Tag: Toronto
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How to read more during COVID-19
It can be difficult to amuse yourself at home and frustrating, especially as nicer weather is approaching, but please stay in! Stay in and read! Reading has always been a way for me to travel the world–this one and many others–when I’ve felt stuck in one place. Read to get lost in another time or…
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Lattes with Ladies: Jasmine Gui
I finally got the chance to transcribe this exciting interview with Jasmine Gui, translator, editor, and co-founder of the Project 40 Collective. She is a really, really cool lady whose passion for diversity and accessibility in literature have helped to create LooseLeaf Magazine and Col.lab Incubator. I became familiar with her stuff through Instagram and when I realized…
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Best Bookish Gifts in Toronto
Shopping for the perfect gift for a reader? Want something unique and truly Canadian? I know I do! I love looking through holiday look books but I’ve always thought that there isn’t enough of a spotlight on Canadian gifts. Not to mention the added shipping fees and waiting of ordering in from the U.S. or…
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Uncovering the mystery of The Monkey’s Paw
I set out on a Sunday when the TTC closed the Bloor line (of course) to visit The Monkey’s Paw at its new west-end location. Infamous for being a shop of curios and The Biblio-Mat machine,which spits out odd and old books for just a toonie, I’ve always been curious about it! Like a…