I was so happy to find this reading challenge over on Rachelia’s blog, Bookish Comforts. I have a big stack of books by Canadians on my shelf in my home library and I think this is a great way to make a dent in them — even if it’s just a small one.
The Canadian Reading Challenge is hosted by Marie, over at Ramblings of a Daydreamer. This is a great challenge to bring light to the many, many wonderful Canadian authors that are out there! Here’s what Marie’s purpose of the challenge is:
To bring attention to Canadian authors and show the love! I’m sure a lot of people will be surprised that some of their favorite authors are Canadian, or that authors they’ve heard of but haven’t read yet are Canadian. For example, until I was getting ready for the challenge, I had no idea that the author of Water for Elephants was Canadian. Pretty cool, eh?
The goal of the challenge is to read at LEAST 3 books, either by a Canadian author, or a book set in Canada. I hope to read that AND maybe a few more. Here are the books I’ll be choosing from (though the list could definitely change!):
UPDATE:
Books read for the challenge:
1. The Rest is Silence, by Scott Fotheringham (read my review HERE)
2. Cracked Up To Be, by Courtney Summers (read my review HERE)
3. Hearts at Stake (Drake Chronicles, #1), by Alyxandra Harvey (read my review HERE)
Woo! I finished my 3 books for the challenge! I know that doesn’t seem like a lot, but I started reading this books towards the tail-end of the month. I was just getting into the Canadian literature when I ran out of days to post reviews, so I couldn’t add any more to this challenge.
On the bright side, I have been discovering a wealth of talent in our great nation! I hope to read more Canadian books in the future and hope that for next year’s challenge, I’ll at least be able to double my readings.
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Are you participating in this challenge? Who is your favourite Canadian author?
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So excited to have you on board for this challenge!
I’m excited to be a part of it!
I actually really want to read The Birth House. I bought The Virgin Cure by the same author when it was on sale at Chapters a few months ago, I still haven’t read it yet, but it sounds amazing.
Neat challenge!
The Virgin Cure is a great novel! I really enjoyed that one. I’ve had The Birth House for a long while now but still haven’t gotten around to reading it. If it’s anything like The Virgin Cure, it’s going to be great!
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What a great challenge! I kinda wish I had known about it sooner – I love to try and read as many Canadian authors as I can. I’m embarrassed to say that I too had no idea Sara Gruen was Canadian?! Water for Elephants is one of my top favorite books! Also, The Birth House is amazing. I loved The Virgin Cure too, but The Birth House was SO good. It’s actually been long enough that I could definitely re-read it now.
I still need to read the Birth House! It’s been on my shelf FOREVER! I admit that I don’t read a lot of Canadian authors, but I’m discovering that there are some wonderful authors in this beautiful country. I plan to check out a lot more! I’d really like to check out some Edmonton authors, though only know of two right now.