Near the end of the month, I will do a Zoom meeting for anyone interested to talk about the book. For those with poor internet connections, there will also be a post where you can make comments.
July 2020: Marie Chapdelaine by Louis Heman
This is one of Canada's earliest novels and it is available free online if you can't find a copy.
August 2020: The Afterlife of George Cartwright by John Steffler
The novel takes a closer look at an historical figure from 18th-century Labrador
September 2020: Starlight by Richard Wagamese
The last book from one of our cherished Indigenous writers, with themes of mercy and compassion
October 2020: Obasan by Joy Kogawa
A story of the Japanese Canadians, their evacuation, relocation and treatment during WWII
November 2020: The Wars by Timothy Findley
One of the best novels written about the First World War, in honor of Remembrance Day
December 2020: Hockey Dreams by David Adams Richards
Part essays, part memoir, a look at what hockey means to Canadians
January 2021: The Break by Katherena Vermette
Award-winning family saga with Métis characters
February 2021: The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy
Another classic French Canadian novel with themes of poverty
March 2021: As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
A classic story of life in the Depression era told in the form of a journal
April 2021: Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
The first Inuit novel, written by an Inuit woman over two decades
May 2021: The House of All Sorts by Emily Carr
Before getting recognition for her art, Carr ran a small apartment building and these stories tell of
those experiences
June 2021: A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand
A book that explores the relevance and nature of identity and belonging in a diverse world
No comments:
Post a Comment