books ~ zines ~ mail ~ crafts
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, Knopf Canada This is a very hard review to write. All I want to talk about is the ending, but I can’t give it away. But this is easy to say: if you like young adult lit about love, loss and mental health, then you will like this book….
I read 50 books in 2014. That’s probably more than I’ve read any other year. And for that fact, I am super proud I did the challenge – both the #50BookPledge and Goodreads’ Reading Challenge – because I ingested so many words, and that is exciting to me. But I don’t think I’ll do this…
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…
The notebook & pen swap was a great success! I had a lot of fun organizing my first swap. 40 people from all over the world participated, and the passing of pretty papers and pens was gorgeous. Here are some photos from the Instagram hashtag #notebookpenswap! Head over there to see the rest. The swappers…
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…
What: Bizzy B’s Stamp and Scrap, a scrapbooking / crafters paradise Where: 2100 Bloor Street West (High Park neighbourhood) When: Monday 10-8, Tuesday 10-7, Wednesday – Friday 10-8, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5 I didn’t know about Bizzy B’s until this past summer. I don’t know how that happened, but it did. But that meant I…
Happy Friday! Here is a documentary all about people who love to send mail and make mail art and boy are they good at it. If this film doesn’t send you into a creative frenzy, I don’t know what will. I was doodling and then rearranging my desk while watching it last night. It’s a…