Poetry. Rhymes, verses, literary devices, cryptic meaning, my school-year headaches. When I was a student, I figured poems were pretentious pieces of literature meant to be deciphered, mainly to produce a decent essay. To me, poetry were mostly obscure and…
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So many books, so little time… My resolution this year is to try to organize my to-read list in such a way that I might actually read what I want. That is: 2017’s new Canadian fictions. In order to achieve…
They are everywhere: the CBC Books 2015 summer reading list, GoodReads’ Popular Summer Book Shelf… There even seems to be some special categories like “beach reads”! But what are summer reads? What makes a book a good fit for holidays? Do “summer…
Ohhh summer! Last March/April, when it was -15°C, when there was still a one-meter deep blanket of snow in front of the house, when I had to watch my feet to not slip on some ice, I felt like summer wouldn’t ever…
Last January, I took a few bookish resolutions to organize my reads and reach some goals regarding Canadian literature. It’s time to take a step back and see how I’ve done so far! 2015 Reading challenge on GoodReads I pledged to read…
June went by in the blink of an eye! In Ottawa, it was just a perfect summer month: not too hot, not too cold. It’s finally sunny, green and flowery everywhere, and happy kids are now enjoying the beaches of the Ottawa…
Once upon a time, I was reading book blurbs. How daring. When I spotted a sexy book in the bookstore, I would pull it from the shelf and, with no fear, read the whole blurb from beginning to end….
May has been a French review month! I read most of the Aurora / Boréal Award nominees and it has been a great opportunity to discover some great Quebecois authors! Now, the English Aurora Award has published its shortlist, but I have much…
A la fin de cette semaine se tiendra le Congrès Boréal 2015 à Montréal: du 8 au 10 Mai, on y célèbrera les littératures de l’imaginaire — science-fiction, fantasy, fantastique — et en particulier le 10 mai sera remis le…