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During IFOA this year I attended a round table, or as host Steven W. Beattie called it, a “high brow version
Continue reading“Wonderful what Hollywood will do to a nobody. It will make a radiant glamour queen out of a drab little
Continue readingRecently, I’ve been trying to get up earlier, and some days are definitely easier than others. When I wake up
Continue readingTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Where the Wild Things Are, the Toronto Reference Library is hosting
Continue readingI fully admit that I chose to read this book based on the cover. I walked by it on the
Continue readingI’m sure I read The Secret Garden when I was a kid, but until I reread it recently I couldn’t
Continue reading“The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one’s life and discover one’s usefulness.” – John
Continue readingEarlier this year I spotted The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living on Bon Appétit’s list of 8 New Food Novels to
Continue readingWhen Stephen King came to Toronto to kick off the International Festival of Authors, I went thinking I would say
Continue readingMaybe one day I’ll actually have room for a vintage book collection, but for now I might just have to
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