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Write Reads #51 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
Welcome back, gang! Here is our Canadian Literature Classic. We hope you enjoy our discussion. Do you lean more towards Tania’s reading of the novel or Kirt’s? If Duddy is the apprentice then who is his mentor? Let us know. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, CanLitNews, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged Aboriginal History Month, Book Club Podcast, Canada, Canadian literature, Classic, Guy Gavriel Kay, humour, Indigenous History Month, Michael Chabon, Montreal, Moonglow, Mordecai Richler, River of Stars, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The hidden Life of Trees, Thomas King, Truth and Reconciliation Report
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Write Reads #41 The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King
This is an unprecedented podcast with Tania and Kirt recording in two different locations. If you want to find out Tania’s secret location you will have to listen to the podcast. That’s just the way it is. Our lack of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged book club, Book Club Podcast, Buffy the Vampier Slayer Adult Coloring Book, Can-Lit, Canadian literature, CBC, Consumed By Ink, Dan Simmons, Duke, Frances Burney, Karen Unland, Native History Month, podcast, Reading in Bed, Ricky Gervais, Sara Tilley, Seen and Heard in Edmonton, The Back of the Turtle, The Candy Palmater Show, The Wandering Bibliophile, Thomas King
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Write Reads #26 And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier
The 26th Write Reads podcast is ready for your listening pleasure. We would love to hear what you all thought about this great little novel. The people have spoken and our pick for non-fiction month is How Poetry Saved My … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Kirt, Podcast, Tania
Tagged Canon Fodder, China Mieville, Consumed By Ink, Golden Son, Green Grass Running Water, Henry David Thoreau, Jacques Poulin, Jeff Lemire, Joan Baxter, Mister Blue, More Than This, Nick Spencer, Nicole Lundrigan, Patrick Ness, Perdido Street Station, Pierce Brown, Reading in Bed, Red Rising, Robert Kirkman, Shawn Martinbrough, The Hermit of Gully Lake, The Widow Tree, Thief of Thieves, Thomas King, Volkswagen Blues, Walden
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Write Reads #25 The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
Hot on the heels of gaining a bunch of new listeners, Tania and Kirt tread in tricky territory in this one. The Orenda is probably one of the “biggest” books we’ve tackled. Do we bring anything new to the table? … Continue reading
Posted in Book Club, Book Picks, Kirt, Opinions, Podcast, Tania, Uncategorized
Tagged And the Birds Rained Down, book bloggers, book podcasts, booktube, Canada Reads, Canadian historical fiction, Canadian history, Guy Gavriel Kay, historical accuracy, Jason Purcell, Jocelyne Saucier, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell, Joseph Boyden, Marisha Pessl, Michael Hingston, More Than This, native stereotypes, Niccolo Machiavelli, Patrick Ness, Scott McCloud, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Susanna Clarke, The Dilettantes, The Edmonton Journal, The Heavy Blanks, The Inconvenient Indian, The Orenda, The Prince, The Sculptor, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, Thomas King, Tigana, violence, vloggers, Yukio Mishima
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Canada? Is That You?
As usual, Tania and I are in complete agreement about Canada Reads’ quest to find a book that will change Canada. The notion that there is a book that can do this is overly optimistic (to put it politely). But … Continue reading
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