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Fire Weather: A Reader’s Dialogue

It’s probably fair to say that Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast is one of the most important climate change focused books of 2023…

10 min readMar 20, 2024

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Fire Weather: A Reader’s Dialogue

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Steve Tornes

Land of Milk and Honey — A Reader’s Dialogue

The Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang is filled to the brim with fun themes and ideas, but it is the tone and atmosphere which…

5 min readJan 27, 2024

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Land of Milk and Honey — A Reader’s Dialogue

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Steve Tornes

The Good-Enough Life by Avram Alpert — A Reader’s Dialogue

When I first picked up The Good-Enough Life, I thought it would primarily be a self-help book, focused on scaling back from a high paced…

4 min readJan 13, 2024

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The Good-Enough Life by Avram Alpert — A Reader’s Dialogue

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Steve Tornes

The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut — A Reader’s Dialogue

Benjamín Labatut’s writing style seamlessly combines biographical research with fictionalized psychological study. There is a uniqueness…

7 min readJan 5, 2024

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The MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut — A Reader’s Dialogue

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Steve Tornes

Non-Fiction That Will Change Your Perspective

There are good books and there are books that can change your perspective of the world. It is often hard to know which are which without…

5 min readDec 12, 2023

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Non-Fiction That Will Change Your Perspective

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Steve Tornes

Five Fantastic Book Recommendations for 2024

I had the good fortune to read 63 books in 2023 and some fiction books are so good, they deserve to be shared and celebrated. So, if you…

5 min readDec 10, 2023

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Five Fantastic Book Recommendations for 2024

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Steve Tornes

The Lie of Personality

Perhaps the one question everyone has asked themselves at least once in their lives is, “Who am I?” A very common response is something…

4 min readOct 21, 2023

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The Lie of Personality

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Steve Tornes

Tech Companies Restricting Canadian News!

If you are confused about why Meta and Google restricted your ability to post and see Canadian news, I wanted to share brief summary to…

6 min readAug 18, 2023

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Tech Companies Restricting Canadian News!

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Steve Tornes

Writing in the Age of AI

As writers, we can feel change in the air. A recognition that AI will not only upend the publishing industry, but it will also change our…

6 min readAug 10, 2023

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Writing in the Age of AI

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Steve Tornes

5 Great Canadian Podcasts

If you are searching for new, Canadian podcasts that will keep you informed about the world around you, and which are deep and engaging, I…

4 min readAug 5, 2023

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5 Great Canadian Podcasts

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Steve Tornes

Steve Tornes

Master of Urban Studies. Background in Literature and Political Science. Transit enthusiast and transportation researcher. Book review image design by Debbie C

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