I can't believe I haven't posted a recommendation for Alice Kuiper's Life on the Refrigerator Door here yet. I've owned this book for years; I think I bought it while I was still in university. In fact, I can still remember buying it. I picked it off the bookstore shelf and, after reading the back... Continue Reading →
You know those people who are satisfied by themselves, no matter where they are? I'm not one of them. Yes, I love to be alone in certain situations, including at home or while running errands. But in a restaurant or bar or something along those lines? It puts me on edge, big time. That, my... Continue Reading →
I read a decent number of books in 2018. Today, I'd like to feature five of my favourites.
This is another one of those posts that's coming to you later than I meant it to, but means no less to me because of that. I read Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere earlier in the summer, as part of a book club. I really quite enjoyed it, and knew as soon as I started... Continue Reading →
(Note: This recommendation was first published in September of 2013. You can see the original version here.) The Book of Stanley, by Todd Babiak, caught my attention because of its quirky nature. Or what seemed to be a quirky nature, based on the summary. The presumption turned out to be correct, and I quite enjoyed it. That said,... Continue Reading →
Miranda Burski 