Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke, out January 9. Thanks to Raincoast Books, I’m kicking off the Nice Try, Jane Sinner blog tour, along with Trisha Jenn Reads! Check out my review of the book, plus a Q&A with author Lianne Oelke below.
My top 2017 books
As we all breathe out a sigh of relief that 2017 is over, but breathe in a hesitant breath of oh-god-what-if-2018-is-worse-but-for-now-I’ll-look-forward-to-it, whether we want to or not, it’s a time of reflection. So today, I’m coming in at the very end of the year to share my favourite books of the year, to your great…
Join the Book Lover Postcard Swap – 2017 holiday edition!
The Book Lover Postcard Swap is back again for our holiday round – this time the challenge is to send your partner a bookish postcard about what book(s) are on your wish list! See the instructions on the form below. Looking forward to this! And make sure if you’re posting about it to use #bookloverpostcardswap!…
Etsy updates!
I opened up a Paper Trail Diary Etsy shop a while ago, but didn’t put that much work into it. Now I’ve refreshed it for a 2.0 soft launch, and I want to show you what I’ve got! So far, I have some zines and scrap paper packs available. Eventually I will add bunting, word…
Stationery Spotlight: the Well Inked subscription box
As we know, I’m a huge fan of notebooks and pens. So I was delighted to find out that one of the participants in my recent Notebook & Pen Swap was one of the organizers of the Well Inked Box — a Canadian-run subscription box for just those things! They run quarterly, and include a…
Reading Round-Up: What I’ve read in the last few months
It’s a known catch among book bloggers: we read faster than we review. Recently I’ve found my books waiting to be reviewed in a giant pile, and rather than bog down the blog with big reviews for all of them, and stress about it, I decided I wanted to just come here and share them with you…
Join the Halloween Book Lover Postcard Swap!
Can you believe Barb and I have been running the Book Lover Postcard Swap for a year now?! Me neither! We’ve had so much fun with this project, and love seeing how people get into it. This time around, we’re focusing on spoooooky reads, in time for the Halloween ~moods~. You’ll write on a bookish/Halloweenish…