Shawn & Lindy chat about the 2022 Giller longlist #CanLit #IndigenousBooks #booktube #GillerPrize Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-10-19 | Shawn & Lindy chat about the 2022 Giller longlist #CanLit #IndigenousBooks #booktube #GillerPrize
6 Canadian books & 1 Turkish book in this latest batch of recent reads #LGBTQ #GGAwards 🇨🇦 Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-10-14 | October 13 booktube episode of recent reads00:00 intro 01:42 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island by Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon; audiobook read by Gail Maurice; published by McClelland and Stewart 06:43 🏳️🌈🇫🇷🇨🇦 So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle; translated by Aleshia Jensen; published by Drawn and Quarterly 10:11 🇨🇦 I’m Afraid, Said the Leaf by Danielle Daniel and Matt James; published by Tundra11:44 🇨🇦 Out of the Dark by Julie Lawson; published by Nimbus15:40 🇨🇦 The Capital of Dreams by Heather O’Neill; audiobook read by Paige McKinney; published by HarperCollins 19:14 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor; audiobook read by Landon Doak, Victoria Carr, and Belinda Corpuz; published by Random House Canada 21:47 🇹🇷 Walking on the Ceiling by Aysegul Savas; published by Riverhead26:49 Outro: Still Life: Contemporary Painters by Amber Cresswell Bell——————————Other mentions:@shawnbreathesbooks Shawn and I had a conversation about the GG finalists:youtu.be/IcC2susP_VAGovernor General Literary Awards website: ggbooks.caThis Is How I Disappear by Mirion Malle, translated by Aleshia Jensen and Bronwyn HaslamCity of Victoria Book Prizes: victoriabookprizes.caBookends podcast — Mattea Roach interviews Heather O’Neill (about The Capital of Dreams; scroll down to September 13 episode) and Aysegul Savas (about The Anthropologists; scroll to September 22 episode): cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-77-writers-and-company
THE NO AUDIO DRIFT edition of Shawn and Lindy’s conversation about the GG award finalists Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-10-11 | Governor General Literary Awards website: ggbooks.ca@shawnbreathesbooks Shawn and I talked about the following books from the lists:GG Fiction finalists:The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of Turtle Island, Volume 1 by Kent Monkman and Gisele Gordon, published by McClelland and StewartEmpty Spaces by Jordan Abel, published by McClelland and StewartNaniki by Oonya Kempadoo, published by Dundurn PressCode Noir by Canisia Lubrin, published by Knopf Canada Her Body Among Animals: Stories by Paola Ferrante, published by Book*hug—————-GG Nonfiction finalists:Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott, published by Vintage CanadaCrooked Teeth by Danny Ramadan, published by VikingWinipek by Niigaan Sinclair, published by McClelland and Stewart The Walls Have Eyes by Petra Molnar, published by The New PressThe Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor, published by House of Anansi———————GG Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books finalists:Skating Wild on an Inland Sea by Jean Pendziwol and Todd Stewart, published by Groundwood Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith, published by Groundwood The Gulf by Adam de Souza, published by Tundra————————-GG Translation finalists:So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle, translated by Aleshia Jensen, published by Drawn and Quarterly Nights Too Short to Dance by Marie-Claire Blais, translated by Katia Grubisic, published by Second Story Press———————————————————-Other mentions:Nishga by Jordan AbelThe Nature Book by Tom ComittaVoodoo Hypothesis by Canisia LubrinThe Dyzgraphxst by Canisia Lubrin Annie Bot by Sierra GreerLesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim FuIn My Own Moccasins by Helen KnottNights in the Underground by Marie-Claire BlaisSongs for Angel by Marie-Claire Blais
Shawn and Lindy talk about the 2024 Governor General Literary Award finalists Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-10-11 | NOTE: I apologize for the audio drift. I am occasionally flummoxed by technical issues in videography. If you would prefer watching a corrected edition, click here: THE NO AUDIO DRIFT edition of Shawn and Lindy’s conversation about the GG award finalistsyoutu.be/IcC2susP_VAGovernor General Literary Awards website: ggbooks.ca@shawnbreathesbooks Shawn and I talked about the following books from the lists:GG Fiction finalists:The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle: A True and Exact Accounting of the History of North America, Volume 1 by Kent Monkman and Gisele Gordon, published by McClelland and StewartEmpty Spaces by Jordan Abel, published by McClelland and StewartNaniki by Oonya Kempadoo, published by Dundurn PressCode Noir by Canisia Lubrin, published by Knopf Canada Her Body Among Animals: Stories by Paola Ferrante, published by Book*hug——————————————————GG Nonfiction finalists:Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott, published by Vintage CanadaCrooked Teeth by Danny Ramadan, published by VikingWinipek by Niigaan Sinclair, published by McClelland and Stewart The Walls Have Eyes by Petra Molnar, published by The New PressThe Age of Insecurity by Astra Taylor, published by House of Anansi——————————————————GG Young People’s Literature — Illustrated Books finalists:Skating Wild on an Inland Sea by Jean Pendziwol and Todd Stewart, published by Groundwood Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith, published by Groundwood The Gulf by Adam de Souza, published by Tundra———————————————————-GG Translation finalists:So Long Sad Love by Mirion Malle, translated by Aleshia Jensen, published by Drawn and Quarterly Nights Too Short to Dance by Marie-Claire Blais, translated by Katia Grubisic, published by Second Story Press———————————————————-Other mentions:Nishga by Jordan AbelThe Nature Book by Tom ComittaVoodoo Hypothesis by Canisia LubrinThe Dyzgraphxst by Canisia Lubrin Annie Bot by Sierra GreerLesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim FuIn My Own Moccasins by Helen KnottNights in the Underground by Marie-Claire BlaisSongs for Angel by Marie-Claire Blais
October 6 — Recent Canadian books for adults & kids + accordion books, crafting & a tea festival Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-10-07 | In this latest booktube episode, I talk about poetry, novels, short stories, a play & picture books—all by Canadian authors, plus one British middle grade fantasy00:00 intro: t-shirt success01:11 🇨🇦 PLAY: From Alaska by Sébastien Harrisson; translated by Leanna Brodie02:15 tea festival 03:48 DNF: 🇨🇦 Mood Swings by Frankie Barnet07:23 🇨🇦 Held by Anne Michaels; published by McClelland and Stewart 11:36 🇨🇦 Correspondences: A Poem and Portraits by Anne Michaels and Bernice Eisenstein: published by McClelland and Stewart 13:34 🇨🇦 You’re Gonna Love This by Dina Del Bucchia; published by Talonbooks 16:40 🇨🇦 Be a Good Ancestor by Leona Prince [Dakelh], Gabrielle Prince [Dakelh] and Carla Joseph [Cree]; published by Orca19:16 🇨🇦 Skating Wild on an Inland Sea by Jean Pendziwol and Todd Stewart; published by Groundwood 20:31 🇬🇧🎧 Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell; audiobook read by Samuel West; published by Listening Library 22:38 🇨🇦🎧 In Winter I Get Up at Night by Jane Urquhart; audiobook read by Christine Horne; published by McClelland and Stewart 26:50 🇨🇦 Peacocks of Instagram by Deepa Rajagopalan; published by House of Anansi29:03 Outro: accordion book of dye samples —————————Other mentions:An Indoor Kind of Girl by Frankie BarnetOn Earth as it is on Television by Emily JaneFugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels My earlier review of Anne Michael’s Held is in this episode from December 2023: youtu.be/LvL4pC4Fdx0?si=aBt_Gzv39v0W5RXOThird edition of IBBY’s Sea to Sea to Sea Canadian Indigenous Picture Booksibby-canada.org/indigenous-picture-book-collectionElizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award:ibby-canada.org/todd-stewart-wins-the-2023-elizabeth-mrazik-cleaver-canadian-picture-book-award-for-skating-wild-on-an-inland-seaFinalists for 2024 CCBC Awards: bookcentre.ca/news/2024-shortlists-for-the-ccbc-book-awardsRooftoppers by Katherine RundellTim Hortons in literature: lindypratch.blogspot.com/2024/05/more-tim-hortons-references-2024-edition.html@MarilynMayaMendoza
September 30: Books for Truth & Reconciliation + Art + Shakespeare + the Booker #FramedinSeptember Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-10-01 | In this booktube episode: 3 books about residential schools, plus music and film; in formats for all ages: picture book, graphic novel, middle grade, adult fiction & nonfiction, plus audiobooks00:00 intro - Framed in September (thank you!)01:41 Logwood dye project05:46 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation08:17 🇨🇦 The Secret Pocket by Peggy Janicki [Dakelh] and Carrielynn Victor [Coast Salish-British]; published by Orca10:38 🇨🇦 Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan [Cree-Taino]; published by Nancy Paulsen Books13:32 🇨🇦🎧 The Knowing by Tanya Talaga [Anishnaabe-Polish]; audiobook read by the author; published by HarperCollins 15:55 🇨🇦 The Cello Suites: JS Bach, Pablo Casals and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece by Eric Siblin; published by House of Anansi20:18 🇱🇦🇫🇷 Erased: An Actor of Color’s Journey Through the Heyday of Hollywood by Loo Hui Phang and Hugues Micol; translated by Edward Gauvin; published by NBM Graphic Novels 22:38 🇺🇸🎧 Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner; audiobook read by the author; published by Simon & Schuster 26:39 My Booker short list 27:37 8 plays at Stratford Ontario 36:28 Outro - Kent Monkman paintings —————————————Other mentions:Framed in September hosts:Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks Hannah @HannahsBooks Greg @anotherbibliophilereads Heather @heathergregg9975 @heathergregg9975 Heather’s playlist collecting #FramedinSeptember videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyc8HWm3IRhCh7Vm55UeB_1_t7vrKlE1n&si=dmuXVRnBYQeX0nfZViolet Duncan’s brief pitch for Buffalo Dreamer: vimeo.com/1015835519?share=copyTanya Talaga talks to Mattea Roach on CBC Bookends: cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-77-writers-and-companyJolene @BookwormAdventureGirl and the playlist for our Best Canadian Books project: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjliQQSI38qGXXzzNZ5PE5EPh_0YI3L-O&si=T1NBMAS20OCPLyboMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh#Shaketember Stratford festival plays:Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare Cymbeline - Shakespeare Twelfth Night - Shakespeare Something Rotten! - Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, John O’FarrellLondon Assurance- Dion BoucicaultHedda Gabler - Henrik IbsenThe Goat or, Who Is Sylvia? - Edward AlbeeThe Diviners - Margaret Laurence, Vern Thiessen, Yvette Nolan
LGBTQ+ Fiction x 5 Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-09-28 | In this episode of booktube, I talk about 5 works of LGBTQ+ fiction that also fit these readathons: Framed! in September, Sorty September, Straya September and Spinster September 00:00 intro 00:45 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Biography of X by Catherine Lacey; published by Picador 08:15 The Lover and the Thalia Book Club10:47 🏳️🌈🇳🇱🎧 The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden; audiobook read by Stine Nielsen and Saskia Maarleveld; published by Simon & Schuster 13:10 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Disembark: Stories by Jen Currin; published by House of Anansi15:50 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Real Ones by katherena vermette [Red River Métis]; audiobook read by katherena vermette, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, Sheila McCarthy, Tracey Nepinak, & Caleb Stull; published by Penguin Canada 21:00 🏳️🌈🇬🇧 Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner; published by Penguin Classics 26:42 Outro: pigeon courtship ———————————-Other mentions:Framed in September hosts:@bouquinsbooks @heathergregg9975 @anotherbibliophilereads @HannahsBooks Spinster September Shorty September hosts:@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers Straya September host:@GunpowderFictionPlot The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood American War by Omar El AkkadThalia Book ClubThe Lover by Marguerite Duras@sarah-roadworthy Nobody Is Ever Missing by Catherine LaceyFrancoise Mouly, Akhil Sharma & Kate ZambrenoBad Houses by John Elizabeth StintziCarleigh BakerJulie FlettKatherena Vermette explores the harm of pretendians on APTN: youtu.be/DJ1narQl0c8Still Life: Contemporary Painters by Amber Cresswell Bell@MarilynMayaMendoza Shorty September Struggles and Successes youtu.be/AlvZ2YvauC4?si=gLLgYjd6t08FTAfvShawn @shawnbreathesbooks
5 graphic novels about art during a week in Stratford Ontario #ArtReadathon #ShortySeptember Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-09-22 | In this booktube episode I talk about the five graphic novels, for middle grade & adult audiences, that I read while on vacation attending the Stratford Theatre Festival 00:00 intro02:11 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 How it All Ends by Emma Hunsinger; published by Greenwillow05:46 🇺🇸 Art Club by Rashad Doucet; published by LB Ink07:42 🇺🇸🇦🇷 Primer by Jennifer Muro, Thomas Krajewski & Gretel Lusky; published by DC Comics08:48 🇪🇸 Degas and Cassatt: A Solitary Dance by Salva Rubio and Efa; translated from Spanish by Edward Gauvin; published by NBM15:41 🇬🇧 Alison by Lizzy Stewart; published by Serpent’s Tail / Fantagraphics 18:08 Outro: scenes from Stratford————————————-Other Mentions:#framedinseptember hosts:@bouquinsbooks @anotherbibliophilereads @heathergregg9975 @HannahsBooks #shortyseptember hosts:@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers #shaketember hosts@OldBluesChapterandVerse @booksimnotreading @adayofsmallthings
