The winners of the annual Audie Awards were recently announced. The Audie Awards are presented each year by the Audio Publishers Association to honour the best in audio publishing. Some of the winning audiobooks for 2017 are: Audiobook of the Year: Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. Read by Mariska Hargitay with […]
In a weird coincidence, two of my favorite nonfiction books of the last few years have been made into new films that are available within days of each other. The Lost City of Z by David Grann has been made into a feature film which is in limited release in theatres right now. The Immortal Life […]
I'll admit, I generally avoid novels in the magical realism genre. In the past, I've found the added element of magic in a story otherwise based in reality more irritating than interesting. That's just me. Yet, when I came across Himself by Jess Kidd, I thought I'd try again. I'm very glad I did. Perhaps […]
The movie Hidden Figures is having an incredible awards season. It has already won’the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and has been nominated for many other awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and three Oscars. If you have wondered why you haven't heard about the book Hidden Figures: The American Dream […]
Through the Loan Stars program, I read the recently published novel To Capture What We Cannot Keep by Beatrice Colin. It is one of several novels that I have come across in the last little while set in Paris during the period of The Belle Époque. The period of French history from the Franco-Prussian War to […]
There are so many excellent nonfiction books available at the moment that it is difficult to decide which to read first! If you prefer to read nonfiction, or perhaps have a nonfiction reader on your gift list, have a look at this list of some of the recently books that are popular right now. […]
Now that we are well into autumn, it is time to again have a look at the upcoming movies that are based on books. Never Go Back, the 18th book in Lee Child's popular series, has been made into a film that is opening in theatres today, October 21st. Tom Cruise is back as […]
In the recent article Read Books, Live Longer, the New York Times reported on a study that found a connection between book reading and a longer life. In the study of over 3,000 participants, the researchers found that people who read books for over three and a half hours a week lived an average of almost two years longer than those […]
Summer vacations often involve quite a bit of car travel. One way to help pass the time on a long drive is to listen to an audiobook. Toronto Public Library has many 'e' audiobooks that can be borrowed and downloaded to computers, smartphones and tablets or transferred (from a computer) onto portable music players like iPods. If […]
During this time of year many people stop by the library looking for suggestions for books to read during their vacations. After all, there is nothing like spending a relaxing summer's day involved in a good book, preferably with a favourite beverage close by. The hardest part is finishing one book and deciding what to read next. […]