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How to Share an Egg: Copy of the book next to a small dish with a hard-boiled egg

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DIVINE Reads: How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichert

How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty About the Book A moving culinary memoir about the relationship between food and family—and sustenance and survival—from a…

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The Paper Palace: Book against a white background

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Should Heather’s Pick Be Your Pick? The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

I have written a lot of book reviews in my time at DIVINE and am an avid reader. When I look for new books to read, I am often drawn…

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Best Books: Kobo, Cat mug and plate of donuts

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Indigo Reveals the Best Books of 2024

Indigo released its annual “Best Books of the Year” list, highlighting exceptional literary works published in 2024. The best books of the year includes titles by two Canadian authors—The Knowing by…

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The Burnout: Book propped up against pillows

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DIVINE Reads: The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella

The Burnout – About the Book Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inane, “urgent” (but obviously not at all urgent) email or participate in…

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Asking for a Friend: Book being held in front of a map on an airplane's entertainment screen

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DIVINE Reads: Asking for a Friend by Kerry Clare

Asking for a Friend – About the Book The bottom of Jess’s world is falling out. Cocooned in her dorm in the winter of 1998, she’s reeling, and wants to…

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Best Books of the Year: 4 open hardcovers stacked on top of each other

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Top 10 Best Books of the Year

Books inspire, inform, and ignite our imaginations. We share new and old favourite reads in our “DIVINE Reads” book reviews. We can’t read every book on the best seller list,…

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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: Photo of book in the dark

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DIVINE Reads: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark

Part of being a book lover is reading just for interest. I’m supplied with books for review, but from time to time, I look through my own library of must-reads.…

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Fraiche Food: Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts Cookbook Cover with Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer on Counter in kitchen

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Books
Food

3 Delicious Recipes from Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts

Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts: Wholesome Everyday Recipes Made With Love* is in bookstores now. Co-authored by cousins and notable influencers, Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer, Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts contains…

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Books
Food

3 Delicious Recipes from The Scottish Kitchen

The Scottish Kitchen by Gary Maclean, includes more than 100 recipes that will take your tastebuds across the pond. Yes, there is a recipe for Haggis, but there is so…

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Michelle Levy Spotlights: The 18th Annual 519 Gala

The 519, one of the world’s leading and most respected 2SLGBTQ+ community and support centres, honoured internationally renowned author John Irving at the 18th Annual 519 Gala fundraiser with the…

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