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Forming Creative Habits: Lessons from The 100 Day Project
Emily
Back in July, I finished the 100 Day Project, an endeavour adapted from Michael Beirut’s graphic design workshop at Yale School of Art and popularized by author and artist Elle Luna. My project, 100 Ladies of Literature, was an effort to reconnect with my creative roots and learn about the women who… Continue Reading Forming Creative Habits: Lessons from The 100 Day Project
Review: The Boat People
Emily
I received a copy of The Boat People for volunteering at the Giller Light Bash in November. With the topics of immigration and refugees in the news a lot, I figured it would be an ambitious novel and I wasn’t disappointed. Summary Told from multiple perspectives, The Boat People is the story of a… Continue Reading Review: The Boat People
Review: Son of a Trickster
Emily
Guys, Eden Robinson is an absolute delight. I heard her read from Son of A Trickster at this year’s Festival of Literary Diversity, and she was so so great. I’d picked up the book in anticipation of the reading and was lucky enough to get her to sign it. What’s it… Continue Reading Review: Son of a Trickster
Ottawa Blogger Meetup 2017
Emily
On Sunday April 30th , I had the pleasure of attending the Ottawa Blogger Meetup. I went last year, so I’d been looking forward to it since Kathy of A Glass of Wine announced it earlier this year. It was a lovely meetup. We had lunch while Kathy filled us in… Continue Reading Ottawa Blogger Meetup 2017
Review: The Best Kind of People
Emily
Can you all just go read The Best Kind of People? I need (not want, NEED) more people to read this so that I can talk about it. Like, you don’t even need to read this review, just go read the book. K? Alright. Summary George Woodbury, a repeat teacher… Continue Reading Review: The Best Kind of People
Non-fiction Roundup
Emily
I’ve talked about getting into non-fiction before, and I’m happy to say that I am still keeping up with it. I’ve read several over the last couple of months and added a few to my TBR list. I’m enjoying seeing real people’s views on the world and getting a glimpse… Continue Reading Non-fiction Roundup
May so far
Emily
It’s been another busy month for me, especially on the literary front, so I thought I’d give another little update. I’ve been reading a lot (partially due to the first item on this round up and partially due to receiving/purchasing new books), but I’ve also been participating in some other… Continue Reading May so far
Rereading: Child 44
Emily
I first read Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith in first year university for a utopian fiction class. While there is a lot in the book about communism and Russia, I feel like we read it more because it’s a good, exciting book, than to analyze the utopian/dystopian aspects of the… Continue Reading Rereading: Child 44
Books that Inspire Creativity
Emily
I like to think of myself as a creative person. I’ve always enjoyed drawing, painting, and different kinds of sculpture. On more than one occasion I have considered giving up on academia and ‘real’ work in favour of becoming a craft show guru (not that I’ve ever sold any of… Continue Reading Books that Inspire Creativity
6 Books that Got Me Into Non-Fiction
Emily
Besides the few science-y picture books I received as gifts as a child, I’ve always leaned more toward fiction than non-fiction. Everything that exists in non-fiction already exists in the world, so why not read about dragons and space-elevators, right? That’s how I used to justify preferring fiction. Despite my… Continue Reading 6 Books that Got Me Into Non-Fiction