“The best kind of love doesn’t happen on moonlit walks and romantic vacations. It happens in between the folds of everyday life. It’s not grand gestures that show how you feel, it’s all the little secret things you do to make her life better that you never tell her about.” In looking for something light…
The Book Club Hub – WWII Historical Fiction
Every month, a new set of book club titles will be highlighted in The Book Club Hub post. This month features historical fiction novels set during World War II. The novels on this list are all inspiring tales of bravery, strength, and resilience. Here are this month's selections: Beneath A Scarlet Sky Based on the…
Staff Review – My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
“Sleep felt productive. Something was getting sorted out. I knew in my heart—this was, perhaps, the only thing my heart knew back then—that when I'd slept enough, I'd be okay. I'd be renewed, reborn. I would be a whole new person, every one of my cells regenerated enough times that the old cells were just…
Staff Review – Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
TJ Klune is taking us back to Marsyas Island! Perhaps you read The House in the Cerulean Sea - a feel-good fantasy story that followed Linus Baker as he took to Marsyas Island to visit an orphanage for children with magical abilities. Run by Arthur Parnassus, it was Linus' job to check on the wellbeing…
The Book Club Hub – Stories of Family
Every month, a new set of book club titles will be highlighted in The Book Club Hub post. This month features stories of family. Our families are our building blocks as people in this world - teaching us right from wrong and harnessing our feelings towards ourselves and others. However, families also can be full…
Staff Review – The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
“Can grief and gratitude coexist? Could he miss the kids’ mother and also be grateful for his time with Maisie and Grant? Or did the gratitude just make him miss Sara more and wish she was the one on this train with him instead of her sleeping kids? And in helping them these past few…
Staff Review – Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
She has dared much in life and paid the consequences each time. She has been called "proud," "savage," "single-minded," "mad with ambition," "a murderess." She has been called many things, but none of those matter. "It is the will of the gods," the priestess has told her all those years ago. "You will be despised…
The Book Club Hub – Indigenous Fiction
Every month, a new set of book club titles will be highlighted in The Book Club Hub post. This month features fiction novels written by and featuring Indigenous peoples. TBPL has numerous stories by Indigenous authors in our collection, as well as our Book Club in a Bag options! Fiction written by Indigenous authors promises…
Staff Review – The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
Jane Austen, the classic writer, is best known for her six novels, published between 1811 and 1817. Austen's novels have stood the test of time, as her novels explored themes and stories that writers would be able to relate to, even 200 years after they were written. Perhaps Austen's most famous novel is Pride and…
The Book Club Hub Newsletter – August 2024
Check out the latest issue of the Book Club Hub newsletter! Our theme this month is: Canadian authors! TBPL's shelves are filled with Canadian authors. Whether you're looking to read mysteries, romance, historical fiction or more, there is a delightful Canadian story for you. TBPL has numerous Book Club in a Bag options that have…
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