This week’s challenge: “I’d love if you shared a picture or several pictures of your library.” I’d like to share some photos from the park at my favourite library branch. This is a photo of my friend standing by a large sculpture titled emptyful (click for info). The mist was very refreshing on that hot day. This area is my favourite part of the library park. I love ponds! This […]
Today’s quick review is of two non-fiction books I recently picked up from the library. Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York’s Underground Economy by Sudhir Venkatesh Rating: ★★★½ [ratings guide] Venkatesh focuses his exploration on the sex trade in NYC and the connections formed in an underground economy, crossing dividing lines such as class and race. I liked the informal tone and the variety of […]
This week’s challenge: “I wanted to share some stories about my library experiences and I’d like for you to do so as well.” This post is a little bit as I didn’t finish it up before I went to the lake this weekend. I wasn’t sure what to write about, but over the weekend I remembered an assignment I had in my first year of university. I wrote a short […]
Author: J.E. WilliamsTitle: Light of the AndesFormat/Source: eBook/ARCPublished: June 2012 (new edition released June 2014, I think)Publisher: Irie BooksLength: 200 pagesGenre: Spiritual non-fictionWhy I Read: Browsing ‘religion and spirituality’ on NetGalley; mountain caught my eyeRead If You’re: A mountain lover or interested in Indigenous spirituality, esp. of Peru’s Q’ero people Rating: ★★★★ [ratings guide]I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.Links: GoodReads […]
In my first library book haul post, I picked up five books. I dropped three of them, but The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender was a five star read and I’m greatly enjoying Buddhism Plain & Simple so far. I had two more holds come shortly after that post – All the Birds, Singing and I Forgot to Remember. I read both and posted a few thoughts here. […]