Art & Architecture in Victoria BC + Recent Reads + a Corn Roast Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-09-16 | In this September 15 booktube episode, I talk about Canadian short stories, a baffling novel from France, anti-car nonfiction, 17th-century Dutch art, some local public art and a community corn roast00:00 intro: art experience on a walk in Victoria 07:05 🇨🇦 An Indoor Kind of Girl: Stories by Frankie Barnet; published by Metatron10:57 🇫🇷 The Lover by Marguerite Duras; translated from French by Barbara Bray; published by Pantheon14:40 🇬🇧🎧 Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse & What to Do About It by Daniel Knowles; audiobook read by Christian Coulson; published by Books on Tape21:00 🇬🇧 Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura Cumming; audiobook read by the author; published by Simon & Schuster 26:07 Outro: Corn roast———————Other mentions:Framed! in September is hosted by:@bouquinsbooks @anotherbibliophilereads @HannahsBooks @heathergregg9975 Elisabeth’s walk from the library to the National Gallery in Ottawa:youtu.be/vO_yhbuBhYs?si=jZn-BogIDAsgRA7kShorty September is hosted by:@pastorytime2683 @TooManyHeathers @sarah-roadworthy Sarah Mood Swings by Frankie BarnetIndian Winter by Kazim AliCommitted by Suzanne ScanlonOur Crumbling Foundation: Solving Canada’s Housing Crisis by Gregor Craigie99 percent invisible podcast discussion of Power Broker:99percentinvisible.org/clubThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
Yukon Fibre Retreat and Recent Reads #FramedinSeptember #ArtReadathon #StrayaSeptember2 #Shaketember Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-09-12 | In this booktube episode I talk about a novel set in Palestine, a futuristic translated novel-in-stories from Quebec, an Indigenous Australian picture book; ancient & modern walls; dingos & mushrooms. Plus a lot about knitting, weaving, embroidery & other fun with textiles in Canada’s northern forest. 00:00 intro Fox Bay Northern Fibre Arts Retreat at Lake Laberge06:24 🇵🇸🇬🇧🎧 Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad; audiobook read by Nadia Albina; published by Recorded Books12:37 🇨🇦 The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler; published by Biblioasis17:23 🇨🇦 Walls: The Long History of Human Barriers and Why We Build Them by Gregor Craigie; illustrated by Arden Taylor; published by Orca21:48 🇦🇺 A Kunwinjku Counting Book by Gabriel Maralngurra [Bininj] and Felicity Wright; published by Enchanted Lion24:20 🇬🇧 Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake; audiobook read by the author; published by Random House28:40 Outro: more scenes from the fibre arts retreat—————————Booktube events and people: @bouquinsbooks Elisabeth’s Framed! in September announcement: youtu.be/_3oJceCIpBQ?si=egA7UzlVjaxKsFiH@heathergregg9975 Heather cohost@HannahsBooks Hannah cohost@anotherbibliophilereads Greg cohostAnd me, Lindy@OldBluesChapterandVerse Jason’s Shaketember announcement youtu.be/f0zKkEUsA_w?si=lzguV8IEnZChabot@booksimnotreading Kelly cohost@adayofsmallthings Nicole cohostBest Canadian Books of the 21st Century project The 67 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Centuryyoutu.be/Z2dkguNlyFs@BookwormAdventureGirl JoleneAnd me, Lindy20 Best French Canadian Books of the 21st Century #CanLit #WomenInTranslationyoutu.be/5qra7JDeA00@GunpowderFictionPlot Scott’s Straya September #strayaSeptember2 youtu.be/ctjIp1PKeTo?si=ysXdnz2Ijdh_Mg6r—————————-Other mentions:Fox Bay Retreat: foxbayretreat.comNorthern Fibres Guild: http://www.northernfibresguild.caTextile artist Bettina Matzkuhn’s website: http://www.bettinamatzkuhn.caSharp Notions: Essays from the Stitching Life, edited by Marita Dachsel and Nancy LeeI talked about Sharp Notions: Recent Reads January 31 2024: long books, short books, graphic novels, poetry, essays: 6 great books!youtu.be/pG7lxYFxK2sThe Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service, illustrated by Ted Harrison Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O’HeaOur Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis by Gregor CraigieMushroom Rain by Laura Zimmermann and Jamie Green
Shawn and Lindy chat about Blue Postcards with Douglas Bruton #YvesKleinBlue #artreadathon Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-09-11 | Lindy and Shawn chat with Douglas Bruton about his novel Blue Postcards - With a very big thank you to Shawn for arranging this conversation and for his expert editing of the video, then for kindly sharing it with me so that I can post it on my channel as well as his. Douglas Bruton’s website: http://douglasrdb.blogspot.comLaurie MacFayden’s website: http://www.lauriemacfayden.comShawn’s previous long form interview with Douglas: youtu.be/XpzEI-4yMo4?feature=sharedBlue Postcards by Douglas Brutongoodreads.com/book/show/56684838-blue-postcardsOther people mentioned:Nancy PearlOther books mentioned:I Remember by Joe Brainardgoodreads.com/book/show/35385.Joe_BrainardWith or Without Angels by Douglas Brutongoodreads.com/book/show/61312223-with-or-without-angels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_34My chat with Lindy about this: youtu.be/TVgF2kBcSW8?si=q6qBRatuVHwWIpVuTheory of Colours by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheCharles Lock Eastlake (Translator)goodreads.com/book/show/18225.Theory_of_ColoursThe Poetics of Space by Gaston BachelardMaria Jolas (Translator)goodreads.com/book/show/20893524-the-poetics-of-spaceHope Never Knew Horizon by Douglas Brutongoodreads.com/book/show/210525551-hope-never-knew-horizonWoman in Blue by Douglas BrutonComing February 2025And last, but not least: Framed! in September is an art readathon hosted by:@bouquinsbooks @anotherbibliophilereads @heathergregg9975 @HannahsBooks And me, LindyMy announcement is here: Announcing: Framed! In September — an art readathonyoutu.be/60v2BB5RgDE
Ice cream and Saturday Reads August 31: #ArtReadathon #Shaketember #PhenomenalWoman Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-09-01 | In this booktube episode I talk about 9 books, including 7 nonfiction, 4 in audio format, 2 in verse format and one in picture book format00:00 intro: Framed! in September 01:48 lots of talk about ice cream flavours 04:29 🇺🇸 Maya’s Song by Reneé Watson and Bryan Collier; published by Harper 07:19 🇺🇸 The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion by Ann Bausum; published by Peachtree10:56 🇬🇧🎧 Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea; audiobook read by Barbara Flynn and the authors; published by Macmillan 15:47 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🎧 Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna; audiobook read by the author; published by HarperAudio 19:20 🇺🇸🎧 Mobility by Lydia Kiesling; audiobook read by Kelli Tager; published by Zando22:22 🇮🇳 Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia; published by Henry Holt 25:43 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇹🇼 Dispersals: On Plants, Borders and Belonging by Jessica J Lee; published by Hamish Hamilton 29:20 🇬🇧 The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho; illustrations by Kate Milner; published by Candlewick 31:51 🇵🇱🎧 The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig; audiobook read by Alyssa Bresnahan; published by Recorded Books 34:39 Outro - Butchart Garden and Nostalgic Recorded Books outro————————Other mentions:@MarilynMayaMendoza Phenomenal Woman readathonFramed! in September art readathon hosts:@bouquinsbooks @HannahsBooks @heathergregg9975 @anotherbibliophilereads More about Framed! in September:Shaketember announcement:youtu.be/TeVhBpYUQhU?si=R8l_NyIwUNB-a4Hm@sarah-roadworthy Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J LeeSeaweed by Miek Zwamborn
20 Best French Canadian Books of the 21st Century #CanLit #WomenInTranslation Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-29 | In this booktube episode I talk about the French Canadian titles nominated for best books of the 21st century 00:00 intro: Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century project 02:24 And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier; translated by Rhonda Mullins 2012 [Il pleuvait des oiseaux 2011]04:48 Ru by Kim Thuy; translated by Sheila Fischman 2012 [Ru 2009]06:58 Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette; translated by Rhonda Mullins 2017 [La Femme qui fuit 2015]09:00 Kukum by Michel Jean [Innu]; translated by Susan Ouriou 2023 [Kukum 2019]10:58 Un Thé dans la toundra par Joséphine Bacon [Innu], 2013 11:31 Enfants du lichen par Maya Cousineau Mollen [Innu], 2022 12:02 Les Superbes : une enquête sur le succès et les femmes par Léa Clermont-Dion et Marie-Hélène Poitras13:04 Griffintown by Marie Hélène Poitras; translated by Sheila Fischman 2016 [Griffintown 2012]14:04 May Our Joy Endure by Kevin Lambert; translated by Donald Winkler 2024 [Que notre joie demeure, Kevin Lambert, 2022]16:35 The Return by Dany Laferrière; translated by David Homel 2011 [L’Enigme du retour 2009] - published outside Canada as The Enigma of the Return 201317:31 The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2016 [Le Mur mitoyen 2013]18:09 Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 2018 [Madame Victoria 2015]19:40 Nikolski by Nicolas Dickner; translated by Lazer Lederhendler 200720:24 Hunting Houses by Fanny Britt; translated by Susan Ouriou and Christelle Morelli 2017 [Le Cheval d’août 2015]21:43 Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City by Guy Delisle; translated by Helge Dascher 2012, 2015, 202022:48 The Song of Roland [Paul à Quebec] by Michel Rabagliati; translated by Helge Dascher 200924:22 Songs for the Cold of Heart by Eric Dupont; translated by Peter McCambridge 2018 [La fiancée américaine 2012] - published in the US as The American Fiancée 202025:32 For Sure by France Daigle; translated by Robert Majzels 2013 [Pour sûr 2011]26:34 My digression into francophone accents and dialects 30:30 The Dishwasher by Stéphane Larue; translated by Pablo Strauss 2019 [Le Plongeur 2016]31:41 La Maison d’oubli, Reine de memoire #1 par Élisabeth Vonarberg 2005————————Other mentions:Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl The 67 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Centuryyoutu.be/Z2dkguNlyFs@bouquinsbooks Elisabeth’s top ten Canadian books of the 21st century youtu.be/w2djH_EIsU0?si=MJMxQbZezfltSuJ3@JennieJohnston Jennie Johnston Deciding my top ten Canadian books: youtu.be/TT8LWm9Z0EI?si=_g-x9LLO42IFk0bq@canadareadsamericanstyle Rebecca of Canada Reads American Style picked Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau Lavalette as one of her top ten Canadian books: youtube.com/live/xlr0MXHlZ9o?si=qYXtVCMgpDPBhBlDYou Will Love What You Have Killed by Kevin Lambert; translated by Donald WinklerThe Future by Catherine Leroux; translated by Susan OuriouThe Maerlande Chronicles [Chroniques du pays des mères] by Élisabeth Vonarberg
My Framed! in September #ArtReadathon plus #ShortySeptember #Shaketember and #StrayaSeptember2 TBR Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-27 | Framed! in September is an art-related readathon. Prompts:1. Read a book focused on art. (fiction or nonfiction)2. Experience art.3. (BONUS) Create art OR tell us about a piece of art you personally find meaningful.00:00 Intro - all about Framed! in September 02:38 MUSIC:Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila WellerRebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen HannaThe Cello Suites by Eric Siblin 05:43 PAINTING/ VISUAL ARTS:How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti Correspondences by Anne Michaels and Bernice Eisenstein Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies by Ross King Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death by Laura CummingBiography of X by Catherine Lacey10:48 SHORTY SEPTEMBER / Framed! In September Hope Never Knew Horizon by Douglas BrutonPrairie Dresses Art Other by Danielle DuttonArt Club by Rashad Doucet 13:55 SHAKETEMBER / Framed! In SeptemberThe Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion by Ann BausumEnter Ghost by Isabella HammadShakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench17:15 STRAYA SEPTEMBER / Framed! In SeptemberThe Asparagus Wars by Carol MajorA Kunwinjku Counting Book by Gabriel Maralngurra and Felicity Wright Still Life: Contemporary Painters by Amber Cresswell Bell20:15 ARCHITECTURE:How Was That Built? by Roma AgrawalWalls: The Long History of Human Barriers and Why We Build Them by Gregor Craigie and Arden TaylorMay Our Joy Endure by Kevin Lambert; translated by Donald Winkler published September 202421:57 TEXTILES:Embroidered Textiles: A World Guide to Traditional Patterns by Sheila PaineDorothy Grant: An Endless Thread by Dorothy Grant 23:36 GENERAL:The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi; translated from Japanese by Michael Brase———————People and videos mentioned:@bouquinsbooks Elisabeth’s top ten CanLit youtu.be/w2djH_EIsU0?si=DKOfOEEHQQno_qNXand Elisabeth’s Framed! Pile of Possibilities youtu.be/BWvDmtaqdiw?si=qM_l5110sIJHo168@heathergregg9975 Heather is a co-host of Framed! In September@HannahsBooks Hannah is a co-host of Framed! In September@anotherbibliophilereads Greg is a co-host of Framed! In September@BookwormAdventureGirl Jolene and I talked about the Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century youtu.be/wTP4ZpLsdUI?si=peR_k-lRqjN25iaB@karlalikestoread Karla’s Art-related books, favourites and recommendations: youtu.be/hv5bqmmMNbI?si=OC-vazs5w3IbWAgk@readandre-read Angelia talks about Thunderclap and more: youtu.be/WXHvttTIrpY?si=i567HTByqBhPGFTH@pastorytime2683 Bert and Siân’s Shorty September announcement youtu.be/E2FeGRVwHDk?si=bJEjiA1F3BS7277E@TooManyHeathers Heather’s Shorty September announcement: youtu.be/6yb6BANMTiU?si=8NECS-bAghU4mUzf@eyesonindie Sarah’s Best of 2023 youtu.be/-QeGnRwvjl8?si=J6-ron7Mnnfc_7XW@OldBluesChapterandVerse Jason’s Shaketember announcement youtu.be/f0zKkEUsA_w?si=j3TUKjgPBds_J-17@booksimnotreading Kelly’s Shaketember announcement: youtu.be/TeVhBpYUQhU?si=R8l_NyIwUNB-a4Hm@adayofsmallthings Nicole’s Shaketember announcement: youtu.be/GO8Xmyn5JxA?si=Z6cVq5y3NCBVFDON@GunpowderFictionPlot Scott’s #StrayaSeptember2 announcement: youtu.be/ctjIp1PKeTo?si=k2iIVkzdRhMuy7rC
