What if you could listen in on any phone conversation in town? Would you do it? This book delivers a vivid look inside the hearts and minds of the 1950’s housewife. All the while poking fun at the absurdities of the time.
Read MoreI embarked on this read believing I would get a bit more sci-fi and what I got instead was more of a love story. A love story that is not afraid to confront the fragility of time and how we best spend it in showing our hearts to each other. A gem of a novel!
Read MoreAn exceptionally cleverly penned book that summons the plots of unsolved homicides from the greats of yesteryear to unravel its own whodunnit. Go ahead and unpack that!
Read MoreThis author delivers an enigmatic narration that edges up to morality and criminality. What you will have to discover for yourself if you pick up the book is whether or not that edge is breached. And he will play cat and mouse with the reader. And to be clear, we readers are not the cat in this scenario!
Read MoreAn offering of speculative fiction that poses the question; how far will our addiction to our screens and preoccupation with social media go? Think The Truman Show meets Black Mirror. Go ahead, I dare you…
Read MoreThe books gathered here have caused me to laugh out loud in public places, stop pedestrian traffic as I bent over to catch my breath, grin like a lunatic auditioning for a DC Comics film role, snort in very unladylike ways, and maybe pee a little.
Read MoreI’m ashamed to say that I was fooled by the jacket copy on this book, which dangled an intriguing and singular story premise. The premise wasn’t the problem. It was the weak writing.
Read MoreThe melodic title of this collection translates from Mohawk as an apt metaphor for this dauntless and heart wrenching book. A spilling forth of one’s heart, soul and mind can be so overwhelming that it can only be truly seen when stepped away from.
Read MoreThese are short nuggets of fictional narrative of every possible sort you can imagine. Are you bored of the usual podcasts or genre fiction you have in your queue? Got you covered. Perfect for when a book is just too much. I know…doesn’t sound right to me either.
Read MoreOur main character in this story has a delightful quirk, in my math loving heart anyway! She keeps a “data book” where she makes note of various statistics and patterns of everyday life. Given what’s to come, this is where my envy of her life ends…
Read MoreMy reaction while reading this account of the monstrous level of collusion set in motion to protect the rich and powerful from repercussions of crimes they committed left me as mesmerized as I was horrified.
Read MoreAfter discovering her work towards helping children have access to books, I found myself a fan of Dolly Parton. This crib notes offers up books that cover some of the reasons why!
Read MoreAs Sadie departs on a road trip to find the killer of her baby sister you won’t be able to shake the feeling that this isn’t going to end well. Both harrowing and propulsive this read will leave a mark!
Read MoreAs the title and genre may let on, these are tales, hilarious, mortifying and rather alarming of a one man’s adventures as a doctor. A man who is now a comedian…so there is that!
Read MoreFrom The Ashes - Jessie Thistle (Memoir)
Empire Of The Wild - Cherie Dimaline (Fiction)
Split Tooth - Tanya Tagaq (Fiction/Memoir)
Moon Of The Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice (Fiction)
Son Of A Trickster - Eden Robinson (Fiction)
Starlight - Richard Wagamese (Fiction)
Trail Of Lightning - Rebecca Roanhorse (Fiction)
There There - Tommy Orange (Fiction)
The Break - Katherena Vermette (Fiction)
The Round House - Louise Erdrich (Fiction)
Heart Berries -Terese Marie Mailhot (Memoir)
They Called Me Number One - Bev Sellars (Memoir)
Seven Fallen Feathers - Tanya Talaga (Non-Fiction)
Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese (Fiction)
An Inconvenient Indian - Thomas King (Non-Fiction)
Give Me Some Truth - Eric Gansworth (Teen Fiction)
