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Canada Reads 2020
While the CBC studio was devoid of book loving spectators, it was full of discussion, passion, strong personalities… and 5 great books! Canada Reads is a wonderful event that is part game show and part literary event which gets Canadians … Continue reading
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
9. Love Lives Here (Amanda Jette Knox)
Wow!! What a loving family. I am thankful that they were willing to share their story, their challenges, their knowledge and their love with others. The author, Amanda, endured struggles in her teens – with bullying, alcohol. She got treatment, … Continue reading
7. We Have Always Been Here (Samra Habib)
For anyone who has been following this blog, you will know that I am a HUGE fan of Canada Reads! It is an amazing celebration of Canadian authors as 5 defenders sit around a table in the CBC studio and … Continue reading
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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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Canada Reads – Day 3
Canada Reads is down to the final two. Both books are non-fiction and both tell harrowing tales, one of the horror of the Holocaust and the other the plight of a young refugee whose family had fled Iraq to the … Continue reading
Canada Reads – Day 2
Day 2 was full of great discussion and I was sad to see Suzanne be voted off. Although it was difficult to like the actions and decisions of Suzanne, it was a book that did move me to consider the … Continue reading
Canada Reads: Day 1
Canada Reads is the most exciting “book holiday” of my year!! I love the focus on CanLit, the competition, the strategy and the game show antics. I have enjoyed reading the books (well, most of them) and am so excited … Continue reading
43. Dance, Gladys, Dance (Cassie Stocks)
As followers are well aware, I LOVE Canada Reads. I love the lead up to the event, reading books from the long list, reading ALL the books from the short-list, following the event and best of all attending this literary … Continue reading
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Happy Canada Book Day 2018!!!
It is a beautiful day to celebrate Canada Book Day! Pick up your favourite book and enjoy! Grab a classic like Anne of Green Gables, reread a Canadian Classic like Margaret Atwood‘s The Handmaid’s Tale. Revisit a book that you read … Continue reading
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