Books

YA books have become the majority of what I read — I love them for so many reasons: how they tackle tough issues, how they embrace imagination, how gorgeous I find so much of the writing (and covers), the community that surrounds the books, and so on. And besides loving to read them, I love to…

Welcome back to the Georgia Nicolson Readalong! 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 weeks we’ll post about the next book in the series. You’re invited to join in at any time! You can…

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, via Bond Street Books, out now. [I received this book from Penguin Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever.] Reading Homegoing is a substantial experience – you can feel the weight of generations of two different families as they live through…

Sing by Vivi Greene, via HarperTeen, out now. [I received this book from HarperCollins Canada in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever. Disclaimer: I am now an intern there (weee!), but received this book before I started!] Lily Ross is the world’s biggest pop star who wears…

Welcome back to the Georgia Nicolson Readalong! 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 weeks we’ll post about the next book in the series. You’re invited to join in at any time! You can…

Confession: I have a lot of unread books on my bookshelves. Tuff life. It drives me bonkers every day, just looking at them, teasing me. I so badly want to read them all by yesterday. Because awesome new books come out every week. How is a bibliophile supposed to keep up? I receive new books pretty often…

The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone, via Little Brown, out now. [I received this book from Hachette Books Canada in exchange for an honest review; this did not affect my opinion of the book whatsoever.] “Hey Mads, one more thing. I want to make sure you understand that this trip is not about poor, dying…