We Begin at the End is a powerful novel about people who deserve so much more than life throws at them. This book focuses on the life of Duchess, who is a 13-year-old girl. The novel begins when Duchess’ mother, Star, is a child. Star and her friends, Walk and Vincent King, were hanging out…
The Book Club Hub – New Book Club Bags: Part 4
Every month, a new set of book club titles will be highlighted in The Book Club Hub post. This month features another batch of new titles available in our Book Club in a Bag service. Always looking to keep up with demand and interest, we here at TBPL are constantly adding new titles to our Book…
YOUth Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Silent Patient tells the story of a woman who committed a horrific act of violence against her own husband. However, it is her behaviour that is so intriguing. Instead of focusing on retelling the crime, the book is centered around the mind of the woman herself. Alicia shot her husband 5 times in the…
Interview with Sandi Boucher
Sandi Boucher went from being an indigenous woman desperately searching for safe spaces to one who creates them for others, from absolute poverty that had her selling furniture to feed her children to the owner of not one but TWO thriving businesses, from a woman who was desperately trying to find her voice to one…
Staff Review – I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Some books have titles that are simple, everyday titles. Some books have titles that grab your attention and result in many questions. I think it’s fair to say the title of Jennette McCurdy’s memoir falls in the attention-grabbing category. Some readers may recognize McCurdy as the child/teen actor best known for her role as Sam…
YOUth Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens follows the life of Kya Clark, a girl abandoned by her family to navigate life alone in the marsh. Kya is an outcast to the community as she is seen as unintelligent, dirty, and uncivilized due to her lack of education and lifestyle. Kya manages to get by…
YOUth Review: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid follows the life of four siblings born of Mick Riva, a star who is known by all. All of the siblings have built their own fame using their unique talents, with no help from Mick. Mick abandoned their family leaving their mother, June, on her own to raise the…
Interview with Marianne Jones
Marianne Jones was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where she lives with her husband Reg. Her work has appeared in Room, Wascana Review, Canadian Living, and Reader’s Digest, and won awards from the Canadian Authors Association, Writer’s Digest, and others. Her as-told-to memoir, The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die, won the 2015 Word Alive Press…
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Staff Review – Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
After reading “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” last year, I was interested to read more of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novels. I’d heard good things about this one, of course, and was eager to try it out. I’d also heard many people wondered if “Daisy Jones and The Six” were actually a real band after reading…
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