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#IReadCanadian Day – new interview with Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier

Picture of a a young woman sitting at a desk in front a large window with her arm on a book, laughing

Today is #IReadCanadian Day and I interview two Canadian authors, Naseem Hrab and author/illustrator Kelly Collier. The pair collaborated on the new picture book How to Party Like a Snail, from OwlKids Books.

November 2, 2022 1

The Hitman’s Daughter, Narnia and rubber bands: books reviewed

Front cover image of the Hitman's Daughter with a half of a face of a woman in a red, flowing dress, with blood on her arms, holding a gun in front of a rundown hotel

From a thriller by a Canadian author to a book about C.S. Lewis and rubber bands, I read such a variety of books this week. Check out my reviews.

June 16, 2022 2

What I have been reading: The Last Summer, Swimming in the Monsoon Sea and The Big Green Garage

Front cover of Karen Swan's The Last Summer of grass in the foreground with a beacch and a row boat and rocks in the distrance.

I read some great books this spring including Karen Swan's latest, The Last Summer, and Shyam Selvadurai's Swimming in the Monsoon Sea.

June 7, 2022 0

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.

August 1, 2021 1

Q&A with Sarabeth Holden, picture book author and Toronto’s Red Tape Bespoke Brewing owner

Head and shoulder shot of Sarabeth Holden in front of a reddish field and blue water

What a great interview with author/business owner Sarabeth Holden about her new picture book Please Don't Change My Diaper and opening a brewery during a global pandemic.

February 14, 2021 0

Dystopian middle grade that is not as futuristic as you would think and Santa’s Present Hunt reviewed

Front cover image of Cleo Porter and the Body Electric in purples and blues with a young girl standing in front of a spider-like drone

Despite the similaries in Cleo Porter's world and our own, this middle grade wasn't a disturbing read, but rather a fun one.

December 20, 2020 0

Q&A with Mary Beth Leatherdale, author of the picture book Terry Fox and Me

Head and shoulder shot of author Mary Beth Leatherdale

In Mary Beth Leatherdale's latest book, she shares the story of friendship between Terry Fox and his friend Doug Alward. Learn more in this author Q&A.