I read a mystery novel because I seriously needed some brain candy. Specifically, I was reading one of Gail Bowen's Joanne Kilburn novels. It's one of the later ones, after Joanne marries a scuzzy defence lawyer who, in this book, is running for Mayor of Regina. Apparently, municipal politicians in Regina make Rob Ford (the crack-smoking former ( Read more... )

One of my favourite books when I was younger was Louise Fitzhugh's novel Harriet the Spy. Harriet M. Welsch is an eleven year old girl who wants to be a writer. To this end, she writes down her observations of the world around her in a notebook - her nanny Ole Golly encouraged her to do this daily exercise and keep it up. Harriet also uses her ( Read more... )

I managed to get some reading in, and I saw a movie (first in a theatre all year!).

I read Emma Donoghue's Room, which I scored for a dollar at my gym's book sale (proceeds go to the United Way). I enjoyed the book, and the writing, even if the story thoroughly creeped me out. Having been so creeped out, I'm not sure if I want to go and see the ( Read more... )

Ironically enough, I found about this article thanks to a tweet from Margaret Atwood. (I really should read some of Margaret's newer stuff, but I'm not sure how much I want to read about dystopias. Especially since The Handmaid's Tale is seeming more and more prescient.)

The digital world offers us many advantages, but if we yield to that world ( Read more... )

You know how some days it never rains, but it pours? (Well, it rains all the time here, but, whatever.)

I went to the library today to pick up a few books that I had on hold. It turns out there were five of them. That's right: FIVE!

(I wonder if I can read that fast, and still finish the other three books I borrowed.)

(unless it's the Church of Elvis, buWAhahahhahahaha!)

Second book of 2006: The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love, by John Shelby Spong ( Read more... )

Popular Music from Vittula, by Mikael Niemi ( Read more... )

The Guardian's Top 20 Geek Novels (decided on by a poll of 132 readers, which really isn't that big a sample size ( Read more... )