Category: Reviews
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Queen’s Grad Holds Successful Book Launch For Debut Thriller At Indigo Kingston
*This article was originally published on Kingstonist.* Editorial Note: Brianne Sommerville, a graduate of Queen’s University, held a book launch event here in Kingston on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024. Ahead of this event, she provided an advanced reader copy of her debut novel, If I Lose Her, to me to facilitate this article. If I…
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Kingston author highlights the struggles of Dutch immigrants in the 1950s
*This article was originally published on Kingstonist. Thank you to author Gesina Laird-Buchanan for providing this book free of charge to facilitate this article.* Anneke – The Immigrants follows the Verbeek family as they emigrate from post-war Holland to Canada. Anneke, the youngest daughter of the Dutch family at 10 years old, is convinced they…
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Retired Kingston prison worker turns life experience into realistic novel
*This article was originally published on Kingstonist.* Have you ever wondered what it’s really like inside prison walls? Local author Lyn McCauley put her 38 year career inside the Canadian prison system to work to create Early Release, the story of a man who carefully plots his escape from a medium-security prison. This book was…
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Kingston couple’s debut novel explores love across a cultural divide
*This article was originally published on Kingstonist.* Local couple Pamela Paterson and Tarek Hussein have combined their skills and life experience to create a fun and heartwarming debut novel. Take Me Back to Cairo takes the reader on quite a journey – literally from Canada to Cairo and back again. Based in Kingston and Toronto, with…
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Real people share thoughts, experiences with Goodfood meal boxes
As a Goodfood Ambassador, I have been able to help out some families with free meals. At a time when prices seem to just keep going up, helping people lower their grocery bills is absolutely amazing. Like all the meal plan programs out there, Goodfood touts sustainability through recyclable packaging, customizable plans and delivery dates,…
