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Friday Reads: A consummate magpie

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*The week in review on my channel:*

Shawn Breathes Books chats with Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo about his fabulously gay novels: youtu.be/_BkZWf1Yquw?si=D82PJPiHLYaWnhnf

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Time stamps (scroll down for Goodreads links):

00:00 RIP, Edna O’Brien

03:16 Introduction

07:14 Booker longlist

09:18 Mystery guest

32:37 Patreon news

32:50 Week in review

33:22 Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton

35:49 Animal Farm by George Orwell

36:15 Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala

37:41 Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym

39:06 Until August by Gabriel García Márquez

39:54 Welcome to Canada by David Carpenter

40:59 Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk

41:52 And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod

42:32 Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik


Books mentioned:

The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien
goodreads.com/book/show/517061.The_Country_Girls

A Fanatic Heart by Edna O'Brien
goodreads.com/book/show/694218.A_Fanatic_Heart?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6s3x6dEcpV&rank=1

A Pagan Place by Edna O'Brien
goodreads.com/book/show/42971993-a-pagan-place

Country Girl by Edna O'Brien
goodreads.com/book/show/15790829-country-girl?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YqA8C4N1Wn&rank=3

My Indian Summer by Joseph Kakwinokanasum
goodreads.com/book/show/62322995-my-indian-summer?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=DMwSG6H05J&rank=1
Video of the book launch I attended: youtube.com/live/sA7EC1adV_0?si=WXGwv48e0VVsOoXD

My Friends by Hisham Matar
goodreads.com/book/show/127488823-my-friends

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
goodreads.com/book/show/174147294-wandering-stars

Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
goodreads.com/book/show/128714412-wild-houses?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_13
My full review: youtu.be/5KGqTmluH50?si=5Kc7tudUcl4IgXZ-

Held by Anne Michaels
goodreads.com/book/show/200241802-held?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14

James by Percival Everett
goodreads.com/book/show/173754979-james?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_25

River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
goodreads.com/book/show/127823210-river-east-river-west?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_5

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
goodreads.com/book/show/199698485-the-god-of-the-woods?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_10

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
goodreads.com/book/show/57938906-great-circle

The Family Way by Christopher DiRaddo
goodreads.com/book/show/56220542-the-family-way?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=9SNhbS9W1K&rank=2

Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton
goodreads.com/book/show/56684838-blue-postcards
My interview with Douglas Bruton: youtu.be/XpzEI-4yMo4?feature=shared

Animal Farm by George Orwell
goodreads.com/book/show/3149348-animal-farm

Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala
goodreads.com/book/show/43475906-season-of-fury-and-wonder?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=m6cYGjFPyK&rank=1

Less Than Angels by Barbara Pym
goodreads.com/book/show/587597.Less_Than_Angels

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
Anne McLean (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/200555496-until-august

Welcome to Canada by David Carpenter
goodreads.com/book/show/9663445-welcome-to-canada?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=8cTmGbifdv&rank=1

Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk
Zenia Tompkins (translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/209319935-forgottenness

And the Stones Cry Out by Clara Dupont-Monod
Ben Faccini (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/156745282-and-the-stones-cry-out?ref=nav_sb_ss_5_14

Ti Amo by Hanne Ørstavik
Martin Aitken (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/60173268-ti-amo

Love by Hanne Ørstavik
Martin Aitken (Translator)
goodreads.com/book/show/37945656-love
(My full review: youtu.be/xPownS5MuQo)



Mystery guest: Edward Y.C. Lee
Ed’s website: edwardyclee.com
Twitter: @edwardyclee

The Laundryman’s Boy: A Novel by Edward Y.C. Lee
goodreads.com/book/show/181109960-the-laundryman-s-boy?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18





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