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Recap: A Parisian Evening with Danielle Trussoni & Edward Rutherfurd

On a lovely evening in early May, Random House of Canada invited a group of bloggers to their offices for a small reception with authors Danielle Trussoni and Edward Rutherfurd. Greeted with...

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Free eBook alert: I’m Not Her by Janet Gurtler

Exciting news to share! Janet Gurtler’s I’m Not Her is featured as the iBookstore Book of the Week! Available for free download until May 27th, you can pick up your own copy over on the iBookstore!...

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Top 10 Tuesday 87

It has certainly been a while since I last did a Top 10 Tuesday… back in March, to be exact, since I put it on hold for all of April during Paris Month. This week, how could I pass up the topic...

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Review: DAR – A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary, Vol 1

DAR, volume 1 is a collection of webcomics by Erika Moen between the years of 2006-2009. A graphic autobiography of sorts, Erika candidly depicts her life as a lesbian who falls in love with a man....

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Swoon-Worthy Sundays: The Fashion in The Great Gatsby

Having watched Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby this past week, I was completely enamored by the clothing from that time period. Certainly, the 1920′s fashion has been a star in itself as part of...

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Stacking the Shelves 56

Happy Victoria Day long weekend to my fellow Canadians! After attending last week’s TCAF, I’ve been on another graphic novel kick. What good comics and graphic novels have you read recently? This...

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Recap: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2013

Having gone last year and thoroughly enjoying ourselves, Christa (@ More Than Just Magic) and I decided to meet up once again to explore the annual Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), a free event...

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Review: Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly

Lisa Kallisto is an overworked mother of 3, with a husband who often works nights as a cab driver. In a horrifying moment of not paying attention, Lisa realizes that her best friend’s daughter goes...

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Review: The Dinner by Herman Koch

Two couples meet for dinner in a fancy restaurant in Amsterdam under superficial pretenses. The real topic at hand are the respective couples’ 15 year old boys who are caught up in horrible...

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Stacking the Shelves 55

This week seemed to go by both very quickly and very slowly in some ways… but, it’s Mother’s Day weekend so Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! I also ended my “post a day” challenge for...

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Recap: Razorbill Fall 2013 Preview

Last Friday, a group of bloggers and avid readers were invited to the Penguin Canada head office for the Razorbill Fall Preview. Arriving just before 6pm and bumping into Ardo by the elevators, we...

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Recap: Ania Szado’s Studio Saint Ex book launch party

Back in April, on one of the first days that really started to feel like Spring, Andrea (Cozy Up With a Good Read) and I met up after work to head down to Ania Szado’s book launch for her novel...

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Brunch Book Club: April Wrap-Up!

This month’s Brunch Book Club for our April read of Fateful, Claudia Gray’s Titanic-meets-werewolves read was held at the Drake Hotel in the Queen West area of Toronto. Of course, as this is a...

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Swoon-Worthy Sundays: Just Give Me a Reason by Pink & Nate Ruess

Ah, my first Swoon-Worthy Sundays after Paris Month. After a whole month of Paris-related swoony items, I’m so excited to finally feature this. I have been obsessed with both the song and the video...

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Stacking the Shelves 54

Welcome back to non-Paris Month related posts! I hope everyone enjoyed all the April journeys to the beautiful city. Be sure to check out the wrap-up for links to all the reviews, guest posts, and...

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Review: Mind MGMT – Volume 1 by Matt Kindt

When the passengers on Flight 815 suddenly develop amnesia mid-flight, everyone is left wondering what happened. People continued on with their lives not regaining their memory. Meru, an author...

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Blog Tour Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

The unthinkable has happened. After 4 previous waves that have taken out most of humanity, Cassie is seemingly among the few left on Earth struggling to survive. She has learned the hard way not to...

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Review: Fateful by Claudia Gray

The night before Tess is to board the Titanic with the family that employs her, she finds herself chased down the darkening streets by a wolf before being rescued by a handsome stranger. With the...

