Reading Bingo Challenge

[Dana]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ammar]

I'll be doing the whole B line starting with All My Puny Sorrows.

[[deleted user]]

"I'll be doing the whole B line starting with All My Puny Sorrows."

What a perfect way to start! I hope you enjoy the book - it's Miriam Toews at her best. #ReadingBingo
~Aliya

[Dana]

I'm unfamiliar with a lot of these awards so links and recommendations would be most helpful :) :) :) thanks guys :)

[Kelly]

Random House of Canada wrote: "You asked. We listened. The 2015 Reading Bingo Challenge is here AND it's CanLit themed! ow.ly/HfqOI
You can approach the Reading Bingo card however you like: beginners, start by getting one line;..."

Thank you so much!!!

[Ammar]

Dana wrote: "I'm unfamiliar with a lot of these awards so links and recommendations would be most helpful :) :) :) thanks guys :)"

Which blocks are you interested in?

[Elliot]

Last year I finished the card in late October, and I thought all along that it was an easier card than 2013. So when you said you weren't doing a 2015 version I was disappointed but not devastated. Then you post this! http://www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/20... As a non-Canuck, I don't know if I can or should even try to play this game. I think of it like this - I'm a pretty good athlete, but my football and baseball skills aren't worth much if I have to wear skates! Similarly, I may be an avid reader but can I really compete when one of the squares is a book of Canadian poetry?

So I'm going to have to think about how I approach this year's challenge. In the meantime, I guess I'll get started on this: Jason Priestley: A Memoir!

[[deleted user]]

"I'm unfamiliar with a lot of these awards so links and recommendations would be most helpful :) :) :) thanks guys :)"
I'm happy to get you started.
You can learn more about the Governor General's Literary Awards here: http://ggbooks.ca/
And more about the Scotiabank Giller Prize here: http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/
Good luck!
~Aliya

[[deleted user]]

"Last year I finished the card in late October, and I thought all along that it was an easier card than 2013. So when you said you weren't doing a 2015 version I was disappointed but not devastated...."
Jason Priestley is a fabulously Canadian jumping off point. There are definitely different ways to approach this card and I'm sure you'll find one that works for you.
Good luck!
~Aliya

[Freda]

So glad you brought a new 2015 challenge! I'm totally in!

[Dana]

Random House of Canada wrote: ""I'm unfamiliar with a lot of these awards so links and recommendations would be most helpful :) :) :) thanks guys :)"
I'm happy to get you started.
You can learn more about the Governor General's ..."

yay! This is so helpful!

[April]

They are going to publish one for 2015, at least according to this page:

http://www.retreatbyrandomhouse.ca/20...