Language & Literature

Manuscript + Cover Letter Resources

This guide provides templates for a professional submission package for writers.
Marketing

These resources include expert advice on building an author brand, reaching out through social media and selling your work creatively.
Mauril

Enhance your French and English language skills through a wide range of stimulating and entertaining content, focused on the rich cultural diversity of Canada, from CBC and Radio-Canada.
NNELS (National Network for Equitable Library Service)

National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is an online public library of downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for Vancouver residents with print disabilities.
NoveList Plus

Find the perfect fiction and non-fiction book with NoveList Plus. A reader's advisory tool for all ages, this database includes book discussion guides, author read-alikes, listen-alikes and reading lists.
NoveList Plus Kids and Teens

Discover the perfect fiction and non-fiction book with NoveList Plus Kids and Teens. Find new children's and young adult literature by browsing booklists or searching for author read-alikes and listen-alikes.
Novels

Use the resources below to find literary criticism for novels using print and electronic resources.
Oxford English Dictionary

The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language and the authority on the etymology of English words.
Palace Project

A sneak peek at an exciting all-in-one e-reading app built specifically for libraries.
Plays

Use the resources in this guide to learn play access tips as well as literary criticism using print and electronic resources.