Thank you to Lindy @lindysmagpiereads for doing this project with me and to everyone who voted and submitted your favourite Can Lit Books of the 21st Century.
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:39 The Inspiration 03:29 Honourable Mentions 05:05 Stats 11:00 Books with 3 votes 26:55 Books with 4 votes 36:51 Books with 5 votes 39:52 Books with 6 votes 48:20 Books with 7 votes 51:48 Books with 8 votes 54:18 Books with 9 votes 56:27 Books with 10 votes 01:02:06 Books with 11 votes 01:08:20 Books with 14 votes 1:10:18 Books with 16 votes 1:11:39 Books with 21 votes 1:12:22 Books with 24 votes 1:13:29 Books with 26 votes 1:14:36 Books with 28 votes 1:15:52 Books with 33 votes 1:17:41 Final Thoughts 1:20:18 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The 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
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Thank you to Lindy @lindysmagpiereads for doing this project with me and to everyone who voted and submitted your favourite Can Lit Books of the 21st Century.
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:39 The Inspiration 03:29 Honourable Mentions 05:05 Stats 11:00 Books with 3 votes 26:55 Books with 4 votes 36:51 Books with 5 votes 39:52 Books with 6 votes 48:20 Books with 7 votes 51:48 Books with 8 votes 54:18 Books with 9 votes 56:27 Books with 10 votes 01:02:06 Books with 11 votes 01:08:20 Books with 14 votes 1:10:18 Books with 16 votes 1:11:39 Books with 21 votes 1:12:22 Books with 24 votes 1:13:29 Books with 26 votes 1:14:36 Books with 28 votes 1:15:52 Books with 33 votes 1:17:41 Final Thoughts 1:20:18 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The 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
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata; translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Philip Gabriel
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:50 From Publishers 02:43 Republic of Consciousness 03:27 Booker Prize 04:33 Meeting another BookTuber 05:40 Two Louises 07:49 A Cat Book 08:15 Outro
//PUBLISHERS & BOOKS MENTIONED// ZG Stories Metonymy Press The Sacred Heart Motel by Grace Kwan Harbour Publishing From A Square to a Circle by Delores Churchill Queenless by Mira Marcinnow; translated by Maggie Zebracka The Bee Sting by Paul Murray The Theory of Crows by David A. Robertson Still Life by Louise Penny The Sentence by Louise Erdrich The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa; translated by Philip Gabriel
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:24 August Stats 03:36 Tuesdays With Toni 04:24 Reading Across Canada Challenge WIT 06:28 Reading Across Canada Book Club 10:08 Most Anticipated Reads 17:56 Recommended Reads 24:36 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// God Help The Child by Toni Morrison To The Forest by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette; translated by Rhonda Mullins Suzanne by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette; Sanctuary Line by Jane Urquhart In The Winter I Get Up At Night by Jane Urquhart Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott In The Upper Country by Kai Thomas The Plot by Jean Hanff Koelitz The Sequel by Jean Hanff Koelitz Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff
Thank you to Lindy @lindysmagpiereads for doing this project with me. These 21 short story collections didn't make it into the 67 Best Books of the 21st Century, but these are the collections that were submitted that had 1 or 2 votes.
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Close to Spider Man by Ivan Coyote Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro Open by Lisa Moore A Short History of Indians in Canada by Thomas King Dear Life by Alice Munro Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont Hellgoing by Lynn Coady Islands of Decolonial Love: Stories & Songs by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Love at Last Sight by Thea Bowering Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler The Party Wall by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler Wenjack by Joseph Boyden Late Breaking by K.D. Miller This place: 150 years retold (akiwenzie-dam) by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm Notes Towards Recovery by Louise Ells How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa Here The Dark by David Bergen Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese Coexistence by Billy Ray Belcourt
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Halifax Hal by Nick Thran A Blanket of Butterflies by Richard Van Camp Wilder Winds by Bel Olid; translated by Laura McGloughlin A Natural History of Unnatural Things by Zachari Logan Tiny Ruins by Nicole Haldoupis Crooked at the Far End by Gerald Hill Kitotam by John McDonald The Vivian Poems by Bruce Rice Ti Amo by Hanne Orstavik; translated from the norwegian by Martin Aitken Not A River by Selva Almada; translated from the Spanish by Annie McDermott
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:39 What is Reading Across Canada? 01:53 Shorty September 02:12 September Prompt 02:43 September Recommendations 12:52 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book, An Anatomy of a Book Burning by Lawrence Hill Midnight Sweatlodge by Waubgeshig Rice Indigiqueerness: A Conversation About Storytelling I’m Afraid of Men by Vivek Shreya Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat The Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson Shut Up You’re Pretty by Tea Mutonji Ru by Kim Thuy; translated by Sheila Fischman 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by Bob Joseph Voice: On Writing with Deafness by Adam Pottle My Conversations with Canadians by Lee Maracle Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson Brother by David Chariandy How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
