I received an Advance Listening Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and Libro.fm. All opinions are my own. David A. Robertson is a prolific Indigenous-Canadian author who has written picture books, middle-grade stories, graphic novels, and two memoirs. He'll be one of the featured writers at our local Writers Fest this August, in… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: 52 Ways to Reconcile by David A. Robertson
Author: Karissa
What I Read: June 2025
Read: Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder (Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2021) Good Dirt - Charmaine Wilkerson (Penguin Random House, 2025) (narrated by January LaVoy) Honeydew: Stories - Edith Pearlman (Little, Brown and Company, 2015) Tenth of December: Stories - George Saunders (Random House, 2023) The Wedding People - Alison Espach (Macmillan Audio, 2024) (narrated by Helen… Continue reading What I Read: June 2025
Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street – Karina Yan Glaser
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. For context, my daughters are currently 7- and 10-years old. They are both excellent independent readers but we… Continue reading Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street – Karina Yan Glaser
Book Review: The Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson
The Red Chesterfield - Wayne Arthurson (University of Calgary Press, 2019) What a weird little book. This has been sitting on my TBR since 2020 when Arthurson was supposed to be one of the featured authors at that years Writers Fest. I finally picked up a copy at the library and read it in one… Continue reading Book Review: The Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson
Book Review: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Nightbitch - Rachel Yoder (Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2024) The protagonist of Nightbitch is a young mother of a toddler, a two-year-old boy, who gave up her career as an artist to be a stay-at-home parent. Her husband has a demanding job, one that takes him out of town from Monday to Friday. This is… Continue reading Book Review: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
2025 Highlights: Spring Edition
My little herb garden The other weekend, temperatures reached in the high 20s and it really did feel like summer was around the corner. This past week though has been cooler and a little rainy but we're still gearing up for summer. One more week of school while other activities have finished up. Lots of… Continue reading 2025 Highlights: Spring Edition
(Audio) Book Review: Audition by Katie Kitamura
I received an Advance Listening Copy of this book thanks to Libro.fm and the publisher. All opinions are my own. Audition was less than 5 hours to listen to but was a book that kept me thinking about it far longer afterward. In the first half, the narrator, a woman somewhere probably in her 50s,… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Audition by Katie Kitamura
Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose
Molly Gray is an excellent maid. She might not always understand other people's facial expressions but she excels at "returning rooms to a state of perfection" at the Regency Grand Hotel. Since her Gran died a few months ago, Molly's been navigating the world on her own. She thinks she's doing okay until the day… Continue reading Book Review: The Maid by Nita Prose
Book Review: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden (Avid Reader Press, 2024) This is my nightmare, I thought as I started reading The Safekeep. Isabel lives alone in her family home. Her parents are both dead and her brothers have long moved out but Isabel is tied to the place, the keeper of this house, even… Continue reading Book Review: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
(Audio) Book Review: The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You - Neko Case (Hachette Audio, 2025) I received an ALC of this book thanks to Libro.fm and the publisher. All opinions are my own I'm moderately familiar with Neko Case's music, primarily her work with The New Pornographers, but I knew nothing about her personal life.… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case
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