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Book Review: “All the Bright Places” By Jennifer Niven

February 17, 2015 by Christine Stock Leave a Comment

There’s a lookout tower in Dorset, Ontario, that owns me. It’s a hundred-foot tall steel structure that provides a beautiful view of the surrounding lakes. Or so I’ve been told. It’s one of those scenic towers with grated steps. You know the kind: climbing it involves watching the safe, firm land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Books, Entertainment, Reviews Tagged With: allthebrightplaces, book club, book recommendations, book reviews, bookmarked, books, jenniferniven

Book Review: “Before I Go” By Colleen Oakley

February 3, 2015 by Christine Stock Leave a Comment

The day my mom was diagnosed with cancer we cut her hair short and dyed it purple. The colour description on the box said “Rich Mahogany,” but we decided to add the colour booster because, really, why the heck not? Anyway, the result pushed mom’s hair into purple territory and she looked like a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Books, Entertainment, Reviews Tagged With: before i go, book club, book reviews, books, cancer, colleen oakley, grief, loss

Why Wattpad Should Be Your Go-To For The Latest Reads

January 29, 2015 by Sonya 1 Comment

Have you heard of Wattpad? Over the last few years, the self-publishing site and app have been growing with authors, famous or otherwise, from around the world taking to this sharing platform. Since its launch in 2006, the Toronto-based site now offers readers millions of books available for FREE … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment, Technology Tagged With: app, Blond & Dangerous, chicklit, Christie Craig, Emily Benet, fan fiction, Kyle Kay, margaret atwood, Naomi Alderman, Paulo Coelho, Rebecca Sky, Roger Stelljes, Sam McGregor, Scott Westerfeld, Self Publishing, Wattpad

Read This, Watch That: A Netflix Binge-Worthy List

January 26, 2015 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Over the holiday break I had this conversation with friends and family about what books we've read and then which corresponding movies we've watched. Are the characters in the movie or show who you've imagined?  With the highly anticipated 50 Shades of Grey coming out soon (uh... James Dornan) many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment, TV Tagged With: Angels and Demons, Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss, eat pray love, Harold and the Purple Crayon, how to train your dragon, NetFlix, Netflix Canada, Netflix Stream Team, Orange is the New Black, Peter Pan, Stuart Little, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Book Thief, The Help, Very Hungry Caterpillar

Book Review: “Everything I Never Told You” By Celeste Ng

January 22, 2015 by Christine Stock Leave a Comment

I don’t know how you feel about your high school experience, but you couldn’t pay me enough to repeat mine. Don’t get me wrong: it wasn’t horribly traumatic or anything (and it’s been a long time since I’ve had one of those locker combination dreams), it just isn’t in my Top Five list of “Best Times … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Books, Entertainment, Reviews Tagged With: best books 2014, book club, book review, family grief, grief, loss

Book Review: “Big Little Lies” By Liane Moriarty

January 2, 2015 by Christine Stock Leave a Comment

I’m not much of a Hollywood Star gazer, but I have to say that I kind of love Jennifer Garner. My admiration of her has nothing to do with her acting ability (although I hear that she’s quite talented), and everything to do with what I’ve witnessed of her mothering. I can’t count how many pictures … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Books, Entertainment, Reviews Tagged With: Big Little Lies, book club, book recommendations, book reviews, helicopter parenting, Jennifer Garner, Liane Moriarty, parenting

Book Review: “Dear Daughter” By Elizabeth Little

December 23, 2014 by Christine Stock Leave a Comment

Something weird used to happen to me every time I visited my parents. I should probably start off by saying that visiting them wasn’t easy: it took at least a full day of plane travel to get to their house and I’d be a complete and utter wreck by the time we arrived. For us, there was no popping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Books, Reviews Tagged With: bok club, DEAR DAUGHTER, Elizabeth Little, mother-daughter, mother-daughter relationships, murder mystery, mystery

What I’m Reading: Slogging Through Marriage

December 4, 2014 by Jennifer 1 Comment

Weddings are wonderful; newlywed life is exciting and full of life, but marriage... marriage is hard. Don't get me wrong. I'm happily married and wouldn't trade my husband for any other partner, but being married can be work. Figuring out one another's strengths, weaknesses, habits, tics, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment Tagged With: book club, books, David Nicholls, harper collins, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Literature, marriage, Matthew Thomas, novels, Random House, Us, We Are Not Ourselves, You Should Have Known

What To See At INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair

November 12, 2014 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Toronto-area book lovers are looking forward to a new and exciting event this weekend. INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair is Canada's book exposition for all things print and digital, launching this weekend, November 13 to 16, 2014. From literature to children's books, from romance to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment, Family, The Arts Tagged With: authors, books, children's literature, culture, INSPIRE!, kids events, Toronto International Book Fair

7 Ways To Celebrate Family Literacy Month

November 11, 2014 by Kait Fowlie Leave a Comment

Written by Kait Fowlie November is family literacy month! It also happens to be the best time of the year to indulge in some serious reading—the rainy days, cold nights, the lull before the Holidays—November is meant for curling up with an addictive series. But that's not the only way to celebrate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Family, Life Tagged With: blogs, book nook, books, books on tape, family blog, family literacy month, library, literacy month, pen plas, story teller

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