Category: City of Winnipeg

When I suggested we read Outline for the podcast, I noted that it seemed like a very “me” sort of book. The first of a trilogy, Outline seems to check all of my boxes. Literary autobiographical fiction, check. Middle-aged female … Continue reading →

Let’s be honest. Life is busy. One minute, you’re making your morning coffee; the next, it’s bedtime, and that book on your nightstand remains unopened. Between work, family, and all the little things that fill up a day, finding time … Continue reading →

Several years ago, I detailed my discovery that certain audiobooks are a great cure for insomnia. Here are my updated criteria that make audiobooks good bedfellows, along with some recommendations of books I have recently enjoyed. With that in mind, … Continue reading →

Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you. Barack Obama If you ask a random assortment of people to name something special about February you’ll get a variety of answers. For … Continue reading →

When you think of Beatrix Potter, you likely picture the beautifully illustrated tales of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin or Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. But Beatrix was far more than simply a storyteller. She was an artist, amateur scientist and conservationist. Let’s hop, … Continue reading →

My first and only experience with the author R.F. Kuang is reading her epic historical fantasy, Babel. At nearly 600 pages and full of fake history and arcane magic and stuffy academics discussing linguistics, I enjoyed it, but was more … Continue reading →

Have you seen Wicked? I saw it in November and I’m not ready to move on. The movie was great overall, but I was not prepared for the absolute visual delight of the costumes. The swirls of tulle, the perfectly … Continue reading →

One of my favourite things about fantasy is all the weird and wonderful settings that authors create. Fantasy, more than any other genre, is defined by its setting. The worlds that the characters inhabit are just as important to the … Continue reading →

It’s 2025! Let’s check out what new reads are available in the Local History Room collection. In the compelling biography She won the vote for women : the life and times of Lillian Beynon Thomas, law professor and historian Robert … Continue reading →

The humble granny square is an incredibly versatile work of crochet that is enjoying a much-deserved moment in the spotlight. Lately we’re seeing a new take on everything from blankets to cardigans made of fresh, modern granny square patterns with … Continue reading →

“It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone with a book.” Amor Towles, Rules of Civility The Time to Read Podcast Book Club is … Continue reading →

With the new year comes frigid temperatures, back to school, and I Love to Read Month in February! Here at Winnipeg Public Library we celebrate with programs for the whole family, including a great lineup of performers. This year we … Continue reading →

This is one of library staff’s most entertaining times of the year where we get to find out each other’s favourite books and, of course, share them with you. I asked staff to send in the best book they read … Continue reading →

From November 20 – December 14, the Royal MTC delighted audiences with their adaptation of Little Women and Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott. MTC’s stage adaptation covers the first book in the Little Women saga, which also includes the … Continue reading →

I’m in the last month of my year-long seasonal reading experiment and I’m calling it a success! I’ve found my reading to be a more immersive experience this year. To finish things off, I thought I would give you all … Continue reading →

“Let’s start with the end of the world, why don’t we? Get it over with and move on to more interesting things.” These are the opening lines to The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, and this is what the Time … Continue reading →

Back when I was in junior high I had a teen romance novel that I read over and over again, called Winter Love, Winter Kisses by Jane Claypool Miner. I was a figure skater at the time so I was … Continue reading →

I am fascinated by the variety and creativity of picture books. For such simple stories, they often have considerable depth and social relevance. I was reminded of this the other day while sorting through some of the library’s recent acquisitions. … Continue reading →

“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”  Charles Dickens “Bah, humbug!” “Please, sir, I want some more.”  “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Do you know … Continue reading →

This Rancid Mill by Kyle Decker In downtown Los Angeles, Alex Damage makes his way to a nearby 7-11. He purchases a pack of cigarettes then steps back into the smoggy summer morning. With his head pounding from the previous … Continue reading →