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The Sleeping Car Porter
The Sleeping Car Porter | Suzette Mayr
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When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a gay Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair The Sleeping Car Porter brings to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a gay man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways. Affecting, imaginative, and visceral enough that you'll feel the rocking of the train, The Sleeping Car Porter is a stunning accomplishment. Baxter's name isn't George. But it's 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. So when the passengers call him George, he has to just smile and nod and act invisible. What he really wants is to go to dentistry school, but he'll have to save up a lot of nickel and dime tips to get there, so he puts up with "George." On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days; their secrets start to leak out and blur with the sleep-deprivation hallucinations Baxter is having. When he finds a naughty postcard of two gay men, Baxter's memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can't part with the postcard or his thoughts of Edwin Drew, Porter Instructor.
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IndoorDame
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I finished my second pick from @Chelsea.Poole #auldlangspine list, and it was another winner! Mayr was a new to me author and I loved the way she took a piece of American history that‘s been glossed over effectively enough that I knew about it but hadn‘t spent much time thinking about it before, and used immersive, experiential storytelling to convey the depth of that lived experience. I see this one sticking with me for a long time. @monalyisha

Chelsea.Poole And this is what‘s so fantastic about @monalyisha ‘s #AuldLangSpine — this was on my list from @TheKidUpstairs last year, which is how I discovered it. I‘m happy it worked for you and I agree, I think you‘ll find it‘s one that leaves a lasting impression. (edited) 10mo
Andrew65 Well done, looks excellent 👏👏👏 10mo
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IndoorDame
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#midwintersolace Settling into my favorite corner of the couch for #hyggehour with the last chunk of my #auldlangspine book and some spicy tea.

dabbe 💜🤍💜 10mo
Chrissyreadit 🤍🩵🤍🩵 10mo
Deblovestoread Lovely! 10mo
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IndoorDame
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9:45 p.m. Standing next to his step box, Baxter hovers: immobile and elastic, ready to spring forward to lift a suitcase, dissect a timetable, point to the conductor, nod, lift more suitcases, now hat boxes, answer more questions, and nod, nod, nod. #firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl Intriguing! 10mo
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IndoorDame
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Looking forward to some extra reading time next week as I have a few days off work! My goals for #JoyousJanuary are to finish the tagged book which I‘m currently in the middle of for #AuldLangSpine, read Orlando which is my #DoubleSpin this month, and start Slouching Towards Bethlehem which is my #Bookspin. @Andrew65

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IndoorDame
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@Chelsea.Poole What a great list! The only one I‘ve already read is #4. The rest seem like a really fun mix of things that have been on my radar for a while but I‘ve never picked up, and things I‘ve never heard of before. I‘m hoping to get to a fiction and a nonfiction pick during January, so these 2 are now on hold at the library, but I definitely plan to keep coming back to this list throughout the year. ♥️📚 #AuldLangSpine2024

