Well, there’s always the lazy answer to this: All of them. I like characters who have layers, who buck easy categorization, who have unexpected personality traits or interests or skills. That always excites me. I hate all the “-ic” and “-ist” stereotypes in particular. Homophobic, racist, sexist, ableist – all of these make my READ MORE
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WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | HOW TO SPREAD A LOVE OF BOOKS
This is a great but also very hard question. I don’t know if I’ve really thought about spreading a love of reading before. I’d like to think I’ve inspired a few people to pick up books they might not otherwise have tried, but even then, mostly they’re people who already have some interest in READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SERIES I’D LIKE TO START/CATCH UP ON/FINISH
I don’t read that many series, but occasionally I’ll get pulled in. There are a few I’m reading on and off, and a couple I wouldn’t mind starting. And then there are several I’d like to re-read if I ever find the time! Here they are. Series I’d Like to Catch Up On READ MORE
BOOK REVIEW | ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY – VICTOR RAY
I remember the first time I heard the term “critical race theory.” It wasn’t clear in that first exposure what it meant and whether it was bad or good, the only thing I took away from it was that there were a lot of people who seemed very upset by it, and I didn’t READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | UNLIKEABLE CHARACTERS I CAN’T HELP BUT LOVE
This week’s prompt is “unlikeable characters I can’t help but love.” At first I was at a loss. I could think of plenty of unlikeable characters. Tons. But ones I actually loved? Hmmmm. Then I thought of one. Then another. And soon, I did in fact have an entire list. So here it is! READ MORE
LINK UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I skipped last week becauseI had a lot going on and didn’t finish any books. This week went marginally better, though! So let’s get into it. Just Shelved I finished off On Critical Race Theory, and it was actually a fairly easy read in terms of writing and READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, that was a week. Could have been worse – could have been better. Could have been on a beach somewhere tropical sipping something coconutty. But I did read some interesting books (though I didn’t make a lot of progress on the books I was already reading – oops)! Just Shelved READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVE BOOKSTORES
It has been two plus years since I last set foot in a bookstore, but I think I vaguely remember them. I do have some favourites, most in other places than where I live. So I’ve got a few pictures to share from some of my travels! New Orleans Faulkner House Books READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
Well, it’s been a week. My kid was sick last weekend. Then my partner got very sick at the end of this week, then I got sick this weekend. So that definitely made this a not so great reading week in terms of amount read. I’m also reading a really long book that I READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS IN THE TITLE
This is such an interesting prompt! I’d never thought about geographical terms in book titles before, but now that I have I’m seeing them everywhere! Here are some of the books I was able to find fairly easily that have geographical terms in them – I think city was really interesting in the variety READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | SERIES I WISH HAD MORE BOOKS
I don’t read that many series, so this is a hard one for me. Made even harder by the fact that I don’t always want more books from the series I do read. So I’ll do my best, but some of these might be a bit of a stretch! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS SET IN PLACES I WOULDN’T LIKE TO VISIT
The prompt this week was places from books you DO want to visit, but I’ve done that before (places in books I’d like to live here, places books have made me want to visit here, and favourite book settings here). I’ve even done one that’s a combo of places I want to go and READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FREEBIE: BOOKS ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS (ROE V. WADE)
I’ve done lists of feminist books I recommend and/or want to read before (here), but never has such a list felt so important. With the reversal of Roe v. Wade in the US and the subsequent domino fall of reproductive rights across various states in the US, it feels like the entire world has READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HELL OF A BOOK – JASON MOTT
I was not at all ready for this book. This was one of the books I read for the quarterfinals of the BookTube Prize, and I went into it expecting your straight-forward novel with some interesting themes and maybe some magical realism in the background. What I got was… not that. This book is READ MORE
READING LIST | INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS/NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS
This coming Tuesday, June 21st, is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, and the entirety of June is Indigenous History Month. According to the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion: “June is National Indigenous History Month. It is a time for all Canadians to reflect on the unique histories, sacrifices, cultures, contributions, and strengths READ MORE
READING LIST | LGBTQ+ BOOKS AND AUTHORS
I’m a little late to the party, but June is Pride Month! During the month of June every year, all over the world, people have a chance to celebrate LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming people and communities. There are festivals, parades, events and, in the bookish community, we like to celebrate by drawing attention to READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | UNSETTLED GROUND – CLAIRE FULLER
This is the third book I read for the BookTube Prize‘s Quarterfinals. It’s a fairly simple story, that of a brother and sister who have been sheltered and kept largely separate from the world around them by their mother. They grow most of what they need, and scrounge enough money to pay bills by READ MORE
RE-READ REVIEW | Q’S LEGACY – HELENE HANFF
I read this one again after recommending it to someone and realizing it had been a while. I adored this book when I first read it, it was right down my bookish street and in Helene Hanff I found someone with both my love of books and sense of humour. Hanff is the author READ MORE