DYDebra Yeo

1. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Debra Yeo

   Toronto Star bestsellers: Jen Agg tells a tale of love and restaurants in ‘Table Boss’ (opens the original)

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   Jen Agg is one of Toronto’s most recognizable restaurateurs. Lately she’s getting recognition for her second memoir: “Table Boss: How to Build a Restaurant When Your Life Falls Apart (A Love Story).” The book, which recounts how she struggled to keep her restaurant business afloat during the pandemic while also caring for her husband after he had a catastrophic stroke, is No. 4 in Canadian non-fiction this week and No. 7 in original non-fiction. “The book is mostly about how much I lov

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2. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Debra Yeo

   Toronto Star bestsellers: Readers go on ‘The Solo Honeymoon’ with Laura Murphy (opens the original)

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   After her fiancé died in her arms a month before their wedding, it’s hard to imagine Laura Murphy wanting to get out of bed in the morning, let alone carry on with the honeymoon they had planned in Europe together. But the Newfoundland lawyer did it, as detailed in her memoir “The Solo Honeymoon: A Brief Beautiful True Love Story.” The book is No. 2 in Canadian non-fiction and No. 5 in original non-fiction. As detailed in an excerpt in the Star, Murphy decided to use TikTok to keep friend

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