A “Ferry” Windy Day
March 18, 2016 |
Everyone knows that “April showers bring May flowers.” But do you know what brings the April showers? Well here in BC, it’s typically massive March windstorms! I...
DIY
March 17, 2016 |
Hi guys! I decided to re-do my office, which at one point had hand-drawn pictures of holiday images on it, (compliments of my coworkers, myself, and Peter...
Manning Park
March 14, 2016 |
This past weekend, my partner and I went off to Manning Park to get in some cross country skiing, and, of course, some all important apres-skiing. Really,...
Seasonal Data!
March 10, 2016 |
Hi guys, This is the one of the most important times of the year for me – and only me – at Ampersand. It’s when I come...
Books and Travels
March 7, 2016 |
One of the best parts about touring around the country to various bookfairs is that you get to go to bookstores! I’ve been making my way through...
Interior Events
March 3, 2016 |
Hello from the Okanagan! I’ve spent the last week with lovely booksellers talking about the fantastic new books coming this spring. Also, due to the distances between...
The Butcher’s Hook – nothing wholesome!
March 1, 2016 |
This week House of Anansi is releasing The Butcher’s Hook by Janet Ellis – a dark domestic drama set in 18th century Georgian London. Heroine Anne Jaccob...
All By Myself
February 29, 2016 |
Cheryl and Dani are out of the office this week, so you know what that means! Chair dancing central up in here! -Ali
How I Spend My Money
February 25, 2016 |
So true, so true. Tamara
The Final Bookfair
February 22, 2016 |
Saving the best for last, this February, because I’m off to Calgary! One of my favourite events at this bookfair is the two hours I get to...
I’m a Geek Femininist
February 19, 2016 |
In what should come as no surprise to anyone who has talked to me for longer than forty-five seconds, I self-identify as a geek feminist. How could...
Gathering of Shadows
February 18, 2016 |
Hi guys! I’m starting to read A Gathering of Shadows, the second book to A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. A while back Dani wrote about...
Singing in the Rain
February 17, 2016 |
Just wrapped up the Western Book Fair in Victoria. And yes it did look like Ali’s previous post on the last day but before you easterners turn...
Bookfair the Second!
February 15, 2016 |
Halifax was lovely (and oh! the lobsters!), but you know, seeing all the blossoms in Victoria might be even lovelier! Smiling booksellers on both coasts are...
Book Fair
February 11, 2016 |
This weekend I am leaving, not on a jet plane, but on a ferry boat. Where am I headed, you ask? That’s right! Lorna, Ali and myself...
Planet Friendly Diet by Cat Smiley
February 11, 2016 |
Hi guys, New Society Publishers has a great new book coming out called Planet Friendly Diet by Cat Smiley. I wanted to share this video with you, enjoy!...
Who knows?
February 11, 2016 |
Tamara
Family Day
February 8, 2016 |
A gorgeous spring like day for our BC Family Day in Victoria. My family hiked up Mount Doug, a park on the outskirts of Victoria with our...
Halifax
February 8, 2016 |
Just last week I was complaining about rain, but now I’m in Halifax, and you guys, the sun! I feel a little bit like a mole person,...
Long Weekend!
February 5, 2016 |
British Columbians have always been known for being rebels, perhaps because the rain makes our socks wet and we transfer that annoyance onto The Man. So in...