Books of 2010: Comic books and graphic novels!!!
I rediscovered the joy of comics thanks to my buddy Luc. Since then, I’ve taken a liking to relaxing with a good comic or a graphic novel on weekends or after a long day of work. I had to include a comics category for this feature! It was only fitting that I ask two comic book nerds about their pick for the best one they read in 2010. Chad is a great guy – I met him through the video game company I worked for last year. He’s not just an enthusiast but also a very serious collector. And Richard, well, he’s just bizarre. I mean, once in a while I talk to...
Read MoreBooks of 2010: The Gaming World
For two years, I worked at a video game company. And there, I met Marco Cultrera. He worked as their Creative Director at the time and I found him to be good-humoured and an overall great guy. He’s also working on his first novel! And a few months ago, I watched the documentary film “Dungeon Masters“. Being a gamer since my childhood, I could totally relate to the subjects in this film. So I wrote to Keven, the director, and he put me in touch with the subjects. One of them got back to me and gladly accepted my invitation to participate in this series! So, I...
Read MoreBooks of 2010: Artists
I met Jesse when I worked at a video game company. He was the guy who was known for carrying a camera around his neck all the time. And it makes sense: he’s a super talented photographer! His street photography is especially fascinating. It’s my pleasure to have him as part of my artist series. I also asked the Portuguese artist Paula Rosa, to tell me about her favourite book. I have known Paula for almost seven years now – we met online through an art website. She has become one of my closest friends… in fact, she is what I would describe as a...
Read MoreBooks of 2010: an introduction
In 2009, when I launched my blog, I wanted to create a series where I could get interesting people to tell me about the best book they read that year. I aimed high, contacted a bunch of interesting people and got a surprising amount of replies. At the end of 2010, with an overwhelming four projects on the go, a full-time job, a side business and an engaging personal life, I decided to do it all over again. But this time, I asked fewer people, changed the categories around and opened it up to non-Canadians. It’s my pleasure to finally launch my Books of 2010 series. Starting...
Read More101 in 1001: the January book giveaway!
I was supposed to have published my Books of 2010 series by now but the new year has been pretty overwhelming for me so far, so it will only get published next week. In the meantime, I definitely wanted to launch my first book giveaway of 2011! It’s fiction month so I’ve selected a novel that I absolutely adored last year: Catcher in the Rye. What can I say about it… it’s so beautifully written. It’s the type of book where you forget that you’re reading and instead, you feel like you’re becoming the narrator. You know an author has done a...
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