Cover of The Bordeaux Book Club by Gillian Harvey.

French Fridays: The Bordeaux Book Club

Hello and Happy French Friday! I’ve got a feel-good French read for you today by one of my favourite authors – Gillian Harvey’s The Bordeaux Books Club! From the publisher: Love books? The Bordeaux Book Club is seeking new members! When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming … Read more

French Fridays: The Parisian ABCs

Hello and Happy French Friday! Today I have a beauty of a book to share that will appeal to both adults and children. And, not that I’m at all thinking about the holidays (though, ahem, hello some folks who put up their holiday decorationa alreadybut it WOULD make an excellent gift for the Francophiles in … Read more

The Family Code by Wayne Ng

Summer Reads: The Family Code

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This is the final instalment of this year’s #summerreads as here in the Northern Hemisphere we head back to school this week. Sometimes I don’t even publish any picks in September but this week … Read more

Cover of The Breakaway by Jenifer Weiner.

Summer Reads: The Breakaway

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. A book that takes you from New York City to Niagara Falls by bicycle? Sounds like an excellent armchair summer read, right? Take that journey, add in some romance, some spice, some serious political … Read more