Canada Reads 2009

Five great Canadian books. Five celebrity panelists. Jian Ghomeshi hosts the Canada Reads debates March 2-6. The books chosen are…….
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill (defended by Avi Lewis)
The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant by Michael Tremblay (defended by Anne-Marie Withenshaw)
Fruit by Brian Francis (defended by Jen Sookfong Lee)
Mercy Among the Children by [...]

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Book Club Read for 2009

We are discussing a variety of books at the Page Turner Book Club this season. Here’s a listing of books for 2009:
January 26/09 – Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger
February 23/09 – Eat, Pray, Love:  One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
March 16/09 – The Birth House by Ami McKay
April [...]

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