Month: June 2019
Our Past Matters: Stories of Gay Calgary by Kevin Allen
Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations by Richard Wagamese
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Here in Canada today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. In honour of that, I’m reviewing Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations by Richard Wagamese.
Continue readingThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
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In Canada, June is also National Indigenous History Month. In honour of that, here is a review for a book written by an Indigenous author and featuring Indigenous characters.

Before I get into my personal opinion of this book, I wanted to say that I really appreciate the fact that this is an #ownvoices book; that is to say that it was written by a Métis author about a Métis character.
Continue readingThe Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
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Happy Pride month! 🏳️🌈 To start off the month, here’s a review about a book chock-full of LGBTQ+ characters.
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee adds even more wonderful characters to the already diverse cast presented in The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue.
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