Melissa Grelo in the morning seems to agree with Torontonians. The popular TV personality launched her career on CP24 Breakfast before moving onto The Social and has now been pegged as co-anchor on CTV’s new show Your Morning.
The show also features veteran Toronto hosts including Ben Mulroney, of etalk, and Anne-Marie Mediwake of CBC News Toronto. The three-hour live Your Morning will air on CTV and CTV News Channel from 6 to 9 a.m.
Grelo, an unabashed Hillary Clinton supporter and lover of non-fiction, offers up some weighty non-fiction tomes and a thriller from her shelf for this month’s column.
Revolution from Within, Gloria Steinem
Who reads Gloria Steinem in Grade 10? I do. This book started it all, ignited my inner conversation and awoke the feminist in me. I was lucky to read it at a time when young women’s self-esteem can be plummeting under the crushing weight of unrealistic societal expectations. I still go back to it every time I need a boost.
Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography, Andrew Morton
This was supposed to be a fluffy, indulgent summer read, but it forever affected my views about Hollywood, stars and their relationship with the paparazzi. Behind that flawless face are stories that made my head spin! My childhood on a farm seems as exciting as a paper bag!
Unfinished Business, Anne-Marie Slaughter
This book by Hillary Clinton’s former director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department had me at chapter one. As a relatively new mom who is equally ambitious about her job as she is with being a great mom, this book hit home. Although it's true that women still can’t have it all, I realized that a lot of work needs to be done so that caregiving is just as valued as office work.
The Rainbow Comes and Goes, Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt
What would you want to know about or ask your parent before it’s too late? This book pushes you to ask those questions today. From revealing details about a simultaneously glamorous and tragic childhood to raising one of the world's most recognizable journalists, Gloria Vanderbilt's wit, self-awareness and candour were refreshing and eye-opening.
The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins
I was the girl on a train reading The Girl On The Train. I always stared at homes on my commute into the city from the country and wondered what was going on behind closed doors. The novel turned this non-fiction reader on to fiction in a huge way. It was the only time I wished my commute in to work was actually longer!
