I don’t know much about mythological creatures if I’m being totally honest, so I definitely Googled this one. It was either that or defer to my 5-year-old, who would definitely say unicorn, and as a backup, UNICORN. Luckily there are lots, including this guy who I’d never even heard of: the Enfield. This READ MORE
Month: March 2022
TOP TEN TUESDAY | 21ST CENTURY BOOKS I THINK WILL BECOME CLASSICS
This is a hard one, because I don’t even get close to reading all the books that come out. I don’t even read all the big titles each year. So choosing future classics from the tiny sliver of books I’ve actually read is somewhat of a challenge. I’ve got some here that I legitimately READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS – SULEIKA JAOUAD
So I’ve had my yearly hibernation period and didn’t finish a book for nearly three months. I normally resurface a bit sooner, but, you know, Omicron. I unexpectedly am now homeschooling… again. I love it, but it’s all-consuming! I have picked at a few books – Under the Whispering Door, made quite good headway READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FAVOURITE PODCAST
Surprisingly (or not), I’ve gone overboard with this prompt. No way I can just choose one! Buckle up…. I think Nice White Parents is an important podcast for all of us to listen to, not just parents – particularly those in the US. It discusses segregated schooling and the ongoing impact READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH AN ADJECTIVE IN THE TITLE
This week’s prompt is “books with an adjective in the title.” I feel like this is a fairly broad category, so I’m going to look through my shelves and recent books on my Goodreads lists, and see which pop out first! READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | YOU ARE YOUR BEST THING – TARANA BURKE & BRENÉ BROWN, EDS.
Ever since May 2020, when George Floyd, a Black man, was suffocated – murdered – by a White police officer, race has become both a suddenly trendy and deeply divisive issue. It’s always been simmering under the surface of any interaction across racial lines, but one side of that equation was often oblivious to READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SOMETHING LUCKY
Man, this is turning out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be. I think the basic things – being born in a peaceful country in a family who had secure housing and food and access to medical care (that one has really turned out to be important for me). Those READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS [PROBABLY NOT] ON MY SPRING 2022 TBR
Any of you who have been around for a while will be fully expecting what I’m about to say: I never, ever stick to a TBR that doesn’t have an outside component to it. If I’m reading books for something like a book club or prize, I’ll read them because I said I would READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | I’M STILL HERE – AUSTIN CHANNING BROWN
This is yet another of those books that languished on my shelves for absolutely ages before I finally came across the audiobook from my library and decided to give it a try. I’m really glad that I finally got to it, because it was excellent. This book is part personal memoir, but also largely READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | BOOK SETTING I’D LIKE TO VISIT
I made the above image for a question similar to this sometime last year. It’s a view of the Italian countryside, one of the places I most want to visit. So basically the setting of Under the Tuscan Sun. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to go there now, though, because of various READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH MY FAVOURITE THEMES
There are several book themes that will usually draw me in. A lot of my favourite books of all time are about one of these themes, and a lot of the books I’m most looking forward to reading are as well. I couldn’t pick just one, so I’ve separated this post into a few READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | CARE OF – IVAN COYOTE
I’ve known of Ivan Coyote for years now. I saw them speak when I was in college, an experience that was deeply impactful and that created in me a lifelong fan. But, much to my shame, this is the first book of theirs that I’ve actually finished reading – and I finished it in READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FACTS ABOUT MY PETS
I’ve had a fair number of pets over the years and they’ve all been pretty awesome. I had a goldfish who used to enjoy it if I propped picture books up against his tank for him to “read” (I was 4 at the time, so he probably didn’t actually even notice). I had a READ MORE