FanExpo 2010: Recap
September 10, 2011
Friday: 6:45 pm: The Expo officially opens Friday evening at 4pm, but knowing that I’d be there all weekend, I end up heading downtown late. The commute downtown is not so bad, and my arrival…
Farzana Doctor’s Book Launch: Six Metres of Pavement
September 10, 2011
(Photo Caption: TINARS Director, Marc Glassman, in conversation with Farzana Doctor.) The launch was a great success, filled with soothing vocals, wry stories about the audience’s worst mistakes, and Glassman’s psychoanalysis of Farzana Doctor (Is…
Keep Toronto Reading 2011
September 10, 2011
Having been a novice in attendance, I had no clue what to expect. What ensued that night was a series of readings by Anthony De Sa, Cesar Polvarosa Jr, and the MAD Poet. The…
Books for Dads: Bookstore Chains' Holiday Reads
September 10, 2011
Teaser: By: Mia Herrera Around New Years they’ll bring out the self-help books, approaching Valentine’s Day they’ll display the romance novels, near Christmas they’ll ship the Christmas carols, and creeping towards Halloween they’ll release a…
Book Review: Scott Pilgrim
September 10, 2011
Teaser: Review by: Mia Herrera For those of you who haven’t yet heard of Scott Pilgrim, you’re hearing about him now: Scott Pilgrim, written by Bryan Lee O’Malley, is the hero of the hippest, coolest graphic…
Writer's Retreats: What They Are & Where To Find Them
September 10, 2011
Teaser: by Mia Herrera If you’re a city writer who has difficulty finding the time or space to work on your craft, you may want to consider attending a writer’s retreat. There are writer’s retreats…
Iconic Indie Bookstore Closing on 30th Anniversary
September 10, 2011
Teaser: By Mia Herrera Toronto’s literary world has been in an uproar since July 10 upon hearing that Pages bookstore, located on the corner of Queen and John, will be closing on their 30th Anniversary…
Archie Comics: Changed Times, Changed Looks, Changed Stories
September 10, 2011
Teaser: By Mia Herrera When I was younger, I’d love to pick and choose from among my big sisters’ shelves, which boasted impressive sets – Baby-sitters Club books, Nancy Drews, Sweet Valley Highs and Archie Comics…
The Lost Symbol: Not Sign of a Lost Cause
September 10, 2011
Teaser: by Mia Herrera On Tuesday, September 15th, Dan Brown’s much-anticipated book, The Lost Symbol, was released – his third book featuring the Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon. In Brown’s earlier bestsellers, Langdon ventured out to uncover…