//PROMPTS FOR THE READING ACROSS CANADA CHALLENGE 2024// JAN - a debut Canadian book FEB - Canadian Black History / Black Canadian Author MAR - Canadian Mammoth 500 + pages APR - Author born in another country, now living in Canada MAY - Canadian thriller, mystery or horror JUN - Indigenous and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Canadian Author JUL - a book by or about a Canadian celebrity AUG - Canadian women in translation SEP - a Canadian book less than 200 pages OCT - a Canadian literary award winner NOV - Canadian nonfiction DEC - a Canadian book recommendation
//PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA// The Provinces: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan The Territories: The Northwest Territories Nunavut The Yukon
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:58 Books From Publishers 02:55 Republic of Consciousness 04:58 Most Anticipated 08:06 Canadian 10:44 Recommendations 12:35 Outro
//PUBLISHERS & BOOKS MENTIONED// Second Story Press [non]disclosure by Renee D. Bondy St. Martin’s Press Writing An Identity Not Your Own by Alex Temblador Uh Huh Her by Rachel Cattle Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa; translated by Stephen Snyder Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Run Towards The Danger by Sarah Polley The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Terrace Story by Hilary Leichter One Last Song by Nathan Evan
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:53 Meeting Laureen 01:49 Monthly Stats 04:02 Tuesdays With Toni 05:02 Reading Across Canada Book Club 09:36 Summer Reads 20:08 Nonfiction 25:07 More Canadian Books 34:25 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Home by Toni Morrison Cold by Drew Hayden Taulor Grazie by Lucia Frangione Yours Truly by Abby Jiminez Just For The Summer by Abby Jiminez The Friend Zone Series by Abby Jiminez One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle In FIve Years by Rebecca Serle The Divines by Ellie Eaton Wahala by Nikki May Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman; edited by Alan Taylor The Assassin’s Cloak: An Anthology of the World’s Greatest Diarists; edited by Alan and Irene Taylor Me, Myself, They: Life Beyond The Binary by Luna Ferguson A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay Pull Focus by Helen Walsh The Herd by Andrea Bartz The Errant Husband by Elizabeth Haynes Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
//BOOKTUBERS and VIDEOS MENTIONED// Laureen @booksatthebottomofthestair8446 AJ @AJDunnReads
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:38 Inspiration 01:20 The 67 Best Can Lit Books of the 21st Century 01:42 The Buzz 03:27 Invitation and Details 05:00 Schedule and Discussion 06:59 The First Few Books 09:42 Outro
//DISCUSSION SCHEDULE// Sept 14, 2024 Mercy Among The Children by David Adams Richards Sept 21, 2024 Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson Sept 28, 2024 The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood Oct 05, 2024 The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart Oct 12, 2024 Life of Pi by Yann Martel Oct 19, 2024 Unless by Carol Shields Oct 26, 2024 Crow Lake by Mary Lawson Nov 02, 2024 Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Nov 09, 2024 A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews Nov 16, 2024 Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden Nov 23, 2024 Still Life by Louise Penny Nov 30, 2024 Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill Dec 07, 2024 The Birth House by Ami McKay Dec 14, 2024 The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill Dec 21, 2024 The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway Dec 28, 2024 Ru by Kim Thuy Jan 04, 2025 Galore by Michael Crummey Jan 11, 2025 Room by Emma Donoghue Jan 18, 2025 Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Jan 25, 2025 The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Feb 01, 2025 And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier Feb 08, 2025 Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese Feb 15, 2025 The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King Feb 22, 2025 A Tale For The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Mar 01, 2025 The Orenda by Joseph Boyden Mar 08, 2025 Celia’s Song by Lee Maracle Mar 15, 2025 Sweetland by Michael Crummey Mar 22, 2025 Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese Mar 29, 2025 All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Apr 05, 2025 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Apr 12, 2025 Suzanne by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette Apr 19, 2025 Birdie by Tracey Lindberg Apr 26, 2025 Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis May 03, 2025 Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien May 10, 2025 The Break by Katherena Vermette May 17, 2025 Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson May 24, 2025 Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez May 31, 2025 Brother by David Chariandy Jun 07, 2025 Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga Jun 14, 2025 The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline Jun 21, 2025 Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead Jun 28, 2025 Washington Black by Esi Edugyan Jul 05, 2025 Women Talking by Miriam Toews Jul 12, 2025 Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Jul 