Educated by Tara Westover

I saw my neighbor, D, reading this book at the cottage this summer and instantly asked her if I could borrow it.  I’d seen it on some of the lists I like to visit and was intrigued by it.  I was lucky to get it first because I’m a quick reader but she has a …

Love Walked In and more by Marisa de los Santos

Years ago, I found myself wandering through Chapters, perusing the fiction section. This wasn’t new to me and it’s still something I do quite regularly. I especially do it on bad days, as if proximity to so many books can make things better. It always does.  As I peruse, I look for interesting looking books …

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

Some time ago, I read a book by Sarah Winman called When God Was A Rabbit and loved it.  My love of that book held up on a re-read last year and I read her second novel, A Year of Marvellous Ways back in 2016 and loved it.  Both are beautiful stories featuring fascinating characters and …

How To Be Famous by Caitlin Moran

Every so often I read a book that stays with me long after I’ve read it.  They stay with me for different reasons and I tend to re-read them, some more frequently than others.  One such book is How to Build A Girl by Caitlin Moran.  I read in on vacation a few years ago and loved …

Guest Blogger: All About Patricia Polacco

Here I go with another great American author!  I discovered Patricia Polacco when I had some wonderfully gifted grade 2 readers and grade 3 students.  Her books have more challenging print (more words, more difficult words) so they were appropriate for stronger young readers and great for a read aloud session too.  The beautiful illustrations …

Love and Ruin by Paula McLain

I had the most wonderful evening last Tuesday.  I was invited to attend an Indigo Book Club event (yay for the invite) and at this event, Paula McLain spoke and answered questions about her newest novel, Love and Ruin.  The evening was wonderful for a couple reasons. First, I really, really enjoyed the novel and second, …

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

I get really excited when I learn about new books from some authors (I initially thought a select few but the list is actually quite long) and Michael Ondaatje is at the top of that list.  Years ago, I read The English Patient for an independent study project in either grade 12 or OAC English and …