Catherine Vendryes

Catherine Vendryes

An expert storyteller who brings big and small brands to life.

Category: Uncategorized

  • Lattes with Ladies: Erin Taylor

    ,

    After much ado, I finally have another Lattes with Ladies interview featuring my good friend, writer, and globetrotter Erin Taylor. You can follow Erin on her Instagram and wait with bated breath like the rest of us for her first book. HPL: First off, what are you reading right now? ET: I’m currently reading four Read.

  • The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King

    ,

    The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King was recommended to me by the same friend (and fan of King) who suggested I read Truth and Bright Water. It should come as no surprise to anyone that I loved both of them! The Back of the Turtle follows a few different characters, each chapter alternating Read.

  • Lattes with Ladies: Jasmine Gui

    ,

    I finally got the chance to transcribe this exciting interview with Jasmine Gui, translator, editor, and co-founder of the Project 40 Collective. She is a really, really cool lady whose passion for diversity and accessibility in literature have helped to create LooseLeaf Magazine and Col.lab Incubator. I became familiar with her stuff through Instagram and when I realized Read.

  • Monoceros by Suzette Mayr

    ,

    Lately, I’ve been challenging myself to read more outside of my comfort zone. When I spotted Monoceros‘ beautiful cover on the discount shelf at TYPE Books, I thought why not give it a shot? I read the summary on the back and it seemed alright. I was not disappointed! Inside was a beautiful and tragic story. Unfortunately, Read.

  • No-No Boy by John Okada

    ,

    I picked up John Okada’s No-No Boy in the Alcatraz Island gift shop when I was visiting San Francisco. It was part of a display about the time period that Alcatraz prison existed in, and when I found out that Okada’s novel is considered the first Asian-American novel I knew it was going to be my choice Read.

  • Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

    ,

    The funny thing with reading a lot and only writing in my odd spare moment on weekends means that I often have to remind myself what I read and if I had written a blog about it yet. I was surprised this morning when I realized that I hadn’t actually written my review of Hag-Seed Read.

  • Lattes with Ladies: Alex Dunn

    ,

    This week we feature the lovely Alex Dunn! A true entrepreneur, after finding there were few Canadian subscription boxes for book lovers like her Alex set out to create her own. Novel Editions launched in November 2016 and it is already become one of my favourite sources for the best new fiction. Alex opens up Read.

  • The Pain Tree by Olive Senior

    ,

    I picked up The Pain Tree at the Word on the Street festival in Toronto this past fall. It was recommended to me at the Cormorant Books tent, and always happy to pick up more Canlit and Caribbean lit, I couldn’t say no! Olive Senior is a prolific writer, having published many volumes of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and Read.

  • Lattes with Ladies: Jessica Rodriguez

    ,

    I interviewed Jessica Rodriguez, a really cool lady, and someone I technically met for the very first time.  Jessica is a writer, marketer, and volunteer for Lean In Canada, where she blogs and runs a book club for empowering women.  JR: Right now, I carry books with me at all times. There are four books Read.

  • The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

    ,

    I got Ami McKay’s latest book, The Witches of New York, in a swag bag from a special sale at Joe Fresh on Queen St. This is a rare book for this blog – one that I didn’t choose for myself nor was it recommended to me by a close friend. By coincidence, it also turned Read.