The Nonagenarian’s Notebook

How not reading impairs social and political participation

“The greatest boon parents can give their children is to inculcate in them a love of reading at the earliest age…”

March 29, 2017

# books

Library closures “more symbolic than economically driven”

The tax on books and cuts to libraries will seriously damage the thriving literary culture in Newfoundland. These cuts will destroy the cultural hubs of…

TheIndependent.ca

May 5, 2016

Introducing the People to People Library

Where conventional libraries fall short, people sharing ingenuity and building community stand tall

August 1, 2014

Peter takes on the worst of today's bestsellers, including 'Fifty Shades' and 'Twilight'. Warning: this contains language that will offend the easily offended. (However, if…

August 10, 2012

Bruce Bourque gives us his two cents' worth on what delights are to be found in Michael Crummey's Galore, now a bit of an oldie…

February 21, 2011