Thanks so much to everyone who commented on my review of R.L. Prendergast’s novel Dinner with Lisa. If you missed the review, you can check it out here. And thank you to R.L. Prendgergast for hosting this giveaway! Without further ado, the winner of a copy of Dinner with Lisa is: Leah! Leah is a […]

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Set in the heart of the Depression era, Dinner With Lisa by R.L. Prendergast manages something I wasn’t expecting: a main character I cheered for (even out loud on a few occasions) AND a detailed historical account of an era that made me want to learn more. Dinner with Lisa is Rod Prendergast’s second novel, […]

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A dear friend of mine, Susan M. Toy, just launched her eBook, Island in the Clouds. I was lucky enough to have a peek at the process of publishing an eBook as she prepared it for publication, and even luckier to have the chance to read it just before it was finalized. From Susan’s blog: […]

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Update: Sapphire Blue Publishing has closed, so you can now find J.S.’s book, Unscripted, with Breathless Press. Unscripted has been updated and renamed: Unscripted – Book One of the Duty Bound Series. I jumped at the chance the review J.S. Marlo’s second novel, Unscripted, for several reasons. First and foremost, J.S. Marlo is an Alberta […]

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Phew! Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew by Stuart Ross is one heavy read. You wouldn’t expect an unassuming little paperback (only 175 pages, and smaller than your average book) to pack such an emotional punch, but this book made my heart heavy. That’s not to say I wouldn’t read it again though; Stuart Ross is a masterful […]

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Reading Love Minus Zero by Lori Hahnel was a little bit like snooping on someone’s diary, and a little bit like reading my own diary (except with much better writing). The book follows a girl named Kate’s life over thirty years, beginning with her teenage years in Calgary’s punk scene. Now, I have never spent time in the […]

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Thanks so much to everyone who commented on my review of Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington. I’m excited to announce that The Simple Life of a Country Man’s Wife is the big winner! I’ve sent you an email. If you didn’t win, don’t despair! This has been such a success that I’m sure I’ll try another giveaway soon. […]

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I’m writing an extra post this week because I have something really exciting to talk about: a book giveaway! I was lucky  enough to be passed a copy of Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington. I admit when I first picked the book up, I was skeptical; it’s not the type of book I usually seek […]

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First, a confession: I don’t know a thing about gardening. My gardening experience is limited to a small garden I dug out behind my parents’ house in high school. I spent one day digging and planting, and then promptly forgot about the whole operation. My Dad must have taken over, because by the end of […]

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A few months ago, I read The Birth House by Ami McKay. I’d heard about this book for years, but it took some time to make its way into my “to-read” pile. Once I picked it up, there was no putting it down! For those of you who haven’t read The Birth House, here’s the synopsis […]

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