Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose Lawrence Hill’s Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On being black and white in Canada We had tried reading two novels about Ireland for this month’s Family Reads. Unfortunately, we found […]
Author: Danielle Martin Title: Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley Published: 10 January 2017 Publisher: Allen Lane Length: 368 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I Read: Browsing NetGalley; topic I’m interested in Rating: ★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | IndieBound I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. DR. DANIELLE MARTIN see the challenges in our […]
Author: Jennifer Niven Title: The Ice Master Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: November 2000 Publisher: Hachette Books Length: 402 pages Genre: Creative/narrative non-fiction Why I Read: Interested in the Karluk‘s journey Rating: ★★★★ GoodReads | IndieBound | Indigo | Amazon My introduction to the Karluk voyage came via Eric Walter’s Trapped in Ice. Walter’s book is one of the earliest chapter books I remember reading, perhaps in grade three. Earlier this year, […]
This is a topic that has been cropping up in my life in unexpected areas. Physician-assisted suicide has been recently legalized in Canada, I taught about assisted suicide when I completed my ESL practicum last fall, and now I’ve unintentionally read three books on aging and dying that complement each other. I also remember being fascinated by this article (‘Why Doctors Die Differently’; I think it’s behind a paywall now) […]
Title: Solving the Procrastination Puzzle Author: Timothy A. Pychyl Format/Source: Paperback/Library Published: December 2013 Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher Length: 107 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I Read: Solid recommendation from Lifehacker on a practical book for tackling a bad habit Read If You: Procrastinate! Rating: ★★★★★ Links: GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon Solving the Procrastination Puzzle is a book written by an author who really knows what he’s talking about. Timothy […]