On Monday night, 6 tough ladies trudged through the blistering cold to warm themselves by the fire of their literary loves. One new member (Tennile) joined the fold, and 9 new books had advocates even Canada Reads producers would envy.
I couldn’t help starting the meeting with this quotation I recently stumbled upon, that was all too perfect for the history of the KIRBC:
“None of us had any experience with literary societies, so we made our own rules: we took turns speaking about the books we’d read. At the start, we tried to be calm and objective, but that soon fell away, and the purpose of the speakers was to goad the listeners into wanting to read the books themselves. Once two members had read the same book, they could argue, which was our great delight. We read books, talked books, argued over books, and became dearer and dearer to one another.”
– The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
Yes, it’s a trifle sentimental, but what can I say, I’m a big sap sometimes. But on with the recommendations:
JK – Tales From Outer Suburbia, by Shaun Tan
Yes, I’ve already gone on about how much I love this book. So you can read [...]
