Books and resources discussed in this episode: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo The First Feminists: A Short Story by Bernardine Evaristo Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with Donna Bailey Nurse ..read more

Books and resources discussed in this episode: Gale Courses Discover Sign Language course "Sign language that African Americans use is different from that of whites" (The Washington Post) Lifeprint ASL resources Lifeprint  ABC's of ASL: Learn how to Fingerspell! video Queer Trans Online ASL Dictionary The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 course Printers' Devices database ..read more

Books and resources discussed in this episode: tpl:kids Online Children's programs Wonder Wall Storytime with Toronto Mayor John Tory Ready for Reading Growing a Reader blog "Helping your Child Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic" Brainfuse Children's Mental Health Ontario My Hero is You: How Kids Can Fight COVID-19! from the World Health Organization OverDrive Hoopla The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo New Kid by Jerry Craft Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Mil ..read more

Books and resources discussed in this episode: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo The Great Mortality by John Kelly Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style by W. David Marx Online book clubs  Appel Salon author events online Toronto Public Library Reading Challenge     ..read more

Books and films discussed: 7 Suitcases by Ahmed Marie, Farah Marie, Hala Marie and Cynthia Spring We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories From Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai My Journey by Olivia Chow The Boat People by Sharon Bala Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey From Syria in a Wheelchair by Nujeen Mustafa and Christina Lamb. Resilience and Triumph: Immigrant Women Tell Their Stories by the Book Project Collective Grandfather's Journey by Alley Say Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith The Ward: the Life and Loss of ..read more

Books and resources discussed in this episode: The List The List 2020 YouTube playlist Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo Verify by Joelle Charbonneau Keep This to Yourself by Tom Ryan Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian   ..read more

George's band is called West Coast Grey, and they have a new album coming out soon - working title: The Cursed Image.  Bonus content: Here's a Soundcloud playlist where you can hear the two live, acoustic songs on this episode plus an additional bonus track, along with their full studio versions.  Books and resources discussed in this episode: TPL program videos on Youtube The Recording Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski Recording Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio by Mike Senior (For more always-available tech ebooks, including books o ..read more

Books discussed: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak The Journey Prize Stories: The Best of Canada's New Writers The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg: and Other Stories by Mark Twain A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain That Time I Loved You by Carrianne Leung   Library services discussed: Overdrive (Getting Started with Overdrive Guides) Libby app   ..read more

Books mentioned: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Wish You Were Here by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman   Library services discussed: OverDrive (Getting Started with Overdrive guides ..read more

“What mostly happens in disasters is, they're the moment in which the background refrigerator hum of petty grievance stops and leaves behind this ringing silence in which you realize that you have much more in common with your neighbours than you ever had as a point of difference.”   - Cory Doctorow Books discussed: Radicalized by Cory Doctorow Walkaway by Cory Doctorow Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars by Daniel Pinkwater (ebook unavailable, so try Lizard Music instead) A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit Afterland  by Lauren Beukes  (ebook coming soon) Or What You Will ..read more