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Our holiday gift ideas series continues with this top 10 list -- books for the sports lover. Virve has put together a fantastically diverse list that touches on sports stars, the impact sports has on the world, and how owning one baseball card could turn you into a millionaire. 10 Books For ...
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The Lover
There's got to be someone on your list whose iPod is crammed with the latest sounds. Someone who spends far too much time playing Guitar Hero. Someone who is a guitar hero. Here are 10 great stories of rock and roll perfect for that person in your life who never says no to karaoke. 10 Books ...
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Indigo's lovely non-fiction online merchandiser, Eva Quan , has written a delightful guest post for us about The Pioneer Woman Cooks . Straight from Ree Drummond's ridiculously successful blog to your table, start cooking like a pioneer woman with something as easy as this salad.
Her ...
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Oran Canfield sent over his response to our Pop Culture Questionnaire this week. If you haven't browsed through his addictive memoir, Long Past Stopping , why not give it a try after getting to know him just that little bit better here:
1. Do you have a favourite stand up comedian? Who ...
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Epicurious named Tal Ronnen's The Conscious Cook as one of the year's best cookbooks . It's a revolutionary vegan cookbook -- Ronnen applies traditional French culinary techniques to turn out meals that are meatless, yes, but are certainly rich and full of flavour. We made his Split Pea ...
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HarperCollins
Starting today, Tish Cohen will be tweeting an original story via @tvo . Over the course of about 100 tweets, the story will support TVO's documentary series, Empire of the World . You may see or hear Tish over the next few days talking about this new and exciting project in the media. If ...
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A few weeks ago, Westminster Books in Fredericton, NB, hosted an amazing party based on Maurice Sendak's classic, Where the Wild Things Are . Jessica " J Off the Shelf " Anderson sent over some fantastic promotional materials (see the window in the photo!), and the kids that ...
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Manhood for Amateurs author Michael Chabon will be in Toronto on Monday, November 23rd for an event at Indigo Bay & Bloor. Starting at 7 PM, chief booklover Heather Reisman will interview the author about his new book. A book signing will follow the event. So many people count Michael ...
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Michael Chabon
Harper UK sent over this fantastic, in-depth interview with author Cecelia Ahern . Her latest novel, The Book of Tomorrow , came out this fall. Below Ahern talks about the spiritual process of writing, what she thinks about social networking and the nicest experiences she's ever had with her ...
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It's been a long while since we introduced a new reading challenge around here at The Savvy Reader. When the IMPAC longlist was announced at the beginning of the month , HarperCanada was pleased to discover we have almost 20 books chosen by librarians all around the world. Since the shortlist ...
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Jack Frost may not be exactly nipping at our noses just yet (at least here in Toronto; I know those of you on the East Coast have at least seen some snow!), but we're already seriously getting into the holiday spirit around here. Even if I haven't quite got to the point of playing carols ...
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savvyreader.typepad.com - 12 days ago
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Oran Canfield , son of self-help guru Jack
Canfield, has written a compelling, heartfelt, and, at times,...
scrappy memoir about his childhood and struggles with addiction. Long Past Stopping is one of those books that catches you off guard by its ...
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Author Guest Blog - Oran Canfield
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Author and creator of Squawkfox.com Kerry K. Taylor has created a great guest blog posts for us -- take a gander as she lists the top 10 ways to save big when shopping for the holidays. After all, decking the halls shouldn't be about breaking the bank. 10 Ways to Save Big on Holiday Shopping ...
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While we might all be a little bit hazy still from the parties ( Giller Light, holler! ), just about everyone in publishing is congratulating Linden MacIntyre today after it was announced that he'd won the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his latest novel, The Bishop's Man . And,we're no ...
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savvyreader.typepad.com - 30 days ago
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Joyce Maynard was in town at the end
of October for the International Festival of Authors ....
We were lucky both to have her here in Toronto and also to find time in her busy schedule for me to speak to her about her latest novel, Labour Day . ...
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The Savvy Reader Interview - Joyce Maynard
Just kidding, our author Rebecca Gowers' heart isn't in a twist. Instead, she's written a book called The Twisted Heart , and provided us with this lovely, engaging piece for The Savvy Reader about making the complex and diverse parts of the novel work. Putting the Pieces Together ...
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Rebecca Wells
This Saturday, October 31st from 2-4 PM, World Literacy of Canada presents:
A HALLOWEEN DAY FAMILY CABARET at The Gladstone, 1214 Queen St. W with readings from Ken Oppel, Lesley Livingston, and Allan Stratton. To reserve your spot please call 416-977-0008. Suggested donation at the door ...
