I am big on TV, especially right now, for obvious reasons. I do like a good binge, and there are several shows I have binged in the past, or would binge if I could stop myself watching the episodes right away! Here are some of my more recent picks (or re-watches): Dear White People READ MORE
Month: March 2021
TOP TEN TUESDAY | PLACES IN BOOKS I’D LOVE TO LIVE
I love literary travels. I love feeling like I’ve been somewhere just because I’ve read about it, and I love when a made up place is so well written that I feel like it’s real. Here are some of the places I’ve read about and would love to go! Of course READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE NIGHT WATCHMAN – LOUISE ERDRICH
Louise Erdrich is a name I feel like I’ve heard many times for so long I can’t remember first hearing it. I’ve had at least two of her other books on my shelves for years – if not decades at this point – and yet this is the first of her books I’ve actually READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY LAST MEAL
I’m not a huge foodie. Mostly because I’m vegetarian, and there are very few big deal meals that don’t feature some kind of dead animal. I do have favourite meals, but there has only been one experience in my whole life that stood out for its culinary delights: visiting New Orleans. Of course, New READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH FUNNY TITLES
I had a surprisingly hard time with this one! And I thought finding books that would make me laugh was tough. Titles are even harder! I used two by the same author because I couldn’t choose which to go with, and I’ve only got eight. READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
It’s been a hell of a week. We’re neck deep in trying to plan how to get necessary work done on our house during COVID, not yet vaccinated, without breaking the bank. My kid has been having some medical issues as well (don’t worry, so far it’s kind of okay, though still a way READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | MONOGAMY – SUE MILLER
This book isn’t my usual type of book. It’s entirely about a family and the drama that occurs between them, the emotions they each struggle with because of that drama (and their own issues) and how the family shifts and changes over time. Our main characters are Graham, a bookshop owner and Annie, his READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY THEME SONG
I love music. I have spent a lot of my life with certain songs on repeat, and I’ll almost always have a few songs I’ve recently discovered (though they may not be new songs) that I’m obsessed with. So if the prompt were some songs you’re really into right now I’d be totally set. READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SPRING 2021 TBR
As always, there’s no chance I’m going to set a TBR and actually stick to it, so consider this just an assortment of books that are currently tickling my fancy! I’m particularly READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I fell a bit more into my reading stride again this week, I think the announcement of the Women’s Prize Longlist rekindled some of my motivation to dive back into reading. I still only finished two books, but one of them took a few days, so I’m okay with that. And, as you may READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | INTERIOR CHINATOWN – CHARLES YU
I hadn’t heard of this book until I saw it on the BookTube Prize longlist. Since I’m hoping to make my way through a few of the books on the list before next round, I found the audiobook version of this and thought I’d give it a try. I was hooked. I’m actually really READ MORE
BOOK THOUGHTS ON THURSDAY | PANDEMIC AND READING
It’s been a few years since I’ve posted a Book Thoughts on Thursday, so I’m feeling a bit rusty and unsure of myself. But I feel like this topic is the perfect way to dive back in, also because I’m curious to hear you guys’ thoughts! The pandemic has changed so many parts of READ MORE
WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 | LONGLIST REACTION
The 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist has finally been announced! It’s always an exciting time of year for me because seeing a roundup of some of the best works of the past year written by women and being introduced to some I didn’t yet know about is a wonderful thing. I posted my READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BEST GIFTS FOR BOOK LOVERS
Well, the obvious answer here is a gift card for a bookstore, because that is all a booklover EVER wants, really. But there are book-adjacent things that we are also pretty fond of! Blankets There is really nothing better than curling up under a soft, fuzzy, warm blanket to read your book. We need READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SPRING CLEANING
I’m sort of on a constant spring clean of books – I find that every time I get rid of the books that are on the bottom of my list, new ones move down that just a week earlier I didn’t think I could part with. So I try to constantly re-assess my shelves READ MORE
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH + INT’L WOMEN’S DAY | BOOKS ON FEMINISM & EXPERIENCES OF WOMANHOOD
We are now in Women’s History month, and today is International Women’s Day, one of my favourite celebrations of the year. I think it’s so important for women – and men – to understand the ways sexism still affects all of us. From employment opportunities to salaries, domestic violence, childcare, medical attention, poverty – READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I’ve somehow lost my momentum with reading, so this week I only managed to get through one book that I’d already read half of! I did read some longer books with my kid this week, though, so I’m throwing those in as well since I technically did read them too! Read last week: . READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM – YAA GYASI
I always meant to read Homegoing – I even started it a couple of times – but for some reason I wasn’t able to get very far. I found the audiobook of Transcendent Kingdom available from my library, and it seemed like time for me to give Gyasi’s work another try. It’s really hard READ MORE