I thought I would be able to write when I was in South Africa, but I found that I was too busy experiencing South Africa and learning about it to write much of anything. It was an incredible country, and my experience there affected me deeply. I’ve been back for 10 days, and I am […]
Tag: books
Fiction that stayed with me in 2016
The complete list of books that I read can be found here. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/689723-alexis?shelf=2016 Anyone who knows me and my reading tastes right now knows that I am obsessed with structure. These reviews are based on my goodreads reviews, with some additional comments. Bird Box by Josh Malerman I’ll be the first to admit that the writing […]
Non-fiction books that stayed with me in 2016
The complete list of everything I read can be found on my goodreads page- here https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/689723-alexis?shelf=2016 I thought I read more non-fiction than fiction this year, but apparently, this feeling was incorrect and I read about the same number of fiction and non-fiction books. I have been having a harder time reading fiction because I find […]
Non-fiction picks of 2015
Non fiction pics of 2015- In no particular order- I noticed this year that I really like personal essays and memoirs. I also turn to non-fiction when I’m depressed, so I read a lot of non-fiction this year. (I’m fine now) In fact, I cut this list down in the interest of length. 1.They left […]
Fiction picks from 2015
This also inspired me to update my blog more, which I haven’t done in over a year. But it’s hard to blog when you’re Facebooking, Tweeting and Livejournalling and Instagramming too. I do have more plans for this space though. 🙂 And now for the books: I read 152 books this year, which is down […]
Non-fiction picks of 2014
Non-fiction, graphic novels and poetry of 2015 I read a lot of stuff for research, which always affects what I’m reading. This year I read a lot for the novel that I’m working on, and I read a lot for personal interest. I’m also interested in reading Buddhist books, books on creativity and writing and […]
Fiction pics of 2014
Fiction A couple of things to note- I am currently obsessed with voice in fiction. That comes across in this list. For some reason, I’m not reading as much YA as I used to, and I’m reading very few short stories, which I blame on learning how to write a novel. The complete list of […]
Baby’s first podcast
Here I am guesting on my first podcast, with hosts Kirt Callahan and Tania Gigliotti. The podcast format was quite different for me. You feel like you’re having a conversation, but you’re really aware that you are being recorded. Here we are Write reads podcast You can also download the podcast on Itunes. It’s free!
A brief update, and my new book!
It was a long, hard and cold winter. I had depression. I got better. And then some other stuff happened. I participated in Scrawl-a-thon, a fundraiser for Wordsworth Youth Writing camp, and managed to raise over $400 for the camp. I went to a workshop taught by one of my writing heroes Sarah Selecky . […]
Fiction read in 2013
Well, I read a lot of good stuff, but there was no overall winner or book I want to marry this year. I was a jury member for the City of Calgary book prize, so I had to read everything submitted for the prize. I also finished a major non-fiction project, so my reading was […]