Magnificent Octopus

A novel, for me, is an excuse to pin down, collect, and put together all the little things about daily life that I like writing about. A nov...

Montreal metro stations this week have been filled with bookshelves, stocked with virtual books. In a campaign cosponsored by various tran...

Norway, 2001 Spain, 2010 Sweden, 2014 I've posted all of these separately to Google+ over the last few weeks, and I'm sure ...

In 2013 I read approximately 50 books. Some were very long, and some were very short. I say approximately because some were so short it does...

I've been in the market for a nice cover for my ereader for some time. Nothing's wrong with the neoprene sleeve that came with the d...

"I came," she said, "hoping you could talk me out of a fantasy." "Cherish it!" cried Hilarius, fiercely. ...

True to form, I've been meaning to see a particular art exhibit for weeks, but I've been putting it off or forgetting, until now, ju...

Recently I read the first instalment of Doctor Who: A Fairy Tale Life , courtesy of the review copy system at NetGalley . This selection w...

It was one of those unaccountable little rooms which are never seen anywhere but in a tavern, and are supposed to have got into taverns by r...

I'm taking a train trip (soon), and I want to stock up on some fresh reading material (that is, something other than the classics I'...

Some three weeks ago (more! what day is this, anyway?) I headed out to the 12th Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival to attend a ...

I'd decided to treat myself to an ereader as soon as the Kobo became available in black. I've read all about it, know the specs, etc...