Still Lost in a Great Book

I'm Jenn - I read and drink coffee. I talk books for a living and spend far too much time on the internet.

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One thing I like about Pixar films is how the happy ending isn’t always what you think it’ll be. The toys don’t go with Andy to college, Gusteau’s restaurant gets closed down, Mike and Sulley get kicked out of university, Carl never gets Ellie to Paradise Falls. But they find out that what they wanted isn’t necessarily what they needed, and I really like the fact that kids get to learn that life doesn’t always turn out the way they dreamed and that’s okay.

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Please allow this gifset of Jeff Goldblum holding a tiny sleeping puppy to bless your Dashboard.

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Tonight’s signature cocktail... now who do I want to turn into tonight? #polyjuice #harrypotter @scholasticinc #celebration #20yearsintheUS (at Hudson Mercantile)

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Have you read @beckyalbertalli ‘s amazing #simonvsthehomosapiensagenda yet??? Have you caught #lovesimonmovie?? I can’t recommend it enough – this book brings me joy every time I read it. Only a few more days for you to pick up this book while it’s one of the #IndigoStaffPicks for March!! @chaptersindigo @IndigoTeen #IndigoTeen

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Trout checks out the changes after today’s temporary thaw. #thaw #caturday #Trout #cats_of_instagram #catsofinstagram #TroutofInstagram (at Mulmur Hills)

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Blog Tour: Solomon's Ring by Mary Jennifer Payne

Welcome to the first stop in the Solomon's Ring Blog Tour from Mary Jennifer Payne and @DundurnPress

In the second book of the Daughters of Light series, the demon-hunted Seers are in a race against time to return a stolen ring. Twin sisters Jade and Jasmine are finally together after a five-year separation, but there’s no time to enjoy the reunion. As Seers, the sisters are being hunted by demons spilling through the rift, and the city is on high alert against terrorist threats. The Protectors…

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Blog Tour: The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson

Blog Tour: The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson is an eerily prescient thriller of our potential future @SimonSchusterCA

Station Eleven meets The Hunger Games in this ruthless, captivating story of a young woman’s survival in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon after the rest of the world has collapsed. As the old world dies, we all must choose to become predators. Or become prey. The old world has been ravaged by war and disease, and as far as Lynn McBride is concerned, her family could be the last one left on…

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#LettertoABook: Feeding My Mother by Jann Arden

#LettertoABook: My thank you to @jannarden for her book "Feeding My Mother"via @PenguinRandomCA

Dear Jann – I feel like I should call you Jann, especially after all this time. I hope you don’t mind. Full confession: I’ve been a fan not only of your music (who isn’t?), but of your honest, sometimes brittle and frequently dark and funny social media posts about caring for your parents over the past few years. I feel like we are in the same boat, Jann – my father had Parkinson’s and my mother…

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Dear Otherworld, or Why You Should Pick Up This New Read

#LettertoaBook is back with the December @chaptersindigo #SPOTM- Otherworld by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller @indigoteen @PenguinRandomCA

What’s It All About?  New York Times bestselling authors Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller imagine a world in which you can leave your body behind and give into your greatest desires in the first book in a new trilogy perfect for fans of Ready Player One and James Dashner’s The Eye of Minds. The future is now. And the future is terrifying. That’s how Otherworld traps you. It introduces you to…

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When the pond’s frozen over, winter is definitely here! #decemberchill #farmviews #pondlife #brrr #staywarm #dresswarm (at Mulmur Hills)

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Sweet sleepy kitty. #jellybeantoes #Trout #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #yogacat #settlingin #cuddledup #coldnights❄️ (at Mulmur Hills)

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Up next... #day3 #2017shortstorycalendar #morningritual (at Mulmur Hills)

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Five Reasons You Should Be Reading The Last Namsara

Five Reasons You Should Be Reading The Last Namsara by @SheLuresDragons via @chaptersindigo @indigoTeen

As some of you might know from my social media, November has been an eventful month. Between moving and various other intense life changes, I’ve needed a great read to disappear into each night for some respite. Thankfully, the Indigo Staff Pick of the Month was The Last Namsara by Ontario author Kristen Ciccarelli, and when Indigo Books & Music graciously offered me a copy of the book in…

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Man, is this ever true. Sometimes, when the road gets rocky, all you can do is just keep going and hope that the ride isn’t too rough for too long. Here’s to keeping going even when it’s hard. (at Mulmur Hills)

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Despite it seeming like the #neverendingmove, #Trout has survived Stage One and is in relaxation mode for recovery. Now to sort and settle for a few months! #ihatemoving #needtobecomeaminimalist #catsarelucky (at Mulmur Hills)

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Thanks to our @kitnipbox for providing #Trout with her very own cat-stache and me with giggles every time I look at this picture. #EveryCatWantsAMustache #StressReliever #WeAreBothSoTired

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When your friend wins the AMY MATHERS TEEN BOOK AWARD and you are SO EXCITED for her!!! Congratulations, @ek_johnston - so well deserved!!! @kidsbookcentre #somanyexclamationpoints #sohappy (at The Carlu)