Battle Royale by Koushun Takami seems be one of those books that most people have heard about, but few people have actually read. It’s premise is definitely memorable enough; in the future, Japan is now part of the totalitarian state of the Greater East Asia Republic. As part of a mysterious military program, a random…
You’ve seen them before. CAPTCHAs (short for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”) are literally all over the internet. If you’ve done something as simple as register for an email or post an item on Craigslist, should already be familiar with this specific security system. However, you may not know…
Our friends at the Calgary Public Library need volunteers for their awesome Reading Buddies program at the Shaganappi Library!
Over the past summer, I started reading the Song of Fire and Ice series, by George R.R. Martin after browsing through the library one day. An epic fantasy that currently spans five of a planned seven books, A Song of Fire and Ice paints the picture of a fictional society split into two continents –…
I recently returned from a trip to China and don’t get me wrong, it was pretty great. But along the way, I was hoping to keep in touch with the Western world and my friends, but nah, that didn’t really happen. Want to know why? Because China bans that stuff. It wasn’t until I reached…
I thought the series was over, but I was wrong. When I first found out about this book, part of me was upset because I’m getting too old to be reading books from this series. The other part of me could not wait to get my hands on this book. Basically Jason wakes up in…
Earlier this week, City Council approved a plan to develop an arts hub in the East Village district of Calgary. The $225-250 million proposal includes the building of a new Central library to replace the Castell Central Library, close to 1st Street Station. Along with the library, it is being reported by the Calgary Herald that…
It said John Green on the cover so I had to read it. There really wasn’t much choice in the matter. But after reading the novel I never got around to reviewing it. I couldn’t make up my mind about this novel… until now. The plot is quite simple, we have two Will Graysons. One…
Whether you are travelling to a foreign place with friends, going on a vacation with your family, or staying in Calgary to earn loads of money, taking the time to read a few good books is definitely a summer activity you cannot miss out on.
With summer break just around the corner, especially for those of us in high school where exam break has already been the official start of our summer, you can’t help but wonder, what are you going to do for the next two months? Most people will be partying, no doubt. But amidst the nights hanging…
Raise your hand if at one point you wanted Mondays to be gone forever. Come on, don’t be shy, we’ve all had that same experience. Mondays are a start to another dreary and stress-filled weekend, where you learn to hate the alarm clock once again and wake up bleary-eyed. If you’ve ever read “Garfield” by…
I had heard from others that this book was great; in fact, I’d even heard it being described as a masterpiece. So there was really not choice in the matter, I had to read this book. But then I found out that this would be one of the books assigned for English class, so I…
-A Vertigo Mystery Theatre Production- Here’s a question: what if you had more than one personality? I will let you ponder that question for a moment, and while you are doing that, I’d like to carefully describe what happened on a recent Thursday night. -BACKGROUND- When I heard that I was able to attend a…
After reading this book, I often wondered if I read the same “The Lovely Bones” that everyone else is talking about. Because to be honest, my opinion greatly differs from that of the majority. Basically, this is a story about a girl who was violated, murdered and now in heaven. but she is restricted to…
The Central 2nd Saturday SLAM! Come down to the Central Library to enjoy a Spoken Word Extravaganza for the youth of Calgary! Poets storm the stage to share their words and beats to packed-out, cheering crowds. Judges from the audience score their performances in three intense rounds of poetic excellence, until a winner is crowned.…