bookworm tips: download from libraries!
This is the best tip I can offer. Getting books on a budget is easier than ever thanks to public library websites and digital lending
This is the best tip I can offer. Getting books on a budget is easier than ever thanks to public library websites and digital lending
I know there are a lot of us out there. Across the galaxies of Reddit, Goodreads, Discord, Public Libraries, Indigo and your own bedroom bookshelves.

Personal, but here is my take that Dissolution stands the best chance to be made into a film: It’s by Nicholas Binge (publishing March 25,
Science fiction movies often surpass their book counterparts by bringing imaginative worlds vividly to life through visual and auditory storytelling. While books rely on description

Fabio Lanzoni, widely known simply as Fabio, became an iconic figure in the world of fantasy romance novels starting in the late 1980s. His backstory
Here are five top bookstores in Halifax, NS, each with a standout reason why they’re worth visiting: 1. Bookmark – Located on Spring Garden Road,
Here are five excellent bookstores in Montréal, each with a quick highlight: 1. Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore Located near McGill University, it offers a superb selection
Here are five excellent independent bookstores in Toronto, each with a solid reason to visit: 1. Type Books – A beautifully curated literary space in
Here are five highly-regarded bookstores in Calgary, each with a quick highlight: 1. Fair’s Fair – A used-book institution since 1988 with an expansive selection,
Here are five standout independent bookstores in Vancouver, each with a one-sentence highlight: 1. Pulp Fiction Books – A beloved Vancouver institution offering a huge

The Art of Bookbinding Bookbinding is the craft of assembling written or printed pages into a single, durable, and often decorative volume. It’s both a
Reading books in coffee shops offers a uniquely satisfying blend of comfort, focus, and atmosphere that enhances the reading experience. The gentle hum of conversation,
Here’s an overview of how the publishing industry works economically, followed by an estimated comparison of whether fantasy or science-fiction might be more profitable as
The fear surrounding Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) in the 1980s—often called the “Satanic Panic”—was a cultural phenomenon rooted more in moral anxiety than in reality.
Reading books in their written form offers a unique depth of engagement that audiobooks often cannot replicate. When reading, the mind actively constructs meaning, visualizes
Bookstores are magical. They smell like paper, coffee, and financial irresponsibility. You walk in thinking, “I’ll just browse,” and somehow walk out $84 poorer and
You know that moment when you tell yourself you’ll “just finish this chapter”? Yeah. That’s how The Lord of the Rings turned into an accidental
If you’ve ever stood barefoot in a security line, holding your laptop like it’s a sacred offering, you’ve already taken your first step toward astronaut
I swear, modern air travel is the closest thing we’ve got to space exploration — except astronauts have better legroom. Think about it. You arrive
They told us we were getting progress. Women who fight.Women who lead armies.Women who never cry unless it’s part of a battle montage. We were
1. Anime Isn’t About Escaping Reality — It’s About Upgrading It People always say anime fans “escape reality.” Buddy, I’m not escaping — I’m evolving.
ChronoBear’s Unedited Notes (Probably from Last Tuesday) [00:01 AM] There’s a half-eaten sandwich next to my copy of Recursion. The book’s about rewriting time. The
Dear Reader, Sometimes, when I’m turning the last page of a fantasy novel, I have to stop and remind myself where I am. The room
🕯Entry 001: Transmission from Somewhere Between a Thought and a Star There’s this moment — right before I open a new book — when I
A Response to BigKahuna’s “The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword” (Apparently Not) First of all — BigKahuna, darling — thank you for reminding us
I’ve always loved that saying — “The pen is mightier than the sword.” It sounds noble. Romantic. Civilized. But let’s be honest: if I’m standing
I’ve stayed in some incredible places — floating hotels above Venus, budget capsules on Mars, even a bed-and-breakfast inside an asteroid belt once (don’t ask).
You know how people say “suspension of disbelief” when talking about fiction? Anime doesn’t suspend it. Anime vaporizes it, launches it into orbit, and waves
(Field Notes from the Panam Interplanetary Travel Journal, Vol. 3) Every planet I’ve visited — Earth included — has one thing in common: hotel rooms
We’ve traded swords for screens, but courage never went extinct I. THE ECHO OF BRONZE Sometimes I wonder if we’ve forgotten what it means to
I. The Villain Is Winning — Because We Made Him RelatableModern storytelling has a sickness.We’ve started to love our monsters more than our martyrs. We
In every fantasy story, there’s that one moment where a wizard waves their hand and turns thin air into gold. It’s pretty miraculous—instant wealth, infinite
It’s an age-old question. What would happen if the best of Sci-Fi technology, galactic empires and super-minds squared off in a massive battle royale against
The rivalry between Science Fiction and Fantasy is one that has been going on for centuries. Even today, my friend and I have debates on
According to Statistics Canada, for every dollar an average Canadian makes, a racialized individual earns only 81 cents (Statistics Canada, 2024). This fact is one
Open any good fantasy novel, and before the first sentence, you’ll find it: a map. Mountains like teeth, rivers like veins, dotted lines marking “here
There’s something haunting about a ship that talks back. From HAL 9000’s calm menace to Solaris’s sentient ocean, science fiction has long given machinery a
Spaceships are cool. Lightsabers hum. Robots sparkle with existential angst. And yet… when it comes to pure, unstoppable popularity, dragons eat drones for breakfast. So