I adored this book. Let me say that straight off. Here’s why. First of all, you have to know who Tracey Thorn is. She is possibly the voice of my adolescence, being that hers was the one I loved most. Though she is best known as the singer for Everything But the Girl, that’s READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | CRAZY THINGS ONLY BOOK LOVERS UNDERSTAND
This week’s topic is outrageous things you’ve done for the love of books, and honestly I’m having trouble coming up with much. So I’m going to twist the topic a bit and talk about ridiculous habits bookworms can all relate to! A few of them are a little outrageous, too. 1. Referring to characters READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | ORDINARY PEOPLE – DIANA EVANS
I came across this book last fall while browsing titles online. I loved the cover, and even more the description of the book. First of all, it’s set in London, and you all know how much of a sucker I am for that particular setting. Second, it’s about two young couples with young children READ MORE
READATHON | DEWEY’S 24-HOUR READATHON APRIL 6-7, 2019
If you’ve been around this neck of the woods for a while, you’ll remember that pre-baby I used to participate in a wonderful event that takes place twice a year called Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon. I haven’t been able to participate in it for a few years because either I haven’t had the stamina or READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | THINGS THAT MAKE ME PICK UP A BOOK
This week’s topic is an interesting one. I remember reading about this in Anne Fadiman’s book Ex Libris. She talked about how most readers have an odd niche interest in their reading – in her case, arctic exploration. She couldn’t explain exactly why, but books on this topic fascinate her and she has a READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER – OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE
Though it’s a thriller at heart, this is one of those books that seems to somewhat defy categorization. This seems to be upheld by its recent selection for the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, a list that, in the few years I’ve been following it, hasn’t favoured the thriller genre. Before seeing it on READ MORE
QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | JANUARY-MARCH 2019
Those of you who have been around for a while might remember that I used to do monthly reading wrap-ups, but they fell by the way-side when I stopped reading (the last one I did was November 2015). I’ve decided that I’d like to bring the idea back, because it was a good way READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | AUDIOBOOKS
I’m so excited that this topic has come up now, because I just started listening to audiobooks regularly at the end of last year and I’m thrilled to have finally discovered them. I used to have so much trouble focusing – my mind would keep wandering, then I’d miss stuff, and it’s hard to READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE – TAYARI JONES
I’m not sure what made me choose this book when I did. I had just started using Audible, and I hadn’t yet built a library of books to choose from. This one wasn’t too expensive, and I remembered hearing good things, so I downloaded it. I was out walking to an appointment one day, READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SPRING 2019 TBR
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know my abysmal track record with setting and completing TBRs. It just doesn’t happen. But I can never resist making them! So here are the books that, at this current moment (and probably only for this one specific moment in time) are READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | NORMAL PEOPLE – SALLY ROONEY
It has been a long time since I read this book, and in the intervening months, an odd thing has happened. When I read this book, I loved it and thought it was wonderfully written. I still think this, but the down time has put some distance between me and the reading experience has READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | STAND-ALONE NOVELS THAT NEED A SEQUEL
This week’s prompt is stand-alone books that need a sequel. I’m going to attack this from a couple of sides. A few will be books that I felt needed more information or that the story didn’t quite feel finished to me. The other is books that I just loved so much that I would READ MORE
WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION | 2019 LONGLIST
The longlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 has now been announced! And I managed to guess nearly half of the books on it, so I’m pretty happy about that (and it would have been half except I couldn’t find UK publication dates for one and thought it wasn’t eligible… but I’ll go READ MORE
CANADA READS | 2019 LONGLIST, SHORTLIST AND PANEL
It’s that time of year again, the time all literary Canadians have come to anticipate with bated breath. Or at least, this one does. The Shortlist for this year’s Canada Reads debate has been announced, along with this year’s panelists! I’m including the Longlist here as well, because I know I enjoy seeing all READ MORE
WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION | MY 2019 LONGLIST PREDICTIONS
It’s nearly time for one of my favourite book awards of the year to announce its 2019 longlist! That’s right, the Women’s Prize for Fiction announcement is coming up on March 4, less than a week from now! I haven’t had the best reading year, so I haven’t read very many books that are READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I MIGHT ADD TO MY 2019 TBR
This week’s prompt is books that I’m on the fence about – books that are coming out soon, but that I’m not sure if I want to read. There are always a lot of these, since there are far more books coming out than one person could ever read. Here are a few I’m READ MORE
READING CHALLENGE | POPSUGAR 2019 READING CHALLENGE
I really enjoy the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge because it has so many prompts and they vary so widely. Of course this also makes it one of the hardest to complete, and if I ever do manage to do so, I’m fairly sure there will be some sort of prize ceremony involved. A book READ MORE
READING CHALLENGE | BOOK RIOT’S READ HARDER 2019
We all know by now that there’s no way I’m going to complete any reading challenges this year, except maybe for my Goodreads goal. But that’s no reason to ignore them completely – if I even manage to tick off two or three of the challenges from this list this year I’ll call it READ MORE