Babe: The Gallant Pig - Dick King-Smith (Yearling, 1997) 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… Continue reading Reading with Pearl & Rose: Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith
Show Don't Tell - Curtis Sittenfeld (Penguin Random House, 2025) Until a trusted book friend recommended Romantic Comedy to me, I had not given Curtis Sittenfeld's work much thought. I had, I'll admit, judged it by its covers which looked to me both juvenile and fluffy. I took my friend's advice though and read (or… Continue reading Book Review: Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sankofa - Chibundu Onuzo (Tantor Media, 2021) Anna is at a crossroads in her life. She has separated from her husband and is pondering divorce. Her mother has recently died. Anna worries about her daughter but Rose is grown and mostly independent. When going through her mother's things, Anna finds a diary that belonged to… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo
Follow Me to Ground - Sue Rainsford (Scribner, 2018) I do enjoy a novel that involves an entirely unfamiliar premise. Something set in our world but with a premise that could exist here. There's something very bold about the way that Sue Rainsford structures her story so that the reader is never quite sure where… Continue reading Book Review: Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford
River East, River West - Aube Rey Lescure (William Morrow, 2024) I received an Uncorrected Proof via the publisher of this book. All opinions are my own. Alva was born in China and has lived her whole life in Shanghai. This is only remarkable for the fact that Alva's mother, Sloan, is a Caucasian American… Continue reading Book Review: River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
I Hope This Finds You Well - Natalie Sue (Harper Collins Audio, 2024) (narrated by Nasim Pedrad) Jolene hates her soul-sucking office job and her one release is to write snarky postscripts at the end of her work emails. These she then highlights and turns to white-coloured font so no one can actually see them.… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Familial Hungers - Christine Wu (Brick Books, 2025) Reading this slim book of poems, I was reminded of a long ago conversation with a friend who firmly believed that there needed to be a sixth love language. "Food", she would say. "Food is a love language." Food, both the love of it and its preparation… Continue reading Book Review: Familial Hungers by Christine Wu
Dream Count - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf Canada, 2025) I've been a fan of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's work since I first read Half of a Yellow Sun and I've since read everything else by her, including her non-fiction work. I've find her writing to be incisive and informative. I immediately added her new book to… Continue reading Book Review: Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
To Have and Have More - Sanibel (8th Note Press, 2025) I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley. All opinions are my own. Publication date: April 15, 2025 Emery Hooper is beginning her first year at the elite Derrymore Academy. It's a boarding school for the… Continue reading Book Review: To Have and Have More by Sanibel
Dearly Beloved follows, from childhood into late life, two Presbyterian ministers and the women they marry. This might not sound dramatically interesting and it certainly isn't a book filled with twists and turns. Instead it's a study of character. We have two men, Charles and James, who each come to ministry at a fairly young… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
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