I was just an infant when I arrived in Canada. My first home language was Greek, eventually learning English during school. My paren’ts and I practiced our Greek heritage through community events, and I went to Greek classes after school and Saturdays. By university I was living two cultures, two heritages. I participated in the […]
When you are young you may never think it will happen to you, or it's way far off, and then one day… it happens. Whatever you want to call it, you're older, old, middle aged, a senior. There's more gray hair, you suddenly need glasses for everything etc., etc. I remember the first time a […]
Sometimes you are reading a book that you can sink your whole self into. You like the characters, the plot, the historical context and you don't want it to end. At the same time, you are anxiously reading to find out the end. I have mourned characters upon finishing, and when I start a new […]
Have you ever sifted through library or book store displays and it seems every author under the sun is writing about the same city, the same war, the current US president, the same historical figure, the same current event? At least it means there are many options for "two books on the same topic by […]
What exactly does the TPL Reading Challenge category "a book you consider to be a classic" mean? What is a classic book? That's a question that could possibly be a very heated discussion! We're proposing a very wide interpretation. We'll be hosting our first Facebook Live TPL Reading Challenge event on Wednesday, April 29 at […]