Being a member of a book club is an excellent excuse to escape everyday life where you have to deal with everything from toddler tantrums to tween drama time and teen tribulations. As a mom, I know this strategy first hand! As the host of both virtual and real life book clubs, I also know how important it is to mix things up and bring some variety to the book club table. A book club is the perfect opportunity to add some history, mystery, and romance to your reading list through historical fiction novels. Why not have your book club venture into this genre?
What is the one book to break barriers? That is the question host Wab Kinew posed for the 14th edition of CBC's Canada Reads aka Battle of the Books. This year Canada Reads is all about books that can change perspectives, challenge stereotypes, and illuminate issues.
Marriage is a union that promises a mental, physical, and spiritual connection for the couple hoping to live "happily ever after." This may be true in the beginning during the hormone-crazed honeymoon phase. Love is called a drug after all, but what happens after the flames of desire start to flicker? How do you rekindle that spark, fan the flames and keep the embers burning?
November 17th is World Prematurity Day. Author Lesley Donaldson-Reid has a story and her memoir to share in an effort to urge awareness about this cause and shine a light on the issues in the preemie community.
Have you been following the Scotiabank Giller Prize action this year? As a Can Lit fan, I eagerly await this list hoping to find some new gems to read, and I love to follow any contest that highlights and supports our Canadian literary talent! The list of 12 books on the Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist was announced on September 17, 2014.
Pictured above is my mother and I in 2013 during our birthday celebration. Our birthdays are 4 days apart and we happen to have the same zodiac sign. The Taurus strong-willed nature isn’t the only thing my mother and I have in common. We also share an on-going concern for our breast health.
When my mother was 47, her doctor found a pea-sized lump in her breast during a routine baseline mammogram. Luckily, her cancer was found at an early stage and it was treated with a lumpectomy and radiation. Today, I am happy to say she has been a breast cancer survivor for 25 years.
What does it take to love another person for the rest of your life? This is the question Marissa Stapley set out to explore in her novel, Mating for Life.
