By Leslie J. RossI enjoy looking into the past, reading about times gone by, looking at pictures of historical events, I have spent time volunteering at both the City of Vancouver and the City of Richmond Archives, flipping through historical documents and scanning images. I especially love learning about places that I have lived. I […]
The good girlby Mary Kubica Mia Dennett is kidnapped and held at a remote location in Minnesota. Her captor, Colin Thatcher, did not want to kidnap her, and now doesn’t know what to do with her. The longer Colin waits though, the tougher it becomes to let Mia go. As Colin and Mia get to know […]
By Nick Bantock Want to try something a little different? Want to try something that is part narrative story and part wonderful collection of art? Then may I reccomend picking up one of Nick Bantock’s books. Nick Bantock is probably best known for the Griffin & Sabine series. His books are filled with his collage […]
By Katherine Hall PageHere is another collection of short stories for you, Small Plates. All mysteries and a little on the creepy side. I have read a few of Katherine Hall Pages novels but I had not tried her short stories. I am really glad that I picked this one up. I love a creepy […]
The Hugo Awards shortlist were recently announced so I thought I’d go back and read a previous winner. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge was the co-winner in 1993.The Galaxy is inhabited with thousands of civilizations. The farther from the core, the more advanced the technology and the intelligence of each species. This isn’t […]
H is for Hawkby Helen MacdonaldI don’t read a lot of non-fiction, but when I read a review about how fantastic this book was I decided to give it a try – and I’m so glad I did! First of all, the writing is phenomenal. The author Helen Macdonald definitely has a way with words […]
by Ed WillesI’ll start off by mentioning the fact that I’m not a big football fan. At all. That said, I am interested in Canadian culture and things that are meaningful to us as a nation. After all, the Grey Cup (the Canadian Football League’s bug prize) is, along with the Stanley Cup, featured in the […]
By Neil GaimanHere is a collection of short stories and poems by award winning author, Neil Gaiman. This book is filled with some fun and quick reads. I found this book after Neil Gaiman showed up on my YouTube feed reading one of his stories. I was drawn in by the fact that the author […]
By Holly TuckerHere is a dark little bit of human history. In Blood Work the facts about bloodletting and vivisection are brought to life. Holly Tucker brings the world of medicine practices in the 1600’s to light. You might be asking yourself why did I pick up this book to begin with? Well I had […]
by Joe AbercrombieThere are plenty of epic fantasy series out there, but this is one of the best I’ve ever read. Set in a world with magic, magic is nevertheless set aside for handy swords and shields and pure brute strength. As is often the case, there are no real “good guys”. There are people […]