I read The Grimoire of Kensington Market a few weeks ago, and am only just now getting to write about it. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be the kind of book that fades quickly. The images I took in as I read are still dancing around in my head. In the meantime, I've also had … Continue reading The Grimoire of Kensington Market by Lauren B. Davis
Category: Canadian Lit
Novellas in November 2018
I'm a little late to the party, but if it makes any difference, these novellas were all read in November. Also, it can't possibly be December yet, even if the calendar says so. If you're interested in reading "a brief history of Novellas in November", visit Laura's blog, Reading in Bed. Killing McGee by … Continue reading Novellas in November 2018
Canadian Books on the International Dublin Literary Award Longlist 2019
This year there are 12 Canadian books on the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award longlist. The ones I have read: Brother by David Chariandy - winner of the 2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and longlisted for the the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize (my review) Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson - shortlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize … Continue reading Canadian Books on the International Dublin Literary Award Longlist 2019
2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner
It's been a couple of weeks since the big Scotiabank Giller Prize announcement, and I am behind on my wrap-up post for this event. So, if you're sick of hearing about the Giller Prize by now, by all means, tune out. However, because I have done this the past two years on my blog, I … Continue reading 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner
Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Wrap-Up #MARM
Thanks to everyone who participated in Margaret Atwood Reading Month and contributed their enthusiasm, interest and experience to making the event a success. We’ve collaborated on this link collection, so we’re cross-posting. Please let us know if we’ve missed anything and we will transform all the information into a page that we can update for … Continue reading Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Wrap-Up #MARM
Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Poetry and Food #MARM
Coincidentally, I had been reading one of Margaret Atwood's poetry books when we decided to go ahead with #MARM. I'm not a big poetry reader, but I was really taken with the poems in Morning in the Burned House (1995). Particularly the ones about a woman's ageing father, and memories of their time together. From … Continue reading Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Poetry and Food #MARM
Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Children’s Books #MARM
Once I knew Marcie and I were going to go ahead with MARM, I started collecting odds and ends of Margaret Atwood books and stories, including as many of her children's books I could find through my library. Up In the Tree, written and illustrated by Margaret Atwood (1978) The first book for children Margaret Atwood … Continue reading Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Children’s Books #MARM
Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Quotations #MARM
This month, I have discovered that Margaret Atwood seems to have a wise word for just about everything. Let's have a look... Youth: "When you're young, you think everything you do is disposable. You move from now to now, crumpling time up in your hands, tossing it away. You're your own speeding car. You think you … Continue reading Margaret Atwood Reading Month: Quotations #MARM
Shadow Giller: An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim
An Ocean of Minutes had me in its grip. I was so invested in the outcome, I couldn't put it down. I had high hopes for it, too, when I read that it involved time travel and a flu epidemic. But how was Lim going to make her book stand out from other dystopian novels? … Continue reading Shadow Giller: An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim
Shadow Giller: French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Frances and Malcolm, mother and son, a wealthy pair of callous social outcasts, have just found out that all their money is gone. They have to make big changes, but neither are inclined to work for it - what will become of them? ("... her blood thrilled at life's gruesome pageant.") Frances's friend, Joan, offers … Continue reading Shadow Giller: French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Consumed by Ink 