Arts

September to watch for

So, so, so: it's September. Sad times for us summer lovers as the long sunny days fade away, but great…

10 years ago

Nerdtastic Novels

Armada by Ernest Cline caught my eye because of one word - Nerdtastic. Such a novel would fulfill the reading…

10 years ago

Staff Pick – “Little Black Lies” by Sharon Bolton

For several years now I have been a huge fan of Sharon Bolton’s novels.The setting of “Little Black Lies” was…

10 years ago

Election 2015 – Beyond the Sound Bites

With our next federal election just a few months away, there is still time to read books by and about…

10 years ago

2015 Gemmell Award Winners

The Gemmell Awards were created in honour of fantasy novelist David Gemmell who passed away in 2006. Gemmell created fantastic…

10 years ago

Take this to the beach: Best American Nonrequired Reading

I am working at the information desk on the fifth floor of Halifax Central Library; it is hot and sunny…

10 years ago

Staff Pick – The Stranger by Harlen Coben

Adam Price, New Jersey lawyer, is "living the dream" in Harlan Coben's latest thriller The Stranger. The dream includes a…

10 years ago

Staff Pick—The Martian by Andy Weir

Andy Weir’s The Martian is a special book. You might be, as I was, initially put off by some combination…

10 years ago

Staff Pick – A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

There is an irony to labouring over words for this post about A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear…

10 years ago

Staff Pick – You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Grace Reinhart Sachs is living a carefully constructed life in upscale New York that is quickly to descend into chaos…

10 years ago