The craze for culinary mysteries continues. Personally, I'd rather curl up with a delicious dish of Dexter, but these cozy, women-centred mysteries are witty, well-written and often loaded with great receipes. Here are some of the best: Goldy Bear Mysteries by Diane Mott Davidson. Goldy Schultz is divorced and […]
Check out Patrick Cain's Baby File which recently appeared in the Toronto Star – you can see which baby names are most popular in the GTA by postal code. Solid data now shows that Ethan and Oliva are confirmed suburbinites while Benjamin and Sarah prefer the downtown scene. Markham is overun with Chloes. Tenzin is […]
O.: A Presidential Novel by Anonymous is getting some buzz – and not all of it is necessarily good. This roman à clef, obviously based on the current Obama administration, has been compared to Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics by Anonymous (later revealed to be journalist, Joe Klein) which based its events on the […]
Love him or hate him, Ricky Gervais certainly made headlines at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards. This Brit wit took no prisoners and left viewers debating whether he was a) just taking the mickey out of a corrupt event full of self-satisfied celebrities or b) just bloody rude. Gervais isn't the only comedian to make […]
If you've been following the Mental Health Special on CBC Radio's The Current with Steven Page, the following books may interest you. These autobiographies, by people from all walks of life, share a common theme – each have been affected in some way by mental illness. These reads are […]
Forty years from now, will bestsellers such as Twilight, The Da Vinci Code, or Eat, Pray, Love hold up? Look back forty years at these 70s bestsellers – many are worth a second look. Love Story by Erich Segal. "Love means never having to say you're sorry" – no one at the time really knew […]
Vampires and werewolves are so last year. Anyone watching The Walking Dead on Sunday nights on AMC will tell you that. Nominated for a Golden Globe award, the critically-acclaimed televsion series is based on the 2003 adult comic books by Robert Kirkman, illustrated by Tony Moore and later, […]
Anticipating some royal fever this year, the North York Central Library Film Club presents: Jan 17 – The Queen w/ Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms Feb 23 – Young Victoria w/ Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson Mar 14 – Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown w/ […]
Recent films based on great books: The King's Speech by Mark Logue. The film starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush recently opened in Toronto; this account of King George VI of Britain and his speech therapist was a favourite at the TIFF. The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich is the basis for David Fincher's un-Friendly […]
On December 16, Larry King said farewell to millions of viewers in his final broadcast of Larry King Live. During his long career both he and his famous guests have generated some great reading. Check out Audition by Barbara Walters. Marvel at Liz's bling in Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry and La Streisand's home […]