I recently finished reading Rachel Cusk's "Transit." It was compulsively readable (I finished it in two sittings), and such an interesting novel, not only for how the story is structured and told, but also for the density of insights revealed in the slender volume. Rusk's Giller Prize shortlist nomination is certainly well-deserved. The few... Continue Reading →

Sooo...how have you been?! Please tell me I wasn't the only one who got a big ol' smack in the face when I saw the date today. September 1st? Whaaa??!!! The last long weekend of the summer, sigh. That alone deserves a moment of silence. I'll wait... ...Right! So, we have some things to catch... Continue Reading →

Some lovely books have found their way to me lately. Here are some of the passages I've been dog-earing for you. A :-) xo On Reunion: "I close my eyes and fall into a dream. I am flying again. I am high above the pointy housetops and scratchy trees and somewhere in the stars. [...]... Continue Reading →