Tag: Art
Review: No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le Guin
Emily
I have been a fan of Ursula K. Le Guin for a long time. I received No Time to Spare for Christmas last year. But then Le Guin passed away and I couldn’t bring myself to read it. It was too upsetting to know that it was the last book she… Continue Reading Review: No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le Guin
Review: Bleaker House
Emily
I’ll admit that an ad convinced me to buy Bleaker House. I’ve definitely got a thing for memoirs about people putting themselves through hardship, and this one’s about writing so I had to go for it. Summary Nell Stevens was determined to write a novel. So when the opportunity to travel… Continue Reading Review: Bleaker House
A Reader Lives A Thousand Lives
Emily
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons. Last month was Inktober, a challenge where participants complete an ink drawing everyday in October. I followed the official Inktober prompt list from Jake… Continue Reading A Reader Lives A Thousand Lives
Review: This One Summer
Emily
I picked up This One Summer in Fredericton while I was on (an impromptu) vacation. I’d seen it praised on social media and heard that Jillian and Mariko Tamaki were redefining the genre, at it won a GG, so I figured it’d be good. Plus, it seemed particularly fitting for a… Continue Reading Review: This One Summer
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
Review: The Story of My Tits
Emily
First off, how can you not crack a smile at the title? As the cover clearly states, this is the story of Jennifer Hayden’s breasts – from birth, to awkward adolescence, to motherhood, to breast cancer and beyond. I was drawn in by the title and the fact that it’s a graphic… Continue Reading Review: The Story of My Tits