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 pREp talk

Hi! 

I asked my boyfriend for The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal as a birthday gift in May because I was completely stressed. My job, which usually amounts to 12-hour days, seven days a week, and was affecting me in the worst possible way — by stealing the most important trait for any creative type: creativity. Read this article to see how I found my way back with the help of The Artist's Way, and how even my corporate tax litigator boyfriend benefited from it. Plus, without it, we would all be living in a world without another book called Eat Pray Love. Could you imagine?

Speaking of romantic things, this week, Maya B. writes about her unwavering love of romance novels, plus I share six books I have a particular fondness for. 

Oh, and you still have time to enter the re:books “Write Away Summer” contest, where the winner will have their book published by Sutherland House Books. Learn more about it here. Hurry before the contest closes on Sept. 8.

Until next time, flip your hair and flip the page!

xoxo,


P.S. I have a sexy and desirable tREat from Kathryn's Lingerie. Check it out below! 💋
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Caught in a damn good romance

Like many women, I have attached shame and stigma to the fact that I enjoy romance novels. But why should I be embarrassed about reading them? Read more about my unapologetic love of romance novels, why they suck me in, and how it makes total sense that it's a billion-dollar industry. 

Maya B., Executive Editor

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 what i’m RE:ading

A balancing act with one fiction and one non-fiction.

Lucky by Marissa Stapley (Simon & Schuster) is a twisty tale of choice and chance. What would you do if you realized you had a lottery ticket worth millions? You’d cash it, of course! But that is not really an option for Lucky, a drifter who scams and cheats her way through life. She may have to face the consequences of her past if she wants to cash in. Lucky is an endearing character who turns out to be not as morally compromised as she was taught to be. 

Blind before the age of three, Ruth E. Vallis was the youngest of the first “batch” of blind students integrated into Canadian public schools. In Love is Blind (FriesenPress), Vallis shares her experience growing up blind with her mother’s unwavering support, sense of humour, and sometimes tough love. We also learn about those who blocked Vallis’s path, like the doctor who told her she could never ride a bike. Despite all this, Vallis defied other people’s expectations by biking from Ottawa to Toronto and completing a Master of Science degree online (before technological accessibility). It was inspiring to read about her incredible journey overcoming adversity.

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So nice, I've read it twice. 

From Fight Night to A Complicated Kindness, Miriam Toews has always been one of my favourite Canadian authors. In Women Talking (Knopf Canada), August Epp sits alone in a barn anxiously awaiting eight Mennonite women — ordinary grandmothers, mothers and teenagers — to record their secret conversation about trying to fix the problems of their dysfunctional community. These women have 48 hours to make a life-altering decision on behalf of all the other women and children in the colony. This is a wonderful and shocking story based on real events. 

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 book RE:port

“I don’t like to look back at what I’ve done; unlike Yeats, who was notorious for tweaking earlier poems, I try not to revise a poem once it’s appeared in a book.”

— For former poet laureate Rita Dove, when she deems a poem to be done, it's done (same with my morning journaling). According to her, sometimes, it's not worth the re:write. 
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 peer pRE:ssuRE

Young Adult pick of the week from Rebecca's daughter.

Vivienne is in a coma. Davida sets out to find the truth about how this happened to her best friend. Because in spite of video evidence, Davida knows things are not as they seem. In this YA thriller Tell Me When You Feel Something by Vicki Grant (PRH Canada Young Readers), the perfect after-school job turns deadly for the teens working as "simulated patients" at the local med school. Through intertwining and conflicting narratives, a twisted story of betrayed trust unfolds as we sift through the seemingly innocent events that led up to the tragic night. I liked how the novel is told from three points of view: the 'it' girl, the girl nobody notices, and Tim, the quirky nice guy.

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Spotlight on Jewish authors and characters.

Author Anna Porter has proven again to be the expert of the “thinking person's” thriller with Deceptions (ECW Press), a savvy art world whodunit novel. When art expert Helena Marsh's ex-lover, friend, and former Budapest cop Attila wants to see her again, he arranges a contract for her to investigate a piece of art stolen by the Nazis to determine whether the famous painting is a forgery or worth millions. But this simple appraisal becomes dangerous as they both race to outwit and solve the mystery of the painting's origins, dodging European gangsters and navigating political corruption along the way.

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For the more serious reader.

In My Own Moccasins (University of Regina Press) tells the true and traumatic story of Helen Knott's time in a residential school. It also outlines the impact it had on her life as an Indigenous woman, marred with adversity living in a government-neglected culture. Although Knott seems to have it all on the surface, her gut-wrenching yet beautifully written memoir offers a different perspective on addiction, her journey to recovery and sobriety, and forgiveness. 

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 tRE:at

No books here. Here's a giveaway to pamper one lucky winner. 

Ooh la la! Re:fine your lingerie wardrobe by entering this week's giveaway to win a $150 gift card from Kathryn's Lingerie. Owner and lingerie expert Eva Klein knows that the right lingerie can transform and "uplift" (sorry, couldn't help myself) a woman's life. Be "swept away" with her high-end bras, camisoles, panties, boudoir pieces, shapewear and sleepwear. Eva knows how to show every woman, regardless of size, shape, budget and personal taste, that she can rock lingerie that suits her lifestyle, her body, and her desires. Enter now!

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P.S. The winner of the Tutor Doctor giveaway is (drum roll please...): Amanda Hayward! ✏️

P.P.S. The winner of Maya's birthday giveaway is... Alison Loat! 🥳
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Thank you, readers, for your support. 
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Rebecca Eckler
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