B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsautobiography / Canada / flying / non-fiction / pilot3 Comments
“I’m still a rookie second officer but even I know it’s not supposed to happen like this.” “The captain called “Before Landing Check.” That’s normal. The first officer and I moved the appropriate switches, levers and buttons, and chanted the usual incantations. That’s normal. The trusty old Boeing 727 responded ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsauthor / Canada / Contemporary / former military / military hero / wedding / wounded souls1 Comments
Miss Responsibility meets Mr. Reckless With her bridezilla friend on a DIY project rampage, bridesmaid Jane Denning will do anything to escape–even if it means babysitting the groom’s troublemaker brother before the wedding. It should be a piece of cake, except the “cake” is a sarcastic former soldier who is ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C ReviewsAthletes / Australia / Canada / Korea / novella / Olympics / skater / snowboarder / Sports4 Comments
Two couples tread on thin ice at the Pyeongchang Winter Games in this captivating duology—but love has Olympic-sized impact on their dreams. Fighting Their Attraction: Snowboarder Brady Thompson landed in Seoul favored to win elusive gold. But instead of fresh powder, he finds that a past he can’t escape is ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / Contemporary / cowboy / nanny / single dadComments Off on REVIEW: A Rancher’s Heart by Vivian Arend
Dear Vivian Arend, I admit I’m a sucker for a single dad story. There is something (possibly something I ought not be proud of because patriarchy) that gets me all melty when there’s an engaged, adoring, single dad as romance hero. The nanny/boss trope can be problematic of course. Not ... more >
Publishing NewsBlackbeard / book-sales / Canada / content moderation / History / Matt de la Peña / picture books / pirates / YouTubeComments Off on Wednesday News: Canadian book sales, content moderation, Blackbeard’s reading list, and book of love
Print book sales declined in 2017 – Some very interesting numbers and trends here. More than 51 million print books sold (more than $1B Canadian), with the highest sales in YA/Juvenile (40%) and non-fiction (32%). Interestingly, though, two of the top five bestsellers of 2017 were both backlist titles – The ... more >
Publishing NewsCanada / marriage proposal / sexual harassment3 Comments
BBC report on sexual harassment – Well, this is depressing. It’s not just the US and not just women. Horrible Bosses are everywhere. I’ve heard Canada is nice … – So if the above makes you want to move to Canada, these might be good cities for working women to ... more >
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