dabbe 💙❄️💙 10mo
TheBookHippie You‘d LOVE 14. It‘s so good. 10mo
Chelsea.Poole This one is thanks to @TheKidUpstairs —I‘d never have picked it up otherwise! 10mo
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Chelsea.Poole And this one is an AMAZING audio experience, if you are inclined to listening 10mo
Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie I LOVE Wangari. So inspirational ♥️ (edited) 10mo
TheBookHippie @Chelsea.Poole I follow the YouTube and have read everything on her the library owns! 10mo
IndoorDame @TheBookHippie excellent! Thanks! I‘ve only read children‘s biographies, but I‘m excited to read something more substantial! I was debating with note to start the year on. Maybe I‘ll sneak in a library hold on that too and just let fate decide :) 10mo
IndoorDame @Chelsea.Poole oooh, good to know! I‘m very inclined to listening. I try to have one audio at all times or my house would never have any clean dishes 😂 10mo
TheBookHippie @IndoorDame that‘s what I did! Will see who wins! 10mo
Chelsea.Poole @IndoorDame do you have access to hoopla? Unbowed is on there! 10mo
IndoorDame @Chelsea.Poole I do. Thanks!!! I‘m usually good about checking it too, but I totally spaced on looking for that one there. 10mo
CBee @Chelsea.Poole agreed! Awesome list, you and I have a couple of the same books on ours! 😊 10mo
Chelsea.Poole @TheBookHippie v glad they are bringing more awareness to the cause! 10mo
Chelsea.Poole @CBee oh nice…I‘ll check out your list 😊 10mo
CBee @Chelsea.Poole actually wait, we read some of the same books but only one is the same (My Murder). I always end up with 20 because I can‘t narrow it down. I loved The One, and the Makkai! I also added The Sleeping Car to my TBR because of your review I think 😊 10mo
Amiable “The Only Plane in the Sky” is phenomenal! 10mo
IndoorDame @Amiable I‘ve actually never read anything about 9/11, but lately I‘ve been feeling ready to go back there after all this time. (Metaphorically. I was in NM, but I think all NYers were felt like we were there that day) 10mo
Amiable @IndoorDame I lived just outside Boston that day. Several people from our neighboring towns were on the planes that left from Logan Airport. When I read this book, it felt like I was reliving that day all over again. It was almost an out-of-body experience. That‘s how powerful the writing is. 10mo
IndoorDame @Amiable I live just outside Boston now. I can sort of imagine how it hit you and your people here. 10mo
Chelsea.Poole @CBee I‘m never sure exactly what my list will end up looking like, could be different depending on the day 🤷‍♀️ so I know what you mean! 10mo
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Lindy
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I adored this! The sleep deprivation to the point of hallucination — I could FEEL that. I could feel the rocking motion of the train, the demands of thoughtless passengers and the deep fear of being fired for things beyond Baxter‘s control & not of his doing. I was transported into the Black porter‘s 1929 racist world, indignant on his behalf, loved him for the care he took with a traumatized child, and pleased with the hopeful conclusion.

Lindy I must catch up with reviews: so many showing “still reading” here on Litsy when, in actuality, I finished them long ago. 11mo
TrishB This was a fascinating read 👍🏻 11mo
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Creadnorthey
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Just what the TBR pile ordered. I was floundering in hopes of a good book that would be beyond straight forward narrative. After a few false starts, I fell into this hallucinatory gem that chugged along like the fastest train. A shame to try to explain this Giller Prize winner because of all the different bits and bobs- but way more than a Sleepy Car Porter!

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charl08
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Loved it. 🏳️‍🌈

Sharpeipup I just tried reading this book but it was missing the few 20 pages. 😢 13mo
she.hearts.horror This is on my list! I keep running out of time when I borrow. So. Many. Books. 13mo
charl08 @Sharpeipup 😱😱😱 13mo
charl08 @she.hearts.horror worth your time imho. 13mo
squirrelbrain Loved it too! 13mo
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jhod
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Birthday Book Haul! Thanks @Caroline2 and @squirrelbrain (and my brother for the politico!)

LeahBergen Happy Birthday! 13mo
squirrelbrain Ooh, I loved Flamingo! 🦩 13mo
Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎈🎂📚🎈 13mo
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quietlycuriouskate Happy Birthday! 🎂🎁📚 13mo
Caroline2 I hope you had a lovely bday. 🎂 📚 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau Happy Birthday! 🥳 13mo
youneverarrived Happy Birthday 🤍 13mo
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Sharpeipup
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No, I don‘t want a job but I would like the first 10 pages of the book!