Friday Reads August 23: Bizarre stories & wondrous possibilities; whales, sharks & people in exile Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-23 | In this booktube episode, I talk about 8 books including 1 for #WITmonth & 3 by #LGBTQ authors. Three are in audiobook format, 1 is a graphic novel, 2 are memoirs, 2 are short stories & 1 is on the Booker longlist.00:00 intro: covid recovery; capsize experience; knitting and embroidery04:53 🇺🇸🎧 This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud; audiobook read by Cassandra Campbell; published by Recorded Books10:22 🇩🇪 Anna by Mia Oberländer; translated from German by Nika Knight; published by Fantagraphics 12:49 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 How It Works Out by Miriam Lacroix; published by Doubleday Canada 15:57 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan; published by WW Norton18:33 🇳🇿 Dawn Raid by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith; published by Levine Querido 24:00 🇬🇧🎧 Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor; audiobook read by Gwyneth Keyworth and others; published by Macmillan 27:18 🇺🇸🎧 Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham; audiobook read by the author; published by Books on Tape 30:40 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon; published by Vintage34:55 Outro—————————-Other mentions:Caledonian Road by Andrew O’HaganMy Friends by Hisham MatarSwan Suit by Katherine FawcettOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaThe Colony by Audrey MageeMinorities in Shark Sciences: misselasmo.org@shawnbreathesbooks Shawn’s standalone review of Committed by Suzanne Scanlon: youtu.be/fKvOGD-PBdk?si=VuzsRPe7L0ClZnhq
The 67 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-17 | The 67 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century (according to readers) Thank you to Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl for doing this project with me and to everyone who submitted your favourite Canadian books. Jolene did all the hard work. She compiled information into spreadsheets as it was received, and she also spent hours editing this video. Jolene, you’re the best! If you’re not already following Jolene‘s channel, do it now. You will find lots of Canadian content there, including two years worth of Reading Across Canada challenges. TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro 01:30 The Inspiration 03:29 Honourable Mentions 04:58 Stats 11:00 Books with 3 votes 26:27 Books with 4 votes 36:45 Books with 5 votes 39:44 Books with 6 votes 48:14 Books with 7 votes 51:41 Books with 8 votes 54:11 Books with 9 votes 56:21 Books with 10 votes 01:01:58 Books with 11 votes 01:08:14 Books with 14 votes 1:10:10 Books with 16 votes 1:11:32 Books with 21 votes 1:12:12 Books with 24 votes 1:13:23 Books with 26 votes 1:14:27 Books with 28 votes 1:15:43 Books with 33 votes 1:17:39 Final Thoughts 1:20:18 Outro Link to a printable list of the 67 books:drive.google.com/file/d/15UOX2SmWEwLiFJBIJrb2LafVFXFMl_OE/view?ts=66c17736BOOKS MENTIONEDThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden Still Life by Louise Penny Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway Celia's Song by Lee Maracle Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette; translated by Rhonda Mullins Birdie by Tracey Lindberg Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein A History of Burning by Janika Oza The Adversary by Michael Crummey Galore by Michael Crummey Sweetland by Michael Crummey The Innocents by Michael Crummey Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson Unless Carol Shields Ru by Kim Thuy; translated by Sheila Fischman A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan The Orenda by Joseph Boyden Crow Lake by Mary Lawson The Birth House by Ami McKay The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead A Mind Spread Out On The Ground by Alicia Elliott Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) by Jocelyne Saucier; translated by Rhonda Mullins Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley Room by Emma Donoghue The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Brother by David Chariandy Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese Life of Pi by Yann Martel Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga From The Ashes by Jesse Thistle Ducks: Two Years in The Oil Sands by Kate Beaton The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline Washington Black by Esi Edugyan What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad Women Talking by Miriam Toews All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice The Break by Katherena Vermette Greenwood by Michael Christie The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel BOOKTUBERS & VIDEOS MENTIONED:Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks youtu.be/w2djH_EIsU0?si=Bjb6RbgxwctsuV5A Jennie @JennieJohnston youtu.be/TT8LWm9Z0EI?si=aVqInbhlmiuKoKys Laureen @booksatthebottomofthestair8446 youtu.be/y-D6fWyyAww?si=H5zKD35y1v1UciKS
An All-Canadian Friday Reads August 16: comics; poetry; nonfiction; SFF; historical; short stories Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-16 | In this booktube episode, I feature all kinds of books by Canadian authors 00:00 intro: Best 21st CenturyCanadian Books project 01:45 🇨🇦 Phantompains: Poetry by Therese Estacion; published by Book*hug04:44 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 A Dream Wants Waking by Lydia Kwa; published by Wolsak and Wynn07:18 🇨🇦🎧 The Laundryman’s Boy by Edward YC Lee; audiobook read by Richard Lam; published by HarperAvenue 09:52 🇨🇦 Age 16 by Rosena Fung; published by Annick12:39 🇨🇦🎧 Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis by Gregor Craigie; audiobook read by the author; published by Random House Canada 16:16 🇨🇦 The Gulf by Adam De Souza; published by Tundra18:27 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Bad Houses: Stories by John Elizabeth Stintzi; published by Arsenal Pulp21:27 🇨🇦🇮🇪🎧 Wild Houses by Colin Barrett; audiobook read by Damian Gildea; published by McClelland and Stewart 24:01 Outro———————————-🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦While waiting for our video about the Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century, check out the top ten list videos created by these Canadian booktubers: @bouquinsbooks Elisabeth’s best CanLit books of 21st century youtu.be/w2djH_EIsU0?si=q-gUhYSrGvtBBVnU@JennieJohnston Jennie decides her top ten CanLit of the 21st century youtu.be/TT8LWm9Z0EI?si=j2dBlQtMMvZMLDKI@booksatthebottomofthestair8446 Laureen’s Top Ten CanLit youtu.be/y-D6fWyyAww?si=Ssp9q25J9fmmGzup——————————-Other mentions :@BookwormAdventureGirl Jolene describes our Best of 21st Century CanLit project: youtu.be/CUL6zHKBfZE?si=Fo-7iSFwf_Z0n6Ea30 Canadian Writers Making Their Mark in 2024:cbc.ca/books/cbc-books-writers-to-watch-30-canadian-writers-making-their-mark-in-2024-1.7280242Books by Larissa Lai: When Fox Is a Thousand; Salt Fish Girl; Tiger Flu@shawnbreathesbooks Shawn has author Edward YC Lee as a guest: youtu.be/ASJTIt-5lbA?si=Cwbkc8cDWG2DQYxALiving With Viola by Rosens FungMy Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi
Friday Reads despite COVID, featuring WIT graphic novels; books about art & seaweed & queer life Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-10 | In this August 9 booktube episode, I talk about how mushrooms create our weather, a mother’s response to her transgender son, cyclothymia & disordered eating, men behaving badly, seaweed & mall magic, and a gay man’s travels in India. #WITmonth00:00 intro: hit by covid00:44 Twelfth Night performance at Bard on the Beach01:31 Best of 21st century CanLit project 02:23 🇺🇸🎧🎥 Mushroom Rain by Laura Zimmermann and Jamie Green; animation by SLTM Studio; narration by Simon Vance; music by Joel Roberts04:26 🏳️🌈🇪🇸 Totem by Laura Pérez; translated by Andrea Rosenberg; published by Fantagraphics 06:17 🏳️🌈🇫🇷 Transitions: A Mother’s Journey by Elodie Durand; translated by Evan McGorray; published by Top Shelf08:00 🇫🇷 A Fox in My Brain by Lou Lubie; translated by Fabrice Sapolsky ?; published by Fair Square Comics 13:23 🇳🇱 Seaweed: An Enchanting Miscellany by Miek Zwamborn; published by Greystone Books15:43 🏳️🌈🏴🎧 Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan; audiobook read by Michael Abubakar; published by McClelland and Stewart 20:32 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 The Magnificent Malls of Edmonton by various authors; introduced by Vivek Shraya; self published in 201526:00 🏳️🌈🇮🇳🇨🇦 Indian Winter by Kazim Ali; published by Coach House35:15 Outro: Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park ———————————-Other Mentions:Jolene’s video about our Best of CanLit project: youtu.be/CUL6zHKBfZEI talked about our Best of CanLit project here: Help us make a Best CANADIAN Books of the 21st Century list! Plus lots more bookish stuffyoutu.be/wHwPzb1MJ7sNatalie @CuriousReader talks about Mushroom Rain: youtu.be/i1tEqTsCUrQ?si=0IQmBmg-soG6WUVCAuthor Laura K Zimmermann’s website and info about Mushroom Rain: laurakzimmermann.com/mushroom_rainAnnouncing: Framed! In September — an art readathonyoutu.be/60v2BB5RgDE@MarilynMayaMendoza Marilyn’s Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman Reading Event: youtu.be/zDGuPVA3TWQ?si=v1NaT3cQeqOdVPVWRacines by Lou LubieCairn by Kathleen JamieUnknown Masterpiece by Honore de BalzacParade by Rachel CuskBig Mall: Shopping for Meaning by Kate BlackThe Lover by Marguerite DurasCommitted by Suzanne Scanlon
Help us make a Best CANADIAN Books of the 21st Century list! Plus lots more bookish stuff Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-02 | In this booktube episode, you will find dancing boats, literary awards, comics, audiobooks, queer books, books about art, nonfiction about shopping malls & a graphic memoir about environmental justice work00:00 intro: two booktubers meet in person 01:33 Framed in September announcement 02:10 🇫🇷 The Unknown Masterpiece by Honoré de Balzac; translated by Richard Howard; published by New York Review of Books05:07 Best Canadian Books of the 21st Century: we want your help!08:35 Irish author Edna O’Brien died on July 27, 202409:38 Booker longlist reaction 11:37 Women win big in Eisner awards announced July 26, 2024 12:50 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Blackward by Lawrence Lindell; published by Drawn & Quarterly 15:41 🇳🇬 I’ll Meet You in Ijebu by Bunmi Emenanjo and Diana Ejaita; published by Barefoot Books17:44 🇩🇴🇺🇸🎧 The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez; audiobook read by Alma Cuervo; published by Recorded Books 21:35 🇨🇦🎧 Big Mall: Shopping for Meaning by Kate Black; audiobook read by Tara Koehler; published by Coach House27:53 🇷🇺🇺🇸 Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol; published by First Second 30:34 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag; published by Graphix32:57🇰🇷🇺🇸 Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice by Eddie Ahn; published by Ten Speed Graphic35:15 magpies on book covers36:37 Outro: water taxi ballet at Victoria Inner Harbour ——————————————-Other mentions: Sarah @sarah-roadworthy @BookwormAdventureGirl Jolene’s call for best Canadian books: youtu.be/CUL6zHKBfZELink to Google form to enter your picks for the best Canadian books of the 21st century:https://forms.gle/VoQcddkSqBn4kwUq9Framed! in September announcement Announcing: Framed! In September — an art readathonyoutu.be/60v2BB5RgDEElisabeth’s Framed! in September announcement: youtu.be/_3oJceCIpBQ?si=_bY6fa3q-awPFodaHeather’s Framed! in September announcement: youtu.be/ps9aPbLw6Hs?si=MkiQ4VwxJgybaX2OGreg’s Framed! in September announcement: youtu.be/A9ymucmMVD0?si=_2cLKWEp12gQ7j1fHannah’s Framed! in September announcement: youtu.be/NZCdT2kAoj0?si=I-xXO1DHFAMC5Tm4The Country Girls by Edna O’BrienBooker prize longlist: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2024@Shellyish Shelly’s Booker reaction: youtu.be/sRLD6mrNwdA?si=DSK5EhuHYATLYUcOHeadshot by Rita BullwinkelWestern Lane by Chetna MarooEisner awards: comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awardsRoaming by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki PeepeePoopoo by Caroline CashBronze whale at West Edmonton Mall: bestedmontonmall.com/2021/01/18/bronze-whale-statue-open-seaVikky Alexander website: vikkyalexander.net/west-edmonton-mall
