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

With our past before us by Jennifer McKendry
How to kill a city by Peter Moskowitz, (1988-)
Finding family by Richard Hill
The Oh she glows cookbook by Angela Liddon
Wolfe Island by Barbara Wall La Rocque
Soulless by Gail Carriger
The boy in the moon by Ian Brown, (1954-)
The distant echo by Val McDermid
Dies the fire by S. M. Stirling
The big bed by Bunmi Laditan
Partners in necessity by Sharon Lee, (1952-)
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Above all things by Tanis Rideout
The gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
The ministry of nostalgia by Owen Hatherley

Some of Our Favourites

The beekeeper's apprentice, or, On the segregation of the queen by Laurie R. King
Leave me alone with the recipes by Cipe Pineles, (1908-1991)
The cuckoo's calling by Robert Galbraith
Born both by Hida Viloria
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The one and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Station eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, (1979-)
Depression & other magic tricks by Sabrina Benaim
Kill all normies by Angela Nagle
Parentspeak by Jennifer Lehr, (1969-)
A Kim Jong-Il production by Paul Fischer
Overwhelmed by Brigid Schulte
Shopping for votes by Susan Delacourt, (1959-)
The gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
The long earth by Terry Pratchett

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

World made by hand by James Howard Kunstler
All the bright places by Jennifer Niven
Lean out by Dawn Foster
How to kill a city by Peter Moskowitz, (1988-)
Midnight riot by Ben Aaronovitch, (1964-)
Feminism is for everybody by bell hooks, (1952-)
The shadow of the wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, (1964-)
The Eyre affair by Jasper Fforde
Special topics in calamity physics by Marisha Pessl
Fifth business by Robertson Davies, (1913-1995)
Natasha by Suzanne Finstad, (1955-)
Station eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, (1979-)
Lilac girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Even the stiffest people can do the splits by Eiko
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, (1942-)

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