My latest segment for the CBC focused on memoirs, two in particular. You can listen to it here. Bleaker House by Nell Stevens (which Smokey has read and adored) and You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie. After listening to the recording just now, I’ve realized how depressing these two books…
This past week I spoke about books that deal with the subject of family. I realize this is a pretty broad topic and can encompass most everything that has ever been written, but I used it as an excuse to talk about my favourite picture book ever: A Family is a Family is a Family,…
Are you experiencing thriller overload yet? There are so many dang suspense novels on my shelf right now, I’m almost getting sick of them. ALMOST. But every time I find one that I love, I want to shout from the rooftops because there is nothing better than reading a great mystery/suspense/thriller in the summertime. Which…
This past week I talked about very Canadian books on the Homestretch for my book column, which you may have realized comes around a little more often in the summer. Canada Day had just happened a few days ago, and with the Canada 150 celebrations still fresh in everyone’s mind, I wanted to take advantage…
Aside from the fact that I’m using the word ‘saucy’ way too much these days, I think you’re really going to like my latest radio segment. A few highlights you can listen for: I make a crude joke near the beginning of the interview and the host laughs despite himself, I try to defend the…
So you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been reading a lot of cat books lately. I wasn’t just doing this because I REALLY LOVE CATS-I was doing this in anticipation of my cats book segment for the CBC this past week. I feel like book lovers and cat lovers are many times (but not always!) one…
Up until last week, the weather was turning quite comfortable in Calgary; sunny skies, warmer temperatures, and not a bit of snow in sight. So of course I started daydreaming about gardening, hot summer nights, and having to shave my legs regularly. That all came crashing down this past weekend when the snow started up…
So you can always tell when I’ve been travelling, because the pictures of my books don’t feature Pearl or Smokey. I went on a lovely road trip to the UK a few weeks ago with my husband, and while away, I read a few books about travelling, just to help me get in the exploring…
I spoke about one of my favourite book finds on the Homestretch yesterday: How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn. GREATEST TITLE EVER. I only need to mention this book to my Mommy friends and they go ape shit crazy over it-everyone wants a copy. Too bad they’ll have to wait…
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 seems as though every time I record a segment for the CBC I get more and more opinionated (“How could that possibly be?” I’m sure my husband asks himself). I think that’s because I’m getting more comfortable-the big black fuzzy microphone in my face doesn’t seem as daunting as it used to be. It…
Obviously this post is a bit late seeing as the Giller Prize has already been awarded to Madeleine Thien. But, right before the Calgary Giller Light party I recorded this segment for the CBC, and I don’t want to brag, but I did predict Thien winning. Her book wasn’t my first choice, but whatever, she’s…