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Funky Cover Friday

I couldn’t decide which cover I liked better so I decided to share both covers of Mat Johnson’s Pym. Pym | Mat Johnson | Spiegel & Grau | 2012 | 9780812981766

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! One last hurrah at the beach.

The folks at Invaluable.com have asked me to post about my dream literary collection. This isn’t something difficult to do as you can imagine. As an avid reader and collector of books (remind me one of these days to share more pictures of my bookshelves with you), I am always looking to add more of myContinue reading “My Dream Literary Collection”

Review: Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami

*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”

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.