Paige Petrovsky

My 2022 Reading Recap

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me,” C.S. Lewis.

How to Romanticize Reading This Winter

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home,” Edith Sitwell.

8 Powerful Books You Can Gift This Holiday Season

As an avid reader, I may be a bit biased, I believe books make wonderful gifts – they last a long time, and come on, there is nothing better than cozying up by the fire with a good book on a cold winter day.

Patti Smith’s ‘A Book of Days’ Book Launch Recap

I first read Just Kids by Patti Smith several years ago after seeing the cover plastered all over my Instagram feed. I was hooked. I have read the book several times since initially reading it, along with getting into her other pieces of work and her music.

In Conversation With Anne White

Anne White and I met earlier in October at an Indigo in Hamilton where she was promoting her children’s book, The Cat Who Thought He Was a Mouse.

In Conversation With Gail Copeland

I met Gail Copeland a couple of months ago by running into her at an Indigo where she was promoting her book, The Price of Loyalty. Aside from Gail being inviting, kind, and appreciative, the book’s cover pulled me in.

How to Have a Great Sunday

“Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

My Favourite Book Quotes

I may be a bit biased in saying this since I am both a reader and writer, but I believe words stick with you. I’ve had family members and friends say things to me that have sometimes stuck with me for years, oftentimes without them knowing. So, it comes as no surprise to me that…

Books I’ve Bought Recently (A Very Unnecessary but Necessary Haul)

I am a firm believer that reading books and collecting books are two entirely different hobbies. Unfortunately, as of recently I’ve been more on the ‘collecting’ end of the spectrum which ultimately means that my ‘to be read’ list is getting disgustingly long (someone send help).

The Books I’m Most Excited to Read This Autumn (My Autumn 2022 Reading List?)

Listen, whether it’s shameful or not I am happy to admit it… Hi, my name is Paige Petrovsky and I am someone who gets way too excited for Autumn way too early.