Category Archives: Books

General Trauma and Get Over Yourself Books: An Annotated Biographical Bibliography

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

[I started writing this months ago- crap. Just clicked the link- November] I was listening to CBC this morning. The Sunday Edition was airing the second part of an episode on the hundredth anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Michael Enright … Continue reading →

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SEX:An Annotated Biographical Bibliography

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

This might come as a shocker, but this post was very hard for me to write. I spent most of my life not even talking about sex, let alone writing about it publicly. So why? Why put myself out there … Continue reading →

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Hell Years: Introduction to an Annotated Bibliography

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Reading. Reading is my comfort, my addiction, my solace. For most of my life I have been able to get lost in a book. Get lost in a book. I never really thought about that phrase before, what it means. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Posted on April 23, 2014 by

 I have been thinking a lot about what it means to be female, a topic I have deftly avoided until now. I guess having two teenage daughters will do that to a gal.  Why are they so hesitant to put … Continue reading →

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Sucker Literary 3 Cover Reveal!

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

So excited to have a story in the third Sucker anthology! Here is the beautiful cover: Sucker Literary is a platform for established and emerging, hugely intelligent writers who have the grit and talent to create compelling, authentic young adult … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Me, Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

Posted on February 17, 2014 by

  Me, Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews Greg Gaines’ major talent is blending in. In fact, he’s made it a point for his whole high school career to not make any friends or enemies, but to surf … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Imposter Bride

Posted on February 14, 2014 by

The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler A young woman, traumatized from the events she witnessed in Europe, arrives in Montreal after the war. She is there to meet her  groom, whom she has never met before. But from the glimpse he … Continue reading →

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