Tag Archives: book review
Because CBC’s Canada Reads competition is just around the corner—the literary debates begin this Monday, February 11—we’ve chosen one more Canada Reads book to review for the occasion. Need a refresher on all five books and the Canadian celebrities who … Continue reading
(The contest is now closed. Thanks to all who entered!) Next Monday marks the beginning of the 2013 Canada Reads debates, where five well-known Canadians will each champion a different novel in a fight to come out on top. This … Continue reading
This contest is now closed. Thanks to all who entered! Winners have been notified by email. Bookclub-in-a-Box is giving away 10 copies of Alice Hoffman’s new best-selling historical novel The Dovekeepers from Simon & Schuster Canada—and 10 Dovekeepers posters to match! … Continue reading
By Marilyn Herbert The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao does not have a short or superficial shelf life — it is destined to live on in the hearts of all discerning readers. First published in 2007, this extraordinary novel … Continue reading
It bears repeating what other reviewers have said as a precursor to describing Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus: the marketing push behind this book — its seven-figure advance, foreign rights sold in more than 25 countries, and a movie deal … Continue reading
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