Well that went by quick! I've already reached my reading goal of 50 books this year and we aren't even half way through the year yet! When I set my reading goal for the year I hadn't expected to become a blogger or to be temporarily part of a book club that reads 5 books... Continue Reading →
Since I don't have a cat anymore I thought I should celebrate this day by giving some love to the fictional cats in my life. Chester by Melanie Watt is hilarious, and if I ever get another cat I hope it will be as amusing as he is. Some other great cat books are: Dewey:... Continue Reading →
This week I came across The BookTube Bandwagon, a blog/vlog post by Bierbaum Bookworm that questions why so many book bloggers and booktubers are reading the exact same books and how it influences the rest of us. It's rather disheartening to hear how few of the "big" names out there in the book blogging world read nothing but YA... Continue Reading →
This Tuesday's theme is a freebie, so I'm choosing the highlight the top 10 books that I refuse to finish for various reasons. (Some of the books on this list will probably earn me some mortal enemies) Spinster by Kate Bolick - Some of you probably saw my review of this book, so I won't go into much... Continue Reading →
I have recently been overcome with the desire to read children's fiction from my past. When I was growing up in the '80s and '90s the selection of YA wasn't nearly as grand as it is today, but I still managed to find some great books that have stuck with me over the years. This weekend... Continue Reading →
Customer quickly walks up to cash. Customer: "I see you don't sell men's briefcases." Customer walks out of store. Bookseller blinks confusedly.
As a bookseller, I am often asked for recommendations on what to read by friends and family. While I like to think of myself as a fairly well-rounded reader, I do have favourite genres that make up the majority of my reading material. Over the past few years I've read far more books for children... Continue Reading →
The Literary Counsellor 