Moone Boy
February 10, 2015 |
A rainy Family Day on the west coast was a perfect day to read Moone Boy: The Blunder Years by Chris O’Dowd and Nick V. Murray. Featuring...
How Well Do You Know Your Rep?
February 5, 2015 |
Hi guys! The Ampersand website has had a little nip and tuck in the Staff Bio’s section. After weeks of chasing reps down and forcing them to...
Howling at the Moon
February 3, 2015 |
While the rest of the world was watching the Seattle Seahawks lose the Super Bowl on Sunday I was walking on Gonzales Beach. Wolfie dog in the...
Raziel Reid is Giving me Goosebumps
January 29, 2015 |
I don’t know about you, but I am loving the controversy surrounding Raziel Reid’s When Everything Feels Like the Movies. It’s been nominated for the 2014 Governor General’s Literary...
Trash Talk
January 27, 2015 |
No we are not talking about the rivalry between Eugenie Bouchard and Maria Sharapova! I ran into Orca author Michelle Mulder today and we chatted a bit...
Books are the stuff of life
January 23, 2015 |
Happy Friday! It has been a hectic week and I am looking forward to the weekend. I thought I should share this with you: Hope you have...
Ampercise
January 22, 2015 |
Hi there! We’re deep into January and the Toronto office realized that we haven’t exactly been living up to our “New Year, New You” resolutions. So we...
Forgotten English
January 20, 2015 |
Just got my sample of Forgotten English A Daily Calendar of Vanishing Vocabulary and Folklore from Sellers Publishing. My favourite words thus far: glottened – suprised; startled;...
Contemporary Chinese Art
January 19, 2015 |
This weekend I went to check out the new show at the VAG, to see their new show Unscrolled: Reframing Tradition in Chinese Contemporary Art . It was...
Why am I working when I could be home reading my book?
January 16, 2015 |
Ok, I know. We all have to make a living. Most of the time that is a great thing as I love my job. The only time...
Shady Marketing Practices By Publishers
January 15, 2015 |
Happy Thursday! Here’s a funny little joke that’s making its way around Emailverse. I thought I’d share it with you.
7 Minutes to Fit
January 13, 2015 |
Almost mid- January so time to start implementing those New Year’s resolutions. Here is one that only takes seven minutes: Based on the New York Times article ...
Lego!
January 12, 2015 |
So last week my boyfriend excitedly brought over two sets of Star Wars Lego for us to build. I haven’t played with Lego for quite a few...
Back to real life
January 9, 2015 |
The 2015 work year has begun and I have to admit this week was harder than I thought. Not the work itself, but the not being able...
Oh the Decadence!
January 8, 2015 |
Hello and Happy New Year good friends! It’s been a long and wonderful holiday full of indulgence, laziness, and gluttony. I feel bloated, exhausted, and frankly kind...
“Let us cultivate our garden.” Voltaire
January 6, 2015 |
9781423632702 Ahh – back to work after many days of feasting and celebrating. Lots of boxes to open but I must confess I stopped dead when I...
How can it be 2015?
January 2, 2015 |
Happy Friday, Well, we did it! Another year under our collective belts and onward into the vast unknown of 2015. I wish you a wonderful year full...
Happy Boxing Day, or is that Merry Boxing Day?
December 26, 2014 |
Happy Friday, Well, the big day has come and gone and now Boxing Day is here. I’m not one to brave the mad crowds and shop today...
Merry Christmas
December 19, 2014 |
Happy Friday! Christmas is only days away. I hope you have finished your running around and pre-Christmas chores and can find time to relax and spend time...
Mail: Toronto vs. Richmond
December 18, 2014 |
Hi guys! By now you’ve heard a little about the Richmond mail out, which is pretty intense each season. There are stories of paper cuts, sweat, and...