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  • Reviewing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett with Karen McKay

    Reviewing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett with Karen McKay
    Jul 6 2024
    The novel Tom Lake by critically acclaimed American author Ann Patchett is a mature and cerebral exploration of parent-children relationships, love and loss And the endless pursuit of happiness, amongst many other heady themes ripe for differing interpretations. No matter how you choose to interpret it, this book will no doubt leave you thinking. Its narration by Emmy award-winning actress Meryl Streep is nothing short of excellence and it alone makes it well worth a listen. Karen McKay, communications manager at CELA, is with Jacob and Ramya for an in-depth review. Below is the link to the book on good reads as well as CELA Good reads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63241104-tom-lake Centre for Equitable Library Access: https://celalibrary.ca/node/24712663
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  • How to be a Better Listener of Audiobooks with Aamer Khan

    How to be a Better Listener of Audiobooks with Aamer Khan
    Jun 29 2024
    Better reading/audiobook listening comprehension leads to greater enjoyment of books. Do not neglect the quality of book consumption over quantity. These are the messages we want to impart to you in today's episode. Aamer Khan joins Jacob and Ramya to discuss how we can all improve our reading comprehension. The book that sparked today's discussion: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading, by Mortimer J. Adler Aamer Khan's selections: Past Tense (Jack Reacher, #23), by Lee Child Extinction, by Douglas Preston John Dies at the End, by David Wong
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  • Reviewing Normal People by Sally Rooney and The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb

    Reviewing Normal People by Sally Rooney and The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb
    Jun 22 2024
    This week, Jacob and Ramya each review a book they've been eager to share. Both titles come with enthusiastic and overwhelmingly positive recommendations. One, a contemporary romance and the other, an epic fantasy series. Ramya reviews the incredibly popular Normal People, by Sally Rooney while Jacob raves about The Liveship Traders series