Before I dive into my review, I should come right out and say that the author Glenn Dixon is a friend of mine. I met him shortly after I moved to Calgary and I don’t know exactly how we came to be friends, but I do know that I would see him out at numerous…
When you open the first few pages of a book and there is a trigger warning about violent scenes, you know there’s going to be some difficult passages ahead. Many fair weather readers may re-think their decision to continue reading altogether (in fact I’ve never seen a trigger warning before, although I think it’s a…
January is always a fun time to dive into the non-fiction that’s been waiting on your bookshelf for a few months. You may not be achieving any goals, but by god you are reading about achieving goals, so that’s good enough right? In my latest book segment for the CBC, I reviewed: The Power of…
It’s January, so what better time to begin the process of self-improvement? I actually read this book in December with the expectation that I’d be writing my new year’s resolutions shortly, so learning new lessons on productivity seemed particularly well timed. I’m not sure I learned how to be more productive personally, but I definitely…
Family Guy is a favourite television show of many different people. I was introduced to it awhile back, and apparently it’s still running, in its 15th season no less. What does this have to do with my book review? Well if you’re at all familiar with the show, you’ll know about Stewie: the baby of the…
This tends to be a very long and boring post for me to write but I feel the need to publish it anyway, simply because I’m proud of all the books I read in a year. It’s also nice to look back and see what I’ve been thinking about, because the topics raised in my…
This review will come as no surprise; I loved Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d by Alan Bradley. I knew I would, in fact I recommend the book on the radio to thousands of Calgarians without having read it yet, THAT’S HOW MUCH I LOVE ALAN BRADLEY’S BOOKS. I’ve already reviewed two books in the…
So I was super pumped about Ruth Ware’s second book The Woman in Cabin 10, because I loved her first book In a Dark, Dark Wood. And then I got even more excited when I finally received it in the mail, and it came with a tube of mascara with a little sticker on it saying…
If you were ever wondering how to pick up a maid in Statue Square, you will quickly find the answer to your question in Rea Tarvydas’s debut collection of short stories (whew, am I right?). Statue Square by the way, is a real place in Hong Kong, and I’ve tracked down an image of it…
I’ve been struggling to form a definitive opinion on American Female by Emily Carpenter. I don’t review self-published books like this very often, but Carpenter sent me a lovely, personal email asking me to consider reviewing it awhile back. She then included a cute little thank you card with the actual book, which is why…
Does anyone have their new year’s resolutions figured out yet? I don’t, and I rarely stick with resolutions anyway, but I like to read self-help books around December and January because I find that’s when an inner focus is really necessary. The Power of When by Michael Breus, PhD is a really fascinating read. And…
Are you a boring person? Then you are going to LOVE this book! Just kidding, lots of people are going to like this book, in fact I think I’ve found the perfect Christmas gift for anyone over 70 years old, who as we know, are a difficult crowd to buy for; they have everything, and…
