Most of the time people who are part of book clubs just show up with a list of the books they need to read and I try to find them all. But sometimes, if I'm really lucky, I get to suggest some of my favourite books to them as possible picks for upcoming months. Here... Continue Reading →

As a bookseller I get to recommend books to people all the time, which is good because otherwise I'd probably be annoying my friends by constantly shoving books at them. Throughout the day I find myself going back to certain books over and over again, because they just fit for so many readers. Here are... Continue Reading →

Have you ever read a book that leaves you with more questions at the end than when you started? I hate when I finish a book and realize that there are still a thousand unanswered questions in my mind and no sequel in sight. Here are a few that will likely always drive me a little crazy when I start to think about how unsatisfied I felt at the end...

Rory Gilmore is a know-it-all, but I envy her ability to read hundreds of the best books ever written while still managing to get through school, maintain an active social life, and work on the school newspaper. For those who have no idea who Rory Gilmore is, she's one of the main characters from Gilmore Girls,... Continue Reading →

These days it seems like authors are intentionally creating the most convoluted titles for their books. The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared may have been the first one, but now we have The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an IKEA Wardrobe and The Little Old... Continue Reading →

I think we all have certain genres and styles that we tend to read more than others. It's like when you ask someone what their favourite music is and they say "I like everything" but then throw in "but I never listen to country". I think a lot of bloggers read YA, which spans a... Continue Reading →

Wandering around the store again this morning I spotted a bunch of books that called to me and my credit card. Check the links below to add them to your Goodreads 'To-Read' list like I did. The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Volume One: At the Edge of Empire by Daniel Kraus The Nest... Continue Reading →

This week's 5 Books Friday is posting on Saturday in honour of 'Talk Like a Pirate Day'! Descriptions are all from Goodreads because I'm still trying to find time to get back to my regular blogging schedule. Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by Adrienne Kress - Often mistaken for a boy because of her haircut and name, Alex... Continue Reading →

Hey friends! I know I haven't been posting as much as usual, but that's because I got a new job recently and the transition has been taking up a bunch of my time. I'm still working as a bookseller, but Job #2 has changed locations. In honour of this change, I thought I would write... Continue Reading →

It's time for another 5 Books Friday! This week I've decided to write about a genre that I absolutely love (and which I totally made up)... circus fiction! This week's topic: 5 books Set In Freak Shows and Circuses Freaks by Kieran Larwood - This band of misfits works at a Victorian freak show by night, but... Continue Reading →