The Five Best Adult Book Series
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Hot YA Spring Releases You’ll Want to Get Your Hands On
We have made it to 2021, and now that the weather is finally warming up, it’s time to go out and grab some fantastic new titles to read on your back porch this Spring. After a difficult 2020, YA authors
Spring 2021: New Book Releases to Revitalize, Reinvigorate and Restore
2020 and 2021 thus far have been challenging for many across the globe. But brighter days are ahead with spring approaching. As the sun stays with us a little bit longer each day it brings us warmer temperatures and the
Five Women-Owned Food Businesses in Canada
It’s no easy task narrowing down the list of the best, Black eateries to just five, but I’m happy to take on the challenge. Whether there's a great backstory or a chef is putting a new twist on an old, traditional
Five Books With a New Take on Romance and Relationships
To be or not to be? We’re rounding up our top five books that cover a new take on romance and relationships, with some of the most complicated and difficult aspects of romance and relationships. “Unrequited love.” “Right person, wrong time”.
Thrills, Chills & Slow Burns: Nordic Noir for Newbies
I’ve been a thrill-seeking, mystery hunting, spine-tingling suspense obsessed reader ever since I was a child. Nancy Drew, Dean Koontz, Stephen King and Patricia Cornwell were always close at hand and filled my bookshelves from latency into adulthood. As a 40-something
My Top Five Picks for Self-Care for the Young at Heart
I just read my round-up of young adult titles from 2019, what I described as a “wild ride.” With 2020 in my rearview now, I can’t even compare the two. While I’ve been lucky enough to have been healthy throughout
The Best Books to Hibernate With in 2021
The holidays are over but winter is still in full swing, and most of us are spending more time indoors than ever before. Thankfully, there are lots of great reads to keep us entertained as we welcome a new year. We’ve
5 Self-Care Hobbies and Essential Books to Guide You Through Them
Happy New Year! Congratulations on surviving the last 365 days. If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that taking time to care for yourself is not just beneficial - but necessary - for our wellbeing. There are many things you can
Finding Normalcy in Reading: Top 5 YA Novels of 2020
Finding Normalcy in Reading: Top 5 YA Novels of 2020 We can all agree that 2020 was a challenging year filled with things we’d like to forget. I personally found a lot of solace in a lot of the books I