Tag: Books

  • January 27, 2024

    What books do you want to read? What I would really like to do is read all of the unread books on my bookshelf. There are many. Too many. I should be a better reader, especially considering that I’m the school librarian. The other day, I went to the bookstore to pick out a new…

  • April 30, 2023

    April 30, 2023

    I got my first woodworking book today. I’m thrilled!

  • Has a book changed your life?

    Has a book changed your life?

    I don’t think so. For a teacher-librarian, I’m a pretty bad reader. I don’t always have a book on the go. It takes me quite some time to finish the books that I start. In university, I developed an interest in Russian writers. For the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to read as…

  • Should we be getting rid of old books?

    Should we be getting rid of old books?

    During a librarian meeting in September, we were told to cull our collections, getting rid of books that portray people of diverse ancestry poorly. I kind of get it but I also kind of don’t.

  • An article about a book

    An article about a book

    I love Haruki Murakami’s work. I’m looking forward to picking up a copy of his new book. Here is an excerpt from it.

  • An article about a book

    An article about a book

    I love Haruki Murakami’s work. I’m looking forward to picking up a copy of his new book. Here is an excerpt from it.

  • My Favourite Quotations from Flowers for Algernon 

    My Favourite Quotations from Flowers for Algernon 

    I enjoyed reading Flowers for Algernon. I’ve copied out my favourite quotations from the book below. It’s funny how only a few lines can capture the sentiment of an entire novel, but those sentences would be meaningless without the unquoted others.

  • Starting to Read First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

    Starting to Read First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami

    I picked up a copy of First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami. After reading the first two short stories in the collection (there are eight stories), I now want to talk about them. The stories are unexpectedly enjoyable.

  • Deliberations on small decisions

    Deliberations on small decisions

    I ordered a book yesterday. Online, it said that the book was available for pick up. When I got to the store, I was handed a bag that contained the notebooks I ordered but not the book. When I asked why I didn’t get the book, I was told that the stock online is not…

  • I Didn’t Have a Book Light

    I Didn’t Have a Book Light

    I’ve been wanting to read more but I haven’t been able to. There’s been a book and a Kindle beside my bed for a few months but I haven’t really been doing any reading before bed. I tried to read during the day, after work or dinner, but sitting on the couch to read hasn’t…

  • Book Review | Reproduction by Ian Williams

    Book Review | Reproduction by Ian Williams

    I recently finished reading Reproduction by Ian Williams, the most recent Scotiabank Giller Prize winner. It was a little too experimental for me. While reading the book, I didn’t find myself feeling emotionally invested in the characters, but more like an indifferent witness to their lives. Williams’ use of language was, at times, distracting. If…

  • I Have Read The Brothers Karamazov

    I Have Read The Brothers Karamazov

    After about a dozen failed attempts over about ten years, I have finally managed to read The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It took me just over a month to read it but it was worth it. It’s a great book.