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apologies to all... somehow we missed July and are almost into August.

what have you enjoyed? what are you reading and what is next?

Hi all! I haven’t been reading a whole lot lately but this is what I’ve got on the go. At my bedside I have Funny Boy but by the time I go to bed I’m nearly asleep so I haven’t been getting too far. On audio, I got partly through The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. I am only half way through and my audiobook expired from the library. I may not retake it bc although it’s such an interesting topic it just wasn’t holding my attention at this time. I may try again in the fall. I also have on audio The Tipping Point (Gladwell never disappoints) and Julia Fox’s Down the Drain(a friend recommended). Happy reading all!

I didn't read much in July. I unfortunately got laid off at the beginning of July so it was mostly audiobooks and way too much Netflix because focus was not my friend!

I just finished the audiobook of The Fellowship of the Ring so I started listening to the The Fiancée Farce. I just received my copy of the latest in my beloved cozy series, the Cat in the Stacks series, Something Whiskered and started reading that.

What I did not enjoy, even though I really liked the first two books in his Sleeping Giant series, was A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel

That's all I've read by Canadian authors in the past few weeks.

Funny Boy is wonderful,sweetest book I’ve read.my partner taught it in high school and the kids loved it.

I can’t remember if I’ve already mentioned this but I loved Her First Palestinian. I picked it up because the title was so intriguing and it just turned out to be the best book I’ve read all year. It’s a first collection of short stories by a lawyer in Toronto who was born in Kuwait. There isn’t one bad book in the bunch which is extraordinary for a first collection. Many of the stories are very painful and moving. Really a phenomenal book. He won the Atwood prize through the Writer’s Trust a few years ago. I watched him being interviewed and that was fascinating too. He said getting up every morning and facing a blank screen is the hardest thing you can try and do. His upcoming book is a memoir. Very good writer.