16 May 2013
In fiction, just like in real life, there are all kinds of different mothers, all mothering in their own styles. So when I read Just What Kind of Mother Are You?, I got to thinking, what other mothers could I think of in thrillers? So I came up with this (by no means exhaustive list). [...]
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13 May 2013
It’s not often that you read a debut novel that blows you away. Anthony Marra has written such a debut novel. It’s receiving tons of praise and comparisons to Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated. Don’t just take my word for it, read the glowing review on the Chapters-Indigo blog. This book is getting so [...]
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10 May 2013
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s work has appeared in various publications, including The New Yorker, Granta and Zoetrope. She is the author of The Thing Around Your Neck and of 2 novels, Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize and was a NBCC Finalist. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, [...]
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09 May 2013
Coming up with books for your mom can be tough. We hear that! We thought we could help by recognizing that moms can come in all shapes and sizes when it comes to their personalities and reading tastes. So check out the iconic women below and see if you can find the one (or ones) [...]
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08 May 2013
Rhidian Brook’s novel – The Aftermath – is set during a relatively forgotten period of history: the re-building of Germany just after the Second World War. It’s central premise – an English family shares a house with a German family only a year after war – is based on events involving his own family’s [...]
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07 May 2013
Not only does June kick-off the summer season, but it’s a month filled with great reads! Pick some of your favourites from this list and head outdoors to read them while the sun shines above. When you’ve finished reading any of these books, follow us on Twitter, friend us on GoodReads and let us [...]
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06 May 2013
It never fails. At every sales conference where a new Dean Koontz novel is presented I can’t help but SQUEE! You know what I’m talking about…those “squee-worthy” authors that you just can’t get enough of? Dean Koontz is mine. I’ve got five advance reading copies of a new Odd Thomas novel on on my [...]
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03 May 2013
The first sentence of a novel has the capability to capture your interest in less than 5 seconds. Who could ever forget the famous sentence written by Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of [...]
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02 May 2013
Sure I read, a lot. But I also watch TV, a lot (see also.) One of my favourite shows is Modern Family I find it hilarious and they are such an eclectic group of people! Which got me thinking, with all their different interests, ages and odd hobbies what would the characters on Modern Family [...]
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01 May 2013
I don’t know about all of you, but when I start any book (whatever the genre), I tend to try and predict the outcome. Sometimes I’m right. Sometimes, I’m so a little off base. Then there are those unique times, when you’re reading and the ending is so shocking, so surprising, that you could never [...]
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