WARNING: If you don’t like swearing, go read something else now. You’ve been warned. We just had a prompt about best first lines of books, and I found that task odious. So to spare myself all the angst and potential concussion associated with books falling on my head while searching for quotes I like READ MORE
Month: September 2020
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | 21 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE INDIAN ACT – BOB JOSEPH
This is one of those books that, no matter what I write, I will not do justice to. I am so grateful for this book. The Indian Act is something I learned absolutely nothing about in my high school education, but something that forms the entire foundation of colonial relations with Indigenous Canadians, and READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL 2020 TBR
I’m excited about several books that are coming out (or have recently come out), so I’m going to focus on which of those I’d love to read if I can get my hands on them! READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | SMALL ISLAND – ANDREA LEVY
This is one of those books I’ve been meaning to read for years, and kept putting off. But my mom decided to read it, and I enjoy talking to her about books we’re both reading, so I figured now was the time! (I also really wanted to watch the mini-series but wanted to read READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH PEOPLE READING ON THE COVER
I feel like it hasn’t been that long since I had a cover prompt, so this time I’m going for a specific niche: books with people reading on the cover. I love books about books and reading, as you all know, so this is a particularly fun one! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS FOR MY CHILDHOOD SELF
One of the best parts of being a parent is when my daughter curls up on my lap and we read one book after another. She loves being read to, she loves talking about what she sees in the books and asking questions, and I enjoy sharing my love of books with her – READ MORE