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REWIND: Walken. Weapon of Choice. (Bonus: Star Wars audition)
Christopher Walken can fly, folks! This music video (directed by Spike Jonze!) is from 2001, can you believe it? Read more
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Reviews: ‘Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures’ & ‘The Thirteenth Tale’
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam The 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner, Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures contains interconnected stories revolving around a few main characters as they go from medical school to being practicing physicians. Lam, an emergency room physician himself, writes in what I would call a very natural manner- unfussy, approachable and… Read more
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A little bit of lovely: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & ‘Love Letter’
This. Song. So much gorgeousness. The melody, the lyrics, Nick Cave’s voice. There’s just something about ‘Love Letter’ that hits me at the core and makes me well up every time I hear it. I adore this song so much that, even though it was posted on my old site, I must post this video… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (2)
Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin, illus. Daniel Salmieri Just look at that cover! Are you smiling yet?! Rubin & Salmieri- the team behind Secret Pizza Party and Dragons Love Tacos– have given us another totally winning and funny story. You wouldn’t think it, but monsters in La La Land are actually petrified of bubbles.… Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Friendship, Love & Kindness
Picture books about friendship, love and kindness are, I think, always welcome! We get a lot of questions at our library regarding the aforementioned themes, and I’ve slowly been cultivating my list of favourites over the a number of years. Here, in no particular order, are my favourite picture books about love and friendship. (…This… Read more
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Reviews: ‘The Light Between Oceans’ & ‘The Miniaturist’
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman This historical fiction title was (as I remember it!) one of the more talked about titles after its release in 2012. It took me a few years to get to it- mostly because I usually hesitate when a particular novel is sold to me as a must-read. In… Read more
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How’s your week going?
I know it’s only Tuesday, but I feel a bit like Georgie boy here… I’ve made some headway into my 2015 reading challenge and read a few YA titles; I hope to have some new posts up soon! Read more
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Reviews: A Complicated Kindness & Three Wishes
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews I don’t think I can adequately express just how devastating, unfamiliar, and outstanding I found this novel to be. I mentioned in a previous post that I had this sitting on my shelves for far too long- I kept putting this read off, for whatever reasons. But, my goodness,… Read more
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Petula’s Going Downtown, Bruno’s Going Uptown
Have a great weekend all! (For some reason, I find Bruno Mars a delight…) Read more
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Encore! Picture Book Picks: Storytime Favourites
A read aloud can make or break the success of a storytime. I’ve had those storytimes where, just a few lines into a picture book I can tell it’s going to be a clunker with the kids. The sweating begins, the voice becomes uncertain and it…doesn’t…go….well…and you’re dying a slow death on stage. But when… Read more
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