Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen I run for a number of reasons: fitness, health, the fresh air in High Park and beside the lake. It also helps to clear my mind, and to put focus in my life. Sam Carrier also runs for a variety of reasons: to avoid his abusive stepfather, to manage his anger, but most of […]
Any DJs in the house? Any DJ fans? Tell us your story… and check out On the Record: the Scratch DJ Academy Guide by Luke Crisell, Phil White & Rob Principe (with a forward by Moby). This all-in-one guide from the legendary school of hip-hop is about more than learning to DJ. It’s the definitive […]
Check your email–we've drawn the prize winners for the August 10 - August 16 period and sent emails to the winners (including the winners of the books from the thread on Mitochrondial Curiousities). Congratulations to the winners! One more week of normal prize draws and then the grand prize draw in the last week (and some more chances to win random […]
Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki I'm a big fan of Mariko Tamaki's books, so I was super excited when she agreed to do a short Q&A with me for the Word Out! Blog about her latest graphic novel Emiko Superstar. Mariko is also the author of the highly acclaimed graphic novel Skim, illustrated by her cousin […]
I read Robert B. Parker's The Boxer and the Spy last week, a hardboiled teen mystery by a writer who's been writing mysteries for quite some time longer than I've been alive and has polished the craft to perfection. Highly enjoyable, fast read!
Celebrate the end of the Word Out! Teen Summer Reading at Barbara Frum's Wrap-Up party. Eat food, win prizes, have fun! Thursday, August 276-7:30 p.m.Barbara Frum District LibraryRoom B, 3rd Floor
The book prize for this thread has been drawn. Thanks to everyone for their excellent board names! Hey Word Outers, Turns out we've got a spare copy of The Skateboarding Field Manual, the nonfiction of the week for August 3, to give away.
Hey Word Out-ers, A quick anecdotal survey (our higher-ups are interested):
Click: The Ultimate Photography Guide for Generation Now by Charlie Styr and Maria Wakem In Click: The Ultimate Photography Guide for Generation Now, award-winning 18-year-old photographer Charlie Styr, with writer and photography editor Maria Wakem, compiled this book filled with over 150 phtoos taken by other youth worldwide. Along with covering the basics of photography, Styr […]
Zot: The Complete Black and White Collection, 1987-1991 by Scott McCloud In this collection you will find the complete black and white issues of the Zot! series volume 11-36. I admit that I was not captivated by the storyline or the main characters, superhero Zot and his girlfriend Jenny, but I did like the artwork.