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Enter To Win A Book Lover’s Library

January 21, 2015 by Marianne Litman 12 Comments

This contest is now closed, thanks for entering! What better way to pass the time this winter than curling up under a blanket with a hot cup of tea and a great book? We are giving away a four-pack of amazing reads to one of our lucky readers. Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfield, Leaving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: books, contest, giveaway, leaving time, library, listen to the squawking chicken, my ghosts, sisterland, win, winner

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

Fun Ways To Countdown To Christmas As A Family

November 27, 2014 by Emma Durand-Wood Leave a Comment

Mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas exciting and memorable activities Written by Emma Durand-Wood Half the fun of Christmas is the anticipation. That’s why we’re chomping at the bit to put up our decorations by this point in November! And of course, having kids brings a whole new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Holidays, Life Tagged With: Advent Calendar, books, Christmas, Christmas baking, Christmas cookies, christmas stories, family, holiday, parenting, quality family time, reading, traditions

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

What I’m Reading: Let’s Hear It For the Girls

November 4, 2014 by Jennifer 3 Comments

My nine-year-old daughter is a voracious reader of series. She has plowed through everything from Magic Tree House to Chris Colfer's Land of Stories trilogy, and she loves finding a series that gets her hooked. Recently she started Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, and since I remember the summer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment Tagged With: book club, books, chick lit, kate manning, lena dunham, Literature, my notorious life, not that kind of girl, Penguin, Random House, reading, shopaholic, sophie kinsella

Memoir: Velvet Haney & The Mousehouse Years

October 16, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Velvet Haney went from living a life of poverty in the slums of Toronto in the 1960s to gallivanting around the world as a high fashion model, returning to Toronto 14 years later. And for over 50 years, she has kept the truth about her sensational upbringing a secret. Until now. Nothing has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment Tagged With: book club, books, Memoir, non-fiction, The Mousehouse Years, Velvet Haney, what to read

What I’m Reading: Fall Books

September 30, 2014 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Aaaaahhhh fall! So much to love about the season: boots and tights; apple crisp and pumpkin pie; cooler days and turning leaves. And just as we leave our beach and pool days behind, so too do we turn away from light, summer reads. I love the meatier, heavier tomes that come out in fall, and this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment Tagged With: All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr, book club, book review, books, Five Days Left, Ian McEwan., Julie Lawson Timmer, Literature, Marie Phillips, The Children Act, The Table of Less Valued Knights, what to read

5 Books That Make Perfect Father’s Day Gifts

June 12, 2014 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Father's Day is around the corner and it's almost time for the tributes and praise for dear old Dad. When I think of my own father and the legacy he has passed on to me, it's impossible to consider him without considering his love of reading. From the early days reading the Little House on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Entertainment Tagged With: books, Father's Day, gift ideas, harper collins, Random House, Simon and Schuster

Squawking With Lainey!

May 23, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

So many people know Elaine Lui as Lainey Gossip. You may recognize her from her popular celebrity gossip site of the same name, her red carpet reporting and as co-host on CTV's daytime television show The Social. Whenever I mention her name to my friends, they all squeal "Oooh... I lurv her! She … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Celebrity, Entertainment, Humour Tagged With: books, Chinese, culture, Elaine Lui, Lainey Gossip, Memoirs, parenting, Squawking Chicken

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