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C.A.’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at C.A.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
C.A. Simonsen’s Followers (11)
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C.A. Simonsen
Goodreads Author
Born
Canada
Genre
Influences
Cormac McCarthy, Robertson Davies, A. C. Doyle, Michael Crummey
Member Since
January 2020
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Fountaineville
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The Wagoner
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Fountainville
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
Language Getting Shorter
Here are more for you (mostly pilfered by listening to my students)...
1. Lending library - library
2. Artisan - artist
3. Renovations - renos
4. Bicycle - bike
5. Charisma - ris/riz
6. Walking stick - cane
7. Merchandise - merch
8. Vacation - vay-cay
9. Sirrah - Sir
10. Representative/Reputation - Rep
11. Preparation - Prep
12. Mathematics - math Read more of this blog post »
1. Lending library - library
2. Artisan - artist
3. Renovations - renos
4. Bicycle - bike
5. Charisma - ris/riz
6. Walking stick - cane
7. Merchandise - merch
8. Vacation - vay-cay
9. Sirrah - Sir
10. Representative/Reputation - Rep
11. Preparation - Prep
12. Mathematics - math Read more of this blog post »
C.A.’s Recent Updates
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I can see why folks follow the adventures of Harry Bosch. Bosch is an honest fellow with a troubled past. He's an outsider to his L.A. and Hollywood police colleagues. He's one step ahead of his peers. The Bosch crime novels are one part Philip Marlow ...more |
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"I missed the prior two books in the Frankie Elkin series, but I was intrigued by the Tucson locale. At times, I felt the loss of not having those books, but only as it dealt with Frankie’s personal life. Otherwise, this totally works as a stand-alone"
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C.A. Simonsen
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Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)'s review
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The Vanishing Place:
"EXCERPT: 2025
Effie woke before dawn, packed a small rucksack and laced up her walking boots. Then she scribbled on a piece of paper and left it on the kitchen table next to her pounamu necklace. I'm sorry, Anya, there's something I have to do. I just" Read more of this review » |
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C.A. Simonsen
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Clif Hostetler's review
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The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle:
"The message of this novel is, it’s never too late to make a change. This novel’s protagonist, Albert, is sixty-five years old and is being forced to retire from his postal carrier job. He has lived alone all his adult life and has lived an introverte"
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3.5 stars Not a bad Civil War tale involving a Jewish family led by the Southern-minded Ferdinand and his progressive, anti-slavery son, David. The story was solid, and author Belva Plain did a commendable job of illustrating how civil wars rip apart f ...more |
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“Let's hang the turd, called an ugly thug from the gallery...”
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“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
― Boston Marriage
― Boston Marriage
“I've been carving you to see what form you take. You were hiding in ivory. I just wanted to free your shape.”
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“Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.”
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“Oh, yes, there was a witch; there are always witches where there are children.”
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Oprah's Book Club (Official)
— 83994 members
— last activity 8 hours, 21 min ago
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
Publishing Authors
— 38 members
— last activity Mar 17, 2025 11:14PM
Hey everyone! I’ve created a new group called Booktok & Bookstagram for book lovers who enjoy talking about books, sharing recommendations, and makin ...more
The Next Best Book Club
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Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more
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BWL Publishing Inc. is a Canadian publisher of quality fiction and creative non-fiction. We publish all genres by Canadian, American and International ...more