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Cinfhen
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BIG THANKS to @Jari-chan and @TrishB for putting this book on my #ReadersRadar - I absolutely loved it 🥰 Baxter is a young black man who works as a sleeping car porter in 1920‘s Canada, when train travel was an elegant mode of transportation . He‘s often treated poorly by the guests and management where he must hide his personal feelings and serve the needs of his compartment travelers in hopes of garnering a tip for his services. Lovely 🎧

Jari-chan Oh, it must be nice as an audiobook! So happy you enjoyed the book as well ❤️ 1y
Cinfhen Audio was wonderful but I think the book had illustrations based on audio descriptions @Jari-chan The reader was so good though. He really brought Baxter to life. 1y
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Jari-chan @Cinfhen I might need to try the audio version as well, I'm intrigued 🤭 1y
TrishB Glad you enjoyed. He had a challenging life 😞 1y
squirrelbrain I have this one borrowed from the library, and have had for a while. The Booker list is getting in the way at the moment. 😃 1y
Cinfhen Yes, his story was sad @TrishB and I don‘t think things got much better for porters 50 years later 😢Read it soon @squirrelbrain I think you‘d like it. Audio was wonderful 1y
TheKidUpstairs My absolute fave from last year. Totally deserved it's Giller Prize win. I imagine it would work really well on audio, the rhythm of the writing was so much a part of it. (There were no illustrations in the physical book) 1y
Cinfhen Ohhh interesting @TheKidUpstairs because the audiobook describes posters and trains and it seemed like the descriptions were based from photographs or illustrations 1y
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Jari-chan
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To me it was sold as a sort of Alice In Wonderland, which is not the case. But I still don't regret having read this book. I haven't heard about the Sleeping Car Porters before and Mayr does a great job in showing us, how terrible it must've been. The reading list at the end of the book show clearly, how much work and effort she put into this book. And it truly shows.

#TheWorldIsMyOyster @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen I can‘t wait to pick up this book. I just heard I need to be prepared 💔 1y
Jari-chan @Cinfhen I hope you're going to like it too. Better be prepared, yes... 1y
Cinfhen Just placed hold at my library 🙏🏼 1y
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Jari-chan @Cinfhen Yey! 🙌 1y
Cinfhen Just finished the book! Loved it 🥰 It wasn‘t as sad as I expected (thankfully) but it still gave me #AllTheFeels 1y
Cinfhen So glad you tagged me in your review 🫶🏼 1y
Jari-chan @Cinfhen Wow, you're fast! And I'm glad you liked it. It is one for all the feels, but happily not devastating so 😊 1y
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Jari-chan
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For next months #TitlesAndTunes I immediately thought The Sleeping Car Porter. Not because the World is Baxters Oyster, but because he tries everything to make it so. Then the song Rule The World by Walk Off The Earth popped up in my mind and refused to leave. It might isn't the most creative choice, but I think the song fits the book and the topic. It's stuck in my head now, anyways...

#TheWorldIsMyOyster @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Oh wow, that is great thinking! 1y
Jari-chan @BarbaraBB Thank you 😊❤️ 1y
Cinfhen Book sounds fantastic and I LOVE your song choice 🙌🏻 I can tell it going to be another AMAZING playlist @BarbaraBB 🌍 1y
Jari-chan @Cinfhen Thank you 🤭 1y
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TrishB
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Well you wouldn‘t want Baxter‘s life would you. Boy, oh boy. Character driven book that is really about being a black, gay man in the 1920s. I would not like to have been a black, gay man in the 1920s, I would also not have liked this servitude of a job. Beautifully written.

squirrelbrain Looking forward to this one…. 1y
Suet624 Agreed. That little girl really got to me. 1y
Cinfhen Sounds great!!! #stacked 1y
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TrishB
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#weeklyforecast is not a lot of reading.
Over 700 emails to get through, back to back meetings Mon- Thursday and 2 work night events Tuesday & Thursday. I have no shoes to go with dresses (they‘re evening posh events) so shoe shopping tomorrow night. Be lucky to get this one read! Moan over.

