Deborah Cooke: Author

Author: Deborah Cooke

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 7

    When I was a teenager in suburban Toronto, we used to take the bus and subway to go downtown. When I went with my friends, we went to the Eaton Centre, tried on clothes, window-shopped, and often went up to Sam the Record Man to buy an LP. When I went alone, I went to…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 6

    There are so many things that fascinate me about Agatha Christie and her books. First, there are the books themselves. I started to read her books as a teenager because I loved mysteries, and I was quickly hooked. There was a time when I had a list of which of her books I’d read –…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 5

    We’re going back to historical fiction today with What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin. Once upon a time, I used to discover new books and new authors by browsing at a bricks-and-mortar bookstore. I really did pick books by their covers, or at least I’d pick them up for the first time because…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 4

    This choice might be another surprise for you. Today’s pick from my keeper shelf is Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King. The first Stephen King novel I read was his first book: Carrie was published in 1974 but I read it when I was in high school. I see that the paperback edition I read was…

  • From the Keeper Shelf – 3

    It’s a little bit sad to write about this book, which I love, because the author very recently passed away. Daughter of Prophecy was written by Anne Kelleher Bush. I have the original Warner Aspect edition from 1995, with that gorgeous cover by Thomas Canty. Oh, I loved this book! It’s a magical, marvelous blend…