Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper, 2026) I really love Ann Patchett and every time she releases a new book, I find myself delighted that I am living at the same time that one of my favourite writers is writing. (I also really love her as independent bookseller but that is a conversation for another time.)… Continue reading Book Review: Whistler by Ann Patchett
It's been a bit since I did one of these (and you'll see why in a minute) but in these posts I hope to share a little about what I am reading with my two children. Not exactly a review but a look at a book we’ve read together and how it worked for us.… Continue reading Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hill - Harriet Clark (MacMillan Audio, 2026) I received an Advance Listening Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and to Libro.fm I spent the first part of this book trying to figure out if I was situated in the real world. And then I relaxed and decided it didn't really matter and… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Hill by Harriet Clark
Looking back over my photos for May, I am surprised by how long this month was! Not in a bad way, simply that some of these happenings feel like they happened a long time ago. May has been the beginning of beach season around here. As well as the season of beautiful, blooming things around… Continue reading 2026 Highlights: May
I received an advanced readers' copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. 5 friends (and 2 partners) come together for a week away in the Danish forest. Once a closely-knit friend group during their university days, they have moved into their 30s with their lives going different directions. They… Continue reading Book Review: Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst
Read: Go Gentle - Maria Semple (Penguin Random House Audio, 2026) (narrated by Saskia Maarleveld) Son of Nobody - Yann Martel (Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2026) The Wax Child - Olga Ravn (Book*hug Press, 2025) (translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken) Mother Mary Comes to Me - Arundhati Roy (Scribner Canada, 2025) Yesteryear -… Continue reading What I Read – May 2026
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