Tag: bookstore
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Resource List: Stories addressing anti-black racism
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “The danger of a single story” In light of the recent cases of George Floyd and Regis Korchinski-Paquet, conversations about anti-racism and the history…
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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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Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
I first saw Hot Milk in the recommended books section at Green Apple Books in San Francisco. Its beautiful cover and intriguing title drew my attention but I passed on it to save room in my suitcase. This past Christmas, a friend gifted it to me from an equally cool bookstore here in Toronto, ReReading,…
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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…