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Long road to a short list

October 5, 2016 By Ying Leave a Comment

Hello, friends. Since February, I've been bursting with a secret: I am a juror for the 2016 Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature (Text category)!!!!!!!! (I will stop there, although there aren't enough exclamation points in Canada for how I feel about this.) You guys, it's been so difficult keeping this quiet. I'm used to talking about what I'm reading and why I'm reading it, any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Read Tagged With: awards, E K Johnston, GGs, Governor General's Awards, Martine Leavitt, Mikaela Everett, reading, Things I Read, Tim Wynne-Jones, Trilby Kent

In praise of…

May 18, 2016 By Ying 7 Comments

Hello, friends. I've been reading for a Top Secret Project (I'll tell you more about it in a few months) and it has been both a revelation and a delight. This week and next, I thought I'd share some of the books I've most enjoyed so far. These aren't reviews, in the traditional sense, but I wholeheartedly recommend all these books. You may remember how much I love and admire E K Johnston's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Read Tagged With: E K Johnston, Kelley Armstrong, Martine Leavitt, reading, Things I Read

Adventures in author signings

April 8, 2015 By Ying 2 Comments

Hello, friends. This past weekend, I went to Belleville to meet E. K. Johnston. She and I have been friendly on Twitter for a few years, and I became a raving fan of hers as soon as I read her debut novel, The Story of Owen. The Story of Owen, which is shortlisted for an LA Times Book Award, is about dragon slayers in small-town Ontario. It is hilarious and heartbreaking and sly and insane in all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Do Tagged With: appearances, author visit, Belleville, E K Johnston, Erin Bow, signings, talking to men, Things I Do

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