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Multiple Months of Mailbox Mondays

By monnibo | Published: March 11, 2013

You already know I have a problem. My TBR Pile would crush me to death if it fell over. And it seems that 2013 isn’t helping the pile… Armchair Books in Whistler: Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley Inside by Alix Ohlin SFU bookstore (some sale items): A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon The Woefield Poulty Collective by Susan Juby The Plight House by Jason Hrivnak Making Waves: Reading BC and Pacific Northwest Literature Trans.Can.Lit: Resituating the Study of Canadian Literature The Canadian Press Stylebook The Canadian Press Caps & Spelling BMV Bookstore in Toronto: Griffin & Continue Reading »

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Divergent by Veronica Roth (book review)

By monnibo | Published: March 6, 2013

Divergent by Veronica Roth is the first book in a new dystopian series. You’re probably thinking that this concept has already been done to death, but Roth’s approach and premise is really entertaining. The second title, Insurgent, is already out and the movie (no surprise there) is already in pre-production. In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). Teenagers in each faction take personality and aptitude tests to attempt to predict which faction Continue Reading »

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Are you wearing a Pink Shirt today?

By monnibo | Published: February 27, 2013

Today is Anti-Bullying Day 2013, celebrated on the last Wednesday in February here in Canada. It is also called “Pink Shirt Day” as a symbol to stand against bullying. Started in 2007, the first event was organized by two young men in Nova Scotia who arranged a “sea of pink” after Grade 9 student was harassed for wearing a pink polo shirt. The activism gained a lot of media attention and Canada now raises awareness to abolish bullying. Vancouver slam-poet Shane Koyczan—best known internationally for his performance during the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics—has recorded an incredibly powerful Continue Reading »

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