I always find that I’m searching for those perfect summer reads as soon as the end of February hits and spring and summer are on the horizon. And if you’re anything like me then you’ve also already begun to curate your Summer 2025 Reading List. Whether you’ve been adding to your list for weeks or…
The other day I released a new podcast episode where I talked about all the books I read this past year. In total, I read 41 books. As I said at the end of the podcast episode, this may seem like a lot to some and it may seem like not a lot to others.…
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.
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.
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.
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…
This summer I’ve read more than I have during any summer previous. One of my favourite books I have enjoyed so far this season has been My Year of Living Spiritually: From Woo-Woo to Wonderful–One Woman’s Secular Quest for a More Soulful Life, by Anne Bokma – a Hamilton-based author.
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I mentioned this in a blog I wrote almost two years ago, but I’ll say it again. Autumn is my favourite season by far and there’s something so special about reading during the Fall time. So, it comes as no surprise to me that I am already hyper fixated on anything pumpkin spice related. It…
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky was first published in 1999, and most people my age (23) probably read when they were 16. Somehow, I missed the boat at the time, however, that has now changed.
The smell of freshly mowed grass, the sound of birds singing, sipping on a cold drink, reclining in a lawn chair, all while getting lost in the pages of a great book. Reading in the summer is pure bliss.
Paige Petrovsky 