![Bad Cree by Jessica Johns [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/family-reads-bad-cree.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Jessica Johns’ Bad Cree While we were driving home from a winter activity during Christmas holidays, we heard a countdown on CBC Radio of the top selling Canadian books of 2023. Bad Cree came in at number 6. Johns spoke about how the novel originated as a short story. She described how the story grew around a woman who found herself bringing objects from her dreams into […]
![Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/notes-on-an-execution-family-reads.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Danya Kukafka’s Notes on an Execution Ash had a lot of library books checked out at the end of 2023, including this one. She had checked it out because she’d seen it on several “Best Reads of 2023” lists. When I asked her which book we should do for Family Reads, she suggested I choose a book from her current check outs. I went with Notes on […]
![Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/once-upon-a-river-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Diane Setterfield’s Once Upon a River Mom and I have been struggling to choose a book for Family Reads for half of 2023. Mom would select a book, start reading it, and then decide it wasn’t a good fit. I would select a book, search the library catalogues for it, and find it was unavailable. Finally, December 1 came around. I decided to make an executive decision. […]
![Nosy Parker by Lesley Crewe [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nosy-parker-family-reads.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Lesley Parker’s Nosy Parker Dad’s book discovery process often goes as follows: This was the process followed for discovering Nosy Parker. After he finished reading the book, he suggested I read it as well for Family Reads. The cover made me a little 🤨 but I liked the idea of reading some Canadian historical fiction, so when Dad recommended the story, he buoyed my expectations. The Cover […]
![Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/lost-in-the-moment-and-found-family-reads.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Why we chose Seanan McGuire’s Lost in the Moment and Found TBH, we wanted to do R.F. Kuang’s Babel but it was seemingly impossible for us both to acquire a copy and read it within an acceptable time frame. Meanwhile, we both adore the Wayward Children series. Since we each preordered a copy and knew we would read it in January, we decided to discuss Lost in the Moment and […]