Rush Home Road

Our next meeting of the Page Turner Book Club is on Monday, May 26, 2008 between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. The selection for this month is Rush Home Road by Lori Lansens. You can find the book club discussion questions on the library website.

 Rush Home Road illuminates a part of Canadian history as it portrays black life in Chatham, Ontario, where black travellers travelling on the underground railroad settled in thriving communities.

 

Canada Reads Winner

The 2008 winner of CBC Canada Reads is……King Leary by Paul Quarrington. The Hinton Municipal Library recently received a copy of this book. Reserve a copy and read it to find out if you agree with the rest of Canada. Is it the Canadian book to read this year? Past winners of CBC Canada Reads include the following:

 

2007 Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neill

2006 A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

2005 Rockbound by Frank Parker Day

2004 The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe

2003 Next Episode by Hubert Aquin

2002 In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

 

Freedom to Read

Have you ever thought of reading a challenged book? February 24 to March 1, 2008 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada. Check out a list of Challenged Books and Magazines on the Freedom to Read website at http://www.freedomtoread.ca/docs/challenged_books_and_magazines.pdf

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan provides a fasinating description of foot binding in 19th century China as well as weaving a spellbinding story of friendship between two young girls in Hunan county. These two girls start to communicate in nu shu which is a secret Chinese language between the women in Hunan county. The women in 19th century China faced total submission to their family, their husband and their husband’s family. Facing isolation the writing of nu shu on fans and embroidered handkerchiefs helped the women to share the hopes and dreams with each other.

Join the Page Turner Book Club on Monday, February 25, 2008, between 7:00-8:30 p.m. to discuss this book.

February is the month for Romance!

Are you looking for a new Romance author to read? Check out NoveList on our available online databases through the Yellowhead Regional Library. This can be accessed through the Hinton Library website by clicking on the Reference Desk button and then Article Databases. You are required to put in your Library Barcode Number and PIN (last 4 digits of your telephone number). Once you are in NoveList select the Browse List tab and under Explore Fiction select Adult. You will find other genres to read as well as Romance. The Romance section has 18 subcategories to choose from. If you have any questions, please ask library staff.

Happy Reading!