Welcome to Monthly Marvel Muster, as we look back on January. This column we have two character resurrections, the start of the much-hyped weekly Avengers: No Surrender, and a whole lot of miniseries and one-shots. Marvel had no new ongoing comics in January, but made up for it with five new miniseries and five one-shots….
Shakespeare on the Page: A Better Way
I was recently rereading Manga Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, and found myself surprised all over again by how much I like it, and how well it works. The Manga Shakespeare series, published by Amulet/Abrams in the US & Canada or SelfMadeHero in the UK, uses a “manga” drawing style (but the western left to right reading…
The Strongest Hero, A Lonely Hero: Depression and Anxiety in One-Punch Man
In the first volume of the One-Punch Man manga, the main protagonist Saitama faces a villainous monster claiming to be the strongest being in existence. Instead of boasting, the villain ruminates about the death of his older brother and realizes that obtaining superhuman strength has cost him greatly. When Saitama jumps into frame to defeat…
Poetry Becomes Her in Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku
Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (Part 1) Director: Norihiro Koizumi Original screenplay: Yuki Suetsugu (manga), Norihiro Koizumi (screenplay) Cast: Suzu Hirose, Shuhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi North American premiere: June 10, 2017 (Canada) 花さそふ (It entices the flowers—) あらしの庭の (the storm—but through the garden’s white) 雪ならで (it is not snow) ふりゆくものは (and what it is that’s scattering) わが身なりけり…
Brampton’s Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) 2017
May 4-7 marked the second Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton, Ontario. There aren’t many things that make me give up a weekend of relaxing at home, but the Festival of Literary Diversity is one of them. The FOLD, for those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of hearing about it before, is a…
The Thursday Book Beat: All of the Book Awards, Chanie Wenjack & Fake Autographs
Hello from Christa your friendly neighbourhood Book Editor! I’m filling in this week for Ashley and have a bunch of interesting news from the literary world for you so let’s jump right in. This week the winners of two major book awards were announced. The first was the Man Booker Prize, which, for the first…
Thursday Book Beat- Ferrante Drama, Spotlight on Indigenous Land Issues, and some MORE Literary Award Nominations
Happy Thursday, book lovers! The leaves are falling, the air is chilling, and the sweaters are being taken out of drawers. But I am packing for my vacation to Barcelona, Nice, and Italy for which I leave tomorrow! My mom tells me the leather in Florence is great, but if I’m spending big bucks on…
Thursday Book Beat: Banned Book Week, Giller Prize, and Bisexual Day!
Happy Thursday book lovers! Currently typing this as my dog sits beside me while passive aggressively pawing my keyboard. She’s like her mom that way. Unfortunately, I was sick this past weekend and I couldn’t make it down to the Word on the Street book and magazine festival in Toronto. I heard it was great…
Thursday Book Beat: Booker Prize, Community Reading Outreach, and Ian McEwan is Back!
Hi book lovers! Hope your week has been amazing so far! Toronto has settled down after the TIFF mania, and the city has fallen into a lull as we begin to prepare for the hibernation that will come with winter. You know what goes great with the fall season? Knit sweaters, lattes, and books!
Chillin’ In The Summer Heat with The Unexpected Everything
The Unexpected Everything Morgan Matson Simon & Schuster Canada May 2016 Disclaimer: An Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of the book was provided by the publisher for an honest review. Two years ago, around this time, when the winter blues became a distant memory and it was still bright outside at 7 PM, I read and reviewed…
Reading to the Rhythm: Poetry and Reluctant Readers
April is National Poetry Month in both the U.S. and Canada. First organized by the Academy of American Poets, the first National Poetry Month was celebrated in 1996, making 2016 the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month.
Dogears: Strangled by Scarves
Exit, Pursued By A Bear E.K. Johnston Dutton Books for Young Readers/Penguin Random House Canada March 15, 2016 Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Full disclosure: I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and talking to E.K. Johnston many times on Twitter and at events….