Canada Reads 2020

The theme: One book to bring Canada into focus. The five contenders for Canada Reads 2020, in order in which I read them:   Son of A Trickster by Eden Robinson I read this book when it was shortlisted for the 2017 Giller prize. I loved how funny it was, and had every intention of reading … Continue reading Canada Reads 2020

Giller Shortlist: Small Game Hunting At the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles

This is a humdinger of a book. Not so much the length, rather what's found between the covers. Megan Gail Coles gives us warning before the narrative begins: "This might hurt a little. Be brave." It will storm again today as surely as the nearly forty will go out again in four days' time. The … Continue reading Giller Shortlist: Small Game Hunting At the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles