So, I started this little section called Shelf Life, where I write brief comments about the books I’ve read in a given month. June was the first month I did this, where I read eleven books and two graphic novels. I’m a little late in getting this up for July’s books. I’d planned to write it up […]
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Toronto’s often called a city of neighbourhoods. According to Wikipedia, there are more than 200 distinct neighbourhoods within its boundaries. One of my favourites is the Annex. I love it for its concentration of bookstores, coffee shops, sushi bars and cheap martinis on Wednesdays. My BFF and I started a little tradition (partly captured in “Au Natural”),
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Happy Canada Day, kids! I love it when it falls on a Friday and we get an extra long weekend in the summer. I mentioned yesterday how I’d like to get more social in regards to books and reading – normally such a solitary activity – so I’m going to try a new series I’m calling Shelf
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Go the Fuck to Sleep, written by Adam Mansbach, began life as a random comment on Facebook. Friends encouraged Mansbach to write it, and he began with a few verses. The illustrations were completed by a friend, Ricardo Cortes, and they found a publisher, Akashic Books, and it shortly went viral, reaching number 1 on Amazon.com a
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Take your mind off the horrifying prospect of four years under Harper’s leadership with a Conservative majority with books. Lots of books. Perhaps even a few short story collections? 2011 has been declared the Year of the Short Story, and May as Short Story Month. You know what this means, right? Yup. Another links round up: It’s
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With National Poetry Month winding down to a close, I thought I’d do another round up of poetry news and miscellanea. Wedding season is near upon us – further evidenced by the upcoming nuptials of my sister this June – and Carol Ann Duffy offers a collection of poems frequently found at weddings. Stephen K. Tollefson writes
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