Aesop transforms three North American stores into Queer Libraries
Here, then, is how you do the work. Instead of blithely turning their logo rainbow-coloured and making vague noises about inclusivity, skin, hair and body care company Aesop are putting… Read more »
Love mermaids, Krampus, or dragons? This exhibit is for you
“The Papal Ass” and other olden horrors are on view now at the library’s exhibit De Monstris. … Read more »
Amazon announces twenty possible cities for their second headquarters (Numbers 1-20 won’t shock you!)
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 »
Jane Jacobs has a few thoughts on “the new, wasteful, often destructive, but nevertheless exciting shape of the cities” in this 1969 Canadian TV segment
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 »
Serial killer’s book shoots to the top of Amazon charts—then disappears
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 »
$2 million is missing from the Toronto Public Library, but does anybody care?
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 »
Toronto bookstore to close its flagship location
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 »
End of an era: Canada’s beloved Nicholas Hoare bookstore to close
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 »