National Network for Equitable Library Service

Max Braithwaite has the unique capacity to be both tender and caustic – both nostalgic and uncompromisingly honest. He is also one of Canada’s few original humorists.

The book that inspired the classic film, Why Shoot the Teacher tells the story of a young man

Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock.

A collection of short stories centering on Mariposa, a fictional Mid-West American turn-of-the-century town.