Freespirit You need a holiday Trish 1y
TrishB @Freespirit yes please! Another one. 1y
TheLudicReader Everyone needs a good “moan” every once and awhile. 1y
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squirrelbrain Ugh, welcome back to work hey? I just borrowed this book from the library, having seen your purchase last week. 1y
Bookwomble 700 emails! 🤯😨😱 1y
BarbaraBB You sound busy!! Have a good week! 1y
Tamra 😐 Hang in there. 1y
MicheleinPhilly UGH. I looked this morning and I have 445. And last week was a 3 day week in the US! Ridiculous. 😒 1y
TrishB @TheLudicReader thank you 😘 1y
TrishB @squirrelbrain yeah, work…only read 50 pages so far but beautifully written! 1y
TrishB @Bookwomble it‘s just silly isn‘t it. 1y
TrishB @BarbaraBB thank you 😘 1y
TrishB @Tamra an hour at a time! 1y
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly always ruins the end of a holiday! 1y
Cinfhen Ugh!! That‘s definitely the downside of vacation 😭 1y
LeahBergen 700?? 🤮 1y
Reggie Well, hopefully it all flies by. 1y
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TrishB
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#holidaybookhaul pt2
Some further purchases today! Not sure where they‘re fitting in the suitcases 😁

batsy Nice! A good problem to have 😁 1y
julesG Come on. We managed 42 books mainly in 3 rucksacks. 🤪🤪 You can do it. 🤣🤣🤣 Or get a nice large tote and have hubby carry it. 1y
TrishB @julesG it‘s the not travelling light to start with 😁😁 we won‘t be near any other book shops now so I‘ll devise a cunning plan! 1y
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squirrelbrain The first two are rumoured for the Booker so I have them reserved at the library, but I‘m really drawn to In Memoriam so I may buy it. 1y
TrishB @squirrelbrain the man in Waterstones said In Memoriam is his best read so far this year. 1y
squirrelbrain I have a not-so-good morning at work tomorrow, so I may go via a bookshop on my way back….😉 1y
TrishB @squirrelbrain only fair! 1y
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Suet624
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This is a deceptively simple and short book that carries so much weight. A black gay man works on the train attending to customers night & day. It took me a minute to get into it and then I felt the exhaustion, the fear of receiving demerits that would result in his firing, the secrecy of his desires. Esme, a little girl who has lost her mother and clings to the porter, is an especially tender touch in the book. Giller Prize winner for a reason.

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Chelsea.Poole
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A character study of a sleeping car porter named Baxter, who is gay and black. He‘s desperate to learn more about his favorite subject, dentistry, and considered lucky to hold the position he does on “the fastest train in the land” across Canada. Baxter has a rich inner life he must keep separate from his passengers who he must wait on hand and foot. A varied cast of passengers is introduced. Tensions build in this claustrophobic environment.⬇️

Chelsea.Poole #audlangspine pick from @TheKidUpstairs and I‘m so happy I finally prioritized this one. Baxter is such a singular character, I doubt I‘ll forget him. I truly loved this and now I‘ll be stalking your list every year!! 😆 I never would have picked this up on my own and that‘s why #alspine is the gift that keeps giving @monalyisha 2y
TheKidUpstairs I'm so glad you loved it! This was my number one pick last year, I just thought it was so brilliant. I felt such tension for Baxter reading it, just urging the train to go, and nothing to go wrong for him. And the rhythm of the writing mimicking the rhythm of the train, chugging along until the train stops and it all fractures. And such a beautiful ending! It makes me giddy when someone else loves this book, too! 2y
monalyisha Well, okay. Stacked from your review & from your ensuing discussion, @Chelsea.Poole & @TheKidUpstairs! 2y
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Chelsea.Poole @TheKidUpstairs oh yeah, all that chaos. So claustrophobic and tense. I‘ve been beholden to others in service jobs though nothing to the extent that Baxter goes (through on that train)but the part about pretending to be an automaton was oh so relatable! 2y
Suet624 I purchased this one a few years ago and just as it comes up to the top of the pile to read a library hold comes in. Can‘t wait to read it! 1y
Suet624 I should also add that time is wonky for me and I could have purchased it a year ago or three years ago. 😳 1y
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Chelsea.Poole
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A nice, quiet morning at home with a new book and a cup of coffee. ✨
Finally getting to this #auldlangspine pick from @TheKidUpstairs
I also noticed it‘s a pick for the new #carolshieldsprize I heard about thanks to @shawnmooney

TheKidUpstairs I'm so excited to hear what you think! 2y
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cdreincarnate
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This book doesn‘t have much of a plot. It‘s more of an exploration of what it was like to be a gay black man working in the service industry in the 1920s. Turns out it was pretty rough, but it had its bright spots.

