Graphic Novel of the Week for July 20th: Flight Volume 5
Flight Vol. 5 by Kazu Kibuishi I have been a HUGE fan of the series Flight for some time now. The artwork and stories never cease to amaze me. It has been nominated for the Harvey Awards.
Flight Vol. 5 by Kazu Kibuishi I have been a HUGE fan of the series Flight for some time now. The artwork and stories never cease to amaze me. It has been nominated for the Harvey Awards.
The Devil's Breath by David Gilman The urban dictionary defines "devil's breath" as: "a noxious or toxic smell". In terms of this novel by David Gilman it refers to the fact that our hero has uncovered an environmental polluter who is ruining the waters in Africa by dumping drugs and pharmaceuticals. But let's backtrack on this […]
The Little Black Book for Guys by Saint Stephen’s Community House Seeing Leo's post from July 6 about crappy stories from high school made me think back to all mine …. except that my book this week is all about sex, and there's no way I'm going to reveal my secrets here.
I read a book somewhat different from my usual selection last week (it didn't have dragons, robots or superheroes, basically): Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet by Kashmira Sheth. It had such a great cover that it made me want to read the whole novel.
Check your email–we've drawn the prize winners for the July 13 – July 19 period and sent emails to the winners. Full details on prizes here. Congratulations to the winners! If you didn't win a prize–there's six more weeks of prize drawings to go!
First, a confession–I haven't read Superman: Kryptonite yet. It's proven too popular for me to get my hands on a library copy (and I hope some of the readers are Word Out! members who can give more insight into this particular story than I can!). I have, however, read a LOT of other Superman comics […]
http://www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing public photos and videos from Word Out!. Make your own badge here. Our colleague Susan K (the responsible member of the Word Out! team who didn’t leave her camera at home) took so many good photos of the BATTLE OF THE BOOKS that we ended up making a Flickr […]
Toronto Reference Library's Digital Design Studio is offering a three-day workshop in August, Digital Design Studio Basics for Teens. This three day workshop introduces you to the latest in graphic design using Photoshop and web design using Dreamweaver. A fantastic summer learning experience for 14-18 year olds Registration required! Limited spaces! Call 416-393-7209 to register Tuesday / Wednesday […]
The Year We Disappeared by Cylin Busby I'm a TV crime/drama junkie. My favourites are "Law and Order", "Law and Order Criminal Intent", "The First 48" and "48 Hours Mystery" who, by the way, featured a segment on Cylin and her family called "Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared". You can check out the […]
Continuing from our conversation on Monday with Susan Ouriou, translator of Charlotte Gingras' Pieces of Me… Elsa (E): What other books have you translated?