Category Archives: reading & writing

The last few books I read…

Posted on Aug. 16, 2009 by Phillip

…are: Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (10/10) — A collection of illustrated poems for kids I discovered one night while looking for a bedtime book to read to my niece. (I ordered it for myself the next morning.) … Continue reading →

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Looking for Calvin and Hobbes

Posted on Jul. 14, 2009 by Jody

A book about the classic comic Calvin and Hobbes and its author, Bill Watterson, is being released: Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip: For ten years, between 1985 and 1995, Calvin … Continue reading →

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50 Books You Should Read, According To Newsweek

Posted on Jul. 6, 2009 by Jody

What to Read Now. And Why: What we do need, in a world with precious little time to read (and think), is to know which books—new or old, fiction or nonfiction—open a window on the times we live in, whether … Continue reading →

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3 Books I’ve Read

Posted on Jun. 13, 2009 by Phillip

I don’t often read books because they make my brain hurt. Here are 3 books I’ve read recently that didn’t hurt my brain too much. The Music of Chance by Paul Auster (8/10) — Another hypnotic and fantastic narrative by … Continue reading →

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Moncton’s Annual Used Book Fair

Posted on Apr. 16, 2009 by Jody

Moncton has an annual used book sale at a curling club in the Spring. Every couple of years I purge my books for those I don’t want, delivering them to the local fire station with the kids (because every kid … Continue reading →

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