Chicken Tikka!
February 4, 2016 |
This is my second blog post about a cookbook that I’ve already blogged about. Rather than another Randy Shore recipe, I’ve made one more meal from Meera Sodha’s Made in...
January Blues
February 1, 2016 |
While some people are working their butts off and having a great time at TGF, others of us are back at the office, staring out at this: It’s...
H is for Hitting the Road
January 29, 2016 |
This week I did a mini road-trip to visit some of my bookstores a little further out in the ‘burbs. While Surrey and Langley aren’t very far...
We’re Ready!
January 28, 2016 |
Hi guys! We set up the gift show yesterday and we are slightly tired. As Jenny mentioned below, we are excited and ready to see you! So...
Toronto Gift Fair
January 27, 2016 |
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of all the gift show things!” It’s that time of year...
Lang may yer lum reek!
January 25, 2016 |
Translation: “long may your chimney smoke!” Squeaking this in just before Robbie Burns Day closes – enjoy this rendition of Auld Lang Syne by the Red Hot...
Winter Wonderland
January 25, 2016 |
This weekend I headed off to Apex Mountain in the BC interior. Some people looked like this: I did a lot more hanging out here: But a fabulous...
I Have Arrived
January 22, 2016 |
You know in movies about Business People™ where they all meet around a boardroom table and there are fancy chairs and someone Very Important talks about something...
Best Cookbook of the Year!
January 21, 2016 |
Hi guys! I have found it: the best cookbook ever. It has no ISBN, no price, and no publisher. It was handed to me this Tuesday by...
At Last!
January 18, 2016 |
At last, you guys! I moved way back in November, and have been steadily working away at painting and fixing up my new apartment since then. On...
New Year, Same Me
January 15, 2016 |
Everyone around me has gone crazy. They’re all “getting healthy” and “cutting out carbs” and “not eating entire family-sized bags of chips for dinner,” all because it...
Pickles!
January 14, 2016 |
Hi guys, I know that I’ve talked about this cookbook before, but I tried something that I’ve never tried before this weekend: PICKLING! As it turns out...
An oldie, but a goodie
January 13, 2016 |
Part of the perks of being a sales rep (or working in publishing, in general) is getting to read books that are brand spankin’ new — so new...
Dare to Disappoint
January 12, 2016 |
9780374316983 FSG (Raincoast) This week I’ve been enjoying Dare to Disappoint, a graphic memoir by Ozge Samanci about growing up in Turkey. Born in 1975 Samanci witnessed...
Criss-crossing the Country
January 11, 2016 |
If you aren’t in the book biz, you may not know that February is bookfair month. Yes, reps all over the country are meeting with booksellers, presenting...
Catalogue Mailing
January 8, 2016 |
I made my triumphant return to the Ampersand Inc. Vancouver offices on Monday to face a daunting task indeed… catalogue mailouts. For a whole week, Ali and...
Reading a Book From Every Country in the World
January 7, 2016 |
Hi guys, Happy New Year to everyone! I’m sure we are all feeling nice and refreshed from our time off. Lots of rest and food has probably...
The Trap
January 5, 2016 |
Happy New Year! While resting up between holiday festivities I read The Trap by young German author Melanie Raabe. Coming from Anansi in April this psychological thriller...
Welcome to 2016!
January 4, 2016 |
Here is how I know I have become old: last year just flew by! Seriously, I barely even remember 2015, and now it’s over, and we’re here...