I give 3 cheers for And The Birds Rained Down.... it was such an amazing amazing story. Also super excited to hear what you think of Suzanne if you read it this year. I really loved it too.
I want to give it a go! I have chronic back issues, so pain sometimes makes reading impossible. But, I’ll give it my best shot. I’m excited to recentre Canadian books in my reading life.
Glad you are going to give it a shot. Perhaps audio books might help when you are experiencing back issues. Looking forward to seeing what you pick up. 😊💙
I’m glad you are doing this again! It’s a fun way to promote Canadian books. I looked through the Canadian books I read this year and found several with 25-word titles: I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol Big Mall: Shopping for Meaning by Kate Black We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed Tales for Late Night Bonfires by GA Grisenthwaite Landbridge: Life in Fragments by Y-Dang Troeung
I always try to read a few Canadian Authors each year. It is sometimes hard to find them in my library, but may be able to find them through Kindle, which I bought as a present to myself.
I am glad the challenge is back! Titles with 25 letters or more: Further Chronicles of Avonlea, by LM Montgomery; Lullabies for Little Criminals, by Heather O’Neil; The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, by Mirdecai Richler; Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, by Stephen Leacock. If subtitles count, then there are tons of nonfiction that fit the prompt.
@@BookwormAdventureGirlI’ve found one! I am now obsessed with that prompt and I keep counting the number of letters in titles just in case I can find one the fits the bill. And I found one today! The Shortest History of Italy, by Ross King. The subject is not very Canadian, but Ross King was born in Saskatchewan. 😁
I read Annabel many years ago, it's a wonderful book. For a book in translation I highly recommend "What I Know About You" by Éric Chacour. For a book set to publish in 2025 "On Isabella Street" by Genevieve Graham.
This looks really fun. I'm going to be trying to do it with as much overlap with Read What You Own as I can, as like you the physical TBR is out of hand, and also I'm moving in the fall, so it needs to be smaller.
I’m hoping to read as many from my shelves as I can too. Can totally relate with the TBR and moving. I love having a library but it becomes its own thing when moving. 😊💙
I will do some of these. I focus on reading the lists and winners: Canada Reads, Carol Shield Prize, Giller Prize, Governor General Literary Awards, and The Booker. Of course, I read others too, but my focus is on the Long and Short lists. I enjoy your coverage of the Awards.
I have already printed off the prompt list. My year to research is 1935. I’ve already read 4 of the 5 books noted. I think deeper research will be needed. I’m wondering if books were published in England and distributed from there.
I'm so happy to check out the new prompts! 25 is a lot, but maybe I can combine some! I just filmed a video with 12 books I definitely want to read this year + 6 I've already finished so far so I guess it's going well already 😊
Sounds like you are definitely on a good track and there’s no rule that says you have to do all the prompts. I’m excited to see what you read this year. 😊💙
For anyone born in 1958, I found 2 books published in 1933: The Man Who Awoke by Laurence Manning Pat of Silver Bush by Lucy Maud Montgomery (this is book 1 of a duology).
Oh you are so creative! I will give some thought to trying this challenge out this year. It’ll be a good way to get excited about books I already own. Obviously the first thing I did was scroll through my spreadsheet list of titles and the one I found with 25 letters is “Serena Singh Flips the Script” by Sonya Lalli. (The Wrong End of the Telescope is also 25 letters and I thought there was a Canadian connection with that author but about that I was wrong.)
I see that Storygraph lets you transfer your goodreads list so I just started with goodreads. My 2025 resolution is to get back to reading a book a week. @BookwormAdventureGirl
Hey. Do you know of anyone with a Canadian history project? I am subscribed to a Canadian historian. I have a US history project, but if there was a channel with recommendations for Canadian history books, I might add them to my project since Canada is part of North America. I have one Canadian history book on my project list for probably 2026. Thanks.
Hmmm… not that I know of. Nothing that specific. You are the person I think of when it comes to history. Bill Ruttenenberg as well. He’s not Canadian but he might have some ideas. 😊💙
I love this iteration of the challenge. I highly doubt I’ll manage 25, but I will definitely be dipping in and out of this 🤩
Dipping is definitely acceptable. 😊💙
I give 3 cheers for And The Birds Rained Down.... it was such an amazing amazing story. Also super excited to hear what you think of Suzanne if you read it this year. I really loved it too.
I’ve heard good things about both 😊💙
I want to give it a go! I have chronic back issues, so pain sometimes makes reading impossible. But, I’ll give it my best shot. I’m excited to recentre Canadian books in my reading life.
Glad you are going to give it a shot. Perhaps audio books might help when you are experiencing back issues. Looking forward to seeing what you pick up. 😊💙
Great timing! I just finished the last book for the 2024 challenge yesterday. I’ll definitely be joining you for 2025-so many great books to discover!
Awesome! I hope you read some good books for the challenge in 2024. Looking forward to what you read in 2025! 😊💙
Minds of Winter looks interesting!
