Books in 140 Seconds: Trauma Farm

By , on December 1st, 2011

Welcome back to another edition of Books in 140 Seconds! Last time we talked about small town Quebec, but this time we’re getting more rural, with a return to the country across the country. Watch as we sing the praises of Brian Brett’s Trauma Farm:

I’m building an ultimate literary farm crawl in my head now. It’d start with Lilac Hill, then onto Trauma Farm, and maybe onto Cold Antler Farm . . . More on Trauma Farm to come, by the way, with a post I started writing on Thanksgiving. I’m sure it will be ready any month now.

Next time on Books in 140 Seconds, we’re going to bat for an unforgettable debut novel, Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding.

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KTR2011: Bronwyn Kienapple recommends Must You Go?

By , on April 27th, 2011

It’s Day 31 of the extended April that is our Keep Toronto Reading campaign, and the videos are still coming! The ridiculously smart and impossibly cool Bronwyn Kienapple offers an impassioned plea for you read Antonia Fraser’s memoir of love and the lit scene Must You Go?:

Bronwyn Kienapple is the Online Marketing Coordinator at Penguin Canada and has written for EYE Weekly and Canadian Notes and Queries. She’s often raving about books on Twitter as @B_Kienapple.

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Books in 140 Seconds: One Bird's Choice

By , on January 6th, 2011

Come one, come all and gather ’round the glowing screen, it’s time to get as cozy as Erin and me for another edition of Books in 140 Seconds. Last time we talked about Motorcycles & Sweetgrass, Drew Hayden Taylor’s charming tale mischief and magic on a Native reserve, but this week we’re returning to reality with another charming issue, Iain Reid’s memoir of a return to the nest in his mid-twenties, One Bird’s Choice. Check it out to see what we thought:

Next week we’re moving from “sweet on” to Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth. There’s ample to pick up and read the Essex Country author/illustrator’s first two issues in the series, so read along and join in next fortnight’s discussion.

And Iain, seriously. Call me.

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