Announcing: Framed! In September — an art readathon Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-08-01 | Framed! in September: an art readathonWHO? These are your readathon hosts:Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks Heather @heathergregg9975 Hannah @HannahsBooks Greg @anotherbibliophilereads Lindy @lindysmagpiereads WHAT? An art readathon!Prompts:1. Read a book focused on art. (fiction or nonfiction)2. Experience art.3. (BONUS) Create art OR tell us about a piece of art you personally find meaningful.Please let us know of your participation by tagging us!Also, use hashtags #FramedinSeptember and/or #ArtReadathonWHEN? During the month of September!WHERE? In the marvellous land of booktube!Titles mentioned:All the Colour in the World by CS Richardson The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair Blue Postcards by Douglas BrutonThe Beauty of Everyday Things by Soestsu Yanagi, translated by Michael BraseThe Girls with Stone Faces by Arleen ParéAlso mentioned:Florence Wyle and Frances Loring
July 26: Whales, Seals, Forest fires, Gardens & Books: Poetry; Comics; Art; Disability; Indigeneity Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-07-26 | I’m Lindy and this is another booktube episode of Friday Reads!00:00 intro: forest fires, Pride on the Water; Little Free Library bonanza; Whale watching & other touristy things06:40 🇨🇦 Have You Ever Heard a Whale Exhale? by Caroline Woodward and Claire Victoria Watson; published by Pownal Street Press09:14 🏴 Cairn by Kathleen Jamie; published by Sort of Books15:17 🇺🇸 Swan Songs by W Maxwell Prince with Martin Simmonds, Caspar Wijngaard, Felipe Andrade, Caitlin Yarsky, Alex Eckman-Lawn & Martín Morazzo; published by Image Comics17:11 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 The Jellyfish by Boum; translated by Robin Lang and Helge Dascher; published by Pow Pow19:51 🇺🇸🎧 Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru; audiobook read by the author; published by Books on Tape26:34 About myself as a reader and timeline shifts 30:19 🇨🇷🇺🇸 Saints of the Household by Ari Tison [Bribri]; published by Farrar Straus Giroux 33:37 Top 100 books of the 21st century, Canadian style?35:10 Outro: Butchart Garden——————————-Other Mentions:@MarilynMayaMendoza @sarah-roadworthy The Diviners by Margaret LaurenceSeaweed: An Enchanting Miscellany by Miek ZwambornLiving Mountain by Nan ShepherdUnknown Masterpiece by Honoré BalzacThe Librairianist by Patrick DeWittThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
July 20: NYT Best Books; Persian cookery; Shakespeare under a tent; a Canadian feminist classic etc Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-07-21 | In this booktube episode my cat makes herself into a scarf while I talk about two Shakespeare productions; Italian jets; Iranian groceries; what’s a best book?; art; philosophy; two Puerto Rican books; Canadian hopepunk; and a classic00:00 intro: knitting mishap01:58 Bard on the Beach (Hamlet & Comedy of Errors)06:47 Frecce Tricolori aerobatic demonstration team of Italian airforce flyover 07:49 🇴🇲🇬🇧 Bahari: Recipes from an Omani Kitchen and Beyond by Dina Macki; published by DK AND Persian cookery ingredients10:50 NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century 18:38 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Bluets by Maggie Nelson; published by Wave Books23:20 Framed! In September (an art readathon)24:00 🇨🇦🇬🇧🎧 Parade by Rachel Cusk; audiobook read by Genevieve Gaunt; published by Harper Perennial 28:26 🇨🇦🎧 We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed; audiobook read by Eva Tavares; published by ECW Press30:50 🇵🇷🇺🇸 Nilda by Nicholasa Mohr; published by Piñata Books33:44 🇵🇷 The Puerto Rican War: A Graphic History by John Vasquez Mejias; published by Union Square 36:00 🇨🇦 The Diviners by Margaret Laurence; published by McClelland and Stewart 38:35 Outro———————-Other Mentions (booktubers and links):Shelly Swearingen @Shellyish runs through the NYT’s top 100 books of the 21st century: youtu.be/0y65IUtMwHY?si=G-tSxQCi7VIyofo1Book Riot podcast episode: Building the 100 Best Books of the Century with Gilbert Cruz, Editor of the New York Times Book Review: bookriot.com/listen/building-the-100-best-books-of-the-century-with-gilbert-cruz-editor-of-the-new-york-times-book-reviewMy 10 Favourite Books (as of 2013): lindypratch.blogspot.com/2013/11/my-10-favourite-books.htmlMy book blog review of How to Be Both: lindypratch.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-to-be-both-by-ali-smith.htmlMy blog review of All My Puny Sorrows: lindypratch.blogspot.com/2014/05/all-my-puny-sorrows-by-miriam-toews.html@MarilynMayaMendoza PW More to Come podcast episode talking about The Puerto Rican War publishersweekly.com/pw/podcasts/index.html?channel=2&podcast=1316Sarah @sarah-roadworthy (talking about The Diviners by Margaret Laurence) youtu.be/FYQ2ZqXuH7w?si=saersRUwWRymZFzJ——————————Other Mentions (books):My vest’s pattern was in this book: The Knitchick’s Guide to Sweaters by Marcelle and Pauline WallCommitted: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne ScanlonBahari by Dina MackiFood of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies by Najmieh BatmanglijFun Home by Alison BechdelPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi How to Be Both by Ali SmithA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer EganAll My Puny Sorrows by Miriam ToewsMachine Without Horses by Helen Humphreys Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Runaway by Alice MunroNo Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani, translated by Omid Tofighian Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani MootooThe Lesser Blessed by Richard Van CampFall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonaldMonkey Beach by Eden Robinson Fugitive Pieces by Anne MichaelsArgonauts by Maggie Nelson Blue Postcards by Douglas BrutonOn Freedom by Maggie NelsonOutline by Rachel CuskThe Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich by Alice Childress
Friday Reads July 12: Alice Munro; Pride parade; travel; blue; LGBTQ & Indigenous stories Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-07-12 | In this booktube episode: audiobooks; comics & a picture book; queer speculative fiction; Yves Klein blue; history & politics of travel; gender identity; Muslim women authors; samurai girls & a merman00:00 intro (rowing; Victoria Pride Parade; water ballet; Joni’s haircut; progress on embroidery) 02:57 Alice Munro exposé09:21 🇺🇸🎧 Fire Exit by Morgan Talty [Penobscot]; audiobook read by Darrell Dennis [Secwepemc]; published by Knopf Canada 11:14 🇬🇧 Blue Postcards by Douglas Bruton; published by Fairlight Books12:21 🏳️🌈🇬🇧 Bluets by Maggie Nelson13:24🇮🇳🇺🇸🎧 Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel by Shahnaz Habib; audiobook read by Deepa Samuel; published by Tantor Audio 17:59 🇴🇲🇬🇧 Bahari: Recipes from an Omani Kitchen and Beyond by Dina Macki19:10 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🎧 Translation State by Ann Leckie; audiobook read by Adjoa Andoh; published by Orbit22:04 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Faith Schaffer; published by Harper Alley23:42 🏳️🌈🇬🇧 Nen and the Lonely Fisherman by Ian Eagleton and James Mayhew; published by Little Bee Books25:45 Outro: Victoria Pride——————————Other Mentions:CBC Front Burner - Grappling with Alice Munro’s dark family secret youtu.be/eoU7zsQ0kJs?si=whbe1GqF0VF0gVb-Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer@shawnbreathesbooks Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword & Ancillary Mercy by Ann LeckieMurderbot series by Martha WellsSaga series by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Friday Reads: graphic memoirs & graphic novels, in translation & by Indigenous & queer authors Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-07-05 | In this booktube episode I talk about memoirs & speculative fiction, in audio & comics format, from Spain, Denmark, Finland, USA, Indonesia & Canada’s Arctic, plus eating beets & visiting a rose garden #LGBTQ #EisnerAwards00:00 intro - a beet feast!02:45 DNF: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft (audio read by Rebecca Lowman)03:59 🇪🇸 Ashes by Álvaro Ortiz; translated from Spanish by Eva Ibarzabal; published by Top Shelf 06:15 🏳️🌈🇮🇩 Lunar Boy by Jes Wibowo and Cin Wibowo; published by Harper Alley07:35 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Peepee-Poopoo #69 by Caroline Cash; published by Silver Sprocket 10:04 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Mangilaluk: A Graphic Memoir About Friendship, Perseverance and Resiliency by Bernard Andreason [Inuvialuit] and Alan Gallo; published by Inhabit Education Books12:48 🇨🇦 The Scarf and the Butterfly: A Graphic Memoir of Hope and Healing by Monica Ittusardjuat [Inuit], Coco Apunnguaq Lynge [Kalaaleq-Danish] and Scott Plumbe; published by Inhabit Education Books14:46 🇫🇮 Memento Mori by Tiitu Takalo; translated by Maria Schroderus; published by Oni Press18:34 🇫🇮 Single Mothering by Anna Härmälä; published by Nobrow20:27 🇩🇰🎧 Childhood, Youth, Dependency: The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen; translated from Danish by Tiina Nunnally & Michael Favala Goldman; audiobook read by Stine Wintlev; published by Penguin Classics 25:00 Outro: Rose garden—————————-Other mentions:2024 Eisner nominations: comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awardsI talk about Darrin Bell’s The Talk in this episode: A Queer & BIPOC authors edition of Friday Reads Dec 22, plus: Is it a good translation?youtu.be/pTv1X7WGrII
Friday Reads June 28: fiction & nonfiction in audio + a graphic memoir, & why I only read 3 books Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-06-28 | In this booktube episode I talk about two audiobooks—historical fiction & philosophy—as well as a graphic memoir. I also chat about a spice rack, rowing, gardening, knitting & an embroidery stitchalong.00:00 intro (nonreading activities)7:11 🇺🇸🎧 God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor and the Search for Meaning by Meghan O’Gieblyn; audiobook read by Rebecca Lowman; published by Random House Audio 09:48 🏴🎧 Clear by Carys Davies; audiobook read by Russ Bain; published by Simon & Schuster 12:35 🇺🇸 Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls; published by McClelland and Stewart 18:05 Outro: embroidery stitching ——————-Other mentions:Gorge Narrows Rowing Club: gorgerowing.ca/index.htmlThe Redemption of Galen Pike by Carys DaviesChristi Johnson on Instagram: @christijay and @stichwish
Mid-Year Checkin #MidYearFreakout #TagTuesday Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-06-26 | These questions are slightly altered from Chami’s original tag:1. Best sequel you’ve read so far this year. 2. A new release you haven’t read yet but want to.3. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. 4. Biggest disappointment?5. Biggest surprise?6. Favourite new author (debut or new to you)?7. Newest favourite character?8. The saddest book you’ve read so far this year?9. A book that made you happy?10. Favourite book to film adaptation?11. Favourite video you’ve created this year?12. Most beautiful book you have acquired this year?13. Book you’ve learned the most from?14. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?15. Best book you’ve read so far this year?Booktubers mentioned: @shawnbreathesbooks @AnnNovella @bibliosophie @BobTheBookerer @benreadsgood @MarilynMayaMendoza @sarah-roadworthy Other mentions:Tag creator: @IsThatChami Chami’s Why I left YouTube video: youtu.be/3FvHvU98nb4?si=YIC9Y6z6AnSsAHVxShawn Breathes Books review of Committed: youtu.be/fKvOGD-PBdk?si=i6QtgFH9IwFKT0VcPatrick deWitt wins Leacock medal: leacock.ca/index.phpSharing a love of reading: two booktubers connect in person and laugh a lot!youtu.be/IyDcb4rcUuoMy 10 Favourite Books of 2023youtu.be/rFH2XGAOWmIVlog: Reading and listening only to trans writers for one day #TransGirlAprilyoutu.be/cdiKQd_eUTY
A Solstice Friday Reads June 21: women and 2SLGBTQIA+ authors from Canada & the USA Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-06-21 | In this booktube episode I talk about books by Canadians and Americans writing about mental health, being Indigenous, and real life; and by bisexual, gay and nonbinary authors. Happy Pride!00:00 Intro - Sidney Pride and drag queen storytime presented by Staches and Lashes Collective03:55 Lambda winners:I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marissa Crane (LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction)A Guest in the House by EM Carroll (LGBTQ+ Comics)Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Miriam Gurba (Bisexual Nonfiction)Dear Mothman by Robin Gow (LGBTQ+ Middle Grade)Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel (Transgender Fiction)Biography of X by Catherine Lacey (Lesbian Fiction)05:30 Women’s Prize and Carol Shields Prize winner: Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan 06:20 🇺🇸🎧 Eve: How the Human Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution by Cat Bohannon; audiobook read by the author; published by Random House Canada 09:00 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🎧 Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe; audiobook read by the author and a full cast; published by Listening Library 11:36 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Coexistence: Stories by Billy-Ray Belcourt [Néhiyaw]; audiobook read by Hunter Cardinal [Sakāwithiniwak], Trevor Mitchell and John Wamsley [Anishinaabe-Ojibway / British]; published by Hamish Hamilton 15:43 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Wild Failure: Stories by Zoe Whittall; published by HarperCollins 18:56 🇨🇦 Xanax Cowboy: Poems by Hannah Green; published by House of Anansi—————————-Other mentions:Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith NegleyLambda Literary Awards: lambdaliterary.org/awards/2024-winnersHeidi @myreadinglife8816 talks about Eve in her BookTube Prize Quarterfinal Rankings video: youtu.be/PSwd4oBtUPM?si=sXzw7JZ870W93Z90BookTube Prize quarterfinals results and semifinals announcement: youtu.be/jIWSv8AYiw4?si=d1IjBjcK3PAhZLaCThis Wound Is a World by Billy-Ray BelcourtA Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
