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This week's #StaffPick is from Promotions Manager Michelle Alamillo. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around is a powerful, inspiring look at the life and legacy of Barbara Smith—organizer, writer, scholar, and trailblazer of Black feminism.
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#ReadUP
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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“The things we cannot say told the story during two timelines, the first was Alina who lived through 1942 Poland being invaded by Nazis and the second her granddaughter Alice during present day. So heart wrenching I was literally sobbing at the end.“ -Victoria, Desk Staff #staffpick #booksky 💙
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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This week's #StaffPick, from Tanja Eise, Director of Marketing and Sales, is Blacks in Niagara Falls. A meticulously researched history which offers essential insights into the Black experience in a place we don't often hear about - a small city in upstate NY. tinyurl.com/y9u5p46a
#ReadUP
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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This week's #StaffPick, from Kate Seburyamo, Senior Marketing Manager, is A Wild and Sacred Call: Nature–Psyche–Spirit.

"...an invitation to awaken to restorative ways of relating to life and nature." — H-Net Reviews (H-Environment)

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#ReadUP #spirituality
January 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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This week’s #StaffPick, from Jenn Bennett, Manager, Training, Development & Services, uncovers discussions of mind and body that engage closely with philosophical and scientific notions of race in metaphysics and the philosophy of mind. tinyurl.com/yd6r7z45
#ReadUP #philosophy #race
January 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is JD's choice: Heart of Crown! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

#staffpick #recommendation
December 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Ever wonder how America’s love of vacations & the outdoors began? This #StaffPick from Promotions Manager Michelle Alamillo introduces W. H. H. Murray, who sent 19th-century city dwellers rushing into the #Adirondacks for health, adventure & renewal.

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December 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Tuppy's choice: Fire Tower! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

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December 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Dale's choice: Dragon Eclipse! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

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December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Sebastian's choice: Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth! Available @ boardgames.ca

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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Nick's choice: Jaws of the Lion! Available today @ boardgames.ca

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December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Wanda's choice: Flip 7! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

#staffpick #recommendation
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Tonight (Wed) at 8pm — a Belcourt #StaffPick!

Céline Sciamma's 2019 PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, programmed + intro-ed by Quinn who calls it her "rainy day movie...desert island movie" + "a staggering masterpiece from start to finish" > bit.ly/PORTRAIT-OF-LADY-ON-FIRE
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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[Wed cont'd...2/2]
• PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE 8pm (#StaffPick w/intro from Quinn)
• PETER HUJAR’S DAY* 9:50pm (ends Thu, Dec 11)
*all screenings today of this film are open-captioned
> bit.ly/Belcourt-Films
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Do you miss the good old dystopian book craze?

Casey recommends "The Chaperone" by M. Hendrix for its gripping, high-stakes dystopian world, and the way it explores what happens when one girl finally starts asking the dangerous questions.

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A photo of Casey at the bookshelf, leaning on the ladder, while holding the book, "The Chaperone" by M. Hendrix. It also says- Staff Pick. --- Do you miss the good old dystopian book craze? Casey recommends "The Chaperone" by M. Hendrix for its gripping, high-stakes dystopian world, and the way it explores what happens when one girl finally starts asking the dangerous questions. Get your copy from Blue House Books in person during store hours, or online anytime at https://www.blue-house-books.com/item/yxefp03frD4CMkchCK0FzQ About the book: Like every young woman in New America, Stella knows the rules: Deflect attention. Abstain from sin. Navigate the world with care. Give obedience. Embrace purity. Respect your chaperone. Girls in New America must have a chaperone with them at all times . Because of this, Stella is never alone. She can't go out by herself or learn about the world. She can't even spend time with boys except at formal Visitations. Still, Stella feels lucky that her chaperone, Sister Helen, is like a friend to her. And then the unthinkable happens. Sister Helen dies suddenly, and Stella feels lost. Especially when she's assigned a new chaperone just days later. Sister Laura is...different. She has radical ideas about what Stella should be doing. She leaves Stella alone in public and even knows how to get into the "Hush Hush" parties where all kinds of forbidden things happen. As Stella spends more time with Sister Laura, she begins to question everything she's been taught. What if the Constables' rules don't actually protect girls? What if they were never meant to keep them safe? Once Stella glimpses both real freedom and the dark truths behind New America, she has no choice but to fight back against the world she knows, risking everything to set out on a dangerous journey across what used to be the United States.
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Tomorrow (Wed) at 8pm — another Belcourt #StaffPick!

Céline Sciamma's 2019 PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, programmed + intro-ed by Quinn who calls it her "rainy day movie...desert island movie" + "a staggering masterpiece from start to finish" > bit.ly/PORTRAIT-OF-LADY-ON-FIRE
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Kat's choice: Stardew Valley! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

#staffpick #recommendation
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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This week’s #StaffPick, from Tanja Eise, Director of Marketing and Sales, ESCAPE FROM THE PIT, reminds us of a dark past. Let's remember and learn from humanity's failures.

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#HolocaustStudies #JewishStudies #WomenStudies
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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This Wed, Dec 10 at 8pm — another Belcourt #StaffPick!

Céline Sciamma's 2019 PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, programmed (+ intro-ed) by Quinn who calls it her "rainy day movie...desert island movie" + "a staggering masterpiece from start to finish" > bit.ly/PORTRAIT-OF-LADY-ON-FIRE
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Cassi's choice: Kinfire Chronicles! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

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December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Nathan's choice: Moon Colony Bloodbath! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

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December 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Discover #NYC's Art Deco treasures with this week's #StaffPick from Senior Marketing Manager Kate Seburyamo, NEW YORK ART DECO.

"…a colorful keepsake for any aficionado." — NEW YORK TIMES

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December 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Looking for a recommendation? Here are our staff's favorite games of the year. Each pick is accompanied by the game traits each staff member prefers to help you choose a great fit for you!

Today is Kendall's choice: Vantage! Available today instore or @ boardgames.ca

#staffpick #recommendation
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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#AARSBL25 #StaffPick from Jenn Bennett, Manager, Training, Development & Services, argues that Indian modernity was initiated largely through debates on gender, scripture, custom, &caste, which shaped ideal forms of masculine & feminine conduct.

Find tinyurl.com/5n6jfb7p at booth 721 or #ReadUP
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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"One of the most transcendent film experiences I’ve ever had."

Tonight (Thu), another Belcourt #StaffPick — programmed by Nathan — Mamoru Oshii's 1985 ANGEL'S EGG at 7pm (subtitled) + 9pm (dubbed) — and this Sun, Nov 23 at 9:30pm (subtitled) > bit.ly/ANGELS-EGG
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM