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Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong

November 29, 2024 by Sue Slade

Finding Mr. Write is a rom-com written by someone who doesn’t write rom-coms. Kelley Armstrong writes fantasy, mystery, and horror. This is her first venture into the world of writing romantic comedy and I believe she has succeeded in not only writing an exceptional rom-com, but a fun one, too.

Categories Fiction, Humour, Romance, Sue Slade Reviews Tags fiction, Kelley Armstrong, Rom-com

Bronco Buster by A.J. Devlin

March 1, 2025October 7, 2024 by Jeff Dupuis

Canadian detective fiction is a genre that punches well above its weight

Categories Action and Adventure, Fiction, Humour, Mystery, Western Tags fiction, Humour, Mystery, Wrestling
Cover of Death and Other Inconveniences by Lesley Crewe. The cover is purple, and the title is in what looks like a cross-stitch sampler.

Death and Other Inconveniences by Lesley Crewe

October 1, 2024September 1, 2024 by Carrie Stanton

Margo and Dick were together for ten years, and she had no idea she would be facing widowhood at the “tender age of sixty-two”.

Categories Atlantic Canada, Contemporary Fiction, Featured Posts, Fiction, Humour, Nova Scotia Tags contemporary fiction, fiction, Humour
Cover of The Elephant on Karlův Bridge. An elephant trunk can be seen close up in tghe foreground, while the distant outline of a city at twilight is in the background.

Throwback: The Elephant on Karlův Bridge by Thomas Trofimuk

June 1, 2024 by Mala Rai

July 9th is a day to remember by many residents of Prague, particularly those in proximity to the Karlův Bridge. In fact, the bridge itself plays a pivotal role as an over 600 year old occasional narrator.

Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humour, Romance Tags czechia, fiction, romantic comedy

Window Shopping for God by Deborah Kimmett

May 26, 2024 by Lisa Timpf

Not surprisingly for someone who chose stand-up comedy as a profession, some of Kimmett’s writing is laugh-out-loud funny.

Categories autobiography, Humour, Memoirs, Mental Health, Non-Fiction Tags addiction, autobiography, Deborah Kimmett, Humour
Cover of Reservations by Steve Burgess

Reservations by Steve Burgess

May 17, 2024 by Lisa Timpf

Burgess discusses tourist attractions that have succeeded and failed. His description of his experiences at a temple in Nara, Japan had me laughing . . .

Categories Criticism, Humour, Non-Fiction, Social Issues, Travel Tags Essays, nonfiction, tourism environmental impacts, tourism social aspects, Travel
Muted purple cover with bright yellow block lettering with the title: The Vicar Vortex." A silhouette of a cowgirl leans nonchalantly on top of "Vortex," holding her hat. Planes fly between the letters on the bottom left hand side of the image. The author's name is in white text in the top left hand side, and there are blurbs in yellow and white in the two right-hand corners.

First Breath, Flim Flams, Flying Machines & the Afterlife in the Vicar Vortex

February 23, 2024February 20, 2024 by Cathalynn Labonté-Smith

Tony Vicar is wrestling against the ordinary patterns his life has fallen into, until dark secrets and a dangerous woman from the past threaten to upend it all.

Categories Action and Adventure, Fiction, Humour, Western Tags Humour, Review

Emily Austin Writes Supremely Real Women (Again) in Interesting Facts About Space

February 5, 2024 by Catherine Marcotte

Brimming with quirky humor, charm, and heart, Interesting Facts about Space effortlessly shows us the power of revealing our secret shames, the most beautifully human parts of us all.

Categories Fiction, Humour Tags Dark Humour, fiction, Humour

Don’t They Kick When You Do That? Vol. 2 By Dr. Gary Hoium

January 1, 2024 by Rick Revelle

This second volume of short stories by Dr. Gary Hoium shares more amusing anecdotes about the animals and humans he encountered over his 40 years as a veterinarian in a mixed-animal practice in southeastern Saskatchewan.

Categories Humour, Memoirs, Non-Fiction Tags Animal Health, Humour, Prairies, Saskatchewan, veterinarians

A Whale Watcher’s Guide to the Apocalypse by Lewis Evans

December 20, 2023 by Stephanie Sirois

A Whale Watcher’s Guide to the Apocalypse recounts
one man’s endeavour to regain control of his dreary life
by setting out for a new “frontier.”

Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humour Tags Bildungsroman, fiction, satirical humour

Lump by Nathan Whitlock

August 28, 2023 by Michael Bryson

A dark, satiric novel about a woman whose attempt to escape crises in her health and marriage ends up causing more chaos.

Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Humour Tags Family Life, fiction, Humour, Satire

100 Places to See After You Die by Ken Jennings

July 31, 2023 by Lisa Timpf

Jennings covers a broad spectrum of cultures, beliefs, and literary artifacts, spanning across time. There’s everything here from Norse Mythology to pop culture.

Categories Humour, Non-Fiction, Speculative Non-Fiction Tags afterlife, Humour, speculative fiction

A New Season by Terry Fallis

August 22, 2024July 10, 2023 by Sarah Butland

From beloved and bestselling author Terry Fallis comes a novel unlike any of his others. A thoughtful exploration of aging, loss, family, friendship, and love, all with his trademark humour and heart.

Categories Fiction, Humour Tags Family Life, Humour, romance, Terry Fallis

The Wisdom Found in Hen’s Teeth by Jules Torti

May 29, 2024April 17, 2023 by Lisa Timpf

If you’re looking for an entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking read, The Wisdom Found in Hen’s Teeth just might fill the bill.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Essay, Essays, Humour, Non-Fiction Tags Best Books 2023, Essays, Humour, Jules Torti

Been There, Ate That: A Candy-Coated Childhood by Jules Torti 

April 15, 2023 by Alison Manley

Jules Torti, a self-appointed junk food historian, shares sugary secrets and tasting notes from the kitchens of her youth. She believes a fond food memory is like the song you crank and put on repeat — it transports you back to a time and place that no longer exists.

Categories Humour, Memoirs, Non-Fiction Tags Candy, childhood, Humour, Memoirs
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