Blogs for Tofield, Alberta
TORONTO (September 6, 2011) - They don’t call it a long list for nothing.
An unprecedented 17 authors have been named to the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize long list on Tuesday, including the winner of the inaugural Reader’s Choice contest, which allowed the public to choose a nominee. (The public submitted more than 4,000 nominations.)
One of the following 17 authors will be the winner of this year’s Giller Prize, Canada’s ... More...
Tuesday September 06, 2011 02:47PM - 0 Comment(s)
Canada Reads 2011 is officially underway with five great Canadian books being dicussed and defended by five great Canadians.
The books that are going to be debated and discussed are:
The Best Laid Plans Author: Terry Fallis, defended by Ali Velshi
Summary:
The peccadilloes of Parliament Hill's political animals are the subject of The Best Laid Plans (McClelland and Stewart), Terry Fallis's hilarious first novel, which won the 2008 S... More...
Tuesday January 11, 2011 04:44PM - 0 Comment(s)
Canada Reads 2010
Canada Reads 2010 is officially underway with five great Canadian books being dicussed and defended by five great Canadians.
The books that are going to be debated and discussed are:
Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott, defended by Simi Sara
Summary:
Marina Endicott's compelling novel Good to a Fault begins with a bang — two cars collide at an intersection. As the story unfolds, the lives... More...
Wednesday December 09, 2009 10:46AM - 0 Comment(s)
These reviews are all for the kids!
This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.
Oh, brother oh, sister : a sister's guide to getting along / by Brooks Whitney Phillips ; illustrated by Laura Cornell.
A girl's guide to getting along with siblings and surviving sticky situations, from teasing to tattling to sharing a room.
I love you, mouse / by John Graham ; pictures by Tomie d... More...
Friday December 04, 2009 09:48AM - 0 Comment(s)
This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.
The ultimate happiness prescription : 7 keys to joy and enlightenment / Deepak Chopra
A journey through Buddha's Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment results in a prescription for living life mindfully, joyfully, and with effortless spontaneity - even in the most difficult times.
Trauma farm : a rebel history ... More...
Friday November 27, 2009 11:12AM - 0 Comment(s)
This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.
The graveyard book / Neil Gaiman
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
The shortest distance between two women / Kris Radish
Just when you think your own family is nuts, along comes the fiercest, funniest, and most dysfunctional clan that ever had a family reunion. Radis... More...
Friday November 06, 2009 09:40AM - 0 Comment(s)
This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.
True blood [DVD]. the complete first season
The small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana boasts a wide array of colorful locals. Sookie Stackhouse is a sweet and innocent waitress who hides her powerful ability to read minds. Bill Compton is a 173-year-old vampire who's just moved back to town. Sookie's brother Jason is a ladies' man who can't seem ... More...
Thursday October 29, 2009 12:12PM - 0 Comment(s)
This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.
Who owns the Arctic? : understanding sovereignty disputes in the north / Michael Byers
Who actually controls the Northwest Passage? Who owns the trillions of dollars of oil and gas beneath the Arctic Ocean? Which territorial claims will prevail - those of the U.S., Russia, Canada or the Nordic nations - and why? In this highly readable book, a leading A... More...
Friday October 23, 2009 10:59AM - 0 Comment(s)
This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.
Breaking the silence : veterans' untold stories from the Great War to Afghanistan / Ted Barris
Describing combat, imprisonment or lost comrades from the wars was thought to be reserved for Remembrance Day or the Legion lounge. Nobody was ever supposed to see a soldier get emotional, or show their vulnerability. About 25 years ago, Ted Barris began break... More...
Friday October 16, 2009 10:26AM - 0 Comment(s)
This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.
Airman by Eoin Colfer
In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all... More...
Thursday October 08, 2009 04:48PM - 0 Comment(s)
