Dreamers Interview Series – David Radcliffe

 This week our guest is David Radcliffe, Director at Radcliffe and Rust Estate Agents since 2011. I want to thank David for answering my questions at the last minute. As he can't really raffle a house, there will be no giveaway this week.  Tell us a bit more about what you do? I am an estate agent. I value and sell property and make my money by taking a cut of the sale percentage. Did you always know you wanted to build your own company or did that come later in your career? I knew I wanted to have fun and I know I hated...

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Wednesday Review – The Cuckoo's Calling

World famous model Lula Landry has fallen to her death from the balcony of her third floor luxury apartment.  Although the incident is considered as a suicide, her brother, John Bristow, is convinced she was pushed.  To investigate, he hires ex-military and now private eye, Cormoran Strike.  Strike takes on the case, not certain if he'll prove Landry was killed or that Bristow is just a deluded grief-stricken man. The Cuckoo's Calling created a lot of ripples when it was reavealed that Robert Robert Galbraith is in fact J....

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Hipster Word of the Week – Uxorius

This week's word is something no man would be thrasonical about, I'm sure. UXORIOUS v. - submissive to one's wife June if you wanted and uxorious man, you shouldn't have dated Kai. Your turn!  Leave your sentences in the comment section! Source: Luciferous Logolepsy...

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Hipster word of the Week – Thrasonical

If you make some sapid dishes and always talk about it, be careful; this week's word could soon be used to describe you! THRASONICAL adj. - given to or marked by boasting and bragging Tallulah is always talking about her latest apple products.  She has to be the most thrasonical girl I've ever met. Your turn!  Leave your sentences in the comment section! Are these iglasses, Tallulah?  Source: Luciferous Logole...

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Hipster Word of the Week – Sapid

I hope you didn't meet any rabiators last week.  This week we're sending your inner hipster on a culinary voyage. SAPID adj. - pleasantly flavoured; having flavour; agreeable. Sadie, this sweet potato and brussel sprouts tofu scarmble is simply sapid! Your turn!  Leave your sentences in the comment section!  Source: Luciferous Logolepsy ...

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Author Interview Series – Brick Marlin

Today I have the pleasure of hosting horror writer Brick Marlin.  Brick has been writing since he was a child. From an early age, he was exposed to older, original horror movies and the works of  Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, Dean Koontz, Charles Dickens, Harper Lee, H.G. Wells, W. W. Jacobs, etc. Thus, he decided to engage himself and write horror and dark fantasy. In 2007 he decided to take a more professional approach with his work. Hence, as a member of the Horror Writers Association, already having eight...

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Review Wednesday – Raising Riley

Raising Riley is the story of Riley Lewis, a fifth grader victim of abuse from his dad and school bullies.  Nothing we haven't heard before, you may think, but Riley's problems are far from ordinary. There is something living in his closet. An otherworldly creature with piercing red eyes that is slowly, but surely taking over him. Brick Marlin's novella takes the reader back to a time when children didn't have smart phone and spent their days playing outside.  The format of the book makes it seem like it's a book for kids ...

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Dewey's Read-A-Thon

Want to do something cool on (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend?  Enter Dewey's 24h Read-a-Thon! What is it?  "For 24 hours, we read books, post to our blogs about our reading, and visit other readers’ blogs. We also participate in mini-challenges throughout the day. It happens twice a year, in April and in October." Learn more This year the challenge falls on October 12th.  You can enter here. ATUA will be participating and updates will be posted on the facebook page throughout the day. Spread the wor...

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Hipster Word of the Week – Rabiator

I hope you didn't have to deal with too many querimonies last week.  This week's word is definitely something you could have querimonies about. RABIATOR n. - a violent man I didn't want to believe at first, but it turns out Rufus really is a rabiator. Your turn!  Leave your sentences in the comment section!   Maybe the sweater turned him into a Rabiator...  Just saying. Source: Luciferous Logolepsy  ...

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Review Wednesday – Announcement

We interrupt this program to bring you special announcements. ONE Are you an author?  Would you like to see your book reviewed on ATUA? I am currently accepting book submissions for this column and would be delighted to review your book.  I accept both paper and electronic formats.  Get in touch with me at scbecauseican(at)gmail.com for more info.  Are you a reader?  I accept book review suggestions as well.  Drop me a line! TWO With a new review column in the making (coming soon!), ATUA is currently...

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Celebrating Lemon Hound with an unforgettable night of reading

On Friday Septembre 27th, Mile End's quaintest bookstore, Drawn and Quarterly, opened its doors to more than fifty avid readers who had come to celebrate Lemon Hound's first anniversary as a literary journal.  Wine only adding to the festive spirit, authors, reporters and guests mingled merrily in the promise of the great night of literature to come. Sina Queyras Lemon Hound's main editor in chief and founder Sina Queyras started the evening with many heartfelt thanks to contributors but also to readers, both without whom this...

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