This year there are 12 Canadian books on the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award longlist. The ones I have read: Brother by David Chariandy - winner of the 2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and longlisted for the the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize (my review) Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson - shortlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize … Continue reading Canadian Books on the International Dublin Literary Award Longlist 2019
Tag: canadian fiction
River Thieves by Michael Crummey
River Thieves is a novel based on the true events of the 1811 and 1819 expeditions into the interior of Newfoundland to 'gather information' about the Beothuk. The Beothuk, which means people, were also known as the Red Indians because of their practice of covering themselves and their belongings in red ochre. The Beothuk once occupied the entire … Continue reading River Thieves by Michael Crummey
Annabel by Kathleen Winter
I have heard good things about this book since it came out, but haven't gotten around to reading it until now. It did not disappoint me. It is also on the Canada Reads Top 10 list for this year, and I think is a good contender for the Top 5. Kathleen Winter was born in England but … Continue reading Annabel by Kathleen Winter
Fauna by Alissa York
Fauna is a book I had not heard of until it became this year's pick for the One Book Nova Scotia campaign. If it hadn't been chosen, I might never have read it, and I'm glad that I did. Fauna was written by Alissa York, who is also the author of Effigy and Mercy, as … Continue reading Fauna by Alissa York
Consumed by Ink 