1 HANNAH When the phone rings at seven o’clock on Tuesday night, I think it’s odd but I don’t worry. You save that for the calls that come in the middle of the night, the ones that wake you in a panic and surely mean someone has died. Normally I don’t even answer our landline—a… Read More »

When we turn the final page of a novel, we are often left wondering, “where did this story come from?” One of our biggest curiosities about the writer’s life is what—or who—inspires their novels. So we decided to ask some of our favorite writers who have books publishing this year about their sources of inspiration.… Read More »

The best book club choices are not necessarily the newest or most buzzed-about books, but are the books that will get your group buzzing. Older books are fascinating when looked at through a modern lens, small-press titles are often unexpected and thought-provoking and a change of genre can reinvigorate a group’s love of book talk. Clear themes,… Read More »

  Friends, fans, and publishers celebrated the launch of Karma Brown’s Come Away With Me at the Spoke Club in Toronto on September 16. Officially released on August 25, Brown’s powerful debut follows a young woman on international adventure she and her husband try to readjust to life following a tragedy. * It’s awards season!… Read More »