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Top 13 Books Read In 2023 Usually, I would post this at the very end of December. I don’t really keep detailed statistics on the books that I read as I see many Booktubers do. After a year of spent reading steadily, I reached my goal of reading 63 books. I gave a total of… Continue reading Top 13 Books Read in 2023

It is only a couple of days until December when I will be posting this video. It is the end of the year. Time to reflect on this year, and start looking forward to 2024. I met my reading goals this year, and I found myself growing and changing as a reader as I get… Continue reading Reindeer Readathon TBR

November Reading Plans – Nonfiction November TBR I am posting this at Midnight on Halloween as the calendar page is turned to November. As the end of the year approaches, I find myself looking forward to reading books I have meant to read that have lingered on my shelves for a while, as well as… Continue reading November TBR – Reading Nonfiction All Month

It is October and I am here for the cooler weather, and more haunting atmosphere in these parts. Here is a list of books that I would like to read in October. I will see how many I get to by the end of the month. There are sure to be more books I would… Continue reading October TBR Possibilities

The 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards will take place on Saturday, September 16 in Medicine Hat from 4 to 6 pm. Her Honour Salma Lakhani will be speaking, along with the recipients of the awards – Mieko Ouchi, Michelle Thrush, and Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby. Mieko Ouchi is an award-winning writer… Continue reading Alberta Artists Receive Awards from the Lieutenant Governor

On a Saturday September evening, take a trip to La Serenissima. It is the Fall fundraiser for the Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre’s ‘La Serenissima’: Harry Kiyooka 2023 Memorial Fundraiser It is a night to honour one of the centre co-founders Harry Kiyooka. Harry Kiyooka and Katie Ohe founded the art centre which has largest outdoor sculpture park… Continue reading “La Serenissima” Art Park Fundraiser

The Wild Mandrakeby Jason JobinDundurn Press Not That Kind of PlaceBy Michael MelgaardHouse of Anansi The Abduction of Seven ForgersBy Sean DixonFreehand Books Like Every Form of LoveBy Padma ViswanathanRandom House Canada

It is September. That means it is time for my September TBR. This is not everything I want to read. It is to guide my reading as I have many more titles I can include. I could read one or two from this list, or I could end up not reading any of the books.… Continue reading September TBR 2023-A New Season of Reading

August 1, 2023 Falling Back in Love With Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls By Kai Cheng Thom Random House of Canada August 8, 2023 East Side Story: Growing Up at the PNE By Nick Marino Arsenal Pulp Press August 15, 2023 South By Babak Lakghomi Dundurn Press August 22, 2023 Back in the Land… Continue reading Canadian Book Releases in August 2023

The magical readathon starts July 29 for all the eager scholars. I have chosen Herbologist as my career path. There are three letter grades one can achieve: O for Ordinary, Q for Qualified, and D for Distinguished. At this time, my requirements are to achieve Q in Alchemy and Q in Restoration. Here are the… Continue reading Magical Readathon – Autumn Equinox Edition