Looking for something to read? Why not try some award winning books? The Writers' Trust of Canada has honoured eight Canadian authors with awards that saw almost $125,000 in prize money handed out at a ceremony in Toronto. Here are the 2008 winners:

Writers' Trust Fiction Prize:  Lawrence Hill, for The Book of Negroes 

April 3, 2008 - We've added new books to our collections for children that you can read on your computer! Tumblebooks are animated, talking picturebooks that are ideal for

  "Every man looks at his woodpile with a kind of affection."  Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, wrote few more charming sentences than this one.  The man and his woodpile, modestly iconic, suggest a life of pleasurable striving in a homespun utopia -- or so I imagined during an adolescence given over to the teachings of this nineteenth century transcendental hippie.

Not long after becoming a parent I realized the hospital forgot to send home a blue print along with my daughter. My husband and I were on our own. Suddenly this newborn was putting our theories on parenting to the test. That was just the first month. And like most new parents, just as we thought we mastered one stage, we had to adapt to another.

The Internet has greatly influenced how organizations advertise their job openings and locate potential candidates to fill them.  Companies may use the Internet as a recruitment tool.  You can use the Internet to visit a company's web site, find their job postings, and explore how the organization guides you to apply for an opening.

  "Every man looks at his woodpile with a kind of affection."  Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, wrote few more charming sentences than this one.  The man and his woodpile, modestly iconic, suggest a life of pleasurable striving in a homespun utopia -- or so I imagined during an adolescence given over to the teachings of this nineteenth century transcendental hippie.

When the warm weather arrives the sunshine and the highway seem to call out to us. Load the car with your picnic basket or back pack and head out for the day with a map and a destination. You'll be able to find something fun to do, whether it's about the activity, the place or just the getting there.

Okay, I'll admit I have a problem. The stack of Pottery Barn catalogues beside my bed will attest to the fact that I am slightly obsessed with home decorating. Not a day goes by when you won't find me reading about, discussing or shopping for home decor. Drives my husband nuts!

We've all got incipient spring fever this year, after the January and February (and March) winter blasts.  But Olympic fever is just heating up, and it promises to be hot, indeed.  Presses are already running overtime producing fiction and nonfiction books, DVDs,  e-books and even music featuring the Olympics:  its history, politics, and individual Olympic champions,  for adults and children.