Friday Reads June 14: Comics; Quebec history; historical India; singing fish; a stalker & a sexbot! Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-06-14 | In this booktube episode I talk about queer comics and the Eisner awards, recent novels in audio, underwater science, a Hindu picture book and a chunkster that took me 5 months to read.00:00 intro: rowing, knitting and queering your reading shelf 03:18 #IllHaveWhatYoureReading I’ll Have What You’re Reading 05:18 Eisner Awards nominations 07:00 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Black Cloak Vol. 1 (issues 1-6) by Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClaren; published by Image Comics09:42 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇮🇹 The Cull Vol. 1 (issues 1-5) by Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis; published by Image Comics 10:45 🇨🇦 Are You Willing to Die for the Cause? Revolution in 1960s Quebec by Chris Oliveros; published by Drawn & Quarterly15:30 🏳️⚧️The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics is nominated in Eisner Best Anthology category16:20 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Behind You: A Novel by Catherine Hernandez; audiobook read by the author; published by HarperAvenue18:49 🇺🇸🎧 Annie Bot by Sierra Greer; audiobook read by Jennifer Jill Araya; published by HarperAudio 20:42 🇨🇦🎧 Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water by Amorina Kingdon; audiobook read by Angelina Rocca; published by Books on Tape 25:06 🇺🇸 Ganesha’s Great Race by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes; published by Chronicle Books 25:55 🏳️🌈🇮🇳 A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth; published by HarperCollins 30:40 Outro: buddy reading——————————People mentioned:Shawn @shawnbreathesbooks The Book Cougars podcast (Chris and Emily)Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot Jolene @BookwormAdventureGirl Jack @spreadbookjoy Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Sarah @sarah-roadworthy ——————————Other Mentions:The vest I’m knitting is from this book:The Knitchicks’ Guide to Sweaters: Classic Styles for the Modern Knitter by Marcelle Karp and Pauline Wall#IllHaveWhatYoureReading in memoriam of Jenny Colvin (Reading Envy podcast)Shawn talks with Chris and Emily about the memorial readalong here: youtu.be/5eRoZbAa5rw?si=cGpNR2ZpquOgJgWeJenny’s goodreads TBR is here:goodreads.com/user/show/68030-jenny-reading-envyI talked about EM Carroll’s A Guest in the House here: Recent Reads May 21: Canadian; queer novels & memoir; nature writing; graphic format & audioyoutu.be/XABqlRZyGccI talked about The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics here: 7 great reads: neuroscience nonfiction; lesbian poetry; Canadian & Italian fiction; trans comicsyoutu.be/dxkkvvk7e7oEisner Awards 2024 nominations: comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awardsCourting sound of plainfin midshipman: ocr.org/sounds/midshipmanOn Freedom by Maggie NelsonA Guest in the House by EM CarrollJem and the Holograms by Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClarenSaga by Brian K Vaughn & Fiona Staples100% by Paul PopeAn Immense World by Ed YongRamayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay PatelThe Diviners by Margaret Laurence
Friday Reads June 7: nonfiction & novels for all ages + rowing & knitting Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-06-07 | Hi! I’m Lindy and in this booktube episode I talk about LGBTQIA+ books, a memoir, a picture book biography of an African American artist, 2 popular science books, middle grade speculative fiction and Canadian historical fiction; they are in audiobook, print and comics formats00:00 Intro: rowing, knitting, Butchart Garden02:00 Queering Your Reading Shelf presentation Monday June 1003:08 🇪🇸 Us by Sara Soler; translated from Spanish by Silvia Perea Labayen; published by Dark Horse Comics 06:18 🇬🇧 Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori; illustrated by Lucille Clerc; published by Laurence King Publishing 12:58 🇬🇧🇸🇪 Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color by Sharna Jackson and Andrea Pippins; published by DK16:25 🇺🇸🎧 A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith; audiobook read by Brittany Pressley and the authors; published by Books on Tape 20:59 🇬🇧 Tyger by SF Said; illustrated by Dave McKean; published by David Fickling23:16 🇨🇦🎧 A History of Burning by Janika Oza; audiobook read by Lipica Shah and KP Upadhyayula; published by McClelland and Stewart 27:08 Outro: great blue heron————————-Other mentions:Link to sign up for Queering Your Reading Shelf: scl.bibliocommons.com/events/65e684a5cec6cd3d004e59aaThe vest I’m knitting is from this book:The Knitchicks’ Guide to Sweaters: Classic Styles for the Modern Knitter by Marcelle Karp and Pauline Wall
Friday Reads May 31: 4 DNFs in 1 week; Leacock humour medal; knitting; amazing plants & gardens Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-31 | In this booktube episode: nature writing; memoir; folklore; fantasy; historical fiction & philosophy 00:00 intro - visit with Marilyn and Junette; little free library 02:31 knitting 04:17 Stephen Leacock Medal The Road Years, A Memoir, Continued by Rick MercerSimon Sort of Says by Erin BowDNFs:05:15 The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt08:02 Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World by Miriam Darlington10:58 Dancing at the Edge of the World by Ursula Le Guin 11:54 Bluets by Maggie Nelson13:12 🇺🇸 300 Arguments by Sarah Manguso; published by Graywolf 17:00 🇺🇸🎧 Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth; by Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez; audiobook read by the authors and Sage Ryan; published by North Atlantic Books 19:45 🇲🇾🎧 The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo; audiobook read by the author; published by Macmillan 02:17 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🎧 The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo; audiobook read by Cindy Kay; published by Tantor 23:43 🇺🇸🎧 The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger; audiobook read by the author; published by HarperAudio 28:38 Outro - Butchart Garden———————————-Other Mentions:Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Marilyn and I recorded a joint video while she was in Victoria: Sharing a love of reading: two booktubers connect in person and laugh a lot!youtu.be/IyDcb4rcUuoBawaajigan: Stories of Power, edited by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler and Christine Miskonoodinkwe SmithStephen Leacock Medal website: leacock.caI talked about Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow here: March Readathons & Recent Reads: Indigenous, Canadian, Queer, Mexican, Memoir & Middle Gradeyoutu.be/Exc7wbg0uq0I talked about The Road Years, A Memoir, Continued by Rick Mercer here: Recent Reads December 2: funny Canadians; mistrust; storytelling as a means of identity & connectionyoutu.be/NqFN-yq_KdESpringathon (nature writing) hosts and their #Springathon announcements:Natalie @CuriousReader youtu.be/PAGtW9FdLhA?si=5_I1oDn6itLYA4DKHeidi @myreadinglife8816 youtu.be/CMSXEC5KDkQ?si=8gbi-P6QXVMsShDRDoris @alldbooks9165 youtu.be/KffZ5fZGlxw?si=rL_4Zcl5gAYN3oCQEmma @cupofbooks A Cup of Books youtu.be/_eyGYM_rVUU?si=kOmOBc1iyHdbjKlw#GrayinMay for Graywolf Press 50th anniversary:Gray in May announcement: youtu.be/y4KTPT81zmw?si=y3B_VOl3dRsTFPgSSarah @sarah-roadworthy Gray in May announcement: youtu.be/y4KTPT81zmw?si=y3B_VOl3dRsTFPgSSarah @eyesonindie 5 books by Graywolf: youtu.be/M_dExPjIW0s?si=wosdbABuNPnsX_5LShawn @shawnbreathesbooks The Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooThe Night Tiger by Yangze ChooAn Immense World by Ed YongBrief video about the shapeshifting boquila vine: youtu.be/acICjYG6QzA?si=8sMhyKrOELi8HXTt
Sharing a love of reading: two booktubers connect in person and laugh a lot! Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-25 | Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza visits Lindy in Victoria. In this booktube episode, we talk about bookstores, what we’ve read, Alice Munro, recent book acquisitions and peacocks. 00:00 intro01:44 Playback by Raymond Chandler02:37 Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin05:14 Upstart and Crow; Brooms; Lee’s Donuts06:59 Point Zero by Seicho Matsumoto, translated by Louise Heal Kawai08:47 The Postcard by Anne Berest, translated by Tina Kover11:50 Ruta’s Closet by Keith Morgan with Ruth Kron Sigal14:12 Munro’s Books and Alice Munro chat16:28 Subscriber Nathan; The Beggar Maid in: Alice Munro’s Best: A Selection of Stories 18:56 Peacocks of Instagram: Stories by Deepa Rajagopalan21:30 The Round House by Louise Erdrich 24:44 Antelope Woman by Louise Erdrich 25:25 The Sentence by Louise Erdrich and Minneapolis etc27:01 Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud28:48 Outro - Little Free Libraries; vegetarian delights; Mental Health May; a blessing from Marilyn; peacocks —————————-Other mentions:Shawn @shawnbreathesbooks Five Readers on the legacy of Alice Munro, hosted by Shawn Breathes Books:youtu.be/KjZzKI1d5MwMental Health MayJolene @BookwormAdventureGirl Sandy @missreadsalot6483 —————————Bookstores mentioned:Pulp Fiction (Vancouver)Upstart and Crow (Vancouver)People’s Co-op Bookstore (Vancouver)Munro’s Books (Victoria)Birchbark Books (Minneapolis)
Five Readers on the legacy of Alice Munro: hosted by Shawn Breathes Books Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-23 | This video was recorded and edited by Shawn, who has a new channel name: Shawn Breathes Books@shawnbreathesbooks Margaret Atwood reads Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro – audio: theguardian.com/books/audio/2024/may/15/margaret-atwood-reads-dance-of-the-happy-shades-by-alice-munro-audioTrevor’s 2013 blog entry about the story Dance of the Happy Shades: mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2013/04/11/alice-munro-dance-of-the-happy-shadesTrevor on Twitter and Instagram: @mookse The Mookse and the Gripes website: mookseandgripes.com/reviewsThe Mookse and the Gripes podcast: mooksepodcast.libsyn.comJolene’s BookTube channel: @BookwormAdventureGirl Laurie MacFayden’s website: http://www.lauriemacfayden.comLindy’s collection of Tim Hortons literary references: lindypratch.blogspot.com/search/label/Tim%20Hortons————————————Alice Munro’s short story collections:Dance of the Happy Shades – 1968Lives of Girls and Women – 1971Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You – 1974Who Do You Think You Are? – 1978The Moons of Jupiter – 1982The Progress of Love – 1986Friend of My Youth – 1990Open Secrets – 1994The Love of a Good Woman – 1998Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage – 2001Runaway – 2004The View from Castle Rock – 2006Too Much Happiness – 2009Dear Life – 2012Other books mentioned:An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine: goodreads.com/book/show/18114449-an-unnecessary-woman?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JC8x5h9Oqb&rank=1
Recent Reads May 21: Canadian; queer novels & memoir; nature writing; graphic format & audio Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-21 | In this #booktube episode I talk about recent literary fiction by #Métis, #Canadian and #LGBTQIA+ authors, plus nature writing, two works of speculative fiction, and a gay memoir in comics format 00:00 intro - JoyFULL: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly by Radhi Devlukia- Shetty, with Rachel Holtzman, photography by Alanna Hale; published by Simon Element 01:28 🇺🇸🎧 Morningside by Téa Obreht; audiobook read by Carlotta Brentan; published by Books on Tape 03:59 🇺🇸🎧 We Loved It All by Lydia Millet; audiobook read by Xe Sands; published by Dreamscape Media 06:58 🇨🇦 Prairie Edge: A Novel by Conor Kerr [Métis] published by Strange Light 12:12 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Curiosities by Anne Fleming; published by Alfred Knopf 19:19 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 A Guest in the House by EM Carroll (Emily Carroll); published by First Second 21:23 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir by Maurice Vellekoop; published by Random House Canada 24:33 Outro———————————-Other mentions:My separate cookbook review of JoyFULL by Rhadi Devlukia-Shetty:youtu.be/z30k1RGDXM0The Tiger’s Wife by Téa ObrehtInland by Téa ObrehtThe Children’s Bible by Lydia MilletSweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia MilletMermaids in Paradise by Lydia MilletAvenue of Champions by Conor KerrMy 2012 review of Gay Dwarves of America by Anne Fleming: lindypratch.blogspot.com/2012/11/gay-dwarves-of-america-by-anne-fleming.htmlSpringathon (nature writing) hosts and their #Springathon announcements:Natalie @CuriousReader youtu.be/PAGtW9FdLhA?si=5_I1oDn6itLYA4DKHeidi @myreadinglife8816 youtu.be/CMSXEC5KDkQ?si=8gbi-P6QXVMsShDRDoris @alldbooks9165 youtu.be/KffZ5fZGlxw?si=rL_4Zcl5gAYN3oCQEmma @ACupOfBooks youtu.be/_eyGYM_rVUU?si=kOmOBc1iyHdbjKlwMisery May is hosted by:Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot Gemma @GemofBooks and their #MiseryMay announcement: youtu.be/8yzFh9TPMEY?si=2GIoSm57QcX4ZCMRMental Health May is hosted by:Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza and their #MentalHealthMay announcement: youtu.be/Fmjt9qkcBA0?si=yPh3t66jH1HA2ao1
