Ladies on Literature talk Jane Austen
“I think occasionally turning it up and reading a classic is good for us, a bit like cod liver oil." ~Gail Plecash: LOL Member & Family Physician...
12
Aug
Books
03
Aug
Why I couldn’t surrender to Michael Singer
I wholeheartedly believe in channeling positive energy in the direction of our dreams to attract favorable outcomes, but Singer made it all seem a little too simple...
31
Mar
Shaking hands with Richard Wagamese
I often feel I walk this path of writing alone, but Richard Wagamese helped me (and so many aspiring writers he mentored), believe we are bonded through the written & spoken word....
16
Sep
Thrilled to be named to the CBC Creative NonFiction Shortlist!
The results are in and the 2016 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize short list has been announced. So excited my story, "Eighteen", has made it to the final five....
27
Jun
Ladies on Literature and Behind the Beautiful Forevers
As we wrap up our fifth season, Okanagan Woman Magazine takes a look at how the Ladies on Literature have kept it together to become more than a book club while we review Katherine Boo's book....
31
Oct
Olive Kitteridge
I have to admit, I wasn’t overly intrigued by the premise of this book by Elizabeth Strout: a retired teacher deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine yet fails to recognize changes in the people around her, including her husband and only...
30
Sep
This Is Where I Leave You
Before it was a movie, it was the funniest book I've ever read. A departure from what is often a literary lineup for the Ladies on Literature, This is Where I Leave You is a romp of a read. When Judd Foxman’s father dies, he leaves...
30
Jun
Three Day Road
I was thrilled when Laurie recommended, and Laura chose, Joseph Boyden’s first novel, Three Day Road. It’s been on my shelf for a couple of years and I finally found myself reading this 2008, winner of the Amazon Books in Canada First Novel Award and...
30
May
What Makes Olga Run
“Part science book, part journey into the untapped potential of the human spirit, this is the remarkable story of a 94-year-old track and field champion.” After writing about her in 2010, in the New York Times, Canadian journalist, Bruce Grierson (and his many receptive readers) becomes...
30
Apr
The Pearl that Broke its Shell
In her literary debut, Afghan-American novelist and pediatrician, Nadia Hashimi, pens a powerful and painful tale. It’s 2007 and Kabul continues to be an unwelcoming country for women. The Taliban has officially been ousted from power, and the country’s first democratically elected president is in power,...