ABOUT Nastasia Delmedico
Nastasia is a recent UofT postgraduate student with a love for literature, film, photography, and fashion. When she isn’t reading, writing, or drinking buckets of coffee, she enjoys travelling, DIY projects, and eating tacos (with extra guacamole) among friends.
Who Saves a Superhero When Superheroes Do the Saving? Margaret Atwood’s superhero saga continues the battle against Professor Muriod’s plan for world rat domination with the release of Angel Catbird Volume 3: The Catbird Roars. In volume two, the half-cat, half-bird, half-human protagonist is dangerously misled by his animal instincts when he’s tricked into captivity by…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. Amy Cheung is a popular novelist from Hong Kong who writes fiction about romance…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. As a fan of classic Victorian literature, I had an inkling of what I…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. After participating in an Escape Room and failing miserably, I thought I’d take a…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. There’s no beating around the bush with The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri – it’s…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. Ah, dystopias – we can’t live in them, but we can’t live without them…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. The desire to read His Kidnapper’s Shoes by British novelist Maggie James stemmed from my…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. Before reading Spill Simmer Falter Wither, I read the publishers conversation with Sara Baume…
More Cats, More Rats, Some Owls and Bats. Margaret Atwood released volume two of her new-born comic book series, Angel Catbird, that begins with a brief recap of volume one before returning to the adventurous cat tale. This time, Atwood opens up an interesting discussion surrounding basic human and animalistic instincts, while tying in a gendered commentary…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. If you’re anything like me, a person who enjoys reading about writing – its…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. Given its 4.5 star rating on Amazon, I may have jumped into Anne Frasier’s…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. There’s something to be said when you pick up a book in-between binge…
Before 2016 rolled out, Disney Movie Trailers released the extended trailer for Bill Condon’s much-anticipated film, Beauty and the Beast. The film, starring Emma Watson as Belle and Dave Stevens as Beast, has generated a lot of buzz since the teaser trailer debut in May and prompted even more attention over the last few months. According to…
Around this time of year, radio stations have you singing along to Christmas jingles on your way to work while malls and department stores provide you with your own holiday soundtrack as you prepare for the busy season ahead. But, it never quite feels like Christmas until you spot Home Alone on your television guide. Like…
Two years ago, I convinced my mom to accompany me on a trip to New York City to watch James Franco as George, a migrant farmer, in the Broadway adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. I bought tickets, hopped on a plane and, before I knew it, sat way up in the balcony…