This is the day that many people wish to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with many, many margaritas, because nothing says "I support Mexican holidays" like drinking margaritas. For those who don't know what Cinco de Mayo is really about here is a documentary by the History Channel to explain it all. This day celebrates Mexico breaking […]
Spring is finally coming to Toronto. I know it was officially spring March 20, but the weather is finally showing promise of warmth, sun shine and finally we can venture outside to read out favourite new books. There is nothing nicer than sitting outside a coffee shop with the sun on your face, a warm […]
Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday this year and the Order of Canada has been around for 50 years. Recently one of my favourite authors Louise Penny was awarded this honor in Ottawa. Louise Penny has written 12 books in her Inspector Gamache series and they are primarily set in rural Quebec. This is a […]
The newest book from the mind of Ian Hamilton will be released this upcoming week, entitled The Couturier of Milan. This is the tenth book in the wildly popular series written by Ian Hamilton, a Canadian author hailing from Burlington, Ontario. This series follows the highly adventurous and dangerous life of Ava Lee, a forensic accountant […]
This past September, a book was published that highlighted the contributions of three African American women in the NASA Space Program during the height of the space race. These human computers used pencils, slide rulers and paper (this is before our phones had apps to do math for us) to figure out how to put […]
This month marks National Alzheimer's Month, a disease that according to Alzheimer Society of Canada afflicts 564,000 Canadians currently, with 25,000 new people diagnosed each year. That means every hour roughly 3 new people will be diagnosed. This is a number that does not seem to be slowing down, but research continues. This diagnosis can […]
The Internet, especially websites devoted to astrological events, is full of references to tonight's "Black Moon". A black moon refers to when a new moon phase starts in the same month as the previous new moon — two new moons in one month. This last occurred in March 2014, and the next one will be […]
This is the day of the year that we acknowledge our furry four legged friends who greet us as we come home with tail wags and licks to the face. That is not to say other pets such as cats, birds, hamsters, snakes, turtles and other pets aren't special too. This is simply a day […]
Clive Cussler has written more than 70 books over the past 40 years. He turns 85 this Friday on July 15 and continues to publish. I find his books are to men what chick lit is to some women. It taps basic pleasures. For Clive Cussler fans those pleasures are: spies, weapons, global conspiracies and […]
Father's Day is upon us, this Sunday, June 19th. This is a special day we set aside to honour the person who walks our dog in the rain, deals with spiders and picks us up from a friend's house in the middle of the night if we have a nightmare. I am not saying only dads […]