The Girl Who Could Fly
July 17, 2015 |
Happy Friday! There has been a book on my to-be-read pile for quite some time now and I finally got around to reading it. It is called...
PanAm Games
July 16, 2015 |
Hi guys! It’s PanAm Game time in Toronto and through all of the HOV lane fury there is actually an amazing full party going on in the...
Finally!
July 13, 2015 |
I’m in Halifax and the weather is GLORIOUS! Also, you know: bookfair, awesome booksellers, and lobster! -Ali
The News is Out
July 10, 2015 |
Happy Friday! I don’t know if you’ve heard but the news is out. I will be retiring (early I might add) in August and will be moving...
The Countdown
July 9, 2015 |
Hello friends! I have been wanting to read Erika Swyler’s The Book of Speculation: About a month ago I went on a beach vacation and had asked a...
A Trip to Bountiful
July 7, 2015 |
Yes it’s been hot on the west coast. All our crops are ahead of schedule. The strawberries and cherries are pretty much done which means it’s time...
Too Hot!
July 6, 2015 |
You guys I am DYING! It’s so hot in Vancouver, all I can do is lay around and sweat. It’s gross! -Ali
We’ll always have Paris!
June 30, 2015 |
9781250043153 Last week David Downie and his wife, photographer Alison Harris were in Victoria. Author of A Passion for Paris, just out from St. Martin’s Press, David...
Six of Crows
June 25, 2015 |
Hi guys! I finished reading Leigh Bardugo. I am not a huge fantasy fan, (please don’t judge). I want to be, but when I see maps in...
..Still on the Road
June 22, 2015 |
This week it’s Calgary! I’m pretty excited about all the librarians I’m meeting with this week, and the great new fall books I’m presenting. Some of my...
On the road again…
June 19, 2015 |
Happy Friday. I am on the road this week selling the new Fall titles in the sunny Okanagan. It was great to see all my people at...
Wisdom Teeth
June 18, 2015 |
Hello friends, I just had my wisdom teeth out and I feel like this: Much to my husband’s disappointment, I was not like this: But like this:...
Dog Years
June 16, 2015 |
9781452137452 My dog Jet is a senior dog. She is 10 and a half in human years so 70 + in dog years depending on how you...
Book Fair Time
June 12, 2015 |
Happy Friday! When you read this I will be on my way to Kelowna for our Western Reps Book Fair. It is going to be fantastic –...
Office Photoshoot
June 11, 2015 |
It’s a very exciting moment when we get a brand new set of samples from a new line that has joined us. So when I say that...
Canadian Kids Books
June 8, 2015 |
I love a good book list, but so often I find they exclude the kinds of books I love to read (namely Canadian books, and childrens’ books),...
Peacocks Everywhere!
June 4, 2015 |
Hi all! I wanted to respond to Lorna’s post about the peacock she saw on the roof of her neighbour’s house. Like a fool I thought to...
Iceland
June 2, 2015 |
My number two son has set out a European tour. First stop Iceland – one of the world’s hottest travel destinations. With a population of 325,000...
Undermajordomo Minor
June 1, 2015 |
I think I might be one of the last Canadians around who hasn’t read The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick DeWitt. That thing sold in the hundreds of...
Booksellers are wonderful!
May 29, 2015 |
Happy Friday! One of my booksellers, Sarah, from Mosaic Books in Kelowna, BC sent me a couple of book reviews. She had written one and her daughter...