Daphne Gordon

With her essays on the theme of trauma, Sarah Polley hits work culture right in the body

BOOK REVIEW: Run Towards The Danger

by Sarah Polley

Let me start this rave review by stating that I’m far from unbiased as a book reviewer.

I don’t pick up books that don’t interest me. I don’t finish books I don’t like. I don’t write about books I wouldn’t recommend to a friend. So if I pen a book review, it’s automatically a four- or five-star treatment. And this one is no different.

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Careergasm cover

Daphne Gordon

Oh! I’m having a Careergasm!

Sarah Vermunt’s refreshing essays about how to find satisfying work helped me get honest about what I wanted from my next job

Last year I was on the hunt for a perfect job for me. After a savvy friend mentioned Sarah Vermunt’s book Careergasm as a source for career wisdom, I sought it

When I first picked it up, I drooled over the colours, fonts, and graphic elements of this book. The size, the weight, the textures of the paperback cover and interior paper… Everything about it was lust-worthy!

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