*I received this book from Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Wind/Pinball: Two Novels Author: Haruki Murakami Publisher: Bond Street Books Publication Date: August 2015 ISBN: 9780385681827 Synopsis from Goodreads: The debut short novels–nearly thirty years out of print– by the internationally acclaimed writer, newly retranslated and in one English-language volumeContinue reading “Review: Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami”
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Funky Cover Friday
What drew me first to this cover was the colour. It’s bright and eye catching. What I loved about the cover was the fragmentation not only of the colour laid over the black and while image, but the brokenness of the text. It creates a disjointed feel, disrupting the serenity of the figure in theContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”
What I’m Reading, Where I’m Reading
Once a week I post a picture to show you what I’m reading each week and where I’m reading it. I hope you’ll copy along on this literary journey!
Review: Quiet by Susan Cain
Title: Quiet Author: Susan Cain Publisher: Crown Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 9780307352149 Synopsis from Goodreads: Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so. Taking the reader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplace to Harvard Business School,Continue reading “Review: Quiet by Susan Cain”
Review: Armada by Ernest Cline
*I received my copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Armada Author: Ernest Cline Publisher: Crown Publication Date: ISBN: 9780804137256 Synopsis from Goodreads: Zack Lightman has spent his life dreaming. Dreaming that the real world could be a little more like the countless science-fiction books, movies, and videogamesContinue reading “Review: Armada by Ernest Cline”
Funky Cover Friday
I’m not a poetry fan, but this cover was so dramatic that I just had to share it with you. The contrast and the image are so striking. I was quite in awe of this cover image. Application for Release from the Dream | Tony Hoagland | Greywolf Press | September 2015 | 9781555977184
What I’m Reading, Where I’m Reading
Once a week I post a picture to show you what I’m reading each week and where I’m reading it. I hope you’ll come along on this literary journey! In the office, snuggled in a blanket.
Review: Alive by Scott Sigler
*Thank you to the publisher for sending me my copy in exchange for an honest review. Title: Alive Author: Scott Sigler Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: July 14, 2015 ISBN: 9780553393101 Synopsis from Goodreads: A young woman awakes trapped in an enclosed space. She has no idea who she is or how she got there.Continue reading “Review: Alive by Scott Sigler”
Review: The Wild Oats Project by Robin Rinaldi
*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Wild Oats Project Author: Robin Rinaldi Publisher: Doubleday Canada Publication Date: March 2015 ISBN: 9780385681056 Synopsis from Goodreads: The project was simple: An attractive, successful magazine journalist, Robin Rinaldi, would move into a San Francisco apartment, join a dating site, and getContinue reading “Review: The Wild Oats Project by Robin Rinaldi”
Funky Cover Friday
A Marker to Measure Drift | Alexander Maksik | Knopf | 2013 | ISBN 9780307962577
Worn Pages and Ink 