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Friday Reads: June 9, 2017

Enjoying the beautiful weather, bookworms? We sure are! Check out what people in the office are reading this week (hopefully, outside)!

Andrea, Digital Marketing Associate: I just finished The Assassin’s Curse by Kevin Sands, it’s the third book in The Blackthorn Key series. Honestly, I feel bad sharing this Friday Reads with you, because it’s SOOOOOO good but it won’t be coming out until September. Sands gets better with each book; the puzzles continue to stump me, the characters grow with each book, and the action always gets my pulse racing. *spoiler alert* My favourite scene is when Christopher tries to buy time by getting the bad guy to monologue, and they are having NONE OF IT. This scene brings me particular joy because The Incredibles is one of my favourite movies, and you’ll know monologuing is a running joke in it. To summarize, mark your calendars and pick up The Assassin’s Curse as soon as it comes out.

Siobhan, Assistant to the President & Editorial Director: I’ve been reading Notes from a Feminist Killjoy by Erin Wunker, and it makes my heart so happy and so angry at the same time. It’s the feminist manifesto I have been searching for, and she so poignantly captures the multitudes of being a woman, a Canadian, a mother, a daughter, a student, a teacher, an activist, a millennial, etc.! I just want to put it in the hands of everyone I know.   

Rebecca, Marketing Assistant: Lately, I’ve been struggling to find time to read, but with The Glass Castle Imade the time. After reading this book I am in awe of author Jeannette Walls and all she has accomplished in her life considering her upbringing. I laughed, cried and was left in complete shock at various times while reading. It’s the perfect quick read for the summer and should be on everyone’s TBR with the film adaptation coming out in August! 

Holley, Publicity Assistant: I am currently reading The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit. This collection of essays is short but pack a powerful punch! I have not stopped talking or thinking about this book since I started it just a few days ago.