Book Review: Shrill by Lindy West

by Jessica // May 19, 2016 // Comments off

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West, via Hachette Book Group, out now. I didn’t know Lindy West’s work well before I started reading Shrill. I knew she was the woman who wrote an awesome article about being... Continue reading →

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Book Review: Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety by Ann Y K Choi

by Jessica // May 17, 2016 // Comments off

Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety by Ann Y K Choi, via Simon & Schuster Canada, out now. [I received this book from Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever.]... Continue reading →

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Exciting fall teen reads via Raincoast Books

by Jessica // May 12, 2016 // Comments off

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending Raincoast Books‘ fall/winter preview for YA and middle grade titles (check out the Twitter feed for lots of coverage – #TeensReadFeed). It was a fun picnic-like gathering of book bloggers, and though... Continue reading →

Sign up for the Pretty Postal Floral Swap

by Jessica // May 10, 2016 // Comments off

Three of my favourite Canadian snail mail goddesses – @dreyray, @omiyage_ca and @ash_is_magical – have teamed up to create the site Pretty Postal and their first project is running a floral mail swap! This is totally my jam. I love seeing creative... Continue reading →

The Paper Trail Diary turns 2!

by Jessica // May 5, 2016 // Comments off

Happy birthday to The Paper Trail Diary! It’s been two years since I’ve been writing about books, zines, snail mail and paper crafts, and I’ve loved every minute of it. I so enjoy being able to review books and write about mail... Continue reading →

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#GeorgiaNicolsonReadalong – Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas

by Jessica // May 3, 2016 // Comments off

Welcome back to the #GeorgiaNicolsonReadalong with Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas! Quick refresher: in honour of our dearly departed Teen Queen Louise Rennison, I started a readalong so that we could read (or re-read) her classic Georgia Nicolson series. Every three... Continue reading →

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Stationery Talk: Sumikko Gurashi cuteness

by Jessica // April 29, 2016 // Comments off

I am a fan of cute things, especially stationery. (No, really?) I don’t tend to veer toooooo kawaii, but this is about a good estimate of where I’ll get to. My new favourite cuties are Sumikko Gurashi, shy little Japanese... Continue reading →

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