I am an ongoing member of the Canadian reading challenge run by my friend, Shonna, in Ontario. I love acquainting and supporting the Canadian arts and frequently find names I had never heard of, at book charity sales. Some are local to me, self-published, and old. Canadian work is wonderfully unique and well worth hearing about. My blog review menu is the place to seek a variety of rare, oddball, and famous authors in a great mix.
Shonna, your portrait of your husband in the north is beautiful and exotically inspiring! Oh, to stand in such a wondrous place!
In my quartet of reading themes, I always host a Canadian category. This year 2020, I am taking a break from my groups for the first time since I built them. My dear Mom has ascended to Heaven. I need to heal and reflect, when I miss her the most and adjust to the biggest change of a family’s life. Here is to you, my precious Mom!
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The books I finished.
“The Halifax Public Gardens” Arthur Carter / The Friends Of The Public Gardens 2008
“The Dangerous Dollhouse” Sarah Gordon 1988
“The Sandhills Of Carberry” John E. Dubois 1976
“Anne Of Avonlea” L.M. Montgomery 1909
“Pockets” Amal El-Mohtar 2015
“The Truth About Owls” Amal El-Mohtar 2014
“Regretfully Invited” Jan L. Mayes 2018
“The Weed That Strings The Hangman’s Bag” Alan Bradley 2010
“Wing” Amal El-Mohtar 2012
(10) “Madeleine” Amal El-Mohtar 2015
“The Green Book” Amal El-Mohtar 2010
“The Egyptian Mirror” Michael Bedard 2020
“Murder At Malenfer” Iain McChesney 2013
“A Trick Of The Light” Louise Penny 2011
“Extra-Ordinary: Stories Of Manitobans With Down Syndrome” Jordan Power & Darnell Collins (photography) 2015
“Sleight Of Paw” Sofie Kelly 2011
“Threshing: The Early Years Of Harvesting” Faye Reineberg Holt 1999
“While The Clock Ticked” Leslie McFarlane 1932
“Anabasis” Amal El-Mohtar 2017
(20) “Great Canadian Women: Nineteen Portraits Of Extraordinary Women” Lisa Wojna 2005
“Margot’s Room” Emily Carroll 2011
“Crazy Canadian Trivia 2” Pat Hancock 2005
“The Green Angels” Nicky Millard 1985
“Anne Of The Island” Lucy Maud Montgomery 1915
“Mr. Thursday” Emily St. John Mandel 2017
“Back To The Future: The Story” Robert Loren Fleming 1985
“The Cat Psychologist: Understanding Your Cat” Mardie MacDonald 1990
“The Convivial Codfish” Charlotte MacLeod 1984
“Made In Canada: 101 Amazing Achievements” Bev Spencer 2003
(30) “Burying Ariel” Gail Bowen 2000
“Where Nests The Water Hen” Gabrielle Roy 1950
“Why Do Golfers Yell Fore? That’s A Good Question!” Ty Reynolds 1992
“Your Body’s Telling You: Love Yourself!” (“Ton Corps Dit: Aime-Toi!”) Lise Bourbeau 1997
“The Alpine Path: The Story Of My Career” Lucy Maud Montgomery 1917
“Bathroom Book Of Cat Trivia: Humorous, Heartwarming, Weird, & Amazing” Diana MacLeod & Peter Tyler (illustrator) 2007
“Windward Island” Karleen Bradford 1989
“Shipwreck” (Murdoch #0.5) Maureen Jennings 2010
“The Themis Files Archive File No. 002” (Themis Files #0.5) Sylvain Neuvel 2017
“The Hare’s Bride” Emily Carroll 2010
(40) “Ancient Lights” Algernon Blackwood 1914
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Previous participation
I used to use my Canadian review menu for this reading challenge. Here, I will make an ideal place to browse Canadian books I read previously, by year: beginning with 2019. I hit upon all of our provinces and territories, except the new geographic division of Nunavut!
