Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot

This is the first book I’m featuring in my 12 days of favourite books – something I started last year as a way to suggest some great books for anyone with a reader on their holiday list!  Or anyone looking for a great read – at least, a great read in my opinion.  But first, …

Daisy Jones & The Six

I can’t believe this is my first post of the year!  It’s been a busy few months but I didn’t realize how quickly time was flying.  While I’ve been quiet here, I have been reading lots and I’m ahead of my reading goal (total number of books, not to blog ‘lots’).  And many of the …

Reflections on a Well-Read Year

It is hard to believe that 2018 is over but at the same time, it has often felt like a never-ending year.  Admittedly, I often read to escape the news and its never-ending cycle but reading is also so much more to me.  Yes, it can be an escape but it’s also about learning, meeting …

Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

Every once and a while, I read a book that really makes me stop and think, makes me reflect on who I am and where I am and why I think about things.  Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini is one of those books.  I was looking forward to it because I have loved every novel Hosseini has …

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, …