Category Archives: Books
So Civilian Reads, the ripped-off inspired derivation of Canada Reads commenced today. I got stuck with had the pleasure of defending Wayson Choy’s The Jade Peony. Other panelists included ACP’s Sarah Labrie and Nic Boshart, Dundurn Press’s Ashleigh Gardner, and … Continue reading
So. All that television and celebrity writing paid off. (Okay, I do it because I love it. This is a bonus). Suzanne Gardner and I are writing about about television. That’s right folks, expect Don’t Stop Believin’: The Unofficial Guide … Continue reading
I’m reading Daniel O’Thunder for the National Post’s the Afterword Reading Society. Sounds very gentlepersonly, doesn’t it?
I profiled the lovely foodie and bookish Good Egg for Torontoist.
Has Twitter completely warped your sense of time? BookExpo Canada was cancelled on Monday, and immediately after, quite a few people were twittering about what this meant for the book community and what sort of event should emerge from it’s … Continue reading
Since it’s the holiday season, I’ve been shopping a lot. Every shopping trip involves a trip to a bookstore (and sometimes several-Matt can vouch for that!) and this bookstore is often Chapters/Indigo. Every Chapters and Indigo has a giant display … Continue reading
I was reading this interesting article by Ann Patchett for The Atlantic and it was about book tours. The following quote struck me as odd: We’re a country obsessed with celebrity, and trying to make authors into small-scale Lindsay Lohans … Continue reading
The Boston Globe published a piece today that questions that validity of the non-fiction book Bringing Down the House, which inspired the recent hit film 21, starring Kevin Spacey. (I actually just read the book this weekend, and saw the … Continue reading
I want this book. Titled ABC3D and written by Marion Bataille, it’s sure to please any typography enthusiast. It’s too bad it won’t be for sale until October.
