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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Teaser: by Mia Herrera As part of Penguin Canada’s Bloggers and Books Network, I received Mercedes Lackey’s new book, Gwenhwyfar: The White Spirit. Released on October 6th, Gwenhwyfar provides a new look at King Arthur’s legendary queen…
Teaser: by Mia Herrera This Wednesday, October 21st marked the beginning of the 30th International Festival of Authors (IFOA), which runs this year until Saturday, October 31st. The IFOA began in 1980 with a mandate to bring…
Teaser: by Mia Herrera With the seemingly continuous expansion of the Chapters/Indigo bookstore chain and the consequent closures of long-established independent booksellers, one is left to question Canada’s book industry. Indeed, the future of…
Teaser: By Mia Herrera More than half my articles on Live in Limbo have been about the uncertainty of the book industry. Perhaps this is a drum that I’ve been beating for far…
