Books in 140 Seconds: Once You Break a Knuckle

Does everybody know what time it is? Tool time! But you should watch Books in 140 Seconds instead. Last time we talked Brian Francis’s sensitive portrait of a conflicted mother, but this time we’re getting in touch with our inner alpha males to talk about D.W. Wilson’s Once You Break a Knuckle:

Next up, we’re combining our love for graphic novels and NPR to talk about Brooke Gladstone’s The Influencing Machine (we also may start referring to ourselves as that).

Books in 140 Seconds: Girls in White Dresses

So you could say this video is a day late . . . or that we wanted to give you a Canada Day present! (with a video about an American author . . . okay, it’s just late. I will dock myself 10% for this post.) Last time we did champion a book by a Canuck, Stuart Ross’s Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew, but this time we’re headed to the big apple (NYC, not the one off the highway in Colborne, ON) for some decidedly lighter fare (less childhood trauma & Holocaust reverberations, more problems with boys and finding an apartment). That said, this book is decidedly more appropriate for for a long weekend, and if you’re perched lakeside, Jennifer Close’s Girls in White Dresses could be just the ticket:

We like to keep you on your toes, so next week we’re switching gears again, embracing our inner pioneer with what will be an undoubtedly yelly discussion of The City Homesteader. Happy Canada Day (and an early 4th of July to our American pals). Basically, happy BBQs and fireworks to all!

Books in 140 Seconds: Making Light of Tragedy

April and Keep Toronto Reading may be over, but never fear, you can temper your video withdrawal with regular doses of Books in 140 Seconds! A fortnight ago, Erin and I were talking about the marvellous madness of Blind Descent, and this week we’re switching it up with a lighter focus, Jessica Grant’s debut collection Making Light of Tragedy. And away we go . . .

I swear I had a different ending in mind, and got confused. That’s the one-take system for you folks. If you haven’t watched our video on Come, Thou Tortoise, you should do that too.

Next week we’ll be returning to the land of non-fiction, with no better guide than the Ira Glass in The New Kings of Non-Fiction. Stay tuned to when Books in 140 Seconds returns.

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