson since I read his 7 Generations graphic novel series a few … More

Canadian, Canadiana, David Alexander Robertson, First Nations, Graphic Novels, historical, series, Tales of Big Spirit, Young Adult

Interview with Ruta Sepetys

Ruta Sepetys is the New York Times bestselling author of Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt … More

historical, Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea, Wilhelm Gustloff, Young Adult

Interview with Amor Towles

Amor Towles was born and raised in the Boston area. He graduated from Yale University and received an MA in … More

Amor Towles, Cold War, drama, Gentleman in Moscow, historical, Metropol Hotel, Moscow, Rules of Civility, Russian Revolution

Stalin’s Englishman: the lives of Guy Burgess by Andrew Lownie

The story of the Cambridge Spy Ring, or the Magnifivent Five as they were dubbed by the media, continues to … More

Andrew Lownie, Cambridge Spy Ring, Cold War, Espionage, Guy Burgess, historical, nonfiction, Stalin, war

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is one of the world’s bestselling novelists thanks to her 66 detective novels. According to her website, she … More

Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None, books into films, books into movies, classic, England, gothic, historical, mystery

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

In the follow-up to his debut novel, Rules of Civility, author Amor Towles has written another fascinating and lyrical historical … More

Amor Towles, Cold War, drama, Gentleman in Moscow, historical, Moscow, Russian Revolution

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Everyone’s familiar with the fate of the Titanic, but very few have heard of the wreck of the Wilhelm Gustloff, … More

drama, historical, Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea, sea tragedy, ship sinking, war, world war II

The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim by Shane Peacock

What would you do if all the imaginary horrors of the world weren’t imaginary at all? Such is the world … More

Dark Missions of Edgar Brim, gothic, historical, Horror, Shane Peacock, Victorian literature

Wenjack by Joseph Boyden

   This is the tragic story of an Ojibwe boy who runs away from a North Ontario Indian School, not … More

Canadiana, Chanie Wenjack, drama, Gord Downie, graphic novel, historical, Joseph Boyden, residential schools, Secret Path, Wenjack

If I Forget You by Thomas Christopher Greene

Picture this scene; a beautiful spring day in the city of Manhattan, a man is walking down the street when … More

contemporary, family, historical, If I Forget You, New York, relationships, romance, Thomas Christopher Greene, two time periods

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