Women have taken on many roles during wartime, from filling the gap in the workforce when men left to fight in the Second World War, to serving as nurses, and eventually becoming part of the infantry — Private Heather Erxleben became Canada's first female infantry soldier in 1989. This November, as we turn our thoughts to those who were loved and lost at war, let us remember our soldiers and also our nurses. Nurses like Anna Stamers and Agnes Warner, who fought to save lives inside hospital tents. They all deserve to be remembered.

Scrounging for a Halloween costume? Well, here’s what we think a few of our books would dress up as — if they had the chance.

Inked, a collection of cartoons and more from one of the New Yorker’s most beloved cartoonists, is officially available, and we geese have a few favourites to share.

Pick up a copy of Inked: Cartoons, Confessions, Rejected Ideas, and Secret Sketches from the New Yorker’s Joe Dator for more cartoons and Dator’s bonus commentary — how a spark of imagination has turned into a laugh-out-loud moment and how other attempts have found themselves on the cutting-room floor.

Join Munro’s Books on October 13, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. PT for the virtual book launch of On Borrowed Time, featuring author Gregor Craigie and in-conversationalist Kathryn Marlow.

There are even more awesome events taking place this week. Check them out...

Síle Englert has created a series of collages, each one inspired by a poem from her debut collection The Lost Time Accidents. The series was featured in long con magazine and has been shared on Englert’s social media (@SileEnglert). In celebration of the book’s release, we are highlighting the poem and collage “Beetroot.”