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 atrocity archives by Charles Stross
The perfect cookie
The unreal and the real selected stories of Ursula K. Le Guin by Ursula K. Le Guin, (1929-)
Wild dogs by Helen Humphreys, (1961-)
Chicken DIY by Daniel Johnson, (1984-)
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Partners in necessity by Sharon Lee, (1952-)
The big bed by Bunmi Laditan
News of the world by Paulette Jiles, (1943-)
The year of the flood by Margaret Atwood, (1939-)
Chicks by Laura Ellen Anderson
Natasha by Suzanne Finstad, (1955-)
Lock in by John Scalzi, (1969-)
Homo deus by Yuval N. Harari
Marshall McLuhan by Douglas Coupland

Some of Our Favourites

Kismet by Jakob Arjouni
Wolfe Island by Barbara Wall La Rocque
Ignore it! by Catherine Pearlman
Fifth business by Robertson Davies, (1913-1995)
Mating in captivity by Esther Perel
33 revolutions per minute by Dorian Lynskey
Lock in by John Scalzi, (1969-)
The bear and the nightingale by Katherine Arden
The long earth by Terry Pratchett
The call by Peadar Ô Guilin
Midnight riot by Ben Aaronovitch, (1964-)
How to kill a city by Peter Moskowitz, (1988-)
The distant echo by Val McDermid
Lilac girls by Martha Hall Kelly
One pan, two plates by Carla Snyder

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

Jess

Art + Design, Fashion, Crafts, Health + Wellness, Relationships, Nutrition, Mental Health Awareness, Prescriptive Non-Fiction, Business, Lifestyle Design, Feminist Fiction + Non-Fiction, Salvage + Vintage Decor, Audio Books.

Learn more about Jess and ask for suggestions

Some of Our Favourites

No lesser plea by Robert Tanenbaum
Girl in a band by Kim Gordon, (1953-)
The cuckoo's calling by Robert Galbraith
The mindful path to self-compassion by Christopher K. Germer
Wild dogs by Helen Humphreys, (1961-)
Leave me alone with the recipes by Cipe Pineles, (1908-1991)
33 revolutions per minute by Dorian Lynskey
Mallory's oracle by Carol O'Connell, (1947-)
Parentspeak by Jennifer Lehr, (1969-)
The boy in the moon by Ian Brown, (1954-)
The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday
No angel by Penny Vincenzi
Why I hate Canadians by Will Ferguson
The slow professor by Maggie Berg
Dot journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

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