“Night Travellers” Sandra Birdsell 1982
“Cirak’s Daughter” Charlotte MacLeod 1982
“The Hangman” Louise Penny 2010
“A Fine Italian Hand” Eric Wright 1992
“The Night Gardener” Jonathan Auxier 2014
“The Promise Of The Unicorn” Vicki Blum 2002
“The Gargoyle” Andrew Davidson 2008
“There Was An Old Woman” Howard Engel 1993
“Tunnels Of Time” Mary Harelkin Bishop 2000
(10) “Verdict In Blood” Gail Bowen 1988
“The Shadowy Horses” Susanna Kearsley 1997
“Haunted Canada 3: More True Ghost Stories” Pat Hancock 2007
“Ghost Stories Of Hollywood” Barbara Smith & Arlana Anderson-Hale 2000
“Hallowe’en Trivia: Ghosts, Ghouls, Skeletons, Vampires, Witches, Graveyards, Spiders, Zombies, Haunted Houses” Tonya Lambert 2010
“Darling, Pass The Darjeeling” Pauline Lawson 2004
“Haunted Canada 2: True Tales Of Terror” Pat Hancock 2005
“Caramba” Marie-Louise Gay 2005
“The Tree That Grew To The Moon” Eugenie Fernandes 1994
“Safe At Home With Pooh” Kathleen W. Zoehfeld & Robbin Cuddy 1998
(20) “From Warsaw To Winnipeg: A Tale Of Two Cities” Stefan A. Carter 2011
“Dancing Soul: The Voice Of Spirit Evolving” Gwen Randall-Young 1995
“Ghost Towns And Drowned Towns Of West Kootenay” Elsie G. Turnbull 1988
“Georgie” Christiane Duchesne (traductrice) & Robert Bright 1944
“The Wildlife ABC: A Nature Alphabet” Jan Thornhill 1988
“Whitehorse, The Wilderness City” Ione J. Christensen 1989
“My Cat: A Scrapbook Of Drawings, Photos, And Facts” Marilyn Baillie & Brenda Clark 1993
“Birthstones” James Watling & Laurie Steding 1995
“Canada’s Peaceful Places” Canadian Heritage 1985
“Firefly Time: The Art And Poetry Of Emilee N. Horn (Carter)” Emilee Carter 2015
“Anne Of Green Gables” L.M. Montgomery 1908
(31) “Ghosts Of The Titanic” Julie Lawson 2011
RIEDEL FASCINATION 
Love it. And I hope you’re doing well Carolyn 💕
Big super hugs. 📚❤️📚❤️
Love Elyse
On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 11:00 AM RIEDEL FASCINATION wrote:
> RIEDEL Fascination posted: “I am an ongoing member of the Canadian reading > challenge run by my friend, Shonna, in Ontario. I love reading, > acquainting, and supporting the Canadian arts and frequently find names I > had never heard of, at book charity sales. Some are local to me, sel” >
A hard year requires hugs and friends. With that and my faith, I will get by. Thank you, dear Elyse! If you need Canadian literary suggestions, you know whom to ask. Xoxoxoxo.
There’s so much good writing coming out of Canada recently – unfortunately not all of it gets published here in the UK, but I’m always tempted by the Canadian bloggers I follow. I see you’ve not been blogging recently – will you be coming back to it, do you think?
Hi! I am grateful to every subscriber. Shall I call you “Fiction Fan”? I am Carolyn. Canada has long had award-winning authors and I am happy you pursue them. My answer is fourfold: yes, I am an article writer but sporadic. I post when I have something special to say.
I tone that down by reviewing at Goodreads and making a database of my URLs here. My subscribers do not receive notifications of posts in individual book reviews. Article ideas often spring to mind, about much more than books. I will start the habit of writing them and uploading afterwards. Second, I have rural dial-up internet and WordPress has periods of not loading! I gather that taking 4 hours to download the newest version of Google Chrome might help but connection speed is limited. For years, I ran a reading challenge quartet.
There are two poignant reasons for a pause. My dear Mom ascended to the afterlife from mini-strokes last January. To my disbelief and pain, our dear son-like cat, Spirit, ascended at home this January, from stomach cancer. Like most of our blogs, I share part personal, part topical and always reply earnestly. I love making friends and opening up about life. Sincerely, Carolyn.
Most people call me FF – I started using FictionFan online so long ago now that it’s more or less become my name!
So sorry to hear about your recent losses. It’s always hard, but even harder when you haven’t had time to fully grieve for one before having to face another.
I am grateful for the respect and kindness of your condolences. I cling to kindness, warmth, and respect; with two of my brightest lights no longer on Earth with me. Our Moms are monumental changes to deal with and our son-like Spirit is the dearest cat and son you can imagine. He should have had 10 more years without cancer. May mini-strokes and cancer be cured fast. Gratefully, Carolyn.
Glad to have you back with the challenge again this year. I always see books in your choices that are different and interesting as well as some favourites. Enjoy!
Dear Shonna, it is lovely to see another photograph of you and to receive your compliment about my wide variety. Thank you for paying a visit to my post from the last year, of Canadian reading.