canadian lit
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Mother’s Day Giveaway from Raincoast Books!
I am thrilled to be hosting a wonderful Mother’s Day giveaway, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! Open to Canadian residents, ages 18 and up, one lucky person will have the chance to win a great collection of six books and gift items valued at $140. Here is a rundown of the beautiful prizes… Read more
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Must Read Monday (34): Brenna Yovanoff’s Places No One Knows & Teresa Toten’s Beware That Girl
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: upcoming young adult titles from two must-read authors!… Read more
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Review: The Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson
Review: The Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson Source: Paperback Publication: September 1, 2015 by Orca Book Publishers Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: How do you plan for the future when your own parents don’t believe you have one? Wolf ’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees. He gets that. It’s… Read more
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Must Read Monday (33): Lisa Moore’s Flannery & Don Calame’s Dan Vs. Nature
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week is all about upcoming young adult titles: Lisa… Read more
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Must Read Monday (30): Raymie Nightingale & When Green Becomes Tomatoes
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: two new titles from authors and illustrators I… Read more
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Must Read Monday (29): No Matter How Improbable & Jolly Foul Play
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! First up is No Matter How Improbable, the third entry… Read more
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Must Read Monday (28): Unbecoming & Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: two soon-to-be-released contemporary young adult titles from new-to-me-authors.… Read more
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Must Read Monday (25): The War that Saved My Life & The Swallow: A Ghost Story
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week features more wonderfully reviewed children’s lit. First up… Read more
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Best Books of 2015, Part 3: Adult Fiction
I hope everyone is having a lovely holiday! Welcome to Part 3 of my Best Books of 2015 round-up! Another year of reading is inching its way to an end! All around, I would say that it has been a pretty solid year of reads: from brilliant and moving picture books, to gems in young… Read more
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Best Books of 2015, Part 2: Young Adult Fiction
Welcome to Part 2! Another year of reading is inching its way to an end! All around, I would say that it has been a pretty solid year of reads: from brilliant and moving picture books, to gems in young adult, children’s and adult fiction, there have been a number of winners. … Read more
