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

Learning to die in the Anthropocene by Roy Scranton, (1976-)
All my puny sorrows by Miriam Toews, (1964-)
Pat-a-cake by Mary Brigid Barrett
The crow trap by Ann Cleeves
A prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, (1942-)
Lean out by Dawn Foster
The ministry of nostalgia by Owen Hatherley
Murder, with peacocks by Donna Andrews
Foreigner by C. J. Cherryh
Born both by Hida Viloria
Girl in pieces by Kathleen Glasgow, (1969-)
The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers
In a sunburned country by Bill Bryson
Regeneration by Pat Barker, (1943-)
We are all made of molecules by Susin Nielsen, (1964-)

Some of Our Favourites

My stroke of insight by Jill Bolte Taylor
The gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye
Isa does it by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Street vegan by Adam Sobel
The almost nearly perfect people by Michael Booth
The essential Dykes to watch out for by Alison Bechdel, (1960-)
Leave me alone with the recipes by Cipe Pineles, (1908-1991)
One pan, two plates by Carla Snyder
Chicken DIY by Daniel Johnson, (1984-)
Ignore it! by Catherine Pearlman
Wild dogs by Helen Humphreys, (1961-)
Your favorite band is killing me by Steven Hyden
The mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday
We are okay by Nina LaCour

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

Regeneration by Pat Barker, (1943-)
A trip to the stars by Nicholas Christopher
Midnight riot by Ben Aaronovitch, (1964-)
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Backyard chickens by Pam Freeman, (1971-)
The atrocity archives by Charles Stross
The steerswoman's road by Rosemary Kirstein
In a sunburned country by Bill Bryson
Minimalist Baker's everyday cooking by Dana Shultz
No lesser plea by Robert Tanenbaum
With our past before us by Jennifer McKendry
Leave me alone with the recipes by Cipe Pineles, (1908-1991)
The mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
A darker shade of magic by Victoria Schwab
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