The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman, published by Doubleday Canada The ability to laugh when a joke was not funny had unexpected value; it produced a different life. 1988, 1999, 2011. These are the years of... Continue reading →

This past Saturday was deliciously relaxing and bookish. Jack and I got up early to visit The Monkey’s Paw, it was my first time there, I had to see the book vending machine! It was actually shut off, but, at least... Continue reading →

Last week was a good week for my love of books. On Thursday, I went to see Rainbow Rowell speak with Elaine Lui. On Friday, I went to see Lynn Johnston speak with Kate Beaton as the opening night of... Continue reading →

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is one of my most favourite times in the year. It’s two days jam-packed with so many incredible world-famous artists in the Toronto Reference Library, and it pretty much takes you that long to sufficiently get... Continue reading →

As of today, I have read 15 books from start to finish in 2014. Apparently, I’m behind. At the beginning of the year, I set the goal to read 50 books in 2014. I guessed that last year I probably... Continue reading →