It's amazing how just two pages of a book can leave a reader wanting so much more. That's all we're getting for today's excerpt from Lauren Nicolle Taylor's Travel Diaries of the Dead and Delusional, but I'm certain it'll make you want to pick up a copy of the novel. I know that's what it... Continue Reading →
What book lover doesn't love literary things? Ones that aren't actual books, that is. That said, I don't own too many of them yet. There's this Alice in Wonderland necklace, a couple of book-quote coffee mugs, and a Pride and Prejudice shirt. And, though I'd like it to grow, I love each piece of my... Continue Reading →
Do you know what can make for a seriously striking cover? A simple colour palette. I'm talking no more than three, maybe four, colours. That's exactly what was chosen for the cover the upcoming essay collection Strange Blood: 70 Essays on Offbeat and Underrated Vampire Movies, edited by Vanessa Morgan. And it works so very,... Continue Reading →
I made these chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting the same weekend I made last week's cupcakes. And while the cupcake itself was good, I think it was the frosting that made them my second favourite. It was creamy, sweet, and chocolaty--everything you want on top of a chocolate cupcake. It was easy to make,... Continue Reading →
Oh, cupcakes. They're one of my favourite desserts to make. I just love everything about them, from the cake itself, to any little decorations that may sit on top. That particular cupcake up there is fairly simple: a vanilla cupcake with a Baileys buttercream frosting. But you know what? It was delicious. The other two... Continue Reading →
Miranda Burski 