Word Out! 2009

Nonfiction of the Week for July 20: The Little Black Book for Guys

The Little Black Book for Guys by Saint Stephen’s Community House

Seeing Leo's post from July 6 about crappy stories from high school made me think back to all mine .... except that my book this week is all about sex, and there's no way I'm going to reveal my secrets here.

What We Read Last Week - July 20

I read a book somewhat different from my usual selection last week (it didn't have dragons, robots or superheroes, basically): Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet by Kashmira Sheth. It had such a great cover that it made me want to read the whole novel.

Second Week's Prizes Drawn

Check your email--we've drawn the prize winners for the July 13 - July 19 period and sent emails to the winners.

Full details on prizes here.

Congratulations to the winners!  If you didn't win a prize--there's six more weeks of prize drawings to go!

Graphic Novel of the Week for July 13: Superman: Kryptonite

First, a confession--I haven't read Superman: Kryptonite yet.  It's proven too popular for me to get my hands on a library copy (and I hope some of the readers are Word Out! members who can give more insight into this particular story than I can!).

I have, however, read a LOT of other Superman comics in my time, and I'll read Superman: Kryptonite when my turn in the holds list comes up, the Amazon reviews make me very eager!

More BATTLE OF THE BOOKS Photos

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Our colleague Susan K (the responsible member of the Word Out! team who didn't leave her camera at home) took so many good photos of the BATTLE OF THE BOOKS that we ended up making a Flickr gallery for them.

Digital Design Basics @ Toronto Reference Library

Toronto Reference Library's Digital Design Studio is offering a three-day workshop in August, Digital Design Studio Basics for Teens.  This three day workshop introduces you to the latest in graphic design using Photoshop and web design using Dreamweaver. 

• A fantastic summer learning experience for 14-18 year olds
• Registration required!  Limited spaces!
• Call 416-393-7209 to register

Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
August 17th - 19th
10 AM - 12:00 PM
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street

Nonfiction of the Week for July 13th: The Year We Disappeared

The Year We Disappeared by Cylin Busby

I'm a TV crime/drama junkie.  My favourites are "Law and Order", "Law and Order Criminal Intent", "The First 48" and "48 Hours Mystery" who, by the way, featured a segment on Cylin and her family called "Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared".  You can check out the episode on-line here.

Fiction of the Week for July 13: Pieces of Me (Part 2)

Continuing from our conversation on Monday with Susan Ouriou, translator of Charlotte Gingras' Pieces of Me...

Elsa (E): What other books have you translated?

Read this!

This is a book review.

This book is not on the booklist for the summer reading club.

Personally I think that this is one of the best books I have ever read.

First Week's Prizes Drawn

Check your email--we've drawn the prize winners for the July 6 - July 12 period.

Full details on prizes here.

Congratulations to the winners!  If you didn't win a prize, keep your hopes up--there's seven more weeks of prize drawings to go.