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[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching My son play with blocks ]The original publishing Canadian wunderkind, Douglas Coupland burst onto the publishing scene with his first book, Generation X. He then produced Microserfs. He has made popularized to the point of cliche … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Getting ready to go get groceries. ] Stephanie Edgely is eleven years old when her beloved Uncle Gordon, a famous (and wealthy) horror novelist dies. He leaves her his mansion and fortune (not to mention the rights … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ]Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the best fantasy authors Canada has . He has won the World Fantasy Award and has twice won the Aurora Award. His works have been translated into dozens of langauges and he … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]My reading is not just genre. I also spend time reading books for young adults that might tempt one of them into reading. Below is a good example of one of those books. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Distorted ][ Currently: Editing the Podcast ]I love my friends. They are some of the nicest people I know. But some of them posses NO critical literacy skills. These are the well, meaning, earnest people that forward every email without … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]Wore my shirt to work Friday, and as an elementary teacher it was a powerful lesson for my students and for me. Colleagues spoke of their love of all things sci-fi and shared Star Wars … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]So I am not going to be in my usual sartorial splendour today. And no, it’s not because I am lazy. In case you haven’t heard about Geek Pride for Katie Day, it is in … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Distorted ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]So I read this article and posted it to Facebook with a note. Facebook decided people didn’t need to see all of that note. But it didn’t warn me it would dump half of it. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ] Stephanie Plum is an icon of modern chicklit. With Janet Evanovich’s humourous writing, she has legions of fans who snap up the latest edition as soon as it hits the shelves. These same fans are also divided … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Editing the Podcast ] Protons can decay. For science geek Will Tupence this news means his world has radically shifted. Nothing is permanent. Everything can eventually disappear. What shocks Will is that no-one else in his life … Continue reading →