Literally, Katrina

June 25, 2022

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A strategic communicator and public relations practitioner, Katrina specializes in non-profit communications in the health care and education sectors. A storyteller at heart, Katrina loves interviewing people from all walks of life and sharing their stories. In fact, she loves stories so much, she’s been reviewing fiction since she was 13 years old, starting with […]
November 14, 2016

Review: The Wangs vs. The World

I’m thrilled to share a review of The Wangs vs. The World, a dazzling debut by the witty and wonderful Jade Chang. I received an advanced copy from Harper Collins Canada as a part of the #HCCFirstLook program – big thank you to the team at HCC for fuelling my love of books (and chocolate […]
November 14, 2016

Literally, Katrina: Refreshed

Hello readers and wanderers! Literally, Katrina has a new look and new content – combining my love of literature and my passion for travel, you can now look forward to the same great posts about literary news and book reviews, alongside exciting travel tips and tricks. Over the past year, I’ve been sharing reflections on […]
April 8, 2016

Away we go

Hello wanderers! Thank you so much for following along on my travel blog journey – it’s been an incredible year and it’s been so much fun chatting with you about where I’ve been and where I’d like to go next. I have really enjoyed writing this blog and even though my school year (and therefore my […]
April 4, 2016

Episode 15: Life, Fire, Prose

Hello listeners! I can’t believe today is the day – we’ve reached the end of Season 1 of the Literally, Katrina podcast! It’s been an incredible ride reading amazing books and chatting with extremely talented writers over the past year, and I’ve loved putting together these bi-weekly episodes. I hope you’ve enjoyed them, too! In […]
April 1, 2016

Hotel, hostel, help!

Hey wanderers! It’s officially April, which means I’m only a few months away from my European adventure (yay!). My travel buddies and I are now at the point where we’re looking at what we’d like to do and see, which is very exciting! This also means that it’s time to start looking at how to get where […]
March 25, 2016

24-hour City Guide: Berlin, Germany

What to see and what to skip if you only have one day in Germany’s capital, Berlin Hey wanderers! This is your 24-hour city guide for one of my favourite German cities – Berlin! This post is a quick reference for what to see if you’re short on time – when I was in Berlin […]
March 21, 2016

Episode 14: Yann Martel on The High Mountains of Portugal

Hello lovely listeners! Yann Martel, author of brilliant award-winning novel Life of Pi (if you didn’t read the book, you may have seen the Oscar-winning film) was in Winnipeg last week promoting his new book The High Mountains of Portugal. A novel made up of three related-yet-unrelated stories – Homeless, Homeward, Home – tied together by […]
March 18, 2016

24-hour City Guide: Seville, Spain

What to see and what to skip if you only have one day in the cultural capital of Spain Hello wanderers! This is your 24-hour city guide for what to see and what to skip when you only have 24 hours to “see it all” in my favourite city in Spain – Seville! Written by […]
March 11, 2016

Great Expectations

Hey there wanderers! One of my favourite things about traveling is that no two trips are the same. You can visit the same place over and over again and experience something new every time. You can go at a different time of year and have a completely different experience, or go with a new group of […]