Hello everyone! I had the absolute privilege of attending the HCC Frenzy event in Toronto this past weekend! HCC Frenzy is an event hosted by Harper Collins Canada which showcases all of the new buzz worthy YA novels hitting shelves very soon! In this case, we learned about all of the new Summer YA releases… Continue reading HCC FRENZY: Upcoming Summer 2019 Releases I’m Excited About!
Essex County Author: Jeff Lemire Publisher: Top Shelf Productions Genre/Themes/Demo: Graphic Novel, Fiction Release Date: June 15th 2009 Page Count: 512 Format: Paperback Bind Up ISBN: 9781603090384 Author Website | Book Depository | Amazon | Chapters/Indigo Goodreads | Kobo Synopsis Where does a young boy turn when his whole world suddenly disappears? What turns two brothers from an unstoppable team into a pair of bitterly estranged loners? How… Continue reading #QuickThoughts: Essex County by Jeff Lemire | #readEHthon
Did I meet my June TBR Goals? Last month, I set up some TBR reading goals after it worked pretty well for me in May! This month should be pretty fun as I’ll be taking part in the Read-EH-Thon which promotes reading more from Canadian authors, so I kind of have two TBR lists this month! The… Continue reading July 2018 TBR Reading Goals!
What is Read-EH-Thon you ask? Well, Read-EH-Thon is a read-a-thon hosted by Booksandlala, Saidthestory, Myreadingisodd, Yerabooknerdzoe & Squibblesreads that was created to influence readers to pick up more books written by Canadians and that feature Canadian settings and stories! You do NOT need to be Canadian to participate in this read-a-thon! When Does Read-EH-Thon Take… Continue reading Read-EH-Thon Challenge + TBR!
This past March, I had the most amazing time travelling throughout Seoul, South Korea! It was the first stop in my 2 week journey to South Korea and Japan! I decided I wanted to share my itinerary with you all, but to be honest…this took a lot longer to put together than I thought it… Continue reading Travel Guide: Seoul, South Korea!
The #IndigoStaffPicks for the month of March is: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli! Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon… Continue reading Indigo Staff Pick Of The Month
Happy Canada Day to all of my fellow Canadians! Not only is it Canada’s birthday, but it’s Canada’s 150th birthday! It’s a big one for us this year! Two of my best friends just so happen to be getting married today as well! So while I’m away celebrating my best friends’ marriage, here are some… Continue reading Happy 150th Birthday Canada ft. Canadian Lit Recommendations!
On Monday October 17th, the Indigo Yorkdale location in Toronto was lucky enough to have Lauren Oliver, Kendare Blake & M-E Girard stop by to quickly discuss their newest novels and answers any questions that the audience had! These three women were absolutely hilarious. Each of them took time to talk to each and every… Continue reading In Conversation: Teen Tour with Lauren Oliver, Kendare Blake & M-E Girard! #Recap
The Gush Remember how I was questioning how in the world I managed to survive going to a con for 4 days in a row during my last post? I’m seriously questioning it even harder now. I am actually so exhausted…and I took Saturday off to relax. I really must be getting old. Other than… Continue reading Fan Expo Canada: Sunday + Haul!
HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE! After being inspired by Indigo’s #ReadTheNorth campaign, I thought what better way to celebrate Canada’s birthday than to talk about some of my favourite books by Canadian authors as well as some books by Canadian authors that I would love to read ASAP! Without further ado, let us begin! My Favourite… Continue reading Read The North: Books By Canadian Authors!
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