Today was the final day of the Canada Reads 2018 debates! If you’ve missed the past few days you can find all three videos and my thoughts on the progress of the debates here. If you missed the finale, here’s the video (and watch to the end because my question made it into the READ MORE
Month: March 2018
CANADA READS 2018 | DAYS 1, 2 & 3
Canada Reads 2018 is now well underway! The first three days of debates are behind us, and with them three books have already been voted off (amidst a lot of drama and controversy), and we are down to our two finalists. Here’s what happened, in case you missed it! If you have no idea READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | READING THE WORLD
This week’s topic is “Books That Take Place In Another Country.” I haven’t historically done the best job of reading my way around the world, and it’s something I know I need to work on (I also need to read more from my own country). But over the years I have read a selection READ MORE
CANADA READS REVIEW | FORGIVENESS – MARK SAKAMOTO
This is the true story of Mark Sakamoto’s grandparents’ experiences during WWII and how those experiences shaped their lives – but also how they chose to take back control in spite of them. The first section of the book alternates between two stories. His maternal grandfather’s experiences as a young soldier sent to Hong READ MORE
CANADA READS REVIEW | THE MARROW THIEVES – CHERIE DIMALINE
This is a post-apocalyptic young adult novel that takes place in a world where climate change has destroyed the land. The coastlines have moved inwards, waterways have become polluted, and populations have become more and more dense as people were forced to migrate inland. In this world, white people have lost the ability to READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY SPRING TBR
Right now I’m still trying to read as many of the Canada Reads 2018 contenders as I can before the debates that start March 26th (for more info on the 2018 picks, go here, for more info on Canada Reads, go here), so those are top of my list. Swiftly followed by the books READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS THAT WEREN’T WHAT I EXPECTED
I’m tired and very behind this week, so without any further preamble, I’m going to jump right into it. Here are the books that surprised me (for better or for worst) the most: Another Brooklyn was far more poetic and deeply emotionally affecting than I had expected it to be. Though it deals READ MORE
WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION | 2018 LONGLIST (AND HOW MY GUESSES STACKED UP)
The Women’s Prize for Fiction 2018 Longlist has finally been announced! Without any further ado, here it is: H(A)PPY by Nicola Barker The Idiot by Elif Batuman Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon Miss Burma by Charmaine Craig Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar Sight by Jessie Greengrass Eleanor Oliphant is READ MORE
CANADA READS | 2018 PANELLISTS, LONGLIST AND SHORTLIST
It’s that time of year again! Canada Reads 2018 is just around the corner. There’s just enough time left to dive into the books you want to read from the shortlist before tuning in for this year’s debates, but first, let’s take a look at the longlist and get to know this year’s panellists. Canada READ MORE
WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION | 2018 LONGLIST PREDICTIONS
As most of you out there in book world are well aware, this Thursday (March 8th) is the announcement of the 2018 Longlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly Bailey’s Prize, formerly Orange Prize). It’s a well-loved prize amongst book bloggers and booktubers because it features books by women, and it often features READ MORE