Random books from betterthanchocolate's library
Timbit Nation: A Hitchhiker's View of Canada by John Stackhouse
Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will Ferguson
Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media by Ella Shohat
I, Leonardo by Ralph Steadman
Cocksure by Mordecai Richler
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Interesting libraries: alharris, brendaough, climbingtree, doyouknowthewayto, Hera, houseofanansipress, kathrynnd, lilituc, perthreader, signature103, torontoc, TSARPublications
LibraryThing authors: K.R. Roberto (garlic)
Member: betterthanchocolate
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Tagscanadian literature (217), novel (203), to find through browsing (126), 2007 (90), short story (75), children's literature (72), canadiana (66), solo (64), english language teaching (57) — see all tags
GroupsCBC's Canada Reads Fans, DimSum Thing, Favorite Bookstores, Graduate Students, Hong Kong Bookies, Ontario Reads !, Read YA Lit, Reading Canada, Reading Globally
Favorite authorsBill Ashcroft, Kingsley Bolton, Roch Carrier, Geoffrey Chaucer, Wayson Choy, Lynn Coady, Matt Cohen, Brock Cole, Robertson Davies, Virginia Hamilton, Tomson Highway, Monica Hughes, Jamaica Kincaid, Margaret Laurence, Alistair MacLeod, Ian McEwan, Stuart McLean, Alice Munro, Maurice Sendak, Carol Shields, Fred Wah, Xu Xi (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresAnother Story Bookshop, Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore [北京市外文书店], BMV (Yonge-Eglinton), Books Kinokuniya - Shinjuku Main Store (Tokyo), Cosmos Books (Wanchai), Eliot's Bookshop, Glad Day Bookshop, Hong Kong University Press Campus Showroom, Kubrick - Broadway Cinemateque, Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium, Livraria Portuguesa, Mabel's Fables, Paddyfield, Swindon Books - University of Hong Kong, The Commercial Press (HK) - Shatin Book Centre, Toronto Women's Bookstore, University of Toronto Bookstore
Favorite librariesBroadway Cinemateque Film Library, Hong Kong Public Library (Central), Macao Central Library (Instituto para os Assuntos Civicos e Municipais Building), The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Chung Chi College Elizabeth Luce Moore Library, Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. Smith (Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy), Toronto Public Library - North York Central Library, Toronto Public Library - Riverdale
Other favoritesIndependent Publishers of Hong Kong, The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival
About me I'm a school teacher, cat-lover and reader. I enjoy reading Canadian fiction, children's literature, fiction for young adults and anything written about the Asian diaspora.
At the moment I'm doing some dedicated reading on post-colonial studies and the politics of English for an MA in English Studies at the University of Hong Kong, the oldest tertiary education institution in the territory.
Now reading:
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, Xiaolu Guo.
On Not Speaking Chinese, Ien Ang.
Faking It, Fred Wah.
~June 2008~
About my library Mostly English language fiction, in the appealing trade paperback format where possible. There's also a smattering of work-related books on teaching ESL, and now that I'm back in school, a growing collection of texts relating to literary theory, cultural studies and post-colonial studies.

Happy reading in 2008.
Real nameChristine
Locationtoronto | hong kong
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Member sinceJun 4, 2006


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About a million years ago I figured I'd better put my money where my mouth was when it came to Canadian culture, and really got reading. I don't actually know many people who are into CanLit, but I love it. I also have a huge fondness for Newfoundland authors, so you'll see a lot of them in my library. But I guess you know all about Atlantic Canadian fiction, seeing as you read Lynn Coady, Lisa Moore and Donna Morrisey! :)
I've read Wayson Choy's books, but not Fred Wah's. I'll have to look out for him. Actually, I just finished Mary Lawson's "The Other Side of the Bridge" and was fairly mesmerized. Have you read anything by Wayne Johnston?
Happy reading!
posted by kjhill45 at 12:29 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2008
Thanks for your note. I always leave the folders open for additional discussion, so please feel free to pop in to give us your take on Peony in Love. The folder itself may be in the "Previous Discussions" area, but it will be open. :)
You mentioned Canadian titles...I am really looking forward to "What Happened Later" by Ray Robertson. We'll be reading and discussing that in September; the author will also be online with us blogging and answering question throughout that month too. Should be good!
Safe trip,
Dawn
posted by BookBuzz at 6:28 pm (EST) on May 21, 2008
Thank you for adding me to your interesting libraries.
Cyrel
posted by torontoc at 10:54 pm (EST) on May 8, 2008
The Outlander discussion will go into April, I am sure. We had a couple of book clubs competing for copies here at TPL, so some of the other Book Buzz members are just getting started on the novel, too. I'll leave the folder open, so don't hesitate to pop in! :)
Cheers,
Dawn
posted by BookBuzz at 10:31 am (EST) on Mar 27, 2008
My name is Dawn Connolly and I am a LibraryThing member and a librarian at Toronto Public Library. I see that you have included “The Outlander” in your library. I run an online book club called Book Buzz and this month we are just getting into a discussion of the book. It’s a friendly group, very relaxed, and we’d love to hear from you, too.
Our website is: http://bookbuzz.torontopubliclibrary.ca
We are also very lucky to be hosting a live online chat with the author, Gil Adamson, on Thursday, March 27, 12 noon- 1 pm (local time). Please feel free to join in.
Thanks,
Dawn
posted by BookBuzz at 5:51 pm (EST) on Mar 19, 2008
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