Bookmarks: September 11th
Happy Friday, Savvy Readers! Looking for your weekly fix of bookish news? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve gathered some of our favourite news, articles, and links for you to read now or...
View ArticleOur Favourite Literary Quotes About Fall
Today is the first day of autumn, and you know what that means: colourful, falling leaves; pumpkin flavoured food; cozy scarves and knits; and, the most important: the year’s best books. It’s no...
View ArticleThe 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist is Here!
In case you missed it, the Scotiabank Giller Prize announced their 2015 longlist a few weeks ago. This morning, in downtown Toronto, Rick Mercer hosted a press conference to reveal which of the books...
View ArticleFive Favorite Books Narrated by a Character with Cognitive Disability by...
Writing from the point of view of a main character with intellectual disability seemed really intimidating to me at first. In fact, I didn’t think I could do it. I’ve written characters with...
View ArticleThe Nest by Kenneth Oppel
As a great fan of Kenneth Oppel, his latest novel THE NEST had me up late tearing through til the end. Quite different from his previous books, THE NEST is a brisk dark fable in which a young boy...
View ArticleAll The Stars in the Heavens: A Review
Three years ago, I read a book called Beautiful Ruins on the recommendation of Cory. As he promised, I loved it. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter had elements that as a past Film Theory major/then...
View ArticleOur Top 10 Favourite Quotes from Welcome to Night Vale
Welcome to Night Vale…a friendly desert community somewhere in the American Southwest, where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while its citizens pretend to...
View ArticleThe 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner Is…
Happy Friday, Savvy Readers! In case you missed it, the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner was announced this week (and in case you missed all of it, here are the longlist and shortlist...
View Article2015 Holiday Gift Guide Round Up!
Tis the season for holiday shopping! Throughout the month of December, we shared holiday gift guides for all of the readers on your list, including: the bookworm, the foodie, the fangirl and fan boys,...
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