Books

Book reviews of popular new releases from all genres of literature including fictio,. non-fiction, autobiographies, cookbooks and more. Also, includes interviews with local Toronto area authors.

Books Cookbooks Recipes and Cookbooks Taste Today's Top Stories

Cookbook Nook: Shred Happens So Easy, So Good by Arash Hashemi

09/05/2025
TorontoTimes

Another Cookbook Review by Laurie Wallace-Lynch Life is getting busier again for families who are juggling…

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TOtimes Books: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

08/25/2025
TorontoTimes

As the New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code, award-winning…

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TOtimes Books: The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb is an unforgettable page-turner

07/14/2025
TorontoTimes

If you are someone who cries during Hallmark movies or when Bambi’s mother dies in the…

Books Cookbooks Food and Drink Opinion Recipes and Cookbooks Today's Top Stories

Father’s Day gift ideas: Books for cooks!

05/28/2025
TorontoTimes

Perfect gift ideas for Dad’s who likes to cook Origins of Father’s Day Have you ever…

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TOtimes Books: The Summers Between Us by Toronto author, Noreen Nanja

05/16/2025
TorontoTimes

“After a decade apart and a painful secret, can these two teenage sweethearts find their way…

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Canada’s salad queen releases new cookbook, Every Salad EVER

04/16/2025
TorontoTimes

If you love salads, you will LOVE Greta Podleski’s latest cookbook, Every Salad EVER: From Grains…

Books Chefs Taste Today's Top Stories

Hollywood honours two Mississauga foodies with top TASTE award

01/28/2025
TorontoTimes

MISSISSAUGA, January 28, 2025 – Just announced from Hollywood, California that TOTimes contributors, Chef Stephan Schulz…

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TOtimes Books: HERE ONE MOMENT by Liane Moriarty

01/20/2025
TorontoTimes

TOtimes Books – This novel explores themes of existentialism – destiny, fate and free will, and…

Arts Books Concerts Festivals & Fairs Music Today's Top Stories

Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival announces main acts for 2025

01/09/2025
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, January 9, 2025 – The award-winning Tall Pines Music & Arts Festival has announced their…

Arts Books News Today's Top Stories Toronto

TOtimes Books: Raptors Superfan, Nav Bhatia’s new book scores as instant #1 Bestseller

12/19/2024
TorontoTimes

Nav’s riveting life story is chronicled in new book entitled, “The Heart of a Superfan: A…

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Toronto Public Library reveals the most popular books of 2024

12/12/2024
TorontoTimes

TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2024 /CNW/ – The results are in! Toronto Public Library (TPL) unveils its annual lists of…

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Holiday Gift Guide for Every Book Lover on Your List

11/28/2024
TorontoTimes

There’s nothing like curling up on the couch with a good book. You can get lost…

Books Cookbooks Recipes and Cookbooks Taste Today's Top Stories

Cookbook Nook: Chuck’s Home Cooking by Chuck Hughes – See recipes!

11/15/2024
TorontoTimes

Chuck Hughes, co-owner and executive chef of Montreal’s hot spot, Garde Manger and host of the…

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TOtimes Books: THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt

11/05/2024
TorontoTimes

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt’s new…

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Cookbook Nook: HABIT by Josie Boulding & Ryan Stuart

10/28/2024
TorontoTimes

Six Bases—A New Way to Make Healthy Eating a Cinch Canadian husband and wife cookbook writing…

Arts Books Fashion Music Style Today's Top Stories

Toronto fashion and music media legend, Jeanne Beker releases new book

10/09/2024
TorontoTimes

Heart on My Sleeve: Stories from a Life Well Worn shares incredible interview experiences with music…

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TOtimes Books: MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT by Riley Sager

08/02/2024
TorontoTimes

I’m not a big fan of things that go bump in the night, but this thriller/mystery…

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City announces 50th Anniversary Toronto Book Awards longlist just in time for summer

07/08/2024
TorontoTimes

As Torontonians are diving into their summer reading lists, the City of Toronto and Toronto Public…

Arts Books Music Photography Today's Top Stories

Bruce Cole, Canada’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographer

07/02/2024
TorontoTimes

Name a Canadian music legend from the ’70s or ’80s and chances are Bruce Cole has…

Books Cookbooks News Recipes and Cookbooks Shopping Taste

What to get Dad? Here are the two must-have BBQ cookbooks for Father’s Day

06/04/2024
TorontoTimes

What to get the Dad who has everything? If he loves to barbecue, these new grilling…

Arts Books News

TOtimes Books: A MAN DOWNSTAIRS by Nicole Lundrigan

05/22/2024
TorontoTimes

If you are looking for a flawlessly written psychological thriller with lots of clever twists and…

Arts Books News

A Canadian jewel, writer Alice Munro passes away at 92

05/16/2024
TorontoTimes

With profound sadness, we bid farewell to Alice Munro, the enchantress of Canadian literature, whose tales…

Arts Books Events News Toronto

45th annual Toronto International Storytelling Festival coming to GTA in June

05/15/2024
TorontoTimes

Toronto’s 45th annual Toronto International Storytelling Festival, Many Voices Tell A Story will take place from June…

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TOtimes Books: CANADIANS WHO INNOVATE by Roseann O’Reilly Runte

05/09/2024
TorontoTimes

Canadians Who Innovate: The Trailblazers and Ideas That Are Changing the World is released just in…

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TOtimes Books: THE SEARCH PARTY by Hannah Richell -Book Review

04/15/2024
TorontoTimes

“The Big Chill with more drama, more twists and more mystery” This new novel (released in…