Maxie Dara is now working on the second installment of her modern-day grim reaper tale that includes definite Hamilton vibes. Kathy Valence likes things boring and predictable. She’s mid-divorce, pregnant with her ex’s baby, and is terrified she doesn’t have what it takes to be a mom.

Here’s a holiday round-up of great local books to help you check off any book lover. Get your holiday shopping list ready! The festive season is upon us, and there’s no better gift than a local read for the book lover in your life. Bonus points if you…

Liz Worth explores nature, ancestry, memory and the supernatural in her new collection of poems Inside Every Dream, a Raging Sea. She finds inspiration for her writing whenever she steps outside of her Hamilton home. Liz Worth is a poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer whose exploration of ritual…

Hamilton publishing house now includes three imprints producing fiction, non-fiction and poetry that challenge, enchant and refuse to conform. Sandwiched between restaurants on James Street North, you’ll find Wolsak and Wynn, a self-professed “charmingly contrary literary press” that’s been publishing challenging, enchanting, unusual, and often award-winning books…

Are human beings born with memories? A new collection of essays by pediatric clinical geneticist Margaret Nowaczyk probes her fascination with the mystery of inherited awareness – what she calls marrow memory. On a dreary afternoon more than two decades ago, Margaret Nowaczyk received the flimsy airmail envelope…