May We Suggest

May We Suggest

Looking for something new to read, watch, or listen to, but can't decide? Why not ask us!

Just like you, our staff have a variety of likes and interests, so if you're stuck looking for your next book, you can ask us.

Browse through the profiles below and when you find a staff member with interests that match what you're looking for, you can read their full profile to find out more about them and request some recommendations.

Once you've filled out the form, letting us know a little about yourself and what you're looking for, we'll email you with a personalized suggestion list.

If you don’t see your interests represented, we can still help! Just fill out the general May we Suggest form and let us know what you're looking for.

Meet out Staff and Their Favorites

Some of Our Favourites

The essential Dykes to watch out for by Alison Bechdel, (1960-)
Minimalist Baker's everyday cooking by Dana Shultz
The anatomist's wife by Anna Lee Huber
Nineteen eighty-four by George Orwell, (1903-1950)
Chicken DIY by Daniel Johnson, (1984-)
Pat-a-cake by Mary Brigid Barrett
Before I fall by Lauren Oliver, (1982-)
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
Lock in by John Scalzi, (1969-)
A house in the sky by Amanda Lindhout
Lady Macbeth by Susan King, (1951-)
The almost nearly perfect people by Michael Booth
The historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Babette's feast
The little stranger by Sarah Waters, (1966-)

Some of Our Favourites

The one and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Mallory's oracle by Carol O'Connell, (1947-)
Depression & other magic tricks by Sabrina Benaim
Foreigner by C. J. Cherryh
Wild dogs by Helen Humphreys, (1961-)
All my puny sorrows by Miriam Toews, (1964-)
Born both by Hida Viloria
Foundling by D. M. Cornish (1972-)
The lantern men by Elly Griffiths
A house in the sky by Amanda Lindhout
We are all made of molecules by Susin Nielsen, (1964-)
A true home by K. George (1983-)
Werewolves by Kelley Armstrong
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Audrey Hepburn, an elegant spirit by Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Graeme

19th and 20th century continental philosophy and criticism; anti-capitalist, anti-racist, and feminist social criticism; cookery and food culture; deep ecology; European detective fiction; international arthouse cinema; literary YA fiction; media and communication studies; punk rock and other music subcultures.

Learn more about Graeme and ask for suggestions

Liz

Teen (all genres), Chick-Lit, Diverse Reads, Canadian, Literary Fiction, WWII Fiction, Strong Female Characters, Biographies, Award-Winners, Picture Books, Books About Books, Easy Cookbooks for Weeknight Cooking, Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.

Learn more about Liz and ask for suggestions

Some of Our Favourites

The first fifteen lives of Harry August by Claire North
Red queen by Victoria Aveyard
The omnivore's dilemma by Michael Pollan
The ministry of nostalgia by Owen Hatherley
The bronze horseman by Paullina Simons, (1963-)
Above all things by Tanis Rideout
The third plate by Dan Barber, (1969-)
Babette's feast
With our past before us by Jennifer McKendry
The slow professor by Maggie Berg
Hickory, dickory, dock
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, (1942-)
The long earth by Terry Pratchett
The unreal and the real selected stories of Ursula K. Le Guin by Ursula K. Le Guin, (1929-)
Marshall McLuhan by Douglas Coupland

Meredith

An eclectic list of both fiction, and non-fiction for all ages: Favourites include adult fiction mystery/suspense, historical, and romance genres, better yet if it includes all three (Outlander series as a prime example). Adult non-fiction books in the areas of house and home, gardening, cookbooks, crafting, photography, health and wellness, and DIY projects. YA reads most typically in the areas of historical, and dystopian genres. Junior books both fiction, and non-fiction for all ages and grades, with particular interests in middle grade fiction, picture books, and folk/fairy tales.

Learn more about Meredith and ask for suggestions