Author Archives: Risa

Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriarty Warning … LOTS and LOTS of MAJOR SPOILERS within! . . . Pop quiz: what two things do all of these words have in common? Funny. Intelligent. Exquisite. Powerful. Brilliant. Superb.  Answer: 1) they all appear … Continue reading →

Savage Love, Douglas Glover This book was not, in fact, written by Danny Glover, Hollywood actor and star of the Lethal Weapon film franchise. I say this because my husband doesn’t find it amusing when I refer to him as … Continue reading →

Moon Over Soho, Ben Aaronovitch I have been noticing that book clubs are ironically counterproductive to my reading and so I’m electing to give them up – I’m currently in two, and I’ll be formally dropping out of at least … Continue reading →

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, by Cathy O’Neil You know that feeling when you know something, but then you realize you didn’t really “know” it? Like you know Donald Trump is an idiot, … Continue reading →

Conversations with Leaders, Champions, and Luminaries; Canada 150 Women, Pauline Cameron No matter what, when you curate a book of some kind of list, you will inevitably disappoint someone, and in this respect, this particular list book does not … … Continue reading →

Midnight Riot, by Ben Aaronovitch Well, it’s just been *forever* since I read this book. However, since finishing it, I’ve been practicing my procrastination skills to great effect and so here I am, months later, trying to turn back time … Continue reading →

Channel of Peace: Stranded in Gander on 9/11 by Kevin Tuerff Not enough people know the story of the people of Gander, Newfoundland and their generosity of spirit in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, when 38 international airplanes … Continue reading →

The Coaching Habit; Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever, by Michael Bungay Stanier The Coaching Habit is a business book which is superior over its contemporaries in that it is marginally less repetitive. I have … Continue reading →

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, by Erik Larson This is the second time I have found my way to purchasing a book thinking I had stumbled onto a wonderful … Continue reading →