I love the cover 😊💙
I’m glad you are doing this again! It’s a fun way to promote Canadian books. I looked through the Canadian books I read this year and found several with 25-word titles:
I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol
Big Mall: Shopping for Meaning by Kate Black
We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed
Tales for Late Night Bonfires by GA Grisenthwaite
Landbridge: Life in Fragments by Y-Dang Troeung
You are amazing! Thanks Lindy. Those are great titles. I will add them to the challenge on Storygraph. 😊💙
I always try to read a few Canadian Authors each year. It is sometimes hard to find them in my library, but may be able to find them through Kindle, which I bought as a present to myself.
Hopefully you can find some really good ones. 😊💙
I am glad the challenge is back!
Titles with 25 letters or more: Further Chronicles of Avonlea, by LM Montgomery; Lullabies for Little Criminals, by Heather O’Neil; The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, by Mirdecai Richler; Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, by Stephen Leacock. If subtitles count, then there are tons of nonfiction that fit the prompt.
The prompt is not … or more… so finding 25 letters is the tricky part but we have added a few more. Glad you will be taking part. 😊💙
@ oh! Exactly 25! Ok, that’s a challenge. 😂
@@BookwormAdventureGirlI’ve found one! I am now obsessed with that prompt and I keep counting the number of letters in titles just in case I can find one the fits the bill. And I found one today! The Shortest History of Italy, by Ross King. The subject is not very Canadian, but Ross King was born in Saskatchewan. 😁
@ That’s perfect. I’ve been counting title letters too. Can’t help it! There’s now a few to choose from on the Storygraph Challenge too. 😊
I have one for the 25 letter title prompt: The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson
Wonderful. I will add it to the challenge recommendations. 😊💙
Always inspiring !!! 🇨🇦💙
Thanks for watching. 😊💙
I read Annabel many years ago, it's a wonderful book.
For a book in translation I highly recommend "What I Know About You" by Éric Chacour. For a book set to publish in 2025 "On Isabella Street" by Genevieve Graham.
Thanks for the recommendations. I will add them to the challenge recommendations too. 😊💙
This looks really fun. I'm going to be trying to do it with as much overlap with Read What You Own as I can, as like you the physical TBR is out of hand, and also I'm moving in the fall, so it needs to be smaller.
I’m hoping to read as many from my shelves as I can too. Can totally relate with the TBR and moving. I love having a library but it becomes its own thing when moving. 😊💙
I will do some of these. I focus on reading the lists and winners: Canada Reads, Carol Shield Prize, Giller Prize, Governor General Literary Awards, and The Booker. Of course, I read others too, but my focus is on the Long and Short lists.
I enjoy your coverage of the Awards.
Wonderful! I’m sure many of those books will fit a lot of the prompts. 😊💙
I have already printed off the prompt list. My year to research is 1935. I’ve already read 4 of the 5 books noted. I think deeper research will be needed. I’m wondering if books were published in England and distributed from there.
I’m not sure but there are book awards that go back a while and maybe that’s why they were more scarce. 😊💙
@ I checked, the earliest is the Governor General begun in 1937 for books published in 1936.
@ oh shucks! I thought that would be the one. Darn!
I'm so happy to check out the new prompts! 25 is a lot, but maybe I can combine some! I just filmed a video with 12 books I definitely want to read this year + 6 I've already finished so far so I guess it's going well already 😊
Sounds like you are definitely on a good track and there’s no rule that says you have to do all the prompts. I’m excited to see what you read this year. 😊💙
For anyone born in 1958, I found 2 books published in 1933:
The Man Who Awoke by Laurence Manning
Pat of Silver Bush by Lucy Maud Montgomery (this is book 1 of a duology).
Excellent. Thanks. 😊💙
Oh you are so creative! I will give some thought to trying this challenge out this year. It’ll be a good way to get excited about books I already own. Obviously the first thing I did was scroll through my spreadsheet list of titles and the one I found with 25 letters is “Serena Singh Flips the Script” by Sonya Lalli. (The Wrong End of the Telescope is also 25 letters and I thought there was a Canadian connection with that author but about that I was wrong.)
Awesome! Would love to have you join in. I will check out Serena Singh - hasn’t heard of it. Thanks for the recommendation. 😊💙
Do you use Goodreads to generate your pie charts? I don't see how to do that on goodreads.
No. It’s one of the things I appreciate Storygraph for. They do the stats well. 😊💙
I see that Storygraph lets you transfer your goodreads list so I just started with goodreads.
My 2025 resolution is to get back to reading a book a week.
@BookwormAdventureGirl
Hey. Do you know of anyone with a Canadian history project? I am subscribed to a Canadian historian. I have a US history project, but if there was a channel with recommendations for Canadian history books, I might add them to my project since Canada is part of North America. I have one Canadian history book on my project list for probably 2026. Thanks.
Hmmm… not that I know of. Nothing that specific. You are the person I think of when it comes to history. Bill Ruttenenberg as well. He’s not Canadian but he might have some ideas. 😊💙