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Wrap-Up: Paris Month 2013

I can’t believe April, and Paris Month, is already at an end for the 2nd year. While last year I had an actual trip to Paris being the focal point of Paris Month, this year seems to have topped it...

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Review: The Beautiful & the Cursed by Page Morgan

After an accident in London, Ingrid and her mother and sister decide to move to Paris. Ingrid’s twin brother goes ahead to secure a home for the family until the women arrive and discover that he’s...

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Swoon-Worthy Sundays (x2): Taylor Swift & Janelle McCulloch’s Paris

For this final week of Paris Month, my Swoon-Worthy Sundays post is a double feature. While there are just so many things abut Paris that certainly makes me swoon I couldn’t let this whole month of...

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Dewey’s 24-Hour (Birthday!) Readathon 2013

What better way to enjoy a relaxing birthday than to participate in the bi-annual Dewey’s Readathon! I had participated in 2011 & 2012 October. It’s always a great time, having cheerleaders...

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Stacking the Shelves 53

Today marks the last weekend of Paris Month for 2013 – as well as my birthday! It’s funny, the older I get the less I care to go out for a big to-do… What am I doing for most of today? What I love...

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Lost in the Kitchen Reviews: The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo

I’ve been making my way through a bunch of the recipes in The Little Paris Kitchen, by Rachel Khoo. There are quite a few involving seafood, which I don’t like/eat so that was easy to skip over. Of...

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Author Interview: Elizabeth Ross

Having Elizabeth Ross join Paris Month this year has been such a joy. Not only did she reach out to me about her debut novel, Belle Epoque, but she’s been so gracious to send me giveaway items and...

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Guest Post: 48 Hours in Paris

I first discovered Norma’s blog My Beautiful Paris via Twitter and immediately became a fan. (The colours of her website are inspired by macarons!) I reached out to her to see if she’d like to...

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Lost in the Kitchen: Adventures in Macaron Making

Back in January when I was asking on Twitter about who might be interested in doing some guest posts, Tiffanie @ Mostly YA Lit contacted me with a couple ideas she had – one of them being to tackle...

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Waiting on Wednesday 32

My final Paris Month Waiting on Wednesday is also another double-dose of YA! Two weeks ago, I featured The Beautiful & the Cursed and Belle Epoque (both of which you can win yourselves a copy over...

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Review + Giveaway: Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross

I had featured Belle Epoque in a Top 10 Tuesday when the author, Elizabeth Ross, got in touch about it. What great timing, because I was just planning Paris Month at the time and thus came a whole...

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Recap: A Parisian Evening with Danielle Trussoni & Edward Rutherfurd

Free eBook alert: I’m Not Her by Janet Gurtler

Top 10 Tuesday 87

Review: DAR – A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary, Vol 1

Swoon-Worthy Sundays: The Fashion in The Great Gatsby

Stacking the Shelves 56

Recap: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2013

Review: Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly

Review: The Dinner by Herman Koch

Stacking the Shelves 55

Recap: Razorbill Fall 2013 Preview

Recap: Ania Szado’s Studio Saint Ex book launch party

Brunch Book Club: April Wrap-Up!

Swoon-Worthy Sundays: Just Give Me a Reason by Pink & Nate Ruess

Stacking the Shelves 54

Review: Mind MGMT – Volume 1 by Matt Kindt

Blog Tour Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Review: Fateful by Claudia Gray

Wrap-Up: Paris Month 2013

Review: The Beautiful & the Cursed by Page Morgan

Swoon-Worthy Sundays (x2): Taylor Swift & Janelle McCulloch’s Paris

Dewey’s 24-Hour (Birthday!) Readathon 2013

Stacking the Shelves 53

Lost in the Kitchen Reviews: The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo

Author Interview: Elizabeth Ross

Guest Post: 48 Hours in Paris

Lost in the Kitchen: Adventures in Macaron Making

Waiting on Wednesday 32

Review + Giveaway: Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross

Review: It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris by Patricia Engel

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