I'm not entirely sure what I read, here. Kingdon is apparently an eminently respectable and accomplished scientist, and I appreciate his very strong warnings on humanity's path vis a vis…

Tamara Faith Berger's Yara was an at-times uncomfortable read as she takes her readers at an unforgiving pace through the title character's journey from ending an abusive relationship to the…

Wendy Wong asserts that "datafication" is a societal issue that could be usefully addressed using a human rights framework. It's a relatively quick read that superficially explores several of datafication's…

I don't know a lot of art history so this was a great introduction for me to Picasso and his story. That said, it was a slog and I'm not…

For about a year and a half my son lived at the corner of Glen Baillie Pl. and Spadina on the action-packed edge of Kensington Market (across from the Rick…

I was fully a quarter of the way into Burman's easy-to-read, delightful examination of sewing's place in western society before it was fully clear to me that the book is…

I struggled with rating Code Noir. The writing was powerful and lyrical, but it was challenging. I'm pretty sure I understood only maybe half of this allegorical collection of short…

4/5: I enjoyed Blankfeld's exhaustively researched account of two prisoners in Auschwitz who conducted a fleeting and secret affair amid the horror. One reviewer expressed their frustration at the paucity…

5/5. I loved this unabashedly feminist, occasionally wicked, often gothic collection.  

4/5: I've been thinking a lot lately about social media and its effect on our democracy and governance. This was a helpful read. Book info here.