Novels, graphic novels, children’s books and non-fic, but no poetry? How did that happen? 23. The Game, by Ken Dryden (Wiley, 1983, 2005) Continuing reading the Canada Reads 2012 shortlist in reverse order of elimination, ((See Shelf Life: February 2012 for more.)) I read The Game despite my complete lack of interest in hockey. And loved it. […]
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The latest issue of Broken Pencil, issue 55, contains my review of The Girl on the Escalator, by Jim Nason.
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This month I tackled most of the Canada Reads short list in reverse order of elimination. Though I still haven’t yet read Something Fierce. 14. Kenk, by Richard Poplak (Pop Sandbox, 2010) The graphic biography of Toronto’s Igor Kenk, told through grainy punk-style photocopied stills excerpted from filmed interviews. Poplak reveals a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of the
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Kim wanted to learn how to can, so I invited her over on Thursday and we pickled some beets. The recipe we used was a slightly modified version of beets with fennel found in We Sure Can, which is an excellent recipe book compiled by Sarah B Hood. The most challenging part of canning is finding the
Recently my sister and I played a fun game of “do kids still say…” with two teenaged cousins. Wait, did I say “fun”? I meant depressing. I’m not yet thirty, but apparently I’m old enough. In a scant ten years, the lingo has changed. Apparently kids no longer used “taxed” for “steal”. Nor do they “teef” things.
I’ve never really set targets for my reading before, beyond a general expectation that I’d read at least a hundred books a year, but last year a friend pushed me to challenge myself to commit to 150. According to Goodreads I surpassed it, but according to my own count I read 135. I read twenty-seven graphic novels
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