David Huebert’s Peninsula Sinking (2017)

2018-09-19T16:32:36-04:00

Although I am always interested in the short fiction which Biblioasis publishes (thanks to the likes of K.D. Miller and Kathy Page), it was Naomi’s review of this collection which urged me to fetch a copy of this from the Yorkville library downtown. This is not my usual branch,

David Huebert’s Peninsula Sinking (2017)2018-09-19T16:32:36-04:00

Thomas King’s Dreadfulwater Mysteries (Books 1 – 3)

2020-11-04T11:08:43-05:00

Thumps Dreadfulwater. That’s his Indian name. No, wait, that’s his actual name. Which is when you know that you are not, actually, in Chinook, where Thumps Dreadfulwater solves cases. You are in Thomas King country. Readers of King’s An Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North

Thomas King’s Dreadfulwater Mysteries (Books 1 – 3)2020-11-04T11:08:43-05:00

Mavis Gallant’s “An Unmarried Man’s Summer” (1963)

2017-08-08T13:33:40-04:00

Walter is just a kid, in comparison to the elderly widows with whom he spends most of his time. And perhaps when he's driving his sporty little Singer, he's not thinking about ending things. But in quiet moments, despair sneaks up on him. Promenade des anglais, Nice, 1960

Mavis Gallant’s “An Unmarried Man’s Summer” (1963)2017-08-08T13:33:40-04:00

Sun-Mi Hwang’s The Dog Who Dared to Dream (2016)

2020-03-31T12:14:37-04:00

Sun-Mi Hwang's The Hen Who Believed She Could Fly was a runaway bestseller for its Korean author, who had previously published more than 50 books and was surprised to find her work such a phenomenon, not only in Korea but beyond. Abacus - Hachette, 2016 The Dog Who Dared

Sun-Mi Hwang’s The Dog Who Dared to Dream (2016)2020-03-31T12:14:37-04:00

Summer Reading To-Do List for Sunny Days (1 of 4)

2020-03-31T12:17:26-04:00

Such good reading this summer, so far. In other respects, perhaps mine has not been the most productive summer. But it all depends what one puts on a to-do list, doesn't it! What if your to-do list was all about the books in your stacks? Doubleday Canada - Penguin Random

Summer Reading To-Do List for Sunny Days (1 of 4)2020-03-31T12:17:26-04:00
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