Books
Book of the Week: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
May 16, 2017It is hard to know where to begin with this one. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an extremely talented writer. She conveys the emotions and thoughts of each of her characters in a very real and relatable way; it is impossible to stop reading her stories once you get into them because you feel like you know the characters. Half of a Yellow Sun is a particularly good book that showcases her skills as a writer and the deep emotions she is capable of evoking. "Half of a Yellow Sun provides a deeply human perspective into the grey morality that often…
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Stuff We Like And Don’t Like: Summer Reading Edition
May 5, 2017By Gabrielle McLaren Stuff we like: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (2016) Effia is a village girl in Ghana who grows up to marry a British slaver. Unbeknownst to her, her half-sister Esi is sold from the very castle in which…
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Stuff we like and don’t like
January 30, 2017Stuff we don’t like — Not getting what you expected from a menu (especially ones with pictures) It’s a pretty well known fact that your food isn’t going to look like the picture (I’m looking at you McDonald’s). But usually…
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Stuff We Like and Stuff We Don’t Like
January 16, 2017Stuff We Like — The Night Manager By Tessa Perkins Good looking people, even better looking locations, and chilling suspense make The Night Manager an incredible miniseries. Tom Hiddleston plays Jonathan Pine, a seemingly non-threatening night manager at a hotel…
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Stuff we like and don’t like
January 16, 2017Stuff We Like — The Night Manager By Tessa Perkins Good looking people, even better looking locations, and chilling suspense make The Night Manager an incredible miniseries. Tom Hiddleston plays Jonathan Pine, a seemingly non-threatening night manager at a hotel…
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Five banned books you might want to read
October 18, 2016“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” Oscar Wilde’s quote is perfect for capturing the spirit of Banned Books Week. Occurring annually from September 25 to October 1, it’s about celebrating…
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Top 10 books to kick off 2016
January 4, 201610. Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins This mystery has been called a Hitchcockian thriller and an incredible debut for Paula Hawkins. For anyone wanting to immerse themselves in a world consumed by betrayal, obsession, and murder, Hawkins’ novel…
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New illustrations capture the magic of Harry Potter
January 4, 2016Just when you think that the print versions of J.K. Rowling’s beloved series Harry Potter couldn’t possibly be improved, the fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was released. It may be because I am a massive…
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Former Peak editor argues newspapers aren’t dead
November 15, 2015Think the end is near for your local daily broadsheet? Do you believe the doom and gloom that newspapers will never be viable again, and that journalism is a risky profession given that the industry is disappearing? Former Peak editor-in-chief…
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Nightwood Editions launches four new poetry collections
November 9, 2015At the Lost + Found cafe on Hastings street on November 1, Canadian publisher Nightwood Editions launched four poetry collections by emerging Canadian writers. Copies of the four titles were sold by Pulpfiction Books. Silas White, publisher of Nightwood Editions,…
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