books

Well, that’s more like it. I got a lot more read this month–dare I say, a more typical amount for me–than I have of late, home reno time-suck be damned. One of the titles was the first Skullduggery Pleasant, which was a re-read from a couple of years back purely in order to gear up … Read more

’twas a slow month for reading, with these hot summer days consumed largely by steep learning curves for everything to do with the house reno. Hardwood is better than engineered flooring for us for various reasons, so now what type of wood and stain colour do we want it? And what look of tile goes … Read more

Not a ton read this month. It’s almost like everything to do with home renovations takes up a lot of your time? Or something? Weird. And what I did try to read was a bit of a swing and a miss, to my tastes. So it goes. Read(N/A) Started and stoppedThe Land of Stories – … Read more

It’s frustrating being a slow reader. It would be really nice to be able to read at a pace that at least kept my To Be Read pile steady, rather than having it always growing. I appreciate that it can be a hassle living with the flipside to that issue. A friend of mine devours … Read more

Things are still well from settled at the temporary apartment we’re staying in while our reno happens, but they’re getting there. I figure we’ll have everything perfectly squared away right before we need to pack up to move back home. With more down time these days, here’s what I was able to get read: ReadHell … Read more

I’m not a big self-help book reader. That said, there are times I come across something that could certainly be in that category that strikes a chord. Hell Yeah or No is one of those. Derek Sivers is a multi-pronged American writer, entrepreneur, musician, world traveller, and increasingly, advice guru. Hell Yeah or No is … Read more

Not only is moving households one of life’s most stressful events, but it’s also not conducive to getting much read. Who has time to idly flip through books when there are backs to strain and joints to hyperextend and dust bunnies from hell–which of course multiply even faster than real bunnies–to contend with? And so … Read more

I got more read than I expected to in March, given the (seemingly suddenly) quick, time-gobbling ramp-up to a major home reno and trying to find a place to live while that’s happening. Pro-tip: If you don’t want a metric ton of added stress in your life and days becoming weeks when you look around … Read more

Whoo, boy, can Stuart Gibbs write. I hadn’t read any of his books before–and he’s done a few–but this one catches you right away, as good fiction should, right from the prologue’s first page… nay, the first paragraph… nay, the first sentence: “Albert Einstein was dying.” Okay, I’m in.I’m so in. Taking me to the … Read more

As it’s World Book Day–and most of the planet remains in isolation due to this pandemic, so we’re all hopefully getting even more read than usual–I wanted to share some of my all-time favourite books. These are in no particular order, just however they popped into my head. An angel and demon who have lived … Read more