Cookbook review: JoyFULL by Rhadi Devlukia-Shetty #vegan #ayurvedic #cooking Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-21 | Hi, I’m Lindy and I’m a vegetarian. I read cookbooks as if they are magazines… and I cook from them as well. In this #booktube episode I talk about a vegan cookbook:JoyFULL: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly by Radhi Devlukia- Shetty, with Rachel Holtzman, photography by Alanna Hale; published by Simon Element
Friday Reads May 17: Asian Heritage Month; mythology; nature writing; picture book biography Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-17 | In this #booktube episode I talk mostly about nonfiction. Formats include graphic novel, picture books, audiobooks & print, for kids, teens and adults00:00 intro - readthons and Alice Munro03:20 Winner of Carol Shields Prize announced May 13: VV Ganeshananthan for Brotherless Night 04:11 🇬🇧 Beyond the Page by Quentin Blake; published by Tate06:16 🇲🇦🇹🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸 One Wish: Fatima al-Fihri and the World’s Oldest University by MO Yuksel and Mariam Quraishi; published by Harper07:32 🇻🇳🇨🇦 Adrift at Sea: A Vietnamese Boy’s Story of Survival by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch with Tuan Ho; art by Brian Deines; published by Pajama Press08:35 🇨🇦 We Feel Good Out Here by Julie-Ann André [Gwich’in], Mindy Willett and Tessa Macintosh; published by Fifth House 10:06 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🎧 Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger [Lipan Apache]; audiobook read by Kinsale Drake [Diné]; published by Recorded Books12:30 🇯🇵🎧 The Book of Japanese Folklore: An Encyclopedia of the Spirits, Monsters and Yōkai of Japanese Myth by Thersa Matsuura; audiobook read by the author; published by Simon and Schuster 14:47 🇮🇩🇺🇸 Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa; published by Holiday House 16:15 🏴 The Living Mountain by Nancy Shepherd; published by Canongate18:55 Other nature writing20:39 Gray in May: 300 Arguments by Sarah Manguso22:00 Outro - trees in bloom———————-Other mentions:The View from Castle Rock by Alice MunroBooktube episode in which I talked about Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan: Friday Reads: #PoetryMonth #TransGirlApril #PeopleApril #PictureThis2024 #MentalHealthMay #GraywolfMayyoutu.be/DYz6mPpEJEYCarol Shields Prize: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/prizenewsJack @spreadbookjoy Picture This Live! recorded:youtube.com/live/CmjmNNf2_lQ?si=_WYH4Vuo38-Z2Jv_Elatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerKappa Child by Hiromi GotoSpringathon (nature writing) hosts and their #Springathon announcements:Natalie @CuriousReader youtu.be/PAGtW9FdLhA?si=5_I1oDn6itLYA4DKHeidi @myreadinglife8816 youtu.be/CMSXEC5KDkQ?si=8gbi-P6QXVMsShDRDoris @alldbooks9165 youtu.be/KffZ5fZGlxw?si=rL_4Zcl5gAYN3oCQEmma @ACupOfBooks youtu.be/_eyGYM_rVUU?si=kOmOBc1iyHdbjKlwAround the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan DroriThe Outrun by Amy LiptrotDispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging by Jessica J LeeTwo Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J Lee#GrayinMay for Graywolf Press 50th anniversary:Sarah @sarah-roadworthy Gray in May announcement: youtu.be/y4KTPT81zmw?si=y3B_VOl3dRsTFPgSSarah @eyesonindie 5 books by Graywolf: youtu.be/M_dExPjIW0s?si=wosdbABuNPnsX_5L
Friday Reads May 10: Queer & Indigenous authors + rhododendrons Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-10 | In this booktube episode I talk about Indigenous-authored (Nlaka’pamux, Syilx, Heiltsuk, Métis, Nehiyaw, & Tewa) works in speculative short story, poetry, memoir, picture book and audio formats, as well as a queer Singaporean memoir in essays. 00:00 Intro: dandelion latte, lilac water and rhododendrons02:50 Springathon buddy reading The Living Mountain 03:49 🏳️🌈🇸🇬🇨🇦🎧 Dinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De Rozario; audiobook read by the author; published by HarperAudio 08:36 🇺🇸 Shaped by Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman [Osage], Barbara Gonzalez [Tewa], and Aphelandra [Oneida / Filipino]; published by Albert Whitman 10:52 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 Crushed Wild Mint: Poems by Jess Housty [Heiltsuk / settler]; published by Nightwood Editions16:09 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Spílexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence by Nicola I Campbell [Nlaka’pamux / Syilx / Métis]; audiobook read by the author; published by HighWater Press20:58 🇨🇦 Tales for Late Night Bonfires by GA Grisenthwaite [Nlaka’pamux]; published by Freehand Books 26:10 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Last Woman: Stories by Carleigh Baker [Nehiyaw / Métis / Icelandic]; audiobook read by a cast of seven; published by McClelland and Stewart 31:44 Outro- ———————-Other Mentions:Springathon (nature writing) hosts and their #Springathon announcements:Natalie youtu.be/PAGtW9FdLhA?si=5_I1oDn6itLYA4DKHeidi youtu.be/CMSXEC5KDkQ?si=8gbi-P6QXVMsShDRDoris youtu.be/KffZ5fZGlxw?si=rL_4Zcl5gAYN3oCQEmma A Cup of Books youtu.be/_eyGYM_rVUU?si=kOmOBc1iyHdbjKlwRyan B Patrick talks to Tania De Rozario on CBC’s The Next Chapter: cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/tania-de-rozario-uses-pop-culture-to-explore-trauma-grief-and-the-relationship-with-her-mother-1.7131084Halfbreed by Maria CampbellShi-shi Etko by Nicola I CampbellA Day with Yayah by Nicola I CampbellHome Waltz by GA GrisenthwaiteBad Endings by Carleigh Baker
Friday Reads May 3: April wrap-up + 8 great books + seaplane trip + Stanley Park Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-05-03 | In this booktube episode I talk about Peruvian women’s autofiction in translation; middle grade speculative fiction; queer theory; birding; a German picture book for all ages; Uyghur people in graphic journalism; an Irish short story; and a Canadian collection of letters by a trans nonbinary storyteller.00:00 intro - seaplane trip to Vancouver 02:19 April wrap up: TransGirlApril; PeopleApril; PictureThis2024; Poetry month. Progress report: When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through, edited by Joy HarjoAlso: A Suitable Boy readalong07:50 🏳️🌈🇵🇪 Undiscovered: A Novel by Gabriela Wiener; translated from Spanish by Julia Sanches; published by HarperVia12:35 🇺🇸🎧 The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly; audiobook read by Ramon de Ocampo; published by Greenwillow Books14:36 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸🎧 Who’s Afraid of Gender by Judith Butler; audiobook read by the author; published by Knopf Canada 17:06 🇺🇸🎧 The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tanya; audiobook read by the author; published by Books on Tape 21:11 🇩🇪 The Swing by Britta Teckentrup; published by Prestel22:38 🇨🇳🇨🇦🇺🇸🇧🇩 I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp by Fahmida Azim, Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams; based on interviews with Zumrat Dawut translated by Zubayra Shamseden; published by New Friday24:40 🇮🇪 So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan; published by Faber & Faber26:37 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 Care Of: Letters, Connections, Cures by Ivan Coyote; published by McClelland and Stewart 30:40 Outro: seaplane trip from Victoria to Vancouver plus Stanley Park ————————-Fabulous booktubers along with their equally fabulous readathon events: Trans Girl April host:Kevvie @CestKevvie and her #TransGirlApril announcement: youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=utefulEmNjU9YjvQPeople April hosts:Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks and their #PeopleApril announcement: youtu.be/C281LsPsk_c?si=BOGnwlL9PwxxPm0rPicture This hosts:Jack @spreadbookjoy Shelly @Shellyish and their #PictureThis2024 announcement: youtu.be/ugh48eF2Alg?si=iV_w0ai8J4x-zE2XSpringathon (nature writing) hosts:Natalie @CuriousReader Heidi @myreadinglife8816 Doris @alldbooks9165 Emma @ACupOfBooks and their #Springathon announcement: youtu.be/PAGtW9FdLhA?si=_HQpTJOXZuOzFoURMental Health MayKim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza and their #MentalHealthMay announcement: youtu.be/Fmjt9qkcBA0?si=yPh3t66jH1HA2ao1—————————————Other mentions:My Trans Day of Visibility vlog:youtu.be/cdiKQd_eUTY?si=1wOO8WA1f2PcBCH6Conversation with other booktubers who love to read picture books: Picture This Live! recorded:youtube.com/live/CmjmNNf2_lQ?si=_WYH4Vuo38-Z2Jv_Poet Julian Talamantez Brolaski [Mescalero and Lipan Apache]When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz [Mojave / Gila River]Nature Poem by Tommy Pico [Kumeyaay]Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers by Jake Skeets [Diné]Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo; translated by Leah JaneczkoThe International Booker Prize: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2024Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Is Autofiction a Writing Crime? youtu.be/XPitjnPW3vc?si=e5a_h_dPW-v2aeTuGender Trouble by Judith ButlerThe Egg by Britta TeckentrupA Stone Is Most Precious Where It Belongs by Gulchehra HojaBooktube episode in which I talked about the Uyghur memoir A Stone Is Most Precious Where It Belongs by Gulchehra Hoja: Friday Reads Oct 20: move to a new province; Giller shortlist; queer authors; Uyghur memoir; audiobooks youtu.be/gPpgNtruR5A
Friday Reads: poetry, LGBTQ+ literature, speculative fiction, memoirs, science and culture Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-04-26 | In this booktube episode I talk about memoir, science, culture, queer poetry and queer speculative fiction — in formats that include audio, comics and picture book. 00:00 intro: natural dyes and rowing 02:08 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 A Woman Is Talking to Death by Judy Grahn; published by The Women’s Press Collective 04:07 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🎧 Ten Bridges I’ve Burned: A Memoir in Verse by Brontez Purnell; audiobook read by the author; published by HighBridge 06:48 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸 I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane; published by Catapult12:05 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸🇦🇹 Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass by Lilah Sturges and Polterink; published by BOOM! Studios 15:58 🏳️🌈🇰🇷🇺🇸 The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha; published by Balzer + Bray17:07 🇰🇷🇺🇸 Almost American Girl by Robin Ha; published by Balzer + Bray19:19 🇺🇸🎧 What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological and Cultural Significance of Seeds by Jennifer Jewell; audiobook read by the author; published by Timber Press 22:28 🇫🇷🎧 Look at the Lights, My Love by Annie Ernaux; translated from French by Alison Strayer; audiobook read by Tavia Gilbert; published by Yale Press Audio 25:29 🇬🇧 The Lost Words: A Spell Book by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris; published by House of Anansi28:07 Outro: Beacon Hill Park———————Other mentions:A Woman Is Talking to Death by Judy Grahn is available online:poets.org/poem/woman-talking-deathThe Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille DungyRos @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Is Autofiction a Writing Crime? youtu.be/XPitjnPW3vc?si=e5a_h_dPW-v2aeTuLambda Literary Awards:lambdaliterary.org/awards/current-finalists————————Fabulous booktubers along with their equally fabulous readathon events: Springathon hosts:Natalie @CuriousReader Heidi @myreadinglife8816 Doris @alldbooks9165 Emma @ACupOfBooks and their #Springathon announcement: youtu.be/PAGtW9FdLhA?si=_HQpTJOXZuOzFoURPicture This hosts:Jack @spreadbookjoy Shelly @Shellyish and their #PictureThis2024 announcement: youtu.be/ugh48eF2Alg?si=iV_w0ai8J4x-zE2XTrans Girl April host:Kevvie @CestKevvie and her #TransGirlApril announcement: youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=utefulEmNjU9YjvQPeople April hosts:Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks and their #PeopleApril announcement: youtu.be/C281LsPsk_c?si=BOGnwlL9PwxxPm0r
