Among the noteworthy reading recommendations in this week's issue, we spotlight Markus Zusak's moving and vulnerable memoir, Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth), about the canine members of his family and the challenge of writing about them. In the "lighthearted, humor-filled" Change of Heart, romance author Falon Ballard fabricates a whimsical small town where true love is crucial for one single-minded lawyer to get home to Manhattan. And YA author Emily J. Taylor's The Otherwhere Post delves into the "thrilling dark fantasy" power of scriptomancy, as 18-year-old Maeve must set the record straight about a magical cataclysm for which her father is implicated.
Meanwhile, in The Writer's Life, Nadia L. Hohn, author of the picture book Patty Dreams, shares her memories and passion for Jamaican cooking and describes how the cultural touchstone of the patty overcame prejudice in Canada and found popularity in metropolitan areas like Toronto and beyond.