We all have that one favourite book series – one that we could read over and over again, never growing bored of the captivating storyline, the memorable characters and the dizzying plot twists. This series for me is Lauren Oliver’s
By Ryan Jones Entrepreneurs are becoming the key curators of jobs in the city of Windsor. Windsor’s unemployment rate was sitting at 5.6 per cent in September 2016. According to Statistics Canada, this has climbed to 5.8 per cent since
5 out of 5 stars (sent by Simon and Schuster Canada) ____________ Gives ‘Milk and Honey’ a run for its money. ~ BV ____________ When I received this book of poetry from Simon and Schuster Canada, it wasn’t because I
By Ryan Jones A local business owner is inspiring other entrepreneurs in the city of Windsor with her passion and dedication. It all started seven years ago in October of 2010. Blab Media was originally a partnership for five years
4 0ut of 5 stars (sent by Simon and Schuster Canada) ____________ Just when you think you know what’s going to happen and you think you have the story figured out … you don’t. And the deck is shuffled
By Ryan Jones Travelers in the city of Windsor have a new place to rest their heads. After two years-in-the-making, management has opened the doors to the Holiday Inn Express. Since the 1990s, the hotel at 33 Riverside Dr. has
With the school year well underway, bookworms will begin to find difficulty in leisure reading while juggling schoolwork. Luckily I, Biblio Virgo, am here to give you some quick tips to an easy fix. These tips will offer you ease
It is that time of year again – school. Time to get into the routine of work and little sleep. It is also a time where our busy schedules tend to get in the way of things we love
5 out of 5 stars Fantasy. Make believe. Imagination. Stephanie Garber’s Caraval has all of these elements and then some. When Scarlett and Tella are no longer satisfied with their lives on an island, pinned beneath the control of
By Ryan Jones Windsorites are now able to join the circus. Windsor Circus School will be opening its doors to the public in the downtown core on May 1, 2017. It is located in the Chelsea Building at 511 Pelissier
By Ryan Jones Studies are showing more people use audiobooks for reading. According to goodreads.com, within the past three years audiobooks have become the fastest growing sector in publishing. This information was published in Global Audiobook Trends and Statistics for
5 out of 5 stars ____________________________________ “We’re a thousand. We’re a million. We’re facets. Starshine.” If there is one thing I am certain of when participating in a book blog tour, it’s that I’m going in
I was lucky enough to receive an advanced reader’s copy of Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse from Hachette Book Group Canada. It was published March 6, making for a fresh new read. 5 out of
By Ryan Jones It was a full house at Biblioasis to meet hometown author Emily Schultz last week. Schultz’ new novel Men Walking On Water was released March 20. The novel is set in the 1920s and focuses on
By Ryan Jones 4.5 out of 5 stars ___________________________________________ It is 1970. You are 15 years old, getting on a plane to boarding school. You say bye to your parents at the airport with no thought you won’t see
By Ryan Jones Pancratium, shown above, is the type of spider lily used in creating the PST component. A team of chemistry students from the University of Windsor have found a new way to fight cancer through the extraction
At the beginning of February, Simon and Schuster Canada had asked me to participate in their blog tour for Kill The Father by Sandrone Dazieri which ran from Feb.6 – 10. With this being my first blog tour it
By Ryan Jones Being a book reviewer is not just reading books and spitting out paragraphs explaining the novel, its characters, the setting and the literary devices used. Reviewing allows me to analyze an author’s work to develop my own
By Ryan Jones To ensure the overall wellness of donors, Canadian Blood Services has introduced a new iron guideline. The guideline went into effect Dec. 10, 2016 requiring women to wait 12 weeks in between blood donations, compared to the
By Ryan Jones While daily newspapers are cutting costs and laying off reporters, weekly papers remain largely unaffected. On Jan.24 Postmedia announced a layoff notice for the Windsor Star cutting six positions, five including editorial. An article on Postmedia’s website
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