Friday Reads: #PoetryMonth #TransGirlApril #PeopleApril #PictureThis #MentalHealthMay #GraywolfMay Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-04-19 | In this booktube episode I talk about rowing and dandelions as well as picture books, fiction, memoir and queer poetry.00:00 intro: readathons 00:45 Live chat about picture books on Shelly Swearingen’s channel01:35 poetry month and other readathons02:18 learning to row03:01 Dandelion cookery04:03 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 ‘perennial love poem’ by jaye simpson, from: it was never going to be okay; published by Nightwood Editions 06:55 🇨🇦 Tracking the Caribou Queen: Memoir of a Settler Girlhood by Margaret Macpherson; published by NeWest Press10:03 🇨🇦 The Little Regent by Yewande Daniel-Ayoade and Ken Daly; published by Owlkids11:13 🇳🇬🇬🇧 Clothes by Ifeoma Onyefulu; published by Frances Lincoln12:05 🇦🇹🎧 Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl; audiobook read by Simon Vance; published by Blackstone Audio 14:04 🇺🇸 Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan; published by Random House 17:57 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸 Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston; adapted by Ibram X Kendi; illustrated by Loveis Wise; published by Amistad19:12 🇺🇸🎧 James by Percival Everett; audiobook read by Dominic Hoffman; published by Books on Tape 22:12 Graywolf Press 50th anniversary 25:24 Sound clip from James———————————BookTube people and readathons:Picture This Live! recorded:youtube.com/live/CmjmNNf2_lQ?si=_WYH4Vuo38-Z2Jv_Jack @spreadbookjoy Shelly @Shellyish Deea @novelideea Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Picture This readathon announcement: youtu.be/ugh48eF2Alg?si=iV_w0ai8J4x-zE2XSarah @sarah-roadworthy Gray in May announcement: youtu.be/y4KTPT81zmw?si=y3B_VOl3dRsTFPgSSarah @eyesonindie 5 books by Graywolf: youtu.be/M_dExPjIW0s?si=wosdbABuNPnsX_5L@shawnbreathesbooks Shawn’s conversation with Margaret youtu.be/1yGVQMoXCr4?si=xyPKlot80aG2cY1HMarilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Marilyn’s Mental Health May announcement: youtu.be/Fmjt9qkcBA0?si=gb1WcHA0dPSct0tLKim’s Mental Health May announcement: youtu.be/cfn3R4VsD4Q?si=ubuSfrdPZ9p_WLpaKevvie @CestKevvie Trans Girl April readathon announcement: youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=utefulEmNjU9YjvQRos @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks People April readathon announcement: youtu.be/C281LsPsk_c?si=BOGnwlL9PwxxPm0r———————————-Other mentions:Song of the Sun God by Shankari ChandranCarol Shields Prize carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2024-shortlistCollected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max PorterOngoingness by Sarah Manguso
Saturday Reads April 13: poetry, picture book biography, Canadian & queer authors, artists & more! Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-04-13 | April is Poetry Month. There are also several booktube readathons happening, including #PeopleApril, #TransGirlApril and #PictureThis. In this video I talk about books that fit these events, as well as a couple of recent novels. 00:00 Intro: April readathons01:39 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 Care Of: Letters, Connections, and Cures by Ivan Coyote04:55 Join us for Picture This Live on April 14 @Shellyish 06:03 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin; published by Atria09:23 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Gay Girl Prayers: Poems by Emily Austin; published by Brick Books 13:01 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸 Wine Ghost Goes to Hell by Sage Coffey; published by Iron Circus Comics15:35 🇺🇸🎧 Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez; audiobook read by Stacy Gonzalez, Jonathan Gregg and Jessica Pimentel; published by Macmillan 18:06 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Out of This World: The Surreal Art of Leona Carrington by Michelle Markel and Amanda Hall, published by Balzer + Bray21:35 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸 Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey and Loveis Wise; published by Harper24:36 Quote from: A Brief for the Defense, a poem by Jack Gilbert25:32 🇺🇸 You So Black by Theresa Tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D. and London Ladd; published by Denene Millner, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 26:36 🇺🇸 Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes; published by Kokila, Penguin Random House29:14 Carol Shields Prize shortlist 30:20 Outro: Butchart Garden in April ———————————Other mentions:Jack @spreadbookjoy Shelly @Shellyish Picture This readathon announcement: youtu.be/ugh48eF2Alg?si=iV_w0ai8J4x-zE2XKevvie @CestKevvie Trans Girl April readathon announcement: youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=utefulEmNjU9YjvQRos @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks People April readathon announcement: youtu.be/C281LsPsk_c?si=BOGnwlL9PwxxPm0rDeea @novelideea Alice @AliceandtheGiantBookshelf Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily AustinLaurie MacFayden talks to Shawn the Book Maniac about her own poetry and about Emily Austin’s Gay Girl Prayers: youtu.be/NOuCAGBLZ9I?si=k_3F63_PsMCzRbTLTheresa Tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D. performs You So Black: youtu.be/t2u1NqsEmwE?si=j6UZXNJRAVpVV_yNAmanda Hall website: amandahall-illustration.comLoveis Wise website: loveiswise.comLondon Ladd website: londonladd.comEkua Holmes website: ekuaholmes.comA Brief for the Defense, poem by Jack Gilbert: poetrysociety.org/poems/a-brief-for-the-defenseCarol Shields Prize carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2024-shortlist
7 great reads: neuroscience nonfiction; lesbian poetry; Canadian & Italian fiction; trans comics Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-04-08 | In this booktube episode I talk about two recent Canadian novels, an Italian novel in translation, nonfiction aboutmemeory and the brain, an Australian picture book, trans and nonbinary autobiography in comics, and lesbian poetry, all within thecontext of literaryprizes and readathon events00:00 intro00:20 🇨🇦 What Comes Echoing Back by Leo McKay Jr02:53 🇨🇦🎧 Daughter by Claudia Dey; audiobook read by a full cast of nine; published by Doubleday Canada 07:25 🇮🇹 Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo; translated from Italian by Leah Janeczko; published by Black Cat11:40 🇮🇳🇺🇸 Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold on to What Matters by Charan Ranganath; published by Doubleday Canada 16:59 🇦🇺 Eric by Shaun Tan; published by Tundra19:29 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸 The Out Side: Trans and Nonbinary Comics, edited by The Kao, Min Chistensen and David Daneman; published by Andrews McMeel 22:20 🏳️🌈🇭🇰🇬🇧 Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan; published by Faber27:42 Outro: visit to the gardens at Government House, Victoria —————————-Booktubers and readathon events:#PictureThis2024 announcement: youtu.be/ugh48eF2Alg?si=iV_w0ai8J4x-zE2XJack @spreadbookjoy Shelly @Shellyish #TransGirlApril announcement: youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=utefulEmNjU9YjvQKevvie @CestKevvie #PeopleApril announcement: youtu.be/C281LsPsk_c?si=BOGnwlL9PwxxPm0rRos @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks Aussie April?Doris @alldbooks9165 ——————————-Other Mentions:Ros of Scallydandling 2023 Top Fives: Nonfiction, Poetry & Backlist/Classic Fiction youtu.be/dmouwhVtcYE?si=feKZKFFe_lqqBDZVCarol Shields Prize: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2024-longlistThe Next Chapter March 8 episode (Daughter by Claudia Dey) podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-next-chapter/id292431467?i=1000648558818International Booker Prize: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/international/2024Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Recent Reads: #PoetryMonth #TransGirlApril #PeopleApril #PictureThis2024 #Indigenous & #Queer Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-04-03 | In this booktube episode I talk about queer, Indigenous, Japanese, Scottish and African American authors, writing fiction, poetry, memoir, a novella, a retelling of a classic, farming and fibre arts, and a picture book00:00 intro - Black and Rural by Shayna Jones; Okareka Dance; 01:33 Slow reading A Suitable Boy by Vikram Sethand Poetry Month: When the Light of the World Was Subdued Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetryand TransGirlApril & PeopleApril readathons: Care Of: Letters, Connections, and Cures by Ivan Coyoteand a Picture book readathon!04:28 🇯🇵 Dandelion’s Dream by Yoko Tanaka; published by Candlewick 06:17 🇯🇵 Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada; translated by David Boyd; published by New Directions 09:07 🏴🎧 Poyums by Len Pennie; audiobook read by the author; published by Canongate10:29 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🎧 Into the Bright Open by Cherie Dimaline [Métis]; audiobook read by Brefny Caribou [Cree & Irish Canadian]; published by Macmillan 11:27 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha LaPointe [Coast Salish]; published by Counterpoint - cover art by Maynard Johnny Jr [Coast Salish]15:30 🇨🇦 Fleece and Fibre: Textile Producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands by Francine McCabe [Anishnaabe & mixed]; published by Heritage House17:14 🇺🇸🎧 Erasure by Percival Everett; audiobook read by Sean Crisden; published by Tantor 19:00 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 “I Am Not a Witness” by Deborah A Miranda [Ohlone Costanoan-Esselen and Chumash], from When the Light of the World Was Subdued Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry21:00 Outro: buckwheat blueberry pancakes———————Other mentions:Black & Rural created and performed by Shayna Jones Black & Rural by Shayna Jones - TrailerŌkareka Dance Mana Wahine segment: youtu.be/AoeEHEZWrgM?si=Hq5cI0IvnKQwnE_dAnd a trailer vimeo.com/924704510@CestKevvie Kevvie’s TransGirlApril readathon announcement: youtu.be/5UaFpMG4uYM?si=utefulEmNjU9YjvQ@bouquinsbooks Elisabeth’s People April announcement: youtu.be/Gt-_GfGU4wk?si=WuxrYa1sIBPeRacz@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Ros’s People April Announcement: youtu.be/C281LsPsk_c?si=BOGnwlL9PwxxPm0r@spreadbookjoy Jack’s Picture This readathon announcement: youtu.be/ugh48eF2Alg?si=5j8mIZ5NeuxkPRuN@Shellyish Shelly’s Picture This readathon announcement:My playlist of videos where I talk only about picture books: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjliQQSI38qGjgW6M8d0d8MjBSKu_evLk&si=g_nDNgRuU8ZAzQy7Yoko Tanaka’s art: http://yoko-tanaka.com/paintingYoko Tanaka talks about her art process: thechildrensbookreview.com/illustration-inspiration-yoko-tanaka-creator-of-dandelions-dreamNatalie @CuriousReader @apocalypsereading7117 Seb’s video about purchasing the desired edition of Weasels in the Attic: youtu.be/8X3wPCYTFXw?si=bq70s-gtH2a7zzFFLen Pennie’s Poyums of Power feature on BBC Scotland: youtu.be/_jo8MM9MdCU?si=A1-beC6R-ArrXdZjKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki MurakamiDaughter by Claudia DeyLost on Me by Veronica Raimo
Vlog: Reading and listening only to trans writers for one day #TransGirlApril Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-04-01 | A #LGBTQ literature booktube vlog for Trans Day of VisibilityTitles mentioned:Stedfast by Ali BlytheThe Out Side:Trans and Nonbinary Comics by various authors Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng ThomCare Of: Letters, Connections and Cures by Ivan Coyote T4T podcast by Hazel Jane Plante:t4t.simplecast.com
Good books for Good Friday — audiobooks; nature writing; literary awards Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-03-30 | In this booktube episode, I talk about less well-known literary awards, historical fiction, mpv and verse narratives, queer fantasy, gay Nigerian stories & women in translation 00:00 intro - thank you to all subscribers and especially Pat of Book Chat with Pat02:47 Lambda Literary Awards finalists announced 07:05 Dylan Thomas shortlist announced 08:03 Dublin Literary Award shortlist announced 08:53 Queering Your Reading Shelf on June 10 at 7 pm MDT, 2024 - registration is open09:20 🇸🇪🎧 Ædnan by Linnea Axelsson; translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel; audiobook read by Amanda Dawe; published by Books on Tape10:48 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🎧 Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo; Singing Hills Cycle #4; audiobook read by Cindy Kay; published by Tantor Media 14:11 The Ignyte Awards centre the contributions and experiences of BIPOC in Speculative Fiction14:41 The IAFA (International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts) Crawford Award recognizes an outstanding new writer whose first fantasy book was published during the previous calendar year. 15:55 🇺🇸🎧 The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl; audiobook read by the author; published by Spieggel & Grau, Spotify Audiobooks 18:46 🏳️🌈🇳🇬🎧 God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu; audiobook read by Mirron Willis; published by OrangeSky Audio 22:10 🇺🇸 North Woods by Daniel Mason; published by Random House 29:19 Outro: International Trans Day of Visibility is March 31———————————-Other mentions:Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 Perpetual Pages @perpetualpages Best of 2023: youtu.be/1fxOOlAPfUM?si=Oyvor_uiw53ImpyYAngelia @readandre-read Best Books of 2023: youtu.be/WNJyx3OK64A?si=NqsCB4G7bvL5poZXQueering Your Reading Shelf on June 10 at 7 pm MDT, 2024 - registration is openscl.bibliocommons.com/events/65e684a5cec6cd3d004e59aa2024 Lammys: lambdaliterary.org/2024-lammy-awardsDylan Thomas Prize shortlist swansea.ac.uk/dylan-thomas-prize/shortlist-2024Dublin Literary Award shortlist announced:https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/prize-years/2024/Ignyte Awards ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.comWilliam L Crawford Fantasy Award: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_Award#:~:text=Crawford%20Fantasy%20Award%20(short%3A%20Crawford,during%20the%20preceding%20calendar%20year.The Canadian Centre for Gender + Sexual Diversity: ccgsd-ccdgs.orgHaven by Emma DonoghueThe Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Bright Fear by Mary Jean ChanThe Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra ChandrasekeraVaster Wilds by Lauren GroffThe Ghost Orchard by Helen Humphreys Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver Episode in which I talked about Big Swiss by Jen Beagin: A Wildfire Smoky Friday Reads on July 14, 2023: children’s hospital, birthday, berries and booksyoutu.be/twxczenkIUQEpisode in which I talk about Blackouts by Justin Torres: A Queer & BIPOC authors edition of Friday Reads Dec 22, 2023 plus: Is it a good translation?youtu.be/pTv1X7WGrIIEpisode in which I talk about Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H: Friday Reads March 10, 2023: Literatures in Canada; nonfiction; queer muslim; last slave ship; natural dyeyoutu.be/8CeyDSZD6HgEpisode in which I talk about Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki: Recent Reads January 7, 2024: queer lit; graphic novels; translated fiction; travel memoriesyoutu.be/sL5W9CulYgcEpisode in which I talk about Ædnan: Friday Reads March 1, 2024: Canadian books, women’s literature in translation & queer mermaidsyoutu.be/GaYHVvotA7I
