Curious what’s on our bookshelves this month?

Our top picks are:

• “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams
• “The Lonely Hearts Hotel” by Heather O’Neil (🇨🇦 Choice)

“The Dictionary of Lost Words”

This is a captivating historical fiction that takes readers on a journey through the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, as seen through the eyes of a young girl who discovers a world of forgotten words and their hidden meanings.

📕 “The Lonely Hearts Hotel” by Heather O’Neil

This is a powerful and poetic novel that tells the story of two orphans, Pierrot and Rose, who are brought together in a Montreal orphanage during the Great Depression.

We would love to hear from you, too – have you read these books? What were your favourite reads this month?