This is a post-apocalyptic young adult novel that takes place in a world where climate change has destroyed the land. The coastlines have moved inwards, waterways have become polluted, and populations have become more and more dense as people were forced to migrate inland. In this world, white people have lost the ability to
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CANADA READS | AN OVERVIEW & LINKS TO PREVIOUS YEARS’ DEBATES
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I’ve never really felt all that Canadian. My parents came to Canada just a year before I was born, and didn’t really take to a lot of the quintessentially Canadian pastimes and cultural touch points. Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot I love about my country. It’s beautiful, diverse, full of opportunities
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MAN BOOKER PRIZE | 2017 SHORTLIST & TBR UPDATE
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Though I got myself out of the loop in the past few weeks, one literary happening did make it onto my radar: the announcement of the Man Booker 2017 shortlist! You might remember I wrote a post about the longlist and discussed which books I was interested in reading from it. In case you are
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | AMERICANAH – CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
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I’m so glad I finally got around to reading this book, after years of guiltily skimming past its spine on my bookshelf. It’s the first novel I’ve read by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, though I’ve read and loved her two short non-fiction works, We Should All Be Feminists (which you must read if you haven’t already)
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MAN BOOKER PRIZE | 2017 LONGLIST & MY TBR
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It’s that time of year again – Man Booker season! The longlist has been announced – and there are (surprisingly, given my current residence under a literary rock) some titles on the list I recognize, including my current read! Because I’ve been MIA in the book world for much of the past year and
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REVIEWS A-Z BY TITLE
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Please forgive any missing images, broken links or formatting issues – some content was broken during the blog transfer. I’m working through the site post by post to fix the issues as fast as I can! Thanks for your patience. To view a list of reviews by Author, go here. Reviews A-Z by Title #
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REVIEWS A-Z BY AUTHOR
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Please forgive any missing images, broken links or formatting issues – some content was broken during the blog transfer. I’m working through the site post by post to fix the issues as fast as I can! Thanks for your patience. To view a list of reviews by Title, go here. Reviews A-Z by Author A
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | BLACK DOVE WHITE RAVEN – ELIZABETH WEIN
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A new historical thriller masterpiece from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth Wein Emilia and Teo’s lives changed in a fiery, terrifying instant when a bird strike brought down the plane their stunt pilot mothers were flying. Teo’s mother died immediately, but Em’s survived, determined to raise Teo according to his late
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Let’s Discuss: #WeNeedDiverseBooks and a Look at Must-Read Lists
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A long, long time ago, I published a list of the 1,001 books you should read before you die, as decided by the BBC. A few weeks ago, a new comment was left on this long-forgotten post, pointing out how western-centric it is and bemoaning the lack of diverse authors and literary offerings. Diversity in
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