As part of the bicentenary celebrations of Dickens' birth on February 7, 1812, come and enjoy an entertaining theatrical production of Dickens' appealing "Great Expectations". 

What's it like to be a writer?  How does writing impact your job, family, marriage or other personal relationships?   Here are some new books which give a peek inside the intriguing lives of some writers who, through their words, made an impact on the world around them.

Is technology hastening the decline of reading?  Does our mass, popular culture mean the end of literature?  What's the use of reading literature in our digit

The Exile Book of Poetry in Translation: 20 Canadian Poets Take on the World.  Here's a book to tantalize your poetic tastes, combining both the poetic talents of home-grown Canadian poets and those of international reputation.

If you are interested in advice and feedback on your own creative writing efforts, take advantage of a free program, Creative Writing Tips & Blue Pencil Editing by the Humber School for Writers, on Saturday, April 2, 2011, 10:30 am-12 noon at the Central Library in Stevenson & Hunt Room A.

What do politician Michael Ignatieff and author and journalist Don Gillmor have in common?  They've both delved into their family past in order to write a family history, dwelling particularly on

I certainly didn't expect to see Homer's 'Illiad', the epic poem 'Beowulf', or Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' heading up a list of must read thrillers, but as I rethought that genre designation, I realized that 'thriller' can encompass a broad range of styles and content, ranging from suspense through adventure and horror to psychological mind games.

Who influences young, aspiring writers?

In Mentors, Muses & Monsters, you can hear first-hand from 30 of today's brightest literary lights as they acknowledge the significance of the mentorship they received when

From G&M book reviewer T.F. Rigelhof comes "Hooked on Canadian Books" which promises us an overview of "The Good, the Better and the Best Canadian Novels since 1984".  I found

How does a city such as Toronto feed the creative energies of its writers?  What are the locations, moments, and experiences that have caught the writer's fancy and then been reflected in the literature they create?  In City