First of all, I'm not disappointed in the way that Canada Reads 2010 turned out: I thought Nicolas Dickner's Nikolski was terrific and, as much as I loved both The Jade Peony and Good to a Fault, I am glad to see that such a unique story which really does
The question that leaps out of today's discussion is, for me, whether reading a book should be challenging? And I think that's directly connected to this question: what kind of book is most likely to polarize readers? I think it *is* the challenging books that polarize readers. As one panelist
Inspired by today's Canada Reads debates, I find myself wondering: is it kinda disappointing when a book that has already been recognized internationally by readers and prize committees receives yet another award, and, if so, should the judges take every opportunity to look for another deserving title because those old
Today marks the launch of 2010's Canada Reads, which obviously I find intensely interesting, but it might not seem as fascinating if you're not following (live or via podcast), so I'm planning to pull out a more universal book-related, reading-related question that's raised in each day's debates -- rather than
Image links to Pickle Me This, home of the Challenge Martha Ostenso's Wild Geese (1925) This feels, to me, like the quintessentially Canadian novel, the sort that I can imagine being assigned by English teachers (well, except for a couple of scenes that would have undoubtedly ruffled
