What should you buy for friends who enjoy reading? A book, right? While that’s the logical answer, it begs us to consider whether we actually know what they’ve read or what their favourite genre is. It is also likely that
The holiday season means that friends and family gather around the dinner table to enjoy a home cooked meal from one of their favourite chefs. Food is the simple bond that serves up cherished family recipes and memories baking alongside
From the author of Little Fires Everywhere comes a taunt and suspenseful tale about a loving mother and the child she leaves behind. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives with his father after his mother’s abrupt departure nearly three years ago. His father
It’s November, which marks the celebration of Movember, an annual event involving growing a mustache to help raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, mental health, and other health issues.
Thanksgiving is a gentle reminder to be thankful for life’s blessings. In a year when the world is still recovering from the pandemic, it is especially important to keep gratitude top-of-mind. It is such a simple act to return others’ kindness,
The Paper Palace is a Tender Yet Devastating Look at Family Secrets and Lifelong Friendships For years, Elle Bishop’s family has had a summer home on Cape Cod called The Paper Palace, a place that she’s visited every summer for as
If you are anything like me, long weekends represent an opportunity to sink into a book. So it’s time for a long weekend of reading. The selections below are perfect for clinging to the last bits of summer to escaping
Overnight, mysterious boxes arrive on people’s doorsteps across the globe. The boxes, just six inches wide and three inches deep, contain a single piece of string. In this story, the length of your string is a measure of how long
Emotionally ravaging, The Push explores the ramifications that come about when a mother’s voice is not heard, nor believed. This novel is a thought-provoking and impactful read; the type of novel that will stay with you.
A long standing literary mystery is the topic of Lucy Silver’s dissertation. At the start of the novel, she arrives in England with letters from her grandma to the famous poet, Elizabeth Blackspear, who mysteriously disappeared for a year during