December 2015, In My Reading Log

2020-09-16T15:54:55-04:00

Three of these books were inspired by the conjunction between my own shelves and this year's Random House Bingo, which has a CanLit theme. The Tiger Claw filled my Nominated-for-the-Giller square, Evan Munday's second October Schwartz for the Mystery-or-Thriller square, and Elaine Lui's book about her relationship with her mother

December 2015, In My Reading Log2020-09-16T15:54:55-04:00

In the Wake: Books which Suit RIP X

2015-09-18T12:44:13-04:00

In the past, I've made large stacks of creepy reading with the RIP challenges in mind, but I  have a habit of stacking up many lovely possibilities but then choosing different books altogether later on. Perhaps this is partly because books can surprise you and take you in unexpected directions.

In the Wake: Books which Suit RIP X2015-09-18T12:44:13-04:00

TGIF: In the workplace, on the page (3 of 4)

2015-07-10T13:13:05-04:00

A new Friday fugue, running through this month, considering the ways in which our working lives appear on the pages of novels and short stories. The first two weeks appear here and here.) Tightrope Books, 2011 Kathryn Mockler’s Onion Man (2011) “The first night, time went by fast

TGIF: In the workplace, on the page (3 of 4)2015-07-10T13:13:05-04:00

Ian Hamilton’s The Red Pole of Macau (2012)

2014-03-20T15:40:44-04:00

The previous volumes in the Ava Lee series sketched her character as slightly as the silhouette in the striking cover designs* but The Red Pole of Macau takes Ava into new emotional territory; it is a worthy addition to the series and has reignited my interest in this character's adventures.

Ian Hamilton’s The Red Pole of Macau (2012)2014-03-20T15:40:44-04:00

BIP’s Snips: Thoughts on three books

2020-05-21T16:09:05-04:00

Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie's Aya de Yopougon 4 Gallimard, 2008 Read: At the table, because I said that I would use my dictionary to look up all the French words that I don't know (of course I always say that, but I never do) Warning: As the fourth book in

BIP’s Snips: Thoughts on three books2020-05-21T16:09:05-04:00
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