Tag Archives: From the Ashes

Canada Reads 2020

Posted on July 23, 2020 by AYearOfBooksBlog

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 →

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Book Club Chat with Jesse Thistle

Posted on April 8, 2020 by AYearOfBooksBlog

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 →

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2. From the Ashes (Jesse Thistle)

Posted on January 18, 2020 by AYearOfBooksBlog

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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