I’m on a mission to visit every quirky bookshop on my bucket list around the world. This is my Bookstore Bucket List Toronto Edition where I explore bookstores in my own city.
Read MoreQuarantine Indoor Picnic featuring Small Talk Vineyards (and a taste test of their Shiny Apple Ciders)
Read MoreMy pandemic reading list — what I’m reading while social distancing in quarantine at home.
Read MoreHow I plan projects to accomplish all of my goals and avoid getting completely overwhelmed in the process!
Read MoreA saturday evening well spent! We finally got around to completing our DIY gallery wall with New Yorker magazines in our home office. See everything we used and how we did it in a 1-minute process video!
Read MoreCooking at home has become one of my absolute favourite things to do for so many reasons, but I think the biggest one is that it reminds me of writing a book — in the sense that you create something from nothing (and get to marvel at your scrumptious finished product). There’s also a calming aspect to chopping and cooking that I’ve learned to appreciate more as I’ve gotten older.
Gorgeous library themed event Hush Hush Party in the Stacks at the Toronto Reference Library supporting the Toronto Public Library TPL Foundation
Read MoreThree Women by Lisa Taddeo Book Review
Read MoreTrick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Book Review
Read MoreFor so long, I considered myself one of those people who turned up their nose at the advent of digital devices, proclaiming and affirming my lifelong commitment to physical books. The touch, the smell, there’s nothing that compares to the feeling of walking into a bookstore (or library) and feeling the weight of a book in your hands — or the satisfying snap of the spine as you turn the last page at the end of its journey. “Tapping” a book closed on a screen sounded like the most unsatisfying way to finish a book (IMO).
My affinity for “REAL” books was so profound I refused to even acknowledge the existence of eReaders for decades.
And then, I moved in with my boyfriend.
Read MoreThe Annex Hotel launched their Reader in Residence program with a new Kobo Libra H20 eReader in every room.
Read MoreThursday, October 3 is “I’m Library People Day” in the City of Toronto to celebrate Canadian Library Month and support the Toronto Public Library, which I was amazed to learn is the BUSIEST public library system in the WORLD!
Read MoreMy Friend Anna by Rachel Deloache Williams Book Review
Read MoreDaisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Book Review
Read MoreI love love love the library! Watch the video below of my Toronto Public Library book haul in a 50 sec video.
I can’t wait to dive into this summer stack. Some have been on my TBR list for awhile and others are classics that I’ve been dying to re-read. Have you read any of these? Loved them? Hated them? Let me know if you’re a library lover too!
Read MoreLike vinyl and polaroid film, Canada's indie book scene has seen a resurgence in recent years. I find the nostalgia of a neighbourhood bookshop charming; a comforting reprieve from the daily grind.
Read MoreSo when it comes to V-DAY, I like to approach it by giving attention and love to ALL of the relationships in my life (including MYSELF! “Self-care” and “self-love” are starting to become commodified terms in themselves so I’m trying not to use them as often, but I’m all for the underlying meaning!) Any extra excuse to tell the people in your life that you love them, I am all about.
Read MoreWashington Black by Esi Edugyan Giller Prize Winner 2018 Book Review
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