Why read the original when the remake is more fun? Try one of these retellings of classic fiction for updated and diverse versions of the stories you know. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next or watch on our YouTube channel. Place your TPBL holds for print books... Continue Reading →
Adaptations of Novels
This week, Laura and Nicole are all about book adaptations. We cover all the genres with fantasy, realism, YA, and adult titles, and then talk our personal favourite adaptations. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next or watch on our YouTube channel. Place your TPBL holds for print... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novels by Women
This week, Laura and Nicole are talking about graphic novels written by women. Listen to the episode on your favourite podcast platform by searching for Read This Next or watch on our YouTube channel. Place your TPBL holds for print books through our online catalogue, or search for eBooks through cloudLibrary. For full details about these titles and all... Continue Reading →
The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson
Books, family secrets, and scavenger hunts crash together in this debut novel and pull the reader into the world of Prospero Books for a wild ride. Miranda Brooks might be the main character but at the centre of this book is her recently deceased and estranged uncle, Billy. He has left his bookstore to... Continue Reading →
Sonnet Twenty -Nine By William Shakespeare, adapted by Rufus Wainwright
Sonnet 29 When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art and... Continue Reading →
Alice or Alyss?
With the new Alice in Wonderland movie's massive popularity, I started thinking about the Alice take-offs that have come out recently. Before this new version we all enjoyed the Disney's Alice in Wonderland, but beyond that I'm not sure anyone gave Alice much thought. However, whether you prefer books or film, here are two rather... Continue Reading →