Visit a few of Toronto's famed independent bookstores and sneak into the archives of the Merril Collection with us in this celebration of booksellers, librarians, and their communities.

Hosted by Rebecca Diem

Produced by Quinton Bradshaw

Music by James Ellercamp

Special thanks to Anjula Gogia, Cory Doctorow, Sephora Henderson, and John Degen. You can learn more about Judith Merril and The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy by visiting torontopubliclibrary.ca/merril

Bookstores:

Another Story Bookshop

Bakka-Phoenix Books

Reading List:

Merril Collection at 50: Stories From the Spaced Out Library

Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow

Tales of The Captain Duke by Rebecca Diem

Presented by The Word On The Street & CJRU 1280AM, with support from the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

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Tune in to Read The North, a history of CanLit, as told by Toronto's favourite book festival!

In this five-episode miniseries, WOTS' Rebecca Diem interviews authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, readers, & historians to discover the origins of the festival, the creation of a Canadian Literature, and how the story we tell ourselves about ourselves continues to evolve.

The 33rd edition of The Word On The Street returns to the street at Queen's Park on June 11 & 12, 2022.