nonfiction
Librarian in Residence: Ottawa’s top reads 2016
Which books did we check out of the Ottawa Public Library the most this year?
Librarian in Residence: Best books for adults, 2016
Here are my picks for what I enjoyed the most from teen and adult books for 2016. It was quite a struggle whittling it down to these twenty-eight books from the over 400 I read so far this year, but these were some of the more entertaining ones I found.
Librarian in Residence: Summer reads 2016
Here are a baker’s dozen of good reads I’ve picked from some of the more interesting books I’ve come across at the library. There’s a mix of fiction and nonfiction, with some interesting travel memoir type books, in case you’re not leaving the city this summer. You can kick back under a tree and imagine […]
Write on Ottawa: Adventure & memory in Letters from Labrador
When Ottawa-based writer Stacey D. Atkinson first met Dr. Patricia Davis, a retired psychologist who once worked in Northern Labrador as a midwife, Atkinson had the option of writing Letters from Labrador as a conventional memoir recounting Patsy’s adventures in the north in a straightforward manner. However, Atkinson has taken an interesting approach, using Patsy’s […]
Write On Ottawa: Kick writer’s block to the curb
Review by Laurie Stewart Finally! A book on writer’s block that deals with more than just fear of the blank page. A book that says there is more than one way to be blocked and unable to write. Or that it might be a specific part of the book you’re having trouble with, not just […]
Write On Ottawa: Four Ottawa women explore the world
Travel Dreams and Nightmare: Four Women Explore the World covers all types of travel, from roughing it on a mountain hike, to relaxing by the sea, to taking a holiday to taste wine or experiencing new cultures at all corners of the world. The book follows the adventures of four Ottawa-based women, Louise Szabo, Barbara […]
