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Breakfast Television 03-January-2012

Posted on January 5, 2012 by sandra

I appeared on Calgary’s Breakfast Television to discuss a few self help titles. Here are the books I chose: – One minute mindfulness: 50 Simple Ways to Find Peace, Clarity and New Possibilities in a Stressed-out World, by Donald Altman … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Television 04-October-2011

Posted on October 4, 2011 by sandra

I’ll be appearing on Calgary Breakfast Television in–eek! not that many hours from now–discussing some Fall book recommendations. Of course there are many, many kick-ass books out this fall. I was limited to four. How am I possibly going to … Continue reading →

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Unreadable: A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book

Posted on August 13, 2011 by sandra

Not long ago (May 2011), my book club read–I should say, tried to read–A.S. Byatt’s The Children’s Book. No one in the group finished it. I think I got the farthest, to about page 100. I’m not out to get … Continue reading →

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Banjo of Destiny by Cary Fagan: a review

Posted on August 6, 2011 by sandra

Banjo of Destiny (2011), Cary Fagan Toronto writer Cary Fagan is the author of a number of children’s books, including Jacob Two-Two and the High Seas (2009), the fourth book in the Jacob Two-Two series originated by Mordecai Richler. After … Continue reading →

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The Wave by Susan Casey: a review

Posted on August 6, 2011 by sandra

The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean (2010), Susan Casey Susan Casey’s The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean is about the phenomenon of giant waves–unpredictable one hundred … Continue reading →

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One Day by David Nicholls: a review

Posted on August 2, 2011 by sandra

One Day (2009), David Nicholls I must admit I was stumped a little when Tara Slone started off the Summer Reads segment I did on Breakfast Television by referring to my first selection, One Day by David Nicholls, as a … Continue reading →

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