Shelf Talkers Posts
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Shelf Talkers: Spring 2024
What a fantastic time of year this is!
No, I’m not talking about the coming of spring (though it seems, at least here in Victoria, that the long winter …
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Shelf Talkers: February 2024
Greetings from Victoria!
I'm pleased to bring you another batch of recommendations from the booksellers of the Shelf Talkers community, the finest of Canada’s …
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Shelf Talkers: November 2023
It might just be me, but I want to put it out there—is time feeling increasingly slippery for anyone else? Like, somehow it’s late October, when yesterday …
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Shelf Talkers: Summer 2023
I have a confession to make: putting together this column four times a year is not only something I look forward to—it's also something I rely on.
I …
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Shelf Talkers: Books to Usher Us into Summer!
There is a moment which comes around this time every year.
Curiously, we don’t know when it will come.
We don’t know what form it will take.
And, despite …
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Shelf Talkers: Winter/Spring 2023
This really is the strangest time of year.
I went out for a walk yesterday afternoon – it was a gorgeous, early spring day. Clear skies, warm enough …
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Shelf Talkers: Fall 2022
There’s a delightful chill to the air this morning, a soft burn in the nostrils as you inhale the smell of fallen leaves, the damp of rain on the horizon. …
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Shelf Talkers: 15 Books to Keep You Going This Summer
Earlier this summer, I spent several weeks on the west coast of Newfoundland. This was not, strictly speaking, part of the plan. The plan was to visit …
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Shelf Talkers Spring 2022
As I’m writing this, the rain is gently echoing on the roof above me. It’s a most welcome sound. It’s not that I’m a particular fan of the rain—though …
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Shelf Talkers: Books to Keep the Light Streaming In
Six great picks from Canada's independent booksellers.