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Eliot Prize for PoetryTana FrenchTaste Canada Food Writing AwardsTaylor PrizeTea ObrehtTed HughesTeenTerence RattiganTeresa RiordanThe Accidental BillionairesThe Graveyard BookThomas CobbThomas FrankThrillerTiffany BakerTimes BooksTina FeyTom FeilingToni MorrisonTouchstoneTracy KidderTranslationTravelTruman Capote AwardTéa ObrehtUKUlrich BoserUniversity of Pennsylvania PressVictoria FinlayViking CanadaVirginia WoolfWarner BooksWashington Square PressWayne LamWill FergusonWilliam FaulknerWilliam GoldmanWilliam JoyceYoun AdultZadie SmithZoë Hellert-shirtshttp://letitread.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)Blogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-8767013501717193062Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:34:00 +00002013-08-26T19:16:36.899-06:002012Andrew McCarthyNon-FictionTravel For a few months I had a craving to re-read and re-watch The Joy Luck Club. In theory, this should have been an easy craving to indulge. I have the book and I have the film, or at least I thought so. A hunt ensued to find the book, which I finally did at the bottom of a closet, in a box labeled "School Files." The film, however, no such luck. I managed to borrow the movie from the library and http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-review-longest-way-home-one-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-6334852420216548938Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:40:00 +00002013-06-09T02:40:00.188-06:002013FictionJoshua FerrisSunday Brunch ClubOur March / April 2013 selection was Joshua Ferris' Then We Came to the End. It was not well received! Synopsis With an irresistibly casual writing style, Ferris makes readers a part of his fictional advertising agency from the moment we open the book. Through numerous impromptu conversations, colleagues come alive. We learn that Larry and Amber have had an affair, and that Amber is http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/06/sunday-brunch-club-then-we-came-to-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-1588633031435166344Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:19:00 +00002013-06-01T14:21:07.499-06:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted (now) by Melinda at West Metro Mommy. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Melinda's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. A few weeks ago I had the good fortunate to take in a http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/06/saturday-snapshot-always-look-on-bright.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-4106012070525850735Sat, 18 May 2013 17:24:00 +00002013-05-18T11:24:35.326-06:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. This was an exciting week here, all related to activities I http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/05/saturday-snapshot-ground-control-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-3689737650673384167Sat, 04 May 2013 14:38:00 +00002013-05-04T08:38:03.348-06:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. April was daffodil month here, in support of Canadians http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/05/saturday-snapshot-support-through.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-3184494030501795493Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:10:00 +00002013-04-28T02:10:00.735-06:002013BritishCaitlan MoranNon-FictionSunday Brunch ClubOur January / February 2013 selection was Caitlan Moran's How to Be a Woman. Synopsis Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt? Why the incessant talk about babies? And do men secretly http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/04/sunday-brunch-club-how-to-be-woman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-7229154403724989909Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:35:00 +00002013-04-27T12:37:07.369-06:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. We had a lovely relapse into winter this month. April Fool'shttp://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/04/saturday-snapshot-winter-for-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-6302393592866705473Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:33:00 +00002013-03-31T12:33:00.766-06:002013Non-FictionSunday Brunch ClubTracy KidderUSOur September/October 2012 selection was Strength in What Remainsby Tracy Kidder. Synopsis: Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, plagued by horrific dreams, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-brunch-club-strength-in-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-6319494575962105597Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:31:00 +00002013-03-30T10:31:58.617-06:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. We are celebrating the 100th birthday of our city library http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-snapshot-happy-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-5839810996770629752Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:25:00 +00002013-04-26T13:55:44.057-06:002013CanadianFictionKate PullingerSunday Brunch ClubOur August/September selection was A Little Stranger by Kate Pullinger. Synopsis: Fran has been happily married to Nick for twelve years, until a “little stranger” arrives in the form of a baby, and their lives are irrevocably changed. Louis has good health and a sweet nature, but Fran feels stifled with her old life merely a memory. So, one day, she simply walks away. Club Rating http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-brunch-club-little-stranger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-6368082794721097980Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:14:00 +00002013-03-23T08:14:20.823-06:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. This past Thursday we had a lovely gift to celebrate the http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-snapshot-spring-flurries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-6458284849135629198Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:09:00 +00002013-03-22T10:09:15.834-06:002013Adaptation Dragons! Dragons! I really enjoyed season one of Game of Thrones; I looked forward to watching a new episode every Sunday night. The second season, well, came and went and I don't believe I watched more than maybe 30 minutes...tops. I blame the lack of Sean Bean for my disinterest. This trailer has my interest returning, as it looks like Jon Snow is going to get more involved. Maybe?? I'd http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/adaptation-game-of-thrones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-6955600367000766392Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:13:00 +00002013-03-17T12:13:00.949-06:002013FictionKatherine DunnSunday Brunch ClubUSOur selection for June/July 2012 was Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. Synopsis: This is the story of the Binewskis, a carny family whose mater- and paterfamilias set out–with the help of amphetamine, arsenic, and radioisotopes–to breed