We encountered a wee problem at the 27th Street Book Box today. I took the photo which accompanies this post this morning on my way out to physio and as you can see the box is good and full with many excellent books. At some… Read More
As we’re into the nicer weather, the 27th Street Book Box is seeing more action and right now there is an excellent selection of books to choose from. This little library is located in front of our place on lower 27th Street, a few houses… Read More
One good (but unfortunate) way of accumulating a pile of books to read is to break your ankle. In no time after my injury I found myself awash in reading material, all kinds of reading material. This was welcome, because when your mobility is seriously… Read More
Sleep last night was limited by my inability to put down Orfeo, the 2014 novel by Richard Powers. What an unusual, imaginative and engaging read! Peter Els is a 70 year old, retired music composer. After a career in which he has consistently challenged boundaries,… Read More
Our neighbours M & D left a care package in the mailbox – a pair of novels. I started into the first one the other day – Gil Adamson’s first novel, The Outlander. It turns out this is a page-turner, and it pulled me right… Read More
I had Patrick DeWitt’s short novel, Ablutions, with me while I was in the hospital, but I learned very quickly that I am incapable of reading while taking uber-strong pain medication. I’ve been backing off the pain pills (I still need them occasionally and especially… Read More
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway came to me well-recommended. When I say came to me I mean just that – the book arrived by mail. I had asked for recommendations and here one arrived at my doorstep. I asked for recommendations in an… Read More
I enjoy reading and while I’m not as voracious a reader as some people I know, most years I read several novels sprinkled with a healthy dose of non-fiction. Still there are a lot of great books out there I’ve meant to read along the… Read More
I started reading The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. It’s one of those books I overlooked along the way. Maybe this was because I saw the movie many years ago. Sometimes when I see a movie based on a book I avoid the book, especially if… Read More
Jim the Boy is the 2000 novel by Tony Earley. I bought my copy in the bookstore in Paris Ontario, a bookstore from an other era, where the fellow who runs the place proudly stocks books he likes and cares about. I don’t know what… Read More
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