November Book Releases I Need to Get My Hands On
For the past several months, I haven’t been paying too much attention to new releases. I’ve been sticking to what’s interesting me in the moment and what’s available to me. I’ve been picking my way…
For the past several months, I haven’t been paying too much attention to new releases. I’ve been sticking to what’s interesting me in the moment and what’s available to me. I’ve been picking my way…
Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist by Franchesca Ramsey Published May 22nd, 2018 by Grand Central Publishing Audiobook I’m not going to lie. I didn’t know who Franchesca Ramsey was…
“Shout Your Abortion” Is Changing the Conversation, from Bitch Media. The best part about SYA is that it centres people who are actually having abortions–and normalizes it. (You can also check out this post from…
The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox Fiction Paperback, 368 pages Published October 2nd 2018 by Graydon House Please note: A copy of this title was provided by the publisher for my participation in…
Say Her Name: Nia Wilson. Her murder cannot be removed from the context of gender and race. Via ThinkProgress. Serena Williams’ constant drug testing for tennis is fuelled by discrimination. Via Women in the World. “We must…
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Experimental Fiction Paperback, Remastered Full-Color Edition, 709 pages Published March 7th 2000 by Pantheon Books When I got to the end of this book I thought, what the…
It’s summertime, and that means the perfect opportunity to grab a book and head to the beach! Or a park bench–that’s my go to. I love reading outside. It’s one of my favourite things to…
For a while I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump and haven’t been keeping tabs on new releases. Or just any books in general really because I’ve been in a mood. Now, however,…
The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women by Naomi Wolf Feminist Non-Fiction Paperback, 348 pages Published September 5th 1991 by Vintage (first published 1990) There was a lot to this book; definitely…
For the last several weeks, I’ve been in a serious reading slump. It started the way it usually does–I began losing interest in the book I was reading so I put it down. After that,…
Every now and again, I like to do a tag or a survey because they’re fun! I don’t usually get tagged in them and never really tag anyone back (just not my jam), but I…
This year Sarah and I embarked on a super fun trip to NEW YORK CITY! At the end May, we hopped on a jet plane and flew to the ole US of A. I had…
The Power by Naomi Alderman Dystopian Fiction Hardcover, 341 pages Published October 27th 2017 by Viking The Power by Naomi Alderman is an incredible and important read. It’s by far one of the best books I’ve read.…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading a lot of interesting articles around the internet. These are the ones that stood out to me and I wanted to them share with you! Katie discusses…
Guys. It’s CMHA Mental Health Week (May 7-13)! This week let’s #GetLoud, end stigma, and have meaningful conversations about mental health. One way to do that is to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. My favourite method…