Some of these books have been featured on my previous best of lists but I have no qualms mentioning them again. That’s how much I loved them! The Headmaster’s Wager by Vincent Lam I think it’s the beautiful prose of this book that has stayed with me. I look forward to reading more of Lam’s… Read Post
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Olympic Readathon Results
While London was hosting the 30th Olympiad, Random House of Canada hosted the Olympic Readathon! I participated because I’m a champion reader. Or I thought I was. Here are my numbers at the finish line. Miguel Streetby V.S. Naipaul—complete: 115 pages The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce—complete: 296 pages Throne of Glass… Read Post
We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems
My favorite kinds of children’s books are those that incorporate the physical book into the storytelling. It’s no surprise then, that when I picked up We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems I could not put it down. My youngest brother is eleven and no one in my immediate circle has small children. But… Read Post