Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form.

• Every year, The Globe and Mail puts together a smashing list of the best books of the year. Browse the gallery of 2015’s greatest here.
• Not on the list (but equally smashing) is Jon Evans’s latest book, No Fixed Address. I love being able to travel the world from the comfort of my own home, and “visiting” Africa, Asia and the Middle East through the eyes of an experienced travel was a particular treat.
• Book nerds and gamers unite! I am completely enamored with the theory that video games are in some ways like poetry. Read more about this fascinating idea at Electric Lit.
• Sometimes, you read a review that makes you so proud to work in publishing that you just want to burst. This review of Don Coles’s A Serious Call published in Canadian Literature is one such review.
• And just for fun, check out these reading hacks that every book lover should know. I think I might just have to adopt # 4….

 

Plus, don’t forget that we’re giving away a copy of The Essential Travis Lane as a special holiday treat to our poetry fans. Enter to win here!

Have a great weekend,