Books

An Age of License by Lucy Knisley, Fantagraphic Books Pretty soon, I could have a whole shelf that’s only filled with books by Lucy Knisley. The latest addition to my collection (Relish, Make Yourself Happy, Radiator Days) is this year’s An Age of License, a travelogue from an up-in-the-air period of Lucy’s life when she decided to travel…

Time for a little cross-promo. My pal Brianna Goldberg and I have started something called Between the Lines – conversation cards for the socially anxious lit-lover! You can now submit your ideas (by Dec 1) for what bibliophiles should ask each other at parties (“What’s the oldest book you’ve ever smelled?”) for a chance to…

Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham, published by Random House. Lena Dunham isn’t the kind of girl that you’d expect. She’s not the kind of girl you see on TV, although she mostly is. She’s not the kind of girl who will hide her mental health struggles anymore. She’s not the kind of…

You can imagine my excitement once I found out that Anna Bond (aka Rifle Paper Co.) designed the covers of four classic books. And you can imagine my excitement once they arrived at my door! Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women and A Little Princess all have been given new life through the trademark innocent…

  Seconds by Bryan Lee O’Malley, published by Random House Canada We can all get caught up in our creative or professional endeavours. It can blind us to what’s going on around us, to our relationships, to our decisions. I don’t know about you, but once my mind is set on something, it’s hard to turn…

Yesterday I saw that @CarolynQuimby posted on BuzzFeed 20 Etsy gifts for the book lover in your life. In my excitement, I wanted to share all of my finds, too! So here we are, 8 more. Are your books too *new*? Does your room smell too fresh? Do you miss going to the school library just to…

My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff, published by Knopf Canada. This is the kind of book that made me forget to underline the lines I liked. When looking back on the three pages I dog-eared, I see that one was about a girl eating a pound of spaghetti, one was just because I thought a remark…