Creepy but good
February 20, 2015 |
Happy Friday! This week I thought I should tell you about a book I just finished. Where Monsters Dwell by Jorgen Brekke is a book about a...
Tea Towels and Sympathy
February 17, 2015 |
We are enjoying an early Victoria spring while toiling at the Book Fair. Out of respect for those of you still battling real Canadian winter I am...
Bookfairs!
February 16, 2015 |
I’m on fair two of three for this month! Last week’s Atlantic fair was wonderful, as always, and so far the BC fair has been great too....
Happy Valentine’s Day
February 13, 2015 |
Happy Friday, I know Valentine’s Day isn’t until tomorrow but it is never to early to send good wishes. Here is a box of them. Hope you...
Love is in the air…
February 12, 2015 |
Hi there! Everyone’s favourite/most despised day is quickly approaching this Saturday, Valentines Day! Whether you care or don’t care, have a date with a special someone or...
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...
Hello from Halifax!
February 9, 2015 |
I’m here for the Atlantic Bookfair, selling spring titles to bookstores from all over the Atlantic region. Halifax is decidedly UN-spring-like currently, but I’ve decided to comfort...
Try new things…
February 6, 2015 |
Happy Friday! I hope you are surviving winter in your part of Canada. One of the best ways to do that is to make some hearty fare...
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...
Groundhog Day
February 2, 2015 |
Here’s to hoping Bill’s wrong! -Ali
The Weekend is nigh and the Witch Hazel is in bloom
January 30, 2015 |
Happy Friday, This weekend is supposed to be not-rainy here in Vancouver – a very rare thing indeed in the winter. I am going to have to...
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...
Hola January!
January 26, 2015 |
We’re well into winter here in Vancouver, and though it’s certainly not as cold as many Canadian cities, it sure is gloomy out. This weekend I decided...
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...