A Facebook post from a friend has inspired me to create a small list of books from high school English class I want to re-read. I have already completed the first of five on a shortlist that includes a couple of books which I wished I read in school, but was never on the curriculum. […]
I’ve been sent quite a few books lately – not that it’s a bad thing. While I loved Rhianna Jones’s Parisienne French, I wasn’t as sure about I’d Rather Be Short: 100 Reasons Why It’s Great to be Small by Becky Murphy. As a fellow blogger and petite gal, I disagreed with many of Ms. […]
Continuing on in the trilogy Mockingjay skips no time in where Catching Fire leaves you. With the previous arena destroyed Katniss find herself rescued by the rebels. The book explores more into District Thirteen, the destruction of District twelve and the rebellion itself. Gale becomes a more central character in the book. Katniss’s relationship with […]
Catching Fire starts right from where The Hunger Games left off. The beginning of the book focuses on Katniss and Peeta going through the “victory tour.”‘ This gives readers an opportunity to learn more about all the different districts. While traveling through the different districts it also opens up for some minor back story on […]
With the popularity of the book and the movie it’s no doubt the majority of you know the plot, but in case you don’t. The Hunger Games is part one of a three part book trilogy, based in an undetermined future with a post-apocalyptic vibe. After a massive attempt to over-throw the current government by […]
Graphic novels have been popular over the last few years, but Caroline Preston’s newest book, , takes it to a whole new level. Set in the 1920s and told in “scrapbook form” – with vintage pictures from the period and short comments, this is almost like reading someone’s Tumblr or Pinterest in book format (and […]
I’m always amazed at people’s book collections. I’ve been to homes where people have books that have been passed down from generation to generation – some even have books that go back to the 19th century. These books are sometimes stored in regular, modern bookshelves, but the ones that are in old, woody rooms with […]
Today, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 is the day that Oprah airs her last show. I have watched her show on and off quite a bit over the past 25 years. I was only a little girl – 7 years old – when the show first began. I recall her early shows being more controversial, maybe […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend The Society Toronto’s event at The Bay’s White Space on Queen Street (you can read about it here). The event featured Lesley M. M. Blume’s book of the same name, based on her Huffington Post column. Let’s Bring Back, which Lesley’s website describes as a “sophisticated, stylish cultural […]
Yesterday, Lux Spa in Toronto’s Yorkville district hosted a wonderful post-work event, featuring relationships author, Andrea Syrtash, who was in town to promote her book, He’s Just Not Your Type (and that’s a Good Thing). The evening, which featured some book signing as well as mini manicures and appetizers, was full of chit-chat not among […]
