First of all, down to business: Last night was at my place because of Lynda's flood damage. And it follows that I won't be hosting in September - Maureen will. The date is still Sept. 11 and the book is still The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. As for October, we'll be reading Sweet Jesus by Christine Pountney and in November the book will be 419 by Will Ferguson. We didn't pin down locations for these two evenings, as there were a number of unknown variables.
It was no surprise that everyone had some kind of flood story to report. For those coping with flood damage, and in reference to The Inconvenient Indian here's the government of Canada's advice about mould. To be fair, I did find another link provided by Health Canada where the broader public is advised about coping with mould.
Also, on the topic of the ethics of college football and other contact sports, here's the interview that Fareed Zakaria had with Malcolm Gladwell recently.
Here are the books mentioned last night:
Here's Thomas King, author of The Inconvenient Indian in a Q&A:
And in preparation for October here's a link to Christine Pountney talking about her book, Sweet Jesus.
Also I forgot to mention last night that I'd recently enjoyed reading The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.
It was no surprise that everyone had some kind of flood story to report. For those coping with flood damage, and in reference to The Inconvenient Indian here's the government of Canada's advice about mould. To be fair, I did find another link provided by Health Canada where the broader public is advised about coping with mould.
Also, on the topic of the ethics of college football and other contact sports, here's the interview that Fareed Zakaria had with Malcolm Gladwell recently.
Here are the books mentioned last night:
- Maine by J. Courney Sullivan
- 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Last Friends by Jane Gardam
- Just Kids by Patti Smith
- Aftermath by Rhidian Brook
- Red Joan by Jennie Rooney
- Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
- NW by Zadie Smith
- Walls by Marcello di Cintio
- TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
Here's Thomas King, author of The Inconvenient Indian in a Q&A:
And in preparation for October here's a link to Christine Pountney talking about her book, Sweet Jesus.
Also I forgot to mention last night that I'd recently enjoyed reading The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.
