My bookspin for March, a Canadian #Canlit children's classic from the 1980s. Hope to start later today!
pickPopulated with newcomers from all over the world, 1970s suburban Toronto is the setting of these linked stories that subvert the idyllic image of suburban life.
A tender and truthful collection of stories where themes are carefully explored with emotional pull and sharp prose.
#ohcanada #iamcanadian #fiction #canlit
pickA moving story told in visual art and fiction,following an elder Chinese Canadian living in Toronto‘s gentrifying Chinatown–Kensington Market neighbourhood,as she attempts to cope with the sudden death of her beloved husband. As well as giving a voice to an often unseen demographic,this touching novel also captures a side of the city and a neighbourhood that outsiders often don‘t get to experience: its compassion❤️
#ohcanada #canlit #iamcanadian
Hello!
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?
#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. ⬇️
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
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.
pickA gorgeous meditation on community, grief, belonging, aging in place, gentrification. I think this one will go far in the Canada Reads debates this week.
so-soWhile 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