March Readathons & Recent Reads: Indigenous, Canadian, Queer, Mexican, Memoir & Middle Grade Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-03-26 | In this booktube episode I talk about shifts in reading over time; how literary award lists affect my reading; a Dakota Sioux audiobook; 3 by Mexican authors, including queer feminist essays & a graphic memoir; plus a Canadian middle grade gem.00:00 intro - March readathons and readalongs; A Suitable Boy readalong affecting my reading mood05:52 🇺🇸🎧 A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power [Dakota Sioux]; audiobook read by Isabella Star Leblanc [Dakota Sioux]; published by HarperAudio 09:52 Coincidental links between various books I’ve read either concurrently or serially in the past two weeks14:15 🇲🇽 Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel; translated from Spanish by Rosalind Harvey; published by Bloomsbury16:57 🏳️🌈🇲🇽🇺🇸 Creep: Accusations and Confessions by Myriam Gurba; published by Avid Reader Press19:37 🇲🇽 Mexikid by Pedro Martín23:07 🇨🇦 Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow; published by Scholastic Canada 28:44 Outro: Butchart Gardens————————————————————Other mentions:Krista, Katie and Amanda at Middle Grade March - Announcement: youtu.be/g7qMSm1dyGU?si=SoZMnOaCnUCxtP36@BookwormAdventureGirl Jolene’s Don’t You Forget About Me tag: youtu.be/A4y9ooJOjbo?si=1B5bfe0c5WQ7zi8kCarol Shields Prize: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2024-longlistGrass Dancer by Susan PowerWandering Stars by Tommy OrangeWeyward by Emelia HartFirekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed, both by Angeline BoulleyLoot by Tania James@bibliosophie Best Books of 2023: youtu.be/VHwKkO0k1Xk?si=HtA1gBLbEuebdR3V@BobTheBookerer Favourite Fiction of 2023: youtu.be/xEZ0jFk8R_U?si=ezb-NffMPkXFtWFGMean by Myriam GurbaPlain Kate by Erin BowStand on the Sky by Erin Bow
Recent bails, recent audio and graphic memoir reads, and lots of chat about genre categories Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-03-18 | In this booktube episode: Is it fiction or nonfiction?? And other genre quandaries; historical fiction in audiobook format; lesbian memoir in graphic format; trees in bloom 00:00 intro: genre categorization 02:26 The Frozen Thames by Helen Humphreys - publisher categorization as nonfiction 04:14 Bail: Code Noir by Canisia Lubrin; artwork by Torkwase Dyson09:59 Bail: Alphabetical Diaries audio read by comedian Kate Berlant15:11 🇦🇺🇬🇧🎧 Weyward by Emelia Hart; audiobook read by Aysha Kala, Helen Keeley, Nell Barlow; published by Macmillan 19:22 🇮🇳🇺🇸🎧 Loot by Tania James; audiobook read by Shawn K Jain; published by Books on Tape 23:05 The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton24:14 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Portrait of a Body by Julie Delporte; translated by Helge Dascher and Karen Houle; published by Drawn & Quarterly 29:54 Outro: blue skies and blooming trees—————————-Other mentions:Sarah @sarah-roadworthy talks about genre categories and readerly expectations: youtu.be/o0-svmjqImE?si=39QfdZRmpI1Jlm78Voodoo Hypothesis by Canisia LubrinThe Dyzgraphxst by Canisia LubrinJess @stalkingkafka talks about categorization of Alphabetical Diaries in her reaction to the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist: youtu.be/un5sGapDbhg?si=eRuDtr6PspZ5lJFLThe Tranquillusionist by Helen Zaltzman: theallusionist.org/tranquillusionistListen to an excerpt of Alphabetical Diaries on the Macmillan website: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250334718/alphabeticaldiariesScott @GunpowderFictionPlot 23 Best Books of 2023: youtu.be/DmoNYFgtJPQ?si=_hZHbSa8dYiEXgNYThe Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James - 2015 review on my blog: lindypratch.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-tusk-that-did-damage-by-tania-james.Carol Shields Prize longlist: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/2024-longlistEverywhere Antennas by Julie Delporte
Recent Reads March 13: literary salon; Indigenous stories; audiobooks; women in translation Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-03-13 | In this booktube episode, I talk about Clarice Lispector; poetry; essays; audiobooks about Indigenous lives; books by women in translation; snowy Edmonton; canelés de Bordeaux and more00:00 intro - travel from Victoria to Edmonton; Kate Beaton lecture: Bodies of Art and Bodies of Labour02:26 Weasels in the Attic by Hiroko Oyamada with David BoydSimon Sort of Says by Erin Bow03:54 Magpie literary salon; hot cross buns and canelés de Bordeaux05:37 🇨🇦 Endlings: Poems by Joanna Lilley; published by Turnstone Press 08:59 🇨🇦 Apples on a Windowsill by Shawna Lemay; published by Palimpsest Press 12:44 🇷🇺 Vengeance Is Mine by Marie NDiaye; translated by Jordan Stump ; published by Knopf Canada 16:05 🇫🇮🇺🇸🎧 The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen; audiobook read by Philippe Spall; published by Macmillan 22:30 🇺🇸🎧 Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange [Cheyenne; Arapaho; white]; audiobook read by a full cast of nine; published by Books on Tape —————————-Other mentions:Centre for Literatures in Canada Kreisel lectures are available for purchase from University of Alberta Press and many of them can be watched online: ualberta.ca/literatures-in-canada/events-archive/kreisel-series.htmlDucks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate BeatonSeb @apocalypsereading7117 youtu.be/8X3wPCYTFXw?si=X2sj7lMVLB5XHgX1Shawna Lemay’s website: http://www.shawnalemay.netShawn @shawnbreathesbooks conversation with Amina Cain: youtu.be/gzEcaLeChzc?si=ErJg6Bn76K7G__yoOther books mentioned are below. What do you think of translators listed as writing “with” the author as opposed to being “translated by —“? I’m trying out the style used in Storygraph:The Cheffe: A Cook’s Novel by Marie NDiaye with Jordan StumpÆdnan by Linnea Axelsson with Saskia VogelStolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius with Rachel Willson-BroylesThe Moonday Letters by Emmi ItärantaThere, There by Tommy Orange
Reading orbital narratives, admiring electrons, knitting stripes: this video is all about orbits! Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-03-06 | A booktube episode in which I talk a lot about chemistry and knitting, plus two fabulous speculative novels00:00 intro - bookish chit chat plus follow-up on audiobook narration03:10 🇬🇭🇬🇧🇩🇪🎧 Ada’s Room by Sharon Dodua Otoo; translated from German by Jon Cho-Polizzi; audiobook read by Cyril Nri and Debbie Korley; published by Books on Tape 06:48 🇬🇧 Orbital by Samantha Harvey; published by Grove Press13:30 Natural Dyes: Alchemy, Chemistry, Craft14:43 gloves and Hand-knitting Techniques from Threads magazine (1991)15:50 Slow Knitting: A Journey from Sheep to Skein to Stitch by Hannah Thiessen 17:28 Outro - glove knitting ——————————————Other mentions:Kim series about audiobooks. First one is about over-produced audiobooks: youtu.be/WLnaRmOXPDg?si=ACb9Mn0Coe2-Q4bDDucks by Kate BeatonCanada Reads cbc.ca/books/canadareadsDublin Literary Prize longlist: https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/prize-years/2024/@AnnNovella My Real Top Ten: youtu.be/JjmFyfa02HQ?si=DMnEJdL2fGB5nJKwNatural dyes online courses at Maiwa School of Textiles: schooloftextiles.comThe Long Thread podcast: longthreadmedia.com
Friday Reads March 1: Canadian books, women’s literature in translation & queer mermaids Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-03-02 | In this booktube episode I talk about 3 Canadian books, including black and Quebecois authors + nature writing; Sámi literature; war in Ukraine; LGBTQ comics00:00 intro00:18 🇸🇪 Aednan: An Epic by Linnea Axelsson [Sàmi; Swedish]; translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel; published by Knopf09:59 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron; published by Iron Circus Comics10:52 🇩🇪🇺🇦🇷🇺 Diaries of War: Two Visual Accounts from Ukraine and Russia by Nora Krug; published by Ten Speed Graphic16:05 🇨🇦 The Journey Prize Stories: Volume 33: The Best of Canada’s New Black Writers; selected by David Chariandy, Esi Edugyan and Canisia Lubrin; published by McClelland and Stewart 18:44 🇨🇦🎧 The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated from French by Susan Ouriou; audiobook read by Karie Richards; published by Biblioasis23:04 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Followed by the Lark by Helen Humphreys; published by HarperCollins ————————————Other mentions:An example of yoiking: youtu.be/aPqKAuzo0tk?si=mpdRx0YAlLVar95IWhite Rapids by Pascal BlanchetThe Lindy’s Magpie Reads episode in which I talk about Stolen by Ann-Helen Laestadius: January 25: literary awards; world literature; Indigenous authors; graphic novels; LGBTQ booksyoutu.be/J80FNyS54_ABelonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora KrugCode Noir by Canisia LubrinCanada Reads: cbc.ca/books/meet-the-canada-reads-2024-contenders-1.7073689My collection of literary references to Tim Hortons:lindypratch.blogspot.com/search/label/Tim%20HortonsMy collection of literary references to trepanation: lindypratch.blogspot.com/search?q=Trepanation+
Six Recent Reads Feb 26: Indigenous & queer, fiction & nonfiction, food, flowers & opera Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-02-26 | In this booktube episode, I talk about Canadian independent book publishers, Indigenous & queer authors, plus immigrant authors from Palestine, Syria, Russia and beyond; on the subjects of food, collecting and identity; in audiobook, historical fiction, memoir and weird short stories; including titles for middle grade, teens and adults. Bonus: an Argentinian opera and early spring blooms. 00:00 intro: Ainadamar by Golijov02:05 🇨🇦 Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti05:48 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes) edited by Nadia L Hohn, illustrated by Roza Nozari; published by Orca08:33 🇷🇺🇺🇸🎧 National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home by Anya Von Bremzen; audiobook read by Kathleen Gati; published by Books on Tape 11:08 🇨🇦🎧 My Indian by Saqamaw Mi’sel Joe [Mi’kmaq] and Sheila O’Neill [Mi’kmaq]; audiobook read by Sheila O’Neill; published by Breakwater 13:45 🇨🇦🎧 Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir by Helen Knott [Dane Zaa; Nehiyaw; Euro]; audiobook read by the author; published by Knopf Canada 15:24 🏳️🌈🇵🇸🇺🇸 Love is an Ex-Country: A Memoir by Randa Jarrar; published by Catapult18:35 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 The Collectors: Stories edited by AS King; published by Dutton21:42 Outro: late winter blooms in Victoria BC——————————Other mentions:Trailer for Golijov’s Ainadamar (Pacific Opera): youtu.be/fLjvgK5N8gs?si=X_ctd9Cpi06WS23JDictionary Stories by Jez BurrowsA Void by Georges PerecAdventures of Salma series by Danny Ramadan Man Made Monsters by Andrea Rogers [Cherokee] Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice [Anishnaabe]Please to the Table by Anya Von BremzenSuliewey by Mi’sel Joe [Mi’kmaq] and Sheila O’Neill [Mi’kmaq]In My Own Moccasins by Helen Knott [Dane Zaa; Nehiyaw; Euro]Leslie Marmon Silko [Laguna] poem ‘Long Time Ago’ in: When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry edited by Joy Harjo [Mvskoke]A Map of Home by Randa JarrarThe Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
Recent Reads February 20: something for every age of reader in these 6 great books! Lindy’s Magpie Reads 2024-02-21 | In this booktube episode I have books for all ages: a picture book biography about a drag queen in Rajasthan and a middle grade novel about a water activist in Mumbai; an Indigenous graphic novel for teens by a Nehiyaw (Cree) artist from Alberta; a refugee memoir and queer speculative fiction by Asian Canadians; and new nonfiction about birds. 00:00 intro: ocean; hummingbirds 01:47 🇺🇸 What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman; published by Penguin 07:28 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai; published by Arsenal Pulp 11:31 🇰🇭🇨🇦🎧 Landbridge [Life in Fragments] by Y-Dang Troeung; audiobook read by Christine L Nguyen and Chris Patterson; published by Knopf Canada 15:47 🇨🇦 Bad Medicine by Christopher Twin [Cree]; published by Conundrum 17:40 🇮🇳 Thirst by Varsha Bajaj; published by Nancy Paulsen Books20:40 🏳️🌈🇮🇳 Desert Queen by Jyoti Rajan Gopal and Svabhu Kohli; published by Levine Querido 23:20 question about clicks (or klicks) as slang for kilometres 24:20 Outro: wild southwest coast of Vancouver Island ——————-Other Mentions:Robyn Fleming’s @Owlsatthemet Instagram account An Immense World by Ed YongHow to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham ThammavongsaJyoti Rajan Gopal and Svabhu Kohli on Desert Queen: youtu.be/egi4kU_m6O0