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer (Essays)
This Place: 150 Years Retold - Various (Compilation)
Shadows Cast By Stars - Catherin Knutsson (Fiction)
The Orenda - Joseph Boyden (Fiction)
I've Been Meaning To Tell You - David Chariandy (Memoir)
Reproduction - Ian Williams (Fiction)
Frying Plantain - Zalika Reid-Benta (Fiction)
The Other Side Of Paradise - Staceyann Chin (Memoir)
A Brief History Of Seven Killings - Marlon James (Fiction)
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz (Fiction)
The Measure Of A Man - Sidney Poitier (Memoir)
Land Of Love And Drowning - Tiphanie Yanique (Fiction)
Annie John - Jamaica Kincaid (Fiction)
Almost A Woman - Esmeralda Santiago (Memoir)
Breath, Eyes, Memory - Edwidge Danticat (Fiction)
In The Time Of Butterfiles - Julia Alvarez (Fiction)
The Polished Toe - Austin Clarke (Fiction)
Patsy - Nicole Dennis-Benn (Fiction)
Dealing In Dreams - Lilliam Rivera (Fiction)
The Between – David Hofmeyr – Teen – 14+
Tarnished Are The Stars – Rosiee Thor – Teen – 14+
Who Put This Song On – Morgan Parker – Teen – 16+
The Unwilling – Kelly Braffet – Teen – 16+
City Spies – James Ponti – Tween – 10+
The Bitter Side Of Sweet – Tara Sullivan – Tween – 10+
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie – Jordan Sonnenbick – Tween – 10+
A Song Only I Can Hear – Barry Jonsberg – Tween – 10+
Counting By 7’s – Holly Goldberg Sloan – Tween – 10+
The Unteachables – Gordon Korman – Tween – 8+
The Mighty Odds – Amy Ignatow – Tween – 10+
Miscalculations Of Lightning Girl – Stacy McAnulty – Tween – 8+
Mostly The Honest Truth – Jody Little – Tween – 9+
The Past & Other Things That Should Stay Buried – Shawn David Hutchinson – Teen – 14+
Layoverland – Gabby Noone – Teen – 13+
Say Her Name – Zetta Elliot – Teen – 14+
Feminist Agenda Of Jemima Kincaid – Kate Hattener – Teen – 13+
Monstress – Marjorie M. Liu – Teen – 15+
Eight Will Fall – Sarah Harian – Teen – 14+
Front Desk – Kelly Yang – Tween – 8+
Restart – Gordon Korman – Inbetween – 9+
The Burning – Laura Bates – Teen – 14+
Silence Of Bones – June Hur – Teen – 14+
Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo – Teen – 13+
The Disasters – M.K. England – Teen – 14+
The Secret Runners – Matthew Reilly – Teen – 14+
Amal Unbound – Aisha Saeed – Tween – 10+
Nevermoor: Trails of Morrigan Crow – Jessica Townsend – Tween – 9+
Sweet Pea – Julie Murphy – Tween – 8+
Infinity Son – Adam Silvera – Teen – 14+
Most Likely – Sarah Watson – Teen – 14+
Slay – Brittany Morris – Teen – 14+
Girl Gone Viral – Arvin Ahmadi – Teen – 12+
The Binding – Bridget Collins – Teen – 14+
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library – Chris Grabenstern – Tween – 8+
Nightbooks – J.A. White – Tween – 9+
Solo – Kwame Alexander – Teen – 12+
Library Of Lost Things – Laura Taylor – Teen – 12+
Quintessence – Jess Redman – Tween – 10+
New Kid – Jerry Craft – Tween – 8+
Speechless – Adam P. Schmitt – Tween – 10+
Roller Girl – Victoria Jameison – Tween – 8+
More Than Maybe – Erin Hahn – Teen – 12+
Good Enough – Paula Yoo – Teen – 12+
We Set The Dark On Fire – Tehor Kay Meiga – Teen – 14+
First Rule Of Punk – Celia C. Perez – Tween – 8+
Nightlights – Lorena Alvarez – Tween – 8+
The Secret Series Complete Collection – Pseudonymous Bosch – Tween – 9+
That Time I Got Kidnapped – Tom Mitchell – Tween – 11+
With a plot this blatantly ripped from the headlines, there is a high level of peril that the book ends up being nothing more than a cheesy squandering of your reading time. Thankfully not in this authors deft hand!
Read MoreThis is a scattershot exploration of a universal burden in the life of human beings, struggles of mid-life. Being in this unenviable demographic I was hoping for some in depth narratives of others that might somehow provide inspiration on how to manage i
Read MoreA decade after serving as a juror in a controversial trail that saw the defendant acquitted, our main character Maya finds herself the centre of a whole new murder mystery!
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