March Wonder Pens Read Pick: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

March Wonder Pens Read Pick: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez

Of the many, many things that have fallen by the wayside, we are now picking back up again our Wonder Pens Reads. I had meant to get onto this: there had been real, actual delays and then many more self-constructed delays, but I am back. For (January-) March, we have The Friend, by Sigrid Nunez.

March 04, 2021 — Liz Chan
Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf

Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf

I recently finished this book, Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World, by Maryanne Wolf. It’s a book about the ways our brains are changing, especially young, still-developing minds, with the increasing pervasiveness of the digital world, screens everywhere all the time.
September 21, 2020 — wonderpens
A (Very) Few Indigenous Titles

A (Very) Few Indigenous Titles

I had meant to get this together during the month when we were reading Braiding Sweetgrass, but things got away from me.
August 05, 2020 — wonderpens
August Wonder Pens Reads: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

August Wonder Pens Reads: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Cutting it close again, but here to announce August’s Wonder Pens Reads: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
July 30, 2020 — wonderpens
Thoughts on Reading More

Thoughts on Reading More

One of the things that’s keeping me sane these days is enjoying the piles of books on my desk. I love reading them, but I also just love having them around.
July 09, 2020 — wonderpens
Books on Writing: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Books on Writing: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott’s book, Bird by Bird, is one of my favourite writing books of all time. 
July 06, 2020 — wonderpens
July’s Wonder Pens Reads: Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

July’s Wonder Pens Reads: Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

When we first launched having a book of the month, we selected the first several months of our monthly book picks at one go to be able to get everything organized, all our ducks in a row, notecards printed, etc.
June 29, 2020 — wonderpens
The Iliad and The Odyssey Retold by Gillian Cross

The Iliad and The Odyssey Retold by Gillian Cross

We’ve slowly begun carrying more and more books, and it’s been a lopsided, staggering journey.

May 30, 2020 — wonderpens
Wonder Pens Reads The Emissary by Yoko Tawada

Wonder Pens Reads The Emissary by Yoko Tawada

If you’ve been following us for some time, you may remember that many moons ago, we had a staff book club, and we read some books that I really enjoyed. Alas, as staff have come and gone, our staff book club has taken a sabbatical, and it’s something I miss tremendously.
May 13, 2020 — wonderpens
On Reading Long Books

On Reading Long Books

If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you’ll know that I’ve been slogging through Middlemarch, a Victorian novel in the same vein as Jane Austen or Jane Eyre, except quite a bit longer. 
May 02, 2020 — wonderpens