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Book Time: 5 books for kids, middle graders and adults you should read, too

Young woman in baggy black clothing sitting on a chair surrounded by piles and bookcases of books while holding one in her hand

This blog post was originally published in NewmarketToday.ca and copied here with permission. I used to read every book I ever started, start to finish regardless of if I was enjoying it. Not any longer. Now only books I love make... Continue Reading →

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Block off an afternoon for Karen Swan’s latest Midnight in the Snow

Front cover image of Midnight in the Snow by Karen Swan with a chalet in dusk on a mountain with a town blow and lights sparkling on the outside

Karen Swan's latest book was a bit slow to start, but once it hooked me in, I was committed to the end.

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Q&A with Canadian author Patricia Miller-Schroeder and her book Sisters of the Wolf

Head and shoulder shot of Patricia Miller-Schroeder, a Canadian author, who is wearing a red sweater, black glasses with short, bobbed hair

I interview Canadian author Patricia Miller-Schroeder about her book Sisters of the Wolf, a young adult/middle grade book 35 years in the making.

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OCD, Crete and hockey – books reviewed

Front cover image of OCDaniel with drawn on picture on a Q-Tip on a blue background with numbers in grey written and crossed out. A maple leaf in in a white circle on the cover.

Another great book from Wesley KIng, this one with a young man trying to deal with OCD alone until he meets someone who may see right through him. Also reviewed, the latest by Nadia Marks, and a hockey picture book.

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Friendship and book lovers – middle grade and young adult books reviewed

Front cover image of The Theory of Hummingbirds of a silouette of a young girl standing in the brush in front of a blue and pink sky with birds around here

Two middle grade books and a young adult book about books, friendship and the ice age.

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Toronto’s Jennifer Turliuk helps people find happiness in their careers with her new book

Head and shoulder photo of Jennifer Turliuk, wearing a red jacket with a white shirt and holding her book How to Figure out What to do with Your Life (next).

Interview with Toronto author Jennifer Turliuk about her Dundurn Press book How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life. Jennifer talks about the importance of finding a job that makes you happy and how you can do it.

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Heartbreaking but great: Sirens of Memory and Born Behind Bars reviewed

Front cover image of Sirens of Memory of a woman wearing a red hijab with pieces of her breaking away and disappearing

Great books in both Sirens of Memory about a woman who flees an abusive relationships after the Iraqi invasion and Born Behind Bars, which is about child born in jail and released to the streets of Indian when he is nine.

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Reviewing holiday reads – The Rest of the Story, Orphan Train and the Ocean at the End of the Lane, among others

Front oover of Sarah Dessen's The Rest of the Story with the scripting font on a blue front cover with two wooden docks on either side and a row boat in the middle

I read a fair bit on my holidays and review The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen, The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, among others.

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Book Time: 7 summer reads

Child jumping off a dock into clear waters.

If you are looking for a perfect summer read, I have listed out some of my favourites including two debut novels - Haven Point and Hurricane Summer. This blog originally was posted in Newmarkettoday.ca

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