19, 2025 Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan G. Coles Jul 26, 2025 The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Aug 02, 2025 A Mind Spread Out On The Ground by Alicia Elliott Aug 09, 2025 From The Ashes by Jesse Thistle Aug 16, 2025 Greenwood by Michael Christie Aug 23, 2025 Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson Aug 30, 2025 Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi Sep 06, 2025 The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue Sep 13, 2025 The Innocents by Michael Crummey Sep 20, 2025 Noopiming by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Sep 27, 2025 Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Oct 04, 2025 What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad Oct 11, 2025 Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Oct 18, 2025 When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill Oct 25, 2025 Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald Nov 01, 2025 Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley Nov 08, 2025 The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Nov 15, 2025 Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Nov 22, 2025 Study For Obedience by Sarah Bernstein Nov 29, 2025 The Adversary by Michael Crummey Dec 06, 2025 Doppleganger: A Trip Into The MIrror World by Naomi Klein Dec 13, 2025 A History of Burning by Janika Oza Dec 20, 2025 Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:55 Recommendation from Bob 02:58 Recommendation from Max 03:56 Jax arrives 04:07 Recommendation from Karen 05:41 Recommendation from Justine 06:35 Recommendation from Kaitlyn 08:04 Recommendation from Heidi 08:54 Recommendation from Brett 10:16 Recommendation from Audrey Jo 11:40 Recommendation from Mrs Thomas 12:32 Recommendation from AJ 13:18 Recommendation from Kim 14:15 Recommendation from Lauren 14:58 Recommendation from Sandra 16:29 Recommendation from Koren 17:50 Recommendation from Rebecca 18:38 Recommendation from Benjamin 19:53 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// One Last Song by Nathan Evans Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer The Future by Catherine Leroux; translated by Susan Ouriou Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez Master Slave Husband WIfe by Ilyon Woo Ours by Phillip B. Williams Sociopath by Patric Gagne The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset; translated by Tiinna Nunnally The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky The Wall by Marlen Haushoter; translated by Shaun Whiteside Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylvainen Widow Fantasies by Hollay Ghadery A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:40 Best Can Lit Books of the 21st Century 01:58 What is the Reading Across Canada Challenge? 03:15 July Prompt 03:33 August Prompt 04:04 August Recommendations 12:45 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Ru by Kim Thuy; translated by Sheila Fischman Vi by Kim Thuy; translated by Sheila Fischman Autopsy of a Boring Wife by Marie-Renee Lavoie; translated by Arielle Aaronson. The Future by Catherine Leroux; translated by Susan Ouriou Madame Victoria by Catherine Leroux; translated by Lazer Lederhendler Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette; translated by Rhonda Mullins To The Forest by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette; translated by Rhonda Mullins And The Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier; translated by Rhonda Mullins The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy; translated by Alan Brown (or possibly Hannah Josephson) Griffintown by Marie-Hélène Poitras; translated by Sheila Fischman
BookTube Event: Framed! in September Hosted by Lindy @lindysmagpiereads Elisabeth @bouquinsbooks Heather @heathergregg9975 Hannah @HannahsBooks Greg @anotherbibliophilereads
//PROMPTS FOR THE READING ACROSS CANADA CHALLENGE 2024// JAN - a debut Canadian book FEB - Canadian Black History / Black Canadian Author MAR - Canadian Mammoth 500 + pages APR - Author born in another country, now living in Canada MAY - Canadian thriller, mystery or horror JUN - Indigenous and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Canadian Author JUL - a book by or about a Canadian celebrity AUG - Canadian women in translation SEP - a Canadian book less than 200 pages OCT - a Canadian literary award winner NOV - Canadian nonfiction DEC - a Canadian book recommendation
//PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA// The Provinces: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan The Territories: The Northwest Territories Nunavut The Yukon
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:59 Best Can Lit Books of the 21st Century 02:00 Authors I've Read 03:44 Authors On My Radar 08:24 Authors New To Me 19;41 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Denison Avenue by Christina Wong; illustrated by Daniel Innes We Meant Well by Erum Shazia Hasan The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Waiting for the Long Night Moon by Amanda Peters Black Boys Like Me by Matthew R. Morris The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard Phantompains by Therese Estacion Big Mall by Kate Black Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield Songs of Irie by Asha Ashanti Bromfield The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed We Speak Through The Mountain by Premee Mohamed Mood Swings by Frankie Barnet I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Never Been Better by Leanne Toshiko Simpson The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett