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Books into Movies: We Bought a Zoo
My love for Matt Damon goes back all the back to “how do you like them apples” from Good Will Hunting and it’s been growing ever since. He’s done some great work and now is starring in We Bought a Zoo...
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Did You Know?
… that Michael Bublé’s first foray into music was learning to sing his home address as a young child? His father thought it would help him to remember it. —Onstage Offstage: The Official Illustrated...
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Did You Know?
… that when Don Cherry was brought in as a guest commentator on Hockey Night in Canada, he was rejected by CBC executives for his poor grammar? —Wayne Gretzky’s Ghost: And Other Tales from a Lifetime...
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Staff Faves: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
One of my favorite television shows is The Office, so when I heard that Mindy Kaling, one of the main characters of the show had written a book of essays, I bumped her book Is Everyone Hanging Out...
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Did You Know?
… that Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae became friends at the University of Toronto in the 1960s, and spent a year as roommates in a flat above a shoe store near the campus? —When the Gods Changed: The...
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News from the BookLounge
I have discovered recently that so many people I know are affected by pain on a regular basis. If you or someone you know is struggling with pain of any kind, we’ve just published a fascinating book...
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Making a New BFF Requires Intimacy and Reciprocity
What is a BFF, anyway? Most people lump bestfriendship in with love, one of those you- know- it- when- you- feel- it intangibles. But I can’t continue blindly on this quest looking for something even...
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Staff Faves: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Unique in an age when stories are gleaned from headlines and tweets, Jeanette Winterson’s memoir is a deeply personal account of a life spent challenging the question Why Be Happy When You Could Be...
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Staff Faves: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
I heard about this book from colleagues long before it was published. They talked about the power of the story and how well it was written. This book has now struck a chord with readers across North...
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Top 10 Books for Earth Day
Earth Day is right around the corner, on April 22. If you’re looking for some ideas on how to make more Earth-friendly choices in your life or if you just want to learn more about climate change take a...
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