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2 days ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
May is short story month, so I’m going to be reviewing a few here in the next few weeks, and I’m starting with a local Calgary author.
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1 week ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
Canadian publisher Douglas & McIntyre must be aware of my love of cozy mysteries, because they very kindly sent me all four books in the Priscilla Tempest Mystery Series, including the most recent, published only a few months ago, Curse of the Savoy, by Ron Base and Prudence Emery. I gobbled up all four books in a row, enjoying my trip to the swinging 60s of London set within the glamorous and world famous Savoy Hotel.
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3 weeks ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
This is the first Heather O’Neill book I’ve ever read, and as a Canadian who prides myself on reading widely, I’m embarrassed to admit that! O’Neill has written a few works of fiction, many of them award-winners, so I was delighted when I could join the band of O’Neill fans after I read her latest release, The Capital of Dreams. Similar to her other writing this book includes magical elements but with a strong thread of characterization and personal development.
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1 month ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
I’ve squirreled away David Sedaris books in my home, ready to read when I feel I need them most. As I’ve said many times on this blog, David Sedaris is my favourite writer, and I savour his stories like a delicious chocolate bar I’ve been pining for. I don’t read his books in order so I’m still getting through his impressive backlist.
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1 month ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
I’d like to say I planned ahead of time to read and write the reviews of one of Ireland’s most famous authors in the month of March, but I’ll admit to this all happening by happy accident instead. Last year, a publicist sent me the latest release from Colm Toíbín, excited that he had finally released a sequel following his beloved character Eilis.
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1 month ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
It’s been awhile since I read Canadian author Claire Cameron. I last read and reviewed one of her books of fiction, The Last Neanderthal in 2019 and I recently picked up her memoir How to Survive a Bear Attack with an open mind because it’s a work of non-fiction, so very different from what I was used to. This latest book is about the skin cancer that runs in her family, plus a deadly bear attack she became fixated on as she grew older.
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2 months ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
As you can tell by my tropical photo above, I was visiting warmer climes as of late. When I find myself in a dreaded airport, I always make sure to check out the books on sale because I’m curious to see what’s popular, and what constitutes a ‘beach read’ for most.
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2 months ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
A new book by Matt Haig always seems to turn into a publishing ‘event’. He’s a bestselling author with many hits under his belt, but his latest release The Life Impossible seemed to have slipped under the radar – I haven’t seen it on many lists since it came out in September. It’s still considered a bestseller, but not quite the mega-seller his books typically become. The reason?
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2 months ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
It’s been awhile since I picked up a book by Kate Atkinson, although in the past when I did read her, I enjoyed her work. Atkinson is also well known for her detective Jackson Brodie and the series she’s written for him, of which Death at the Sign of the Rook is the sixth. This is my first Jackson Brodie book, but I now understand the excitement around these releases because I loved this novel.
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2 months ago | 
ivereadthis.com | Anne Logan
This is the second book by Benjamin Stevenson that I’ve read and enjoyed this year. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret is obviously a seasonal release, meant to capture those readers who love a good holiday-themed book, myself included. I’ve reviewed stories like this before, and typically enjoyed them. But I knew this book would delight regardless of the Christmas tie-in, because I loved Stevenson’s last book Everyone On This Train is a Suspect too.