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The Long Songby Andrea Levy July is a slave in Jamaica in the 1800s. Life is understandably harsh, but July’s mistress, Caroline, takes a liking to her and provides her with the life of a lady’s maid which is much more genteel than the hard, forced labor of the people in the fields. Life changes […]
State Of Wonderby Ann PatchettMarina Singh is accustomed to her quiet existence working in a pharmaceutical lab, but when her lab partner, Anders, disappears on a mission to the Amazon, Marina leaves her comfort zone to go and retrieve him. In the jungle Marina tracks down her former mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson, and her team […]
The Back of the Turtleby Thomas King The Back of the Turtle, a Governor General’s award-winner, is a little bit Tom Robbins-esque with a quirky cast of characters from various backgrounds who are linked via an environmental tragedy. When a northern B.C. tailings pond fails, it fills a river system with toxins, killing everything in […]
By Maria Semple This bestselling novel is a great pick if you are looking for a quick read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and became quite attached to the characters. It’s funny, quirky, and there’s a bit of a mystery. Where’d You Go, Bernadette is set in Seattle so reflections on the weather and West Coast […]
I spy DIY styleBy Jenni RadosevichI am a lover of DIY. I also appreciate a great deal and this book helps to show you how to create some fun fashion looks for less. With my degree in fashion and my love of sewing I find it easy to transform my thrift store finds into great […]
by Keith HoustonNothing could sound more boring than a book about the question mark and that weird paragraph symbol (It’s got an actual name, this symbol. It’s called a pilcrow and it looks like this: ¶) But it’s actually oddly interesting. This is almost a history of publishing as much as the stories of the symbols […]
by John JoblingU2 is one of the biggest bands in the world, going strong pretty much from their start in the late ’70s with hardly a break in between. This new biography spans their whole career up until late 2013, so it doesn’t cover their controversial Apple-funded release of their newest album. That said, it’s […]
The Miniaturistby Jessie BurtonExcellent! The lyrical, inviting writing of author Jessie Burton lulls you into the story of Petronella Oortman. The description of Amsterdam in the 1600s is intriguing and so alive you feel you are walking along the cobblestone paths and smelling the tantalizing sugar loaves while keeping one eye out for the ever […]
by Haruki MurakamiI’ve been reading books that are a little more light-hearted so I thought it would be a good time to switch it up a bit. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his years of pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami is definitely not light-hearted, but it is a fantastic read. Friendships, love, regret, openness, and death are […]
Attachmentsby Rainbow RowellLincoln is hired at the local newspaper to read staff emails flagged as inappropriate. At first it seems to be the perfect job: he works mostly alone, the job is pretty easy, and at times amusing. However, when Lincoln starts to look forward to reading emails between coworkers Beth and Jennifer he starts […]