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Top 10 Canadian books of the decade5 comments

Brian Bethune wrote 1 week ago: 10. Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan (2002) MacMillan’s revisionist take on the peace treaty that en … more →

Tags: Arts & Culture, Bethune on Books, Books, features, Gaetan Soucy, joseph boyden, Margaret Atwood, Margaret MacMillan, Michael Crummey

And o'er uninhabitable downs/Place elephants for want of towns

morningaftershow wrote 1 week ago: "The Slave Trade" by Auguste Francois Biard, 1840 Wow, last night I did a late night push … more →

Tags: History 101, Haiti, book of negroes, Bunce Island, Bance Island, Atlantic Slave Trade, Sierra Leone, Freetown

The Book of Negroes

youthadvocate wrote 1 month ago: Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes is an important read for anyone wanting to know more about … more →

Tags: adult materials, abused women, Slavery, Black History, Polished Hoe, Austen Clarke

Not all eyes are on the Prizes

macleans.ca wrote 2 months ago: Gil Adamson’s The Outlander, Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road, Steven Galloway’s The Cellist of Saraje … more →

Tags: Arts & Culture, Books, Alistair Macleod, Annabel Lyon, Anne Michaels, Colin McAdam, gil adamson, Giller Prize, Governor General’s Literary Awards

Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill1 comment

Kimberley Payne wrote 3 months ago: Kim Burgsma of Goderich ON recommends the Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill Name of publisher: Harper … more →

Tags: Recommended Books, book of negroes, Harper Collins

How important is a book title?2 comments

Carolyn Yalin wrote 4 months ago: You’re in a bookstore browsing the shelves.  You run across two books, based solely on title … more →

Tags: Titles, book of negroes, Book Titles

The Blogger's Dictionary of Bristol Political Terms2 comments

thebristolblogger wrote 6 months ago: by A Reader “The Popham Method” A cunning encoding system designed to convert plain text … more →

Tags: Lib Dems, Bristol, Green Party, Conservatives, Local Government, Politics, Local Elections 2009

Primal grunts in a literary paradise1 comment

macleans.ca wrote 6 months ago: The Caribbean shimmers in sunlight behind me. Another sea, waves of people, 2,500 strong, sits in fr … more →

Tags: Arts & Culture, Festival, joseph boyden, Caribbean, Justine Henzell, The Harder They Come, Colin Channer, Kwame Dawes, Calabash International Literary Festival

May 29, 2009 - Wish I was retired

southfielddrive wrote 6 months ago: Shaping up to be a gorgeous day.  And here I am stuck in my office in front of my computer.  Damn, w … more →

Tags: "The Book of Negroes"

Someone Knows My Name, by Lawrence Hill

Lisa Hill wrote 7 months ago: Someone Knows My Name is the extraordinary story of Aminata Diallo who  – as a child of eleven … more →

Tags: commonwealth writers prize, Canadian Literature, Authors - H, title s, Source: Personal library, 2009 75 Books in a Year, someone knows my name, "The Book of Negroes"

Books I've read ...The Book of Negroes

terrillbodner wrote 7 months ago: If I could only read one book this year, I would choose Lawrence Hill’s “The Book of Neg … more →

Tags: Books I've Read This Year, Fiction, "The Book of Negroes", Historical Fiction, Black Loyalists

The Book of Negroes

gatorbooks wrote 7 months ago: This novel was purchased a few months ago, but has been checked out frequently since.  Several teach … more →

Tags: New Books, "The Book of Negroes", Canada Reads

Election gossip latest65 comments

thebristolblogger wrote 8 months ago: A couple of snippets just in … Bristol’s Respect Party are likely to be running four can … more →

Tags: Lib Dems, Bristol, Green Party, Easton, Local Government, Ashley, Politics, Respect Party, Lockleaze

CBC Book Club Take 22 comments

thatsthebook wrote 8 months ago: Today is an exciting day for the CBC book club but it’s also an exciting for me! We are windin … more →

Tags: CBC Book Club, CBC, kindle, Sony Reader, "The Book of Negroes"

Weekly Geeks 2009-114 comments

thatsthebook wrote 9 months ago: Do you have a favorite book that really pulled you back in time, or perhaps gave you a special inter … more →

Tags: Weekly Geeks, E.L. Doctorow, ragtime, "The Book of Negroes", someone knows my name

CBC Book Club3 comments

thatsthebook wrote 9 months ago: I must say that I’m absolutely thrilled that CBC finally started up a book club.  Those of you … more →

Tags: CBC Book Club, "The Book of Negroes", Hannah Sung

Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill1 comment

hfortysixit wrote 9 months ago: Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill The is a stunning and inspiring journey of a free African girl turn … more →

Tags: Books, bookstore, Used Books, Bookwormz, Edmonton Area, Spruce Grove, quality Used books, Canada, Alberta

What Did I Read on My Cruise?

ovbrantley wrote 9 months ago: When I am home, I am more likely to be on my sewing machine, rather than in my library. With lots of … more →

Tags: my life as a writer, My Travels, African American quilter, Apple, Carnival Cruise Lines, Ethnic, fabric art, iPhone, john grisham

Weekly Review #11

thatsthebook wrote 9 months ago: This week I didn’t get even half the reading done I wanted to. It was rather disappointing. I … more →

Tags: Weekly Review, Weekly Geeks, Rabbit Run, John Updike, "The Book of Negroes", Sea of Poppies, Amitav Ghosh, Rabbit Redux


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