Monthly Archives: November 2011
Once every month, we’ll share the motivation and passion that drives one book club — it could be yours! — from across the globe. These are the people who have combined the solitary pleasure of reading a book with the … Continue reading
By Marilyn Herbert The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao does not have a short or superficial shelf life — it is destined to live on in the hearts of all discerning readers. First published in 2007, this extraordinary novel … Continue reading
It bears repeating what other reviewers have said as a precursor to describing Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus: the marketing push behind this book — its seven-figure advance, foreign rights sold in more than 25 countries, and a movie deal … Continue reading
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Book review: Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
Reviewed by Kathleen Keenan
Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild is the moving, surprisingly engrossing account of her ...
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Film review: The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann
Reviewed by Aaron Kreuter
The Great Gatsby, the new film by Australian director Baz Luhrmann, is one of the most ...
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Contest: Win two tickets to see The Charge of the Expormidable Moose
A goat and a moose are working together this May, as Toronto theatre company One Little Goat presents the English-lang ...
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Book review: The Best Place on Earth, by Ayelet Tsabari
Reviewed by Aaron Kreuter
The Best Place on Earth, Ayelet Tsabari's debut collection of short stories, brings readers ...
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Book review: Born Weird, by Andrew Kaufman
Reviewed by Laura Godfrey
Following a style similar to his previous three successful novels (All My Friends Are Super ...
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