Author Archives: Risa

My goodness, I am really confronting my global disaster fears this month! February is a dreary month in Ontario, and it’s challenging even for a milestone birthday to cheer it up. It seems, with few exceptions, that my February book … Continue reading →

Hard to believe, but I read seven (!!) books this month. Only two are murder mysteries, so maybe I’m getting better at branching out? Certainly book clubs help. Two of the books were selections by my Amnesty book club group … Continue reading →

With minimal preamble, here’s my complete list of books for 2024. The categories are pretty self-explanatory. BTW, I read 52 books this year (!!!), a new record since my record keeping began! I’d say at a glance I still favour … Continue reading →

One – I forgot to publish an entry for Nov, so lucky you, you get a total of ten books in this post. I’ll try to keep them brief! Two – I surprised myself (shocked, even!) by finishing the year … Continue reading →

Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles Want to read a book with notes of The Great Gatsby, but without the annoying characters and male-centric plot? Then Rules of Civility may be the book for you! Set in the late 30s … Continue reading →

Welcome, book club readers! I’m sorry for being so late this month! We have two short stories left, and these are actually quite short at 14 pages and 24 pages respectively. The first is titled “Or All The Seas With … Continue reading →

I am on several waiting lists at the local Picton library, for both physical books and e-books when physical copies didn’t exist. And, as luck would have it, this month my number came up and up and up.! Day after … Continue reading →