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Chelsea.Poole You make me want to prioritize this one. It‘s on my #auldlangspine list from @TheKidUpstairs 2y
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Tonton
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Here‘s the short list for the Carole Shields Awards and glad to see one of my favorites -tagged- is on the list!

https://lithub.com/here-is-the-shortlist-for-the-2023-carol-shields-prize/

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Sapphire
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Lori Feathers is a bookseller at Interabang in Dallas. Every book she has ever recommended to me has been astoundingly good. She is now a founding member of a new literary prize. Tagged is the final title on the list but I couldn‘t get the photo to cover all 5 titles.

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Kazzie
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Well written book - went inside a world I was not familiar with. The profound impacts of sleep deprivation, forbidden sexuality, and racism. Glad that Baxter got a happy ending, albeit from an unexpected source

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Suet624 Gee, I purchased this book months ago after a review by @Lindy (I think?) totally forgot about my desire to read it until just now. Thanks for the reminder. 2y
Lindy @Suet624 It‘s a wonderful novel. Enjoy! 2y
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xicanti
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On to the latest Giller winner, with Wesley‘s help. I know people who found it amazing and people who found it weirdly boring. I‘m fifty pages in and I feel like it could go either way.

Catsandbooks Such a cute doggie!! 😍 2y
xicanti @Catsandbooks he‘s a big, lovely boy! I‘m so glad I met him. 2y
BkClubCare Aw, Wesley is adorable 2y
xicanti @BkClubCare he‘s an enormous sweetheart. I love him. 2y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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I am bummed to report this was an underwhelming, kind of boring read. It's very different from Mayr's other books that I've read, which are very weird and eccentric, like about lesbian vegetarian vampires. This is straight historical fiction, very details focused, obviously very well researched. I just... didn't care, despite my initial interest in this slice of 1920s queer Black Canadian life. Partially it might have been the audiobook narration?

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I'm baffled that this won the Giller, Canada's top literary award. Not that Suzette Mayr did, but that this book in particular did. 2y
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TheKidUpstairs
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#12Booksof2022 On the tenth day of Christmas, my reading gave to me... a Giller Prize winning masterpiece.

October was also a great month for fun reads (I see you, Killers of a Certain Age and The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches), but this one topped everything. It was my number one read of 2022, so deserving of all its accolades!

Chelsea.Poole Eeek! I can‘t wait to read this! It‘ll be a minute because I have several due back before it that I need to get through and it‘s a physical book which always takes me longer! 🐌 If not this month, hopefully next. Also, I‘m about to start the tagged from your #auldlangspine 2y
TheKidUpstairs @Chelsea.Poole it's SO good, but I get it, sometimes library deadlines determine my reading order too! I hope you like The Colony. I didn't know much going on, and wasn't too interested, I was just reading it because it was on the Booker longlist and available when I was going on holidays. But then I absolutely loved it, totally engaging, great blend of history, atmosphere, and character. 2y
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melissajayne
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#jolabokaflodswap Thank you for the lovely package and thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting

mcctrish Happy Reading 2y
CuriousG Is that a Mint Smoothie from Rheo Thompson's? Or am I just seeing that because I'm craving one? 😄 2y
CuriousG @melissajayne my favourite! I've got a few mint smoothie hot chocolates from there waiting for me to drink them, but sadly the actual chocolates have long since been eaten. Lol 2y
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Chelsea.Poole
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@TheKidUpstairs ‘s #AuldLangSpine list is 🔥 I‘m so so excited to dig into these titles!
Here‘s the list in original form, hopefully readable. Next I‘ll post my plans for it, which is less-than-readable.
Again, excellent matchmaking from @monalyisha

Megabooks Great list @TheKidUpstairs ! The Mandel was on mine too! 2y
Chelsea.Poole @Megabooks I loved it too…it could have easily made my list! Nearly did. I spied To Paradise on yours. I loved that one. So epic. 2y
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MysticFaerie
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4⭐️/5⭐️

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Lindy
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Suzette Mayr wins the Giller prize!!!

Suzze Oh, darn, I DVRd it. Should have watched it. 2y
Suzze Darn. I DVRd it. I should have watched it. 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders We picked the winner!! We‘re 2 out of 3! Loved her reaction! 2y
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Lindy @Suzze It‘s worth watching Mayr‘s tearful reaction and impassioned speech about gay people around the world who continue to live in fear and secrecy. 👍 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy 💕💕❤️ yes!! Beautiful winner! 2y
Suzze @Lindy I just finished watching. What a fabulous speech. I can‘t wait to read her book. I hope it‘s available here in the States. 2y
Lindy @Suzze I‘m sure it‘s available in the USA, or else it wouldn‘t have been included on Publishers Weekly best of 2022 list. 😊 2y
Suzze @Lindy You‘re right! I downloaded it yesterday! 2y
Lindy @Suzze 😊👍 2y
Suet624 It took forever but my bookstore finally got this special order for me. 💕 2y
Lindy @Suet624 🎉🎉🎉 2y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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My choice for the Giller 2022. However I would not be disappointed to see We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies or Lesser Known Monsters win either. We‘ll see how it shakes out with my #ShadowJury members!

Lindy Woohoo! This is my top pick too. 🥇 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy yay!! 😍😍 2y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
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So I just downloaded this from the library for my Kobo and my Kobo chose this moment to blow up. 🥴 So I ran to the bookstore and just bought a copy. Which is fine because I do love this cover. I read a complaint by someone saying they don‘t like the paper Coach House uses for their books. Personally, I love it. It‘s like card stock. #ShadowGiller

Lindy I love the paper stock too. It‘s a beautifully designed book. 2y
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Tonton
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1929: Baxter is a sleeping car porter, saving his tips for his dream to become a dentist. Sleep deprived, under pressure to keep his job threatened by privileged spoiled passengers, constant racism, and the absolute fear to keep his queerness undercover has him exhausted and hallucinating. The long trip across Canada is made longer with the train stalling…absolutely brilliant. Exhausted just reading his travails. Photo: 20th Century Liner.

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Lindy
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Well, I only predicted 2 out of 5 correctly. I‘m so pleased to see the Sleeping Car Porter made the shortlist. And I‘ve just started If an Egyptian: loving it so far.
#ShadowGiller2022

Penny_LiteraryHoarders I figured 2 as well. But Hage over Belcourt. How disappointing!!! 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders I have to read every single one of these! 😚 2y
Lindy @Penny_LiteraryHoarders You can do it! The longest one is only about 360 pages: 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @Lindy that‘s the one I‘m starting with! 😚😚 2y
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Lindy
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The Giller shortlist will be announced tomorrow morning. I‘ve circled my favourites, the ones I hope to see chosen. Three are by Indigenous authors, at least two are by queer authors and three authors are from my home province, Alberta. Am I biased? There are four that I haven‘t yet read, so I put a ? on those covers.
#ShadowGiller

Penny_LiteraryHoarders Your Shortlist hopefuls look very, very similar to mine. 2y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders I‘m thinking A Minor Chorus over All the Quiet Places and Avenue of Champions. It has lasting impact (for me at least) and definitely more impact then Quiet Places. * my opinion * 2y
Lindy @Penny_LiteraryHoarders Yes, Minor Chorus makes quite an impact. Oof! I think All the Quiet Places has more general appeal, despite its quietness, but of the three Indigenous books, Minor Chorus is most deserving of literary recognition. 2y
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