their own exhibit of human oddities. There’s Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-brunch-club-geek-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-3575348679176345749Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:42:00 +00002013-03-16T12:42:49.773-06:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. Back to baking again here, and trying out a new recipe andhttp://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-snapshot-sweet-rolls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-4847167539893663859Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:08:00 +00002013-03-10T12:08:00.231-06:002013Alice HoffmanFictionSunday Brunch ClubUSOur May/June 2012 selection was The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman. This book inspired a very lively and rich discussion, which is still referenced now and again in other book discussions. Synopsis: Blends mythology, magic, archaeology and women. Traces four women, their path to the Masada massacre. In 70 CE, nine hundred Jews held out for months against armies of Romans on a mountain in the http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-brunch-club-dovekeepers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-298765628892439188Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:36:00 +00002013-03-09T11:36:29.839-07:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. New phone finally! Which means, of course, a random http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-snapshot-inspiration-wall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-2440038251393280164Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:16:00 +00002013-03-04T19:16:51.505-07:002013Andrew PrestonBook MarkThe Charles Taylor Prize for excellence in Canadian literary non-fiction was awarded today to .... Andrew Preston for Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy From George Washington to George W. Bush, from the Puritans to the present, from the colonial wars to the Cold War, religion has been one of America’s most powerful sources of ideas about the wider http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-mark-charles-taylor-prize-awarded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-9186996839676609995Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:59:00 +00002013-03-03T11:59:18.827-07:002013CanadianFictionKeith Ross LeckieSunday Brunch ClubIt was about this time last year that this particular club was resurrected in a parking lot after an awesome brunch. Hence, its christening as the "Sunday Brunch Club." We started out with the three original core members from years ago and have expanded to include two additional book loving members. It has been wonderful having this club up and running again, and hanging out with great people http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-brunch-club-coppermine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-4023885093742509900Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:04:00 +00002013-03-03T10:04:47.877-07:002013Amazon.ca First NovelBook MarkThe finalists for the 2012 Amazon.ca First Novel award were announced this week. This award  "recognizes the outstanding achievement of a Canadian first-time novelist. Since 1976, the First Novel Award has launched the careers of some of Canada's most beloved novelists, including Michael Ondaatje, Joan Barfoot, Joy Kogawa, W.P. Kinsella, Nino Ricci, Rohinton Mistry, Anne Michaels, Andréhttp://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-mark-amazonca-first-novel-finalists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-8804125624070553772Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:31:00 +00002013-03-02T12:31:27.502-07:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. Cleaning up my phone in anticipation of finally getting http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-snapshot-research-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-1084220616428549892Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:37:00 +00002013-03-01T10:37:41.213-07:002013Adaptation This looks like a powerful documentary, providing a new twist to the Holocaust narratives. Can you imagine living in a cave for a year and half? "And I look up, and I see a star." Ahhh, incredible. http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/03/adaptation-no-place-on-earth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-7465099365419421921Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:58:00 +00002013-02-23T08:58:57.435-07:002013Saturday SnapshotSaturday Snapshot is a weekly meme hosted by Alyce at At Home With Books. The guidelines are to post a photo that you or a friend or family member have taken and then link it back to Alyce's original post for the week. Photos can be old or new and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. I bake banana bread every month or so, whenever I happenhttp://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/02/saturday-snapshot-search-for-banana.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-2640151402522765286Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:43:00 +00002013-02-22T11:43:20.772-07:002013Adaptation I've heard really great comments about Max Brooks' World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War so was intrigued where this would hit with the recent surgence in zombie-based films and television shows. Based on this trailer, I'm not too intrigued anymore. I haven't read the book but is it as trite as this trailer makes it seem? http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/02/adaptation-world-war-z.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-4176181975403810138Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:14:00 +00002013-02-21T21:21:54.389-07:002011AmericanBook ReviewDavid LevithanFarrarFictionStraus and Giroux Rather than complete the book review I've been working on, I decided to write one about the book I just finished last night instead. It took about 40 minutes to read, but will take considerably less so to write the review. As the title suggests, David Levithan's The Lover's Dictionary is written as a series of dictionary entries. He selects words with which to describe a love story and then http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-lovers-dictionary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2614956464627785161.post-6031949754068320533Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:40:00 +00002013-02-18T16:40:46.870-07:002011Book ReviewEmma ForrestMemoirRandom HouseEmma Forrest's Your Voice in My Head came so highly recommended to me I felt it should have arrived with gilded gold lettering and a velvet cover. Or something appropriately rich and tacky to visually illustrate the raves granted upon its bindings by the person doing the recommending. Seriously. I'm not sure I have had a book so heavily hyped to me ever, and this is saying something given http://letitread.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-your-voice-in-my-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (hopechaser)0