For the last post of Canvember, I thought I would talk about Canadian Football League [CFL] Championship Game & the trophy: Grey Cup. Note: I am not a major football fan (either side of the border really), but with the game just wrapping up this past weekend, I thought I would take the time to talk about the event and the differences between that and Super Bowl Sunday.
Silverwing (Book 1 in the Silverwing Series)
By Kenneth Oppel
Published: April 24, 1997 (2010 reprint edition)
Company: Harper Trophy Canada
Language: English
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I know I said I was going to review The Silvered by Tanya Huff to wrap up Canvember, but my friend Sarah asked if I could at some point talk about HER favourite children’s book. So for her I will talk about one of the best-selling and multiple award winning children’s book: Silverwing. Read the rest of this entry »
For this post, I thought I’d take the time to answer some questions about Canada from… well people who don’t live here ^^;; I posted on my Facebook and Twitter looking for questions from curious individuals and this is what I’ve got: Read the rest of this entry »
The Corpse with the Golden Nose
By Cathy Ace
Published: Feb. 26 2013
Company: TouchWood Editions
Language: English
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Somehow I have ended up picking two detective/murder mystery books for Canvember without realizing it. Which is odd because I prefer to read science fiction/fantasy, and one would think that would appear more in this month-long adventure, especially since I started it. My reason for picking this book to review though is less about the genre itself and more about the setting of the story. Read the rest of this entry »
While Mondays I’ll continue with the regular review posts during Canvember, I want to step a bit away from the books to look at other Canadian content, things that people might not realize is Canadian . So I thought I would take some time talking about 4 Canadian TV shows! This post, I want to talk about Due South and Flashpoint.
Assured Destruction
By Michael F. Stewart
Published: Feb. 25 2013
Company: Non Sequitur Press
Language: English
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While Mondays I’ll continue with the regular review posts during Canvember, I want to step a bit away from the books to look at other Canadian content, things that people might not realize is Canadian . So I thought I would take some time talking about 4 Canadian TV shows! This post, I want to talk about Space Cases and Queer as Folk. Read the rest of this entry »
MetalMagic: Talisman
By: Derek Donais
Published: September 15, 2010
Company: Wheatmark
Language: English
Before I even get a chance to talk about what happened in the book, I would like to take the time to talk about my number ONE pet peeve when I was reading this. This is not the author’s fault but I suspect it is more of the publisher’s fault. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m going to start off with Canvember with this quote from by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
Simply Sunday is a reading meme run over at Books For A Delicate Eternity. It’s where you can share your favourite quote of the week; be it from a book, a novella, a short story, a poem, a song – whatever you like!
Quote: Source
If I pick up a book with vampires on the cover, I want there to be vampires. If I pick up a book with spaceships on the cover, I want spaceships. If I see one with dragons, I want there to be dragons inside the book. Proper labeling. Ethical labeling. I don’t want to open up my cornflakes and find that they’re full of pebbles….You need to respect the reader enough not to call it something it isn’t.
~Margaret Atwood
Reason:
The quote comes out of an interview where Margaret is asked about why the need for defining science fiction, setting up boundaries between science fiction and other genres such as fantasy and speculative fiction. While I may disagree with what she thinks science fiction is (especially when she says Star Trek is not likely to happen), I think she does have a point about the importance of having your cover match what your story is about. There is nothing worse then reading a book with a great cover that has nothing to do with what the book itself is actually about OR passing up a book with a great story because the cover does not match and turns you away.
Example: Classic novel with a cover that I know has NOTHING to do with the book and there is not a scene where this happens.
Thanks for coming by and I hope you stick around for the rest of Canvember 2013!!
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