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 anatomist's wife by Anna Lee Huber
The third plate by Dan Barber, (1969-)
Lean out by Dawn Foster
All my puny sorrows by Miriam Toews, (1964-)
The call by Peadar Ô Guilin
Midnight riot by Ben Aaronovitch, (1964-)
Postcapitalism by Paul Mason, (1960-)
Dot journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
Foreigner by C. J. Cherryh
Foundling by D. M. Cornish (1972-)
The 4-hour workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Homo deus by Yuval N. Harari
The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers
Overwinter by David Wellington,
Regeneration by Pat Barker, (1943-)

Some of Our Favourites

The big bed by Bunmi Laditan
Regeneration by Pat Barker, (1943-)
The crossing places by Elly Griffiths
The maker by Tamara Maynes
The dark descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
Wild dogs by Helen Humphreys, (1961-)
The Paris wife by Paula McLain
Dear girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
World made by hand by James Howard Kunstler
The essential Dykes to watch out for by Alison Bechdel, (1960-)
The little stranger by Sarah Waters, (1966-)
Depression & other magic tricks by Sabrina Benaim
Nightingales by Gillian Gill
The cuckoo's calling by Robert Galbraith
Fifth business by Robertson Davies, (1913-1995)

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

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

Some of Our Favourites

Feminism is for everybody by bell hooks, (1952-)
The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers
The essential Dykes to watch out for by Alison Bechdel, (1960-)
The historian by Elizabeth Kostova
The long earth by Terry Pratchett
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, (1942-)
The screaming staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Even the stiffest people can do the splits by Eiko
The four tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
Kill all normies by Angela Nagle
A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J. Maas
The almost nearly perfect people by Michael Booth
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Ignore it! by Catherine Pearlman
Full dark house by Christopher Fowler

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