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I cannot see that there is anyone on Litsy that is a dedicated poster about the Women's Prize (formally know as the Orange Prize)

This is my very favorite literary prize and I would like to know if anyone would be interested if I hosted some things - Predictions; Longlist reading, shortlist, and voting for favorites to win?

Both prizes are sort of on top of each other so I am unsure how it will all shake out, just gaging interest?

AllDebooks I would 😀 1mo

fredthemoose I‘d be potentially interested! 1mo

BarbaraBB I‘d be interested! It will be around the same time as the #ToB so we will be busy 😀 1mo

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ImperfectCJ I would be interested! 1mo

squirrelbrain I‘m interested! I usually read the full fiction longlist. Did most of the NF list last year too, but I won‘t aim for that this time. 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB I know!! I am trying to get through the #ToB now so I am ready to go for the WP but it isn't going well 🤣. I wish they were more spread out. 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain they are too close together! I am a die hard for the fiction list and last year I spread out the NF. I found so many gems! I am happy to host for both, but I will not be reading the full NF list before moving to fiction. 1mo

squirrelbrain I think we‘re prize list twins! 🤪 1mo

Suet624 I would!! 1mo

Jas16 I would! 1mo

Hooked_on_books I‘m not into the predictions for prizes, but I‘ve read the fiction list the last 2 years (though I still have 2 left from last year to get to) and most of the NF list last year. I plan to do so again, though who knows if it‘ll be in time for the prize announcement. 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @Hooked_on_books I skipped the one from Karen Lord, I don't read books if they are part of an ongoing series (I find it annoying they are even put on the list!) and I still need to read Traces of Sun which I own but just haven't felt the desire to pick up. 1mo

Hooked_on_books I started A Trace of Sun months ago and it‘s written (at least early on) in dialect that wasn‘t right for the moment, so it‘s been on pause for a while. Then I have Nightbloom on audio to get to. I hear you about series books. I tried that one but bailed about halfway through. 1mo

Chelsea.Poole I‘m interested 😊 1mo

CarolynM I‘m interested 🙂 1mo

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LiseWorks

Cabbagetown: The Classic Novel of the Depression in Canada | Hugh Garner

#FoodandLit #Canada I made Cabbage Rolls it is unclear as to who invented this lovely dish, but we do have a lot of Ukrainian immigrants that came to Canada in the early 1900 s. I learned how to make it from a French Canadian lady. The recipe is very easy.
1. Cook beef with onions and add beef broth pouch until cooked. Cook rice separately. Mix the two together and add soya sauce. Don't be cheap but taste. ⬇️

LiseWorks Add cayenne peper to spice it up. Put the mix in leaves of cabbage and roll to put in casserole dish. Take a can of Campbells tomato soup. Mix with full can of water and mix. Sladder all over cabbage rolls and put cover on it and bake in over until cabbage is cooked. Serve with sour cream 😋 3mo

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julieclair Yum! 3mo

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Catsandbooks Tasty! 🇨🇦 3mo

Texreader Positive I‘d love this (other than the cayenne) 3mo

LiseWorks @Texreader the cayenne is a personal choice. It is something I decided one day to add and now my family likes it lol 3mo

Dilara I had something pretty similar in Hungary 😁 https://budapestcookingclass.com/hungarian-stuffed-cabbage-rolls-recipe-toltott-...
I guess every country where cabbage grows would have its own take on the dish 😁 3mo

LiseWorks @Dilara, this is the recipe my mom used to do with the rice uncooked with tomato sauce. But when I made mine for my dad, he loved mine more than my mom's. The campbell soup has spices in it that give it flavor, and yes, everyone has their own take on how to make them. I had some in Saskatchewan, and theirs had sausage in it. 3mo

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shawnmooney

Spinster Kang: A Novel | Zoe S. Roy

https://youtu.be/l9EkUhuYgic

Introduction

Mystery guest

Weekly highlights

Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. Packard

Spinster Kang by Zoë S. Roy

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig

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MysticFaerie

Denison Avenue | Christina Wong

pick

4.5⭐️/5⭐️

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xicanti

Denison Avenue | Christina Wong

Sunday afternoon book & beer. I‘m halfway through the words part of DENISON AVENUE, and the thing that strikes me so far is that while Wong Cho Sum may be grieving her closest connection following her husband‘s death, she‘s still in community with so many kind people. It‘s beautiful.

The beer, a Great Scott! Cream Ale from Blackwheat Brewing Co out of Brandon, MB, is just what I feel like tonight. Crisp malt & slight biscuit finish, as promised.

KadaGul Great Combo, book 📖 + Beer 🍺 = LOVING 🥰 SUNDAY #DaylightSavingsErrrr (edited) 11mo

xicanti @KadaGul yessss! 11mo

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BookishTrish

Denison Avenue | Christina Wong

pick

A gorgeous meditation on community, grief, belonging, aging in place, gentrification. I think this one will go far in the Canada Reads debates this week.

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Nebklvr

Denison Avenue | Christina Wong

so-so

While parts of this story connected, much of it fell flat. It is more art than story and while that art is gorgeous, it didn‘t grab me. CanadaReads2024

kwmg40 That's too bad. I was intrigued by this one. I might read it anyhow, if only to admire the artwork. 12mo

Nebklvr @kwmg40 Definitely give it a go! Would love to hear what you think. 12mo

kwmg40 I‘m still on my library‘s waiting list. I‘m curious about the book also because I‘m somewhat familiar with the area. My daughter lived nearby when she was studying in Toronto. 12mo

Nebklvr @kwmg40 That would help. I love to read about places I have been. 11mo

kwmg40 @Nebklvr Yes, me too! 11mo

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LaraS

Denison Avenue | Christina Wong

I‘ve read 4 of the 5 #CanadaReads books so far, the only one left is a graphic novel. I know I can easily nab the e-book from my library‘s express on overdrive, but when it comes to graphic novels I just prefer the actual physical book, ya know? Sadly I think I have to face reality and accept that I‘m not going to get my hands on the physical one before March!

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JacqMac

Denison Avenue | Christina Wong

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A work of art. The smooth sensuality of glossy paper. The way she conveyed emotions with the placement of the words on the page. A story about grief and resilience. “Decades of saving. A life spent saving, waiting for the right time, for the right moment. A moment that never arrived, continually delayed, postponed. Because we assume there will always be another time, another moment. Why do we wait?” My number one for #CanadaReads2024.

TheKidUpstairs Are the pictures interspersed throughout the story in the physical book? I read an e-book and the pictures were all relegated to an appendix at the end, it was my only complaint about it. Such a beautiful, poignant story. 12mo

JacqMac @TheKidUpstairs No, they were all at the end. But upside down. You had to flip the book over and read it from the other side. Almost like it was two books in one. I think I would have liked to have them interspersed throughout the book, too. 12mo

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CrowCAH

Except the Dying | Maureen Jennings

so-so

Finished this one for book club.
Since I love the TV show so much I was expecting this to be similar to an episode. Unfortunately that was not the case. The characters are different in disposition. And the text was more graphic for the sake of shock; a lot of extra detail not needed for the case. I can‘t wait to hear what the others have to say about it.

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