Review: Lemon by Cordelia Strube
When I started to read Lemon and was about 80 pages into the text, I represented the protagonist as a female, twenty-first century Holden Caulfield. Lemon is stuck in teenage-land with a set of unruly and imbalanced parents and some very messed up peers and teachers. As she navigates life, from her home where her […]
eReading to the Maxx
I’ve been working with eBooks for a while now, but in the past month I had the pleasure of producing an enhanced eBook of The Mistress of Nothing, using the text, an audio recording commissioned and produced by the CBC, exclusive videos of the author, and a slideshow featuring 1860s Egypt illustrations. The book is […]
Review: Annabel
Annabel was a fascinating read. The prose was so languid, smooth and sedate that you enter into the thoughts and feelings of many characters with ease. Kathleen Winter’s writing style is impressive in its quiet intensity, and it took an interesting story of a boy-girl coming of age and moved it beyond the mundane to […]
Christmas Baking
I did promise that one of my interests is baking. I write this in my bio because I’ve loved baking since I was a kid. Lately it seems I haven’t had a lot of time for it. Christmas changes that, and I’m aiming to make six types of cookies to share with co-workers and at […]
Review: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
**** (4/5) This Canadian run-away bestseller initially drew me in with its stunning cover art and treatment. I’m curious what techniques produced the pearly sheen over the cover; it veritably sparkles. The overall design, both inside and out, was lovely. I did take exception to the ragged edge–a poor choice, since the cover didn’t even […]
The Giller Longlist
When the Giller Prize longlist was announced on Sept. 24th, I decided to reserve at the library as many books as I could from the thirteen-book list. There were a few I omitted: Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart (I’ve read a couple of her books, but her writing is not my cup of tea) and […]
Review: Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto by Shawn Micallef
**** (4/5) I’m a big fan of this book! I picked up a copy at the Coach House Wayzgoose party and soon started to read it on my streetcar rides to work. What a great way to read about the city, as you drive through different neighbourhoods that are described in the book you’re reading.Shawn […]
