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Mike Filey brings the stories of Toronto, its people and places, to life.

Carter discovers a creepy maze at the fair and travels farther and farther back in time. How will he ever get back to the present?

The sequel to The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden, shortlisted for the OLA Red Maple Award. I wander around like any normal, paranoid, self-absorbed teenager.

They’re troubling. They’re bizarre. And they JUST might be true. They’re Weird Stories Gone Wrong.

The Night Flyers glide effortlessly over the rooftops of their small town in a strange, magical escape from the pressures of high school.

Beware The Other … Alex is the loneliest boy at school. Not only are his parents away (again), but his beloved cat is missing.

For decades Toronto historian Mike Filey has regaled readers with stories of the city’s past through its landmarks, neighbourhoods, streetscapes, social customs, pleasure palaces, politics, sportin

Out of print for many years, this much sought-after guide is being brought back just in time for the megacity's first summer.

From the 1890s through the 1920s, as horse gave way to machine, the look of Toronto and the lifestyles of its inhabitants were irrevocably altered.

On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel battered southern Ontario, leaving in its wake a terrible toll: thousands homeless, million in property damage, and, worst of all, 81 people dead.

First published in 1982, I Remember Sunnyside is a mine of golden memories, bringing back to life an earlier Toronto, only hints of which remain today.Like the city itself, Sunnyside was an evercha

Mike Filey’s "The Way We Were" column in the Toronto Sun continues to be one of the paper’s most popular features.

Established in 1876, Mount Pleasant Cemetery has a rich and textured history.

Mike Filey's collection of pictures of Toronto from the earliest days of photography had gained a reputation as one of the most interesting visual archives of the city's history.

Winner of the 2013 Heritage Toronto Award of Merit A Toronto Album 2, companion edition to Mike Filey’s immensely popular original album, is a photographic journey through bustling Toronto from th