“The Papal Ass” and other olden horrors are on view now at the library’s exhibit De Monstris. … Read more »

Late last year, we covered something that sucked more than anything had sucked before: New York City’s attempt to catch Amazon’s eye by turning its buildings “Amazon Orange.” This was… Read more »

It seems to me that Toronto has kind of a split personality, a civic schizophrenia. On the one level there’s the spirit of individuals and small groups who do things, what… Read more »

An author’s fascinating or salacious backstory can be key to a book’s allure (and marketing campaign). But the taste of the reading public isn’t infinitely flexible, and this is nowhere… Read more »

We’ve all done it. We patronize our local library, we bring our books home, set them on the shelf or in a pile, and make a good-hearted attempt to read… Read more »

Continuing an unfortunate trend up north, Toronto’s independent mini-chain of bookstores, Book City, will shutter its flagship location in the Annex neighborhood of the city. This follows the closing of… Read more »

There’s some sad news from our friends to the north, as one of Canada’s indie bookstores announced this week that it would be closing down for good. Bookseller Nicholas Hoare… Read more »

The husband and wife owners of TYPE Books—the great Toronto indie—have been staying up nights after hours making this charming, whimsical, and delightful stop-action film of books at play. Enjoy!… Read more »