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With a title like Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World, how can you possibly say no to this satirical work by Mark Waddell? For anyone who is fortunate (or unfortunate enough, depending on your point of view) to have worked in a 9-5 office environment, you will find much to laugh along with in…
I’m writing this review on September 30, Truth and Reconciliation Day here in Canada, a date that recognizes the harms that have been enacted against Indigenous people, and our need to move forward together as a country from this. I’m lucky enough to have the day off work as well, so I’m taking advantage of…
Even though Louise Erdrich is not a Canadian writer, she is Native American so I was saving her latest book The Mighty Red as part of my month of Truth and Reconciliation focused reading. I really enjoyed her last book The Sentence which I reviewed here, so it’s not surprising how much I enjoyed The…
I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy books about books, so when Bad Indians Book Club , Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec came across my doorstep, I jumped at the chance to read it. This is a work of challenging non-fiction as it comes across more as an academic…
I’m dedicating much of my September reading to Indigenous authors, as September 30 is Truth and Reconciliation Day here in Canada, which I’ve written about extensively on this blog. I’m starting us off with a review of 52 Ways to Reconcile, How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on their Path to Healing by David A….
This book was…not my favorite (I’m sorry, I had to!). The Favorites by Layne Fargo held alot of promise on my shelf; it’s about a professional ice skating couple and their bumpy journey to become Olympic champions. I’ve never read a book about this sport, so I was excited to learn more about it. It…
When The Passenger Seat by Vijay Khurana was pitched to me this past spring, I recall being immediately intrigued by its premise; the exploration of toxic masculinity, based loosely upon a horrific incident that took place in Canada a few years ago. I liked the idea of a creative interpretation of the situation; an imagining…
This is the first Genevieve Graham novel I have ever read. She is such a successful novelist that all her book covers have the same motif and branding, so I think she is in fact one of the authors I keep meaning to get to, but haven’t until now. On Isabella Street is her thirteenth…
When Canadian author Brian Thomas Isaac released his first novel All the Quiet Places a few years ago, it was met with critical acclaim and healthy sales. His latest release Bones of a Giant is the sequel to that debut work. It was released a few months ago so I’m not sure if it has…
I’m always delighted to see memorable characters return again and again, and Mystery in the Title by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson is the second in the cozy mystery series featuring Miranda Abbott, a once-famous actress who hasn’t had a paying gig in awhile. It has been two years since I read the first in…
Do you remember reading ‘Choose your Own Adventure’ books as a kid? Make the wrong decision and your story ends abruptly, but make the right decisions, and your story continues on so you can experience more twists and turns. Can You Solve the Murder? by Antony Johnston is an interactive crime novel for adults that…
The hype surrounding the release of Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall was significant; it sold rights in 30 separate countries, and was chosen to be the next Reese Witherspoon book club pick with a movie deal already in the works. I’ve never been ashamed to say I follow this celebrity’s book choices closely –…
