I am finally making my triumphant return to this blog to share a quick recap of my top picks from last night’s HarperCollins Canada #FrenzyPresents in which the team highlighted their best YA releases for the upcoming months. Below I’ve shared my top 5 titles (in no particular order) that I’m looking forward to reading… Continue reading [Event Recap] #FrenzyPresents Summer Preview
Hey all! I’m back with another top 10 list (although keeping it to 10 was insanely hard) – this time highlighting my favourite movies centred around the boys of fall! Other than Remember the Titans being my undisputed number 1 pick (seriously, I’ll quote this movie in regular conversation while praying people get the reference… Continue reading Brains, Books, and Back to Football: Top 10 Football Movies
On September 10th, a group of YA enthusiasts (bloggers, booksellers, etc.) invaded the Bloor/Gladstone branch of the Toronto Public Library to sit around, enjoy each other’s company, munch on snacks, and (of course) talk books! Raincoast always has a ton of awesome titles on their schedule so of course I was bouncing up and… Continue reading #TeensReadFeed: Raincoast’s Winter/Spring 2017 Preview!
On August 21, I had the pleasure of heading to the Harpercollins Canada office in Toronto for their preview event! I had never been to a Frenzy Presents event before so I had no idea what to expect but I was pretty sure it would be great! It was an awful day to travel around… Continue reading [Recap] #FrenzyPresents
On Thursday, May 12 I had the awesome opportunity to head down to Indigo HQ after work to take part in a night of trivia and twitter-chatting with the Indigo squad and the McGill Quidditch team! The trivia portion happened in our time there before the Twitter chat. Some of those questions were HARD! I… Continue reading Event Recap: #IndigoChat with the McGill Quidditch Team
On Saturday, May 7 I had the awesome opportunity to attend the preview hosted by Raincoast to showcase their fall titles! They had a great, picnic-esque spread set up for us when we came in with snacks, drinks, candy, and awesome summery decor.WELL DONE JENN! You are a rock star :D. It created a fun… Continue reading Event Recap: Raincoast #TeensReadFeed Fall Preview
Last week I had the opportunity to spend two amaaaazing days at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Expo that was part of their even larger Super Conference. Spoiler alert: it was, indeed, super! I spent both days with Hayley from Booking it with Hayley G who was a spectacular guide. She had been to a… Continue reading Top Picks from OLA + Giveaway
About the author: Brenda Drake, the youngest of three children, grew up an Air Force brat and the continual new kid at school. Her fondest memories growing up is of her eccentric, Irish grandmother’s animated tales, which gave her a strong love for storytelling. So it was only fitting that she would choose to write… Continue reading {Excerpt} Thief of Lies by Brenda Drake
Soooo…I asked Santa to bring me GATU and Vicarious for Black Friday. Apparently that’s “not in his job description”. Okay there, Mr. Red Suit. Although the Clause wasn’t any help to me, the Black Friday fairy has an awesome Paula Stokes offer for you! *insert drumroll* Liars, Inc. is only $1.99! WHAT?! Yeah, I’m… Continue reading Liars, Inc. Black Friday Sale Blitz
Last Saturday, October 17th, Toronto was lucky enough to host the last stop of the amazing Fierce Reads tour at the Yonge & Eglinton Indigo location. This event was so important that I missed the last home game of the season for my beloved Laurier Golden Hawks to be in Toronto instead! It was a decision I… Continue reading Event Recap – Fierce Reads in Toronto!
Brains, Books, and Brawns 