Shakir is a passionate and loving human with a creative and change-making mindset. Throughout his life, he has been driven to celebrate every event, connect with new people, build relationships, and create awareness of the most important things in life. Shakir enjoys traveling, exploring, giving back to the community, and spreading the joy of love. And while Shakir does that, he strives to live in gratitude, as his name means ‘Grateful’!

Amy is a lover of all things literature and laughter. Amy is a wife, mother, graphic designer, writer and sarcasm specialist. When she’s not chasing around her three boys and doing copious amounts of laundry, she loves reading anything and everything to a point where her “to be read” list is getting out of hand. Along with owning her own Beauty and the Beast library, her goal is to write and design her own book on the adventures of motherhood.

Dr. Raj Grover is the Medical Director of the Medical Imaging Department at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, and a member of both the Innisfil Public Library and RVH Foundation Board. He is a passionate community champion and father of two eager readers.

Dr. Grover has a keen interest in how our public institutions can support healthy communities and reflect the diversity and needs of our residents.

Melissa is a feminist, advocate and maker who values community, friendship and a good book. After studying Women’s Studies at York University, Melissa settled in Alliston with her young family and made this community her home. For over 10 years, she has worked as a Front Line Women’s Counsellor and Advocate at My Sister’s Place, South Simcoe’s only Women and Children Shelter. All her life, people have been drawn to Melissa’s creative spirit, old soul and listening ear.

Jane has been an avid reader since the age of 4. She received a B.A. in French and Spanish and trained as a secondary school teacher. She taught in Sarnia and eventually went on to work for her provincial union. She retired and moved to beautiful Brechin where she and her husband enjoy a rich social circle and a dizzying array of volunteer activities. She is a stepmother to four grown children and a grandmother of 12.

She is the current Chair of the Ramara Public Library Board. 

The Maid is a Clue-like, locked-room mystery, and a heartwarming journey of the spirit. A locked-room mystery & a heartwarming journey of the spirit, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else & yet entirely different.

On the Ravine is an exquisitely crafted novel, piercing in its urgency and breathtaking in its intimacy, about the devastating experience of addiction. It is a thrilling novel that compassionately explores the doctor/patient relationship, addiction and loss.

Breast Cancer After The Diagnosis, shares what Jayne, a long time news anchor with CTV News Barrie, went through over a three-year period of emotional ups and downs, including several setbacks after her diagnosis of breast cancer. 

Women Talking is based on real events. Toews' masterful novel uses wry, politically engaged humor to relate this tale of women claiming their own power to decide.

A World of Curiosities is a crime mystery novel which delves into the nature of evil, sensitively exploring the impact of dreadful events.