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Review: Annabel by Kathleen Winter

Title: Annabel Author: Kathleen Winter Publisher: House of Anansi Press Publication Date: 2010 ISBN: 9780887842368 Synopsis from Goodreads: In 1968, into the devastating, spare atmosphere of the remote coastal town of Labrador, Canada, a child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor fully girl, but both at once. Only threeContinue reading “Review: Annabel by Kathleen Winter”

Funky Cover Friday

So, I just finished Sophrosyne by Marianne Apostolides last night. While I’m working on my review (To come on Nov. 23), I wanted to share with you the dramatic cover of this complex story. Like it’s cover, this story is a work of art. Both are contemplative and really, are open to much interpretation. I love professionalContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: The Freedom in the American Song

Title: The Freedom in the American Song Author: Kathleen Winter Publisher: Biblioasis Publication Date: September 2014 ISBN: 9781927428733 Synopsis on Goodreads: Meet Xavier Boland, the untouchable cross-dresser, who walks loose and carefree as an old Broadway tune. Meet Miss Penrice, a lost old woman forced by wartime to parent a child for the first time. MeetContinue reading “Review: The Freedom in the American Song”

Funky Cover Friday

In honour of the release of Maggie Stiefvater’s Blue Lily, Lily Blue, this week’s Funky Cover Friday features the cover of the latest edition to the Raven Cycle series. I featured this cover when it was revealed months ago and to this day, it remains one of my favourite YA covers. It’s a stunning mix ofContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Author Interview: Amanda Reilly

I was at Word on the Street in Toronto a few week’s back. It was my first time there and it was more than I could have ever imagined. I met lots of great people in the publishing biz and I met quite a few fantastic writers. One of the coolest parts of the dayContinue reading “Author Interview: Amanda Reilly”

Review: Famous in Love

*I received this title on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Famous in Love Author: Rebecca Serle Publisher: Little, Brown Books Publication Date: October 21, 2014 ISBN: 9780316366328 Synopsis from Goodreads: When Paige Townsen, a young unknown, gets cast in the movie adaptation of a blockbuster book series, her life changes practically overnight. WithinContinue reading “Review: Famous in Love”

Funky Cover Friday

I just finished reading The Walled City by Ryan Gaudin the other day and I wanted to share with you an older cover (not the actual cover), because, personally I prefer the previous cover to the one that is going to be printed. Below is the old cover, one that I feel captures the tone of theContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Title: Sinner Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication Date: July 2014 ISBN: 9780545654586 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole’s story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole’s darkest secret — hisContinue reading “Review: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater”

BookThug Book Launch!

This past week I had the pleasure of attending the book launch for BookThug‘s Fall 2014 titles, and boy, did I have a good time! I was joined by my man, Matthew. He’s not a bookish kind of guy, but he thoroughly enjoyed the event. Good food, good beer, a song about bacon…of course heContinue reading “BookThug Book Launch!”

Funky Cover Friday

I was having a hard time picking today’s cover. There are so many covers that I like, but there are rarely covers that I love. And I sometime get stuck in that spot where I can’t think of those covers that have really stuck out to me in the past. This week I had toContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”