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20. Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club (Coles, Megan Gail)
As everyone knows, I am a HUGE fan and supporter of Canada Reads. Each year the CBC chooses 5 defenders who each choose a book to debate in the gameshow/literary prize program which I look forward to. Canada Reads inspires … Continue reading
12. The Wake (Linden MacIntyre)
Did you know that there was a tsunami in Canada? It is hard to believe that a tsunami in Newfoundland is a piece of history that most Canadians are not aware of. The Wake describes the terrible tsunami, which was … Continue reading
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Book Club Chat with Jesse Thistle
At a time when connection is a challenge, our book club enjoyed a thought-provoking “zoom” chat with Canada Reads, long-listed, author and professor, Jesse Thistle, this evening. We appreciated his time, his humour, his honesty and openness as he shared … Continue reading
Posted in Author event, Book Club, Memoir, Uncategorized
Tagged Canada Reads 2020, From the Ashes, Jesse Thistle
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2. From the Ashes (Jesse Thistle)
The hardships and lessons in From the Ashes linger in my mind. The book was a brutally honest account of the generational devastation of an Metis family impacted by the lasting effects of colonialism. Jesse and his brothers were abandoned … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada Reads 2020, From the Ashes, Jesse Thistle
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Book Review Blitz- August
My mission this weekend is to get back on track, to get caught up on my book reviews and make a small dent in my accounts of author events. These reviews are from the end of August when I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Canadian, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Novels about Books, Summer Blitz
Tagged Craig Davidson, David Chariandy, Educated, Geraldine Brooks, I've Been Meaning to Tell You, Kate Quinn, People of the Book, Richard Paul Evans, Tara Westover, The Alice Network, The Forgotten Road, The Saturday Night Ghost Club
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Summer Blitz (books 50 to 58)
With apologies to my book followers, this summer has been filled with beautiful, sunny days and I have been a bit slow with my book reviews! In order to catch up, I am doing a summer blitz, grouping together some … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Book Club, Canadian, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Stephen King, Summer Blitz
Tagged Amy Stuart, Cat's Eye, Deborah Ellis, Emily series, L.M. Montogmery, Margaret Atwood, Robin Esrock, Stephen Gundry, Stephen King, Still Water, The Breadwinner, The Great Atlantic Bucket List, The Outsider, The Plant Paradox, The Story Girl
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Heather Tucker: Book Club
Book club is aways a great evening, sharing books with a great group of friends but this month we were lucky to have a special guest join us. After enjoying The Clay Girl, one of our members (thank you Shannon) … Continue reading
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Tagged Author visit, Book Club, Heather Tucker, The Clay Girl
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Robyn Harding: Different Drummer Books/Book Club
It has been a pleasure to spend two evenings with Robyn Harding, author of The Party. The first was in December, at Little Drummer books, and was an intimate book event with Robyn Harding and Roz Nay. The second was, via … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Club Picks, Robyn Harding, The Party
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Ross Pennie: Book Club/Book Launch
This review has been pending since June when Ross Pennie launched his latest book, Beneath the Wake, to an enthusiastic, standing room only crowd in Ancaster. It also includes further discussion from our book club in October when Ross joined us … Continue reading
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Tagged Beneath the Wake, Book Club, Ross Pennie
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