Nalo Hopkinson’s Blackheart Man (2024)

2025-09-22T11:17:22-04:00

New in paperback last month, I just squeaked in with my bought-in-hardcover read of Nalo Hopkinson’s Blackheart Man. I wanted to read it for fun—no notes—and carried it around in my stack for most of the past year, while other books nudged in line in front. The opening chapter

Nalo Hopkinson’s Blackheart Man (2024)2025-09-22T11:17:22-04:00

Vajra Chandrasekera’s Rakesfall (2024)

2025-09-22T15:13:10-04:00

Most of the time, I turn to a story for some sense of security. For an explanation or a way to orient myself. If I’m not sure how to think about something, how to feel about a situation, sometimes reading about it in fiction has allowed me to temporarily

Vajra Chandrasekera’s Rakesfall (2024)2025-09-22T15:13:10-04:00

Summer 2025, Unexpected

2025-09-16T12:05:54-04:00

Douglas Bruton’s Blue Postcards (2021) came to me via ILL (thanks to the Forest Hill branch of the Toronto Public Library) because Susan, Mme Bibi, Kaggsy and Simon all loved it; so I was expecting to enjoy it, but I was not expecting to find summer in it.

Summer 2025, Unexpected2025-09-16T12:05:54-04:00

Toronto Public Library’s 2025 Reading Challenge (2 of 4) #LoveYourLibrary

2025-06-25T18:42:42-04:00

Earlier in June, I was saying that I had read another seven books towards this challenge, and here they are. By Ojibwe/Cree, Dene/Métis, Swampy Cree-Beaver Clan of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Secwépemc, Haisla/Heiltsuk, Couchiching First Nation/Ojibwe] authors. Nope, I’m not deliberately selecting different nations; that’s happening by-the-by. For those

Toronto Public Library’s 2025 Reading Challenge (2 of 4) #LoveYourLibrary2025-06-25T18:42:42-04:00

STILL More Indigenous Reading in Indigenous History Month

2025-06-25T16:11:47-04:00

Today, talk of six books by Indigenous writers, including a novel, an illustrated children’s book, two books of poetry, and two books of non-fiction. These are works by Binnizá & Maya Ch'orti', Cree-Métis, Kanien’kehá:ka Ahkwesáhsne /Mohawk St. Regis, Kanien’kehá:ka, Wakeniáhton (Turtle Clan), and Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara/Tsimshian writers.

STILL More Indigenous Reading in Indigenous History Month2025-06-25T16:11:47-04:00
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