[This review of The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen was written by my brother, Ludnick. He previously reviewed Wicket Season by Gabrielle Prendergast.] This book is about a boy named Henry writing in his journal that was given to him by his therapist Cecil. He talked about how his life was… Read Post
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#DiverseCanLit: A Lit Wish From Léonicka Valcius
[This article was originally published at The 49th Shelf] Diverse CanLit: A Lit Wish From Léonicka Valcius I only discovered CanLit two years ago. Though I was born in Montreal, I grew up in the US. The only exposure I had to Canadian literature was reading The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (still one… Read Post
Call for Book Recommendations
There are only two months left in 2013 (where did the time go?!) and I’m panicking. I’m struggling with my Heritage Reads challenge, y’all. I don’t think I’m going to make it. Yes, I’ve had some successes. In fact I have completed several of the categories already: 5 Native writers 6 East Asian writers 5… Read Post
Travel Tradition: Read a book by a local author
When I went to Seattle in July, I started quite a few bookish travel traditions. One of them was reading a book by a local author. My friend lent me her copy of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie during my visit. Our days were packed with nature-filled adventures so… Read Post