Woke Up Like This by Amy Lea Exes and O's by Amy Lea Set on You by Amy Lea The Catch by Amy Lea Reuniting With Strangers by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio My Body Is Yours by Michael V. Smith Bad Ideas by Michael V. Smith Queers Like Me by Michael V. Smith Beautiful Beautiful by Brandon Reid I Am A Rock by Ashley Qilavaq-Savard The Cure For Drowning by Loghan Paylor Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall Land of No Regrets by Sadi Muktadir Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman by Éloïse Marseille Peacocks of Instagram by Deepa Rajagopalan Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke The New Girl by Cassandra Calin The World So Wide by Zilla Jones So Much To Tell by Zilla Jones Linghun by Ai Jiang The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs Perfect Little Angels by Vincent Anioke The Baby by Kailash Srinivasan (short story)
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//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:37 One Hit Wonders I’ve Read 03:28 One Hit Wonders on my TBR 04:45 No Longer One Hit Wonders 08:17 Patiently Waiting For the Next Book 12:54 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell Black Beauty by Anna Sewell The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski Familiaris by David Wroblewski Midnight at the Bright Ideas Book Store by Matthew J Sullivan Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew J. Sullivan When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Help by Kathryn Stockett Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:50 Creating the Best Can Lit Books of the 21st Century List 01:53 What is the Reading Across Canada Challenge? 03:00 July Prompt 03:42 Olympians/Athletes 06:03 Heroes/Inspirational Figures 08:58 Scientists 11:59 TV Personalities / Comedians 14:36 Politics 15:42 Singers 17:59 Actors 21:44 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Man In Motion by Rick Hansen (B.C.) Open Heart, Open Mind by Clara Hughes (MB) Inside Out: Straight Talk From a Gay Jock by Mark Tewksbury (AB) Shake Hands With The Devil by Romeo Dallaire (QC) They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children by Romeo Dallaire (QC) Waiting For First Light by Romeo Dallaire (QC) The Peace by Romeo Dallaire (QC) Terry Fox: His Story by Leslie Scrivener (B.C.) Peace By Chocolate by Jon Tattrie (NS) An Astronaut’s Guide to Life On Earth by Chris Hadfield (ON) The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield (ON) You Are Here: Around the World in 92 minutes by Chris Hadfield (ON) The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield (ON) The Defector by Chris Hadfield (ON) David Suzuki: The Autobiography by David Suzuki (BC) Tree: A Life Story by David Suzuki (BC) Finding The Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard (BC) The Answer Is… Reflections On My Life by Alex Trebek (ON) Off The Record by Peter Mansbridge (ON) Extraordinary Canadians by Peter Mansbridge (ON) How Canada Works by Peter Mansbridge (ON) A Nation Worth Ranting About by Rick Mercer (NFLD) Rick Mercer: The FInal Report by Rick Mercer (NFLD) The Road Years by Rick Mercer (NFLD) Is There Bacon In Heaven? by Ali Hassan (ON) The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew (ON, MB) Indian In The Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power by Jody Wilson-Raybould (BC) From Where I Stand by Jody Wilson-Raybould (BC) True Reconciliation: How To Be A Force For Change by Jody Wilson-Raybould (BC) If I Knew, Don’t You Think I’d Tell You by Jann Arden (AB) Feeding My Mother by Jann Arden (AB) The Bittlemores by Jann Arden (AB) The Secret Path by Gord Downie (ON) Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen (QC) Book of Longing by Leonard Cohen (QC) The Flame by Leonard Cohen (QC) Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry (ON) Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox (AB) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future by Michael J. Fox (AB) Run Towards The Danger: Confrontations WIth A Body of Memory by Sarah Polley (ON) Pageboy by Elliot Page (NS) We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu (ON) BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt; illustrated by Ron Garney (ON) The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves, Chia Mieville (ON)
//PROMPTS FOR THE READING ACROSS CANADA CHALLENGE 2024// JAN - a debut Canadian book FEB - Canadian Black History / Black Canadian Author MAR - Canadian Mammoth 500 + pages APR - Author born in another country, now living in Canada MAY - Canadian thriller, mystery or horror JUN - Indigenous and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Canadian Author JUL - a book by or about a Canadian celebrity AUG - Canadian women in translation SEP - Canadian book less than 200 pages OCT - Canadian literary award winner NOV - Canadian nonfiction DEC - Canadian book recommendation
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//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:25 NYT Book List 02:02 Author's Top 10 Lists 03:50 NYT Reader's List 04:34 Shelly's List 05:15 5 Canadian books on the NYT list 07:13 Riffing the NYT list - Canadian Style 07:54 We need YOUR HELP 08:05 The Details 10:46 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Outline by Rachel Cusk Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Years by Annie Ernaux; translated by Alison L Strayer Runaway by Alice Munro Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:08 Books From Arsenal Pulp Press. 05:39 Republic of Consciousness 07:12 Reading Across Canada Book Club 08:48 Authors already on my shelves 12:07 New (to me) Authors 17:23 Outro
//PUBLISHERS & BOOKS MENTIONED// Thank you to ZG Stories and Arsenal Pulp Press for the ARC's A Perfect Day for a Walk by Bill Arnott Vantage Points by Chase Joynt All Our Ordinary Stories by Teresa Wong Finding Otipemisiwak: The People Who Own Themselves by Andrea Currie Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other by Danielle Dutton The Quiet Act of Loving Bones by Katie Willis The Nymph and the Lamp by Thomas Raddall Grazie by Lucia Frangione Yours Truly by Abby Jiminez Just For The Summer by Abby Jiminez One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle Behind You by Catherine Hernandez Wahala by Nikki May As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman; edited by Alan Taylor The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:54 Stats 02:07 Tuesdays With Toni 03:13 Reading Across Canada Book Club 06:00 Most Anticipated 08:44 Most Unique Structure 11:10 Page to Film 13:06 A New Favourite Author? 15:02 Children’s Book 16:35 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// A Mercy by Toni Morrison French Exit by Patrick DeWitt The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt The Peace by Romeo Dallaire Shake Hands With The Devil by Romeo Dallaire Waiting for First Light by Romeo Dallaire The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez Happiness For Beginners by Katherine Center The Guncle by Steven Rowley A Flock of Gulls, A Chorus of Frogs by Roy Henry Vickers & Lucky Budd
//BOOKS MENTIONED// A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay Me, Myself, They by Luna Ferguson Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline The Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson Bad Cree by Jessica Jones Ghost Lake by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill Permanent Astonishment by Thomson Highway Moon of The Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Moon of The Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice The Break by Katherena Vermette The Strangers by Katherena Vermette The Circle by Katherena Vermette Nauetakuan, A Silence For A Noise by Natasha Kanape Fontaine; Translated by Howard Scott Disobedience by Daniel Sarah Karasik The Western Alienation Merit Badge by Nancy Jo Cullen Coventry by Helen Humphreys Behind You by Catherine Hernandez Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez The Innocents by Michael Crummey River Thieves by Michael Crummey Galore by Michael Crummey
//PROMPTS FOR THE READING ACROSS CANADA CHALLENGE 2024// JAN - a debut Canadian book FEB - Canadian Black History / Black Canadian Author MAR - Canadian Mammoth 500 + pages APR - Author born in another country, now living in Canada MAY - Canadian thriller, mystery or horror JUN - Indigenous and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Canadian Author JUL - a book by or about a Canadian celebrity AUG - Canadian women in translation SEP - a Canadian book less than 200 pages OCT - a Canadian literary award winner NOV - Canadian nonfiction DEC - a Canadian book recommendation
//PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA// The Provinces: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan The Territories: The Northwest Territories Nunavut The Yukon
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:09 Life Update 02:58 Remembering Mom 05:58 Remembering Alice 11:00 Outro 12:17 Some of Mom's Memorial Video
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Yes I Can by Sammy Davis Jr. A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel The Killing Floor by Lee Child The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:04 Book*hug Press 04:14 St. Martin’s Press 06:33 Harbour Publishing 07:07 Blair Press 08:00 Republic of Consciousness 09:15 Books I’ve already wrapped up 10:15 Most anticipated books 11:34 More books from The Owl’s Nest 14:20 Outro
//BOOKS & PUBLISHERS MENTIONED// ZG Stories Instagram: instagram.com/zgstories Book*hug Press Instagram: instagram.com/bookhugpress These Songs I Know By Heart by Erin Brubacher Disobedience by Daniel Sarah Karasik Nauetakuan, A Silence For A Noise by Natasha Kanape Fontaine; Translated by Howard Scott St. Martin's Press Instagram: @StMartinsPress TikTok: @StMartinsPress X/Twitter: @StMartinsPress Facebook: @StMartinsPress Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius by Carrie Courogen The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer Harbour Publishing Instagram: instagram.com/harbour_publishing A Flock of Gulls, A Chorus of Frogs by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd Blair Press Instagram: instagram.com/blairpublisher The Saddest Girl on the Beach by Heather Frese Republic of Consciousness Instagram: instagram.com/republicofconsciousness Old Romantics by Maggie Armstrong Amma by Saraid de Silva Happy Place by Emily Henry The Whispers by Ashley Audrain The Peace by Romeo Dallaire Owl's Next Books Instagram: instagram.com/owlsnestbooks The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata; translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor
I tag: @mildrumpus Ali @AliDoisRead Pat @BookChatWithPat8668 Matthew @Man-With-a-Hat-Who-Reads
//TAG PROMPTS// 1. Magic of Discovery– share a book you found while browsing that you may not have discovered otherwise. 2. Expanding World- share a book that has made you view things from a different perspective or exposed you to new ideas. 3. Open to Change- share a book that has changed who you are as a person or altered your day to day habits. 4. Browse a bookstore, library, or a friend's shelves. 5. Tag People!
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin Quiet by Susan Cain We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch The Peace by Romeo Dallaire The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:01 What is The Reading Across Canada Challenge 02:07 April Prompt 02:54 May Prompt 03:13 Thrillers 06:31 Cozy Mysteries 08:49 Horror 11:30 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah (QC) The Peace by Romeo Dallaire (QC) Broken Promise Series by Linwood Barclay (ON) Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay (ON) A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay (ON) The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill (ON) The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (ON) By Gaslight by Steven Price (BC) The Red Chesterfield by Wayne Arthurson (AB) Death at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery (BC, ON) Scandal at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery (BC, ON) Princess of the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery (BC, ON) I Only Read Murder by Will and Ian Ferguson (AB, BC) Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti (ON) The Maid by Nita Prose (ON) The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose (ON) Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (AB) Bunny by Mona Awad (QC) Rouge by Mona Awad (QC) Ghost Lake by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler (BC, ON) Wrist by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler (BC, ON) MotherThing by Ainslie Hogarth (ON) Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper (ON) The Residence by Andrew Pyper (ON)
//PROMPTS FOR THE READING ACROSS CANADA CHALLENGE 2024// JAN - a debut Canadian book FEB - Canadian Black History / Black Canadian Author MAR - Canadian Mammoth 500 + pages APR - Author born in another country, now living in Canada MAY - Canadian thriller, mystery or horror JUN - Indigenous and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Canadian Author JUL - a book by or about a Canadian celebrity AUG - Canadian women in translation SEP - a Canadian book less than 200 pages OCT - a Canadian literary award winner NOV - Canadian nonfiction DEC - a Canadian book recommendation
//PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA// The Provinces: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan The Territories: The Northwest Territories Nunavut The Yukon
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:50 Thank Yous 02:50 March Reads 07:13 April Reads 15:03 Rereads 18:48 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth The Eighth Life by Death at the Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Scandal at the Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Princess of the Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Mapping The Interior by Stephen Graham Jones The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Happy Place by Emily Henry Beach Read by Emily Henry The Whispers by Ashley Audrain The Push by Ashley Audrain Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice Crow Lake by Mary Lawson Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
//ALICE MUNRO'S SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS// Dance of the Happy Shades – 1968 Lives of Girls and Women – 1971 Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You – 1974 Who Do You Think You Are? – 1978 The Moons of Jupiter – 1982 The Progress of Love – 1986 Friend of My Youth – 1990 Open Secrets – 1994 The Love of a Good Woman – 1998 Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage – 2001 Runaway – 2004 The View from Castle Rock – 2006 Too Much Happiness – 2009 Dear Life – 2012
//OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED// An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:47 What is The Reading Across Canada Challenge 01:40 March Prompt 02:07 April Prompt 02:17 Book Recommendations for April 19:59 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// By Gaslight by Steven Price Shut Up You’re Pretty by Tea Mutonji The Boat People by Sharon Bala Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald The Way The Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald Ru by Kim Thuy Vi by Kim Thuy Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo Polar Vortex by Shani Mootoo Annabel by Kathleen Winter Lost In September by Kathleen Winter Childhood by Andre Alexis Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi Curious Sounds by Francesca Ekwuyasi and Roger Mooking They Called Me George by Cecil Foster No Man In The House by Cecil Foster Finding Edward by Sheila Murray What We All Long For by Dionne Brand Love Enough by Dionne Brand A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry Shake Hands With The Devil by Romeo Dallaire The Peace by Romeo Dallaire A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Setting Free The Bears by John Irving Promise Falls Trilogy by Linwood Barclay Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay Witches of New York by Ami McKay The Birth House by Ami McKay The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King The Life of Pi by Yann Martel The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel How To Pronounce Knife by Souvankam Thammavongsa
//PROMPTS FOR THE READING ACROSS CANADA CHALLENGE 2024// JAN - a debut Canadian book FEB - Canadian Black History / Black Canadian Author MAR - Canadian Mammoth 500 + pages APR - Author born in another country, now living in Canada MAY - Canadian thriller, mystery or horror JUN - Indigenous and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Canadian Author JUL - a book by or about a Canadian celebrity AUG - Canadian women in translation SEP - a Canadian book less than 200 pages OCT - a Canadian literary award winner NOV - Canadian nonfiction DEC - a Canadian book recommendation
//PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA// The Provinces: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan The Territories: The Northwest Territories Nunavut The Yukon
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Death at the Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Scandal at the Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Princess of the Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Sanibel Sunset Detective Novels by Ron Base Nanaimo Girl by Prudence Emery
I tag: Kim @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH Michael @MichaelRomeoTalksBooks Melissa @TimeTravelReads Melinda @awebofstories
//TAG PROMPTS// 1) What is your favourite book that has a heavy focus on nature? (all genres) 2) Which book gave you a wake up call? (climate or otherwise) 3) Your favourite book cover that features nature 4) A book that discusses revolution and change 5) Do you read outside? If yes, where is your favourite spot to do so? 6) Your favourite Indigenous author or book 7) A book that takes place outside or features nature as a character (e.g. an animal or a tree) 8) Which book genres do you associate with each of the four elements? (air, earth, fire, water) 9) We are all connected: name a book that brought you community (e.g. a book club, buddy read, etc) or made you think about community 10) Have you ever participated in Climathon or are you planning to?
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Pilgrim At Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Tree: A Life Story by David Suzuki and Wayne Brady GIft of the Red Bird: The Story of a Divine Encounter by Paula D’Arcy Finding The Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese A Walk in The Woods by Bill Bryson Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Greenwood by Michael Christie When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Fireweather by John Vaillant The Sea The Sea by Iris Murdoch You Are Here: Around the World in 80 days by Chris Hadfield. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:51 Books from Publishers 02:52 March Mystery Madness 05:10 Birthday Haul 06:48 Republic of Consciousness 07:17 A New Podcast? 08:49 Outro
//BOOKS & PUBLISHERS MENTIONED// ZG Stories Book*hug Press Play by Jess Taylor University of Calgary Limited Verse by David Martin Douglas & McIntyre Death at The Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Scandal at The Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery Princess of The Savoy by Ron Base and Prudence Emery House of Anansi Press Bury The Lead by Kate HIlton and Elizabeth Renzetti The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman; translated by Ros Schwartz Push Process by Jonathan Walker Goblin Market and Other Poems by Christina Rossetti
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 02:14 Influenced by Nix 03:19 Influenced by Danni 04:37 Influenced by Russell 06:25 Influenced by Melissa 07:27 Influenced by Olly 08:12 Influenced by Scott 08:58 Influenced by Elisabeth 10:02 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz Wrong Place Wrong Time, Gillian McAllister A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence The Forest Brims Over by Maru Avase; translated by Haydn Trowell Barbara Isn’t Dying by Alina Bronsky; translated by Tim Mohr Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers, 1852 - 1923; edited by Lisa Morton Mary by Nat Cassidy No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak Life Sentence by Christie Blatchford
I tag: Kelly @booksimnotreading Katherine @RaspberryReads Shelly @Shellyish Hilary @HilaryBGreen Jack @spreadbookjoy Scott @GunpowderFictionPlot Greg @anotherbibliophilereads Sandy @MsReadsAlot Marilyn @MarilynMayaMendoza Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Smiti @booksmitin Max @its.maxday Bob @BobTheBookerer
//TAG PROMPTS// Clean Slates - books you’ve read that you don’t remember anything about. Genie’s Lamp - Books you wish you could forget. Forgotten gems - books you think need more love. Forget Me Nots - books you will always remember. Tag some cool people who love books
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seiersad The House of Gentle Men by Kathy Hepinstall Last Orders by Graham Swift Quantum by Patricia Cornwell The Autobiography of my Mother by Jamaica Kincaid A Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead Here We Are by Graham Swift The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender The Clay Girl by Heather Tucker A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
//BOOKS MENTIONED// London by Edward Rutherfurd War and Peace by Leo Tolstory Les Miserables by Victor Hugo The Assassin's Cloak Edited by Irene and Alan Taylor The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett Brother Fish by Bryce Courtenay My Life by Bill Clinton New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby Four Fires by Bryce Courtenay Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellman
//VIDEOS MENTIONED// Ten Biggest Books I've Read According to Goodreads: youtu.be/iSUk0VB_qhI
//TUESDAYS WITH TONI SCHEDULE// February 7 The Bluest Eye March 7 Sula April 4 Song of Solomon May 2 Tar Baby August 01 Beloved (updated) August 15 Jazz (updated) August 29 Paradise March 12, 2024 Love -- very late on this TBD A Mercy -- coming up TBD Home -- will get to this too TBD God Help The Child -- and this one Coming soon: wrap up -- still going to do a wrap up, hopefully with AJ
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Website: carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com Shortlist announcement: April 9, 2024 Winner announcement May 13, 2024
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:17 The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Longlist 2024 11:37 Celebrating International Women's Day 13:04 Potential Birthday Weekend Book List 14:50 Actual Birthday Weekend Book List 18:13 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The Future by Catherine; translated by Susan Ouriou Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai A History of Burning by Janika Oza Cocktail by Lisa Alward Dances by Nicole Cuffy Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan Coleman Hill by Kim Coleman Foote Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power Daughter by Claudia Dey Loot by Tania James You Were Watching from the Sand by Juliana Lamy Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa As Long As The Lemon Trees Grows by Zouffa Katouh The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer Tom Lake by Ann Patchett A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez Behind You by Catherine Hernandez Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman; translated by Ros Schwartz
//BOOKS MENTIONED// A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili; translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon World Without End by Ken Follett The Stand: Complete & Uncut by Stephen King Red Comet by Heather Clark Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon Five Smooth Stones by Ann Fairbairn
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:55 TBR Stack 01:52 Canada Reads 03:42 Black History Month 09:32 Buddy Read 13:11 Christmas in February 15:44 More Nonfiction 19:58 More Fiction 25:05 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune Denison Avenue by Christina Wong, illustrated by Daniel Innes The Future by Catherine Leroux; translated from the French by Susan Ouriou Policing Black Lives by Robin Maynard Disorientation by Ian Williams When They Call You A Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez; translated by Megan McDowellyoutu.be/rKQy2VUuN3s?si=v8-8FlAZQ3HTsonD The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams A Mighty Heart by Mariane Pearl Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann The Art of Racing in the Rain Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:34 The TBR Stack 01:11 Books in Translation 04:17 Nonfiction 06:06 Hyped Fiction 07:37 Fiction Recommendations 09:46 Poetry 10:35 Outro
//BOOKS & PUBLISHERS MENTIONED// Book*hug Press ZG Stories Blue Notes by Anne Cathrine Bomann; translated by Caroline Waight Not A River by Selva Almada; translated by Annie McDermott A Book, Untitled by Shushan Awagyan; translated by Deanna Cachoian-Schanz Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The Guncle by Steven Rowley Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley By Gaslight by Steven Price The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber A Poem For Every Spring Day Edited by Allie Esiri
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Edith Eger By Chance Alone; A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz by Max Eisen Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Family by Patrick Radden Keefe Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors The Covenant of Water by Verghese Abraham The Endless Forest by Sara Donati The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen
I tag: Shawn The Book Maniac @shawnbreathesbooks Olly @CriminOllyBlog Erin @erin_enchanted
//TAG PROMPTS// 1. Do publishers ever do things that you find annoying? Share an example. 2. Have you ever been annoyed by a spoiler? Even something as simple as someone else telling you there's a great twist? 3. Have you ever been annoyed by what you discovered in a Little Free Library, a book sale or used bookstore? Tell us what you found and why it was so annoying. 4. When it comes to short story collections, are you annoyed if there's a novella in the middle of the collection? 5. Deckled edges: beautiful or annoying? 6. Other people's annotations in a used book or library book: Annoying or are you OK with it? 7. If there's a series or a collection of certain kinds of books (like an imprint) and changes are made, are you annoyed or OK with it? If yes, give us an example. 8. Do the decisions of characters in a novel ever annoy you? Share the book and what decisions you found annoying. 9. Are you ever annoyed by how someone organizes their books? What do you find annoying? 10. Share something bookish that you find annoying, 11. Tag other people!
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley Anne of Green Gables by Lucy M. Montgomery
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 01:09 What is Canada Reads? 03:06 Defenders and Shortlist 21:45 Battle of Alberta Canada Reads Wordfest Event 28:17 Mini Vlog 34:56 Canada Reads Winner Prediction 39:12 Want more Canada Reads? 40:10 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated by Susan Ouriou Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill Shut Up You’re Pretty by Tea Mutonji Denison Avenue by Christina Wong, illustrated by Daniel Innes Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune Bad Cree by Jessica Johns Dear Scarlet by Teresa Wong Rouge by Mona Awad
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:42 What is The Reading Across Canada Challenge 01:11 Important Links 02:05 January & February Books 02:54 March Prompt 03:32 Book Recommendations for March 15:16 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard Disorientation by Ian Williams Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood Shake Hands With The Devil by Romeo Dallaire The Witches of New York by Ami McKay Greenwood by Michael Christie The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King Broken Promise by Lynwood Barclay A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving Until I Find You by John Irving The Last Chairlift by John Irving The Cider House Rules by John Irving The World According to Garp by John Irving By Gaslight by Steven Price The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston Vancouver by David Cruise and Alison Griffiths
//PROMPTS FOR THE READING ACROSS CANADA CHALLENGE 2024// JAN - a debut book FEB - Canadian Black History / Black Canadian Author MAR - Canadian Mammoth 500 + pages APR - Author born in another country, now living in Canada MAY - Canadian thriller, mystery or horror JUN - Indigenous and/or LGBTQIA2S+ Canadian Author JUL - a book by or about a Canadian celebrity AUG - Canadian women in translation SEP - a Canadian book less than 200 pages OCT - a Canadian literary award winner NOV - Canadian nonfiction DEC - a Canadian book recommendation
//PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA// The Provinces: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan The Territories: The Northwest Territories Nunavut The Yukon
//BOOKS MENTIONED// The Only Plane In The Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff Know My Name by Chanel Miller The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada From Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by Bob Joseph Three Novels (Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining) by Stephen King The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
//TIME STAMPS// 00:00 Intro 00:35 The TBR Stack 02:12 TBR Confession 04:17 Stats 05:37 3 - 3.5 star reads 10:57 4 - 4.5 star reads 16:20 A re-read 19:00 Outro
//BOOKS MENTIONED// Luster by Raven Leilani Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey Part of Your World by Abby Jiminez Cereus Blooms At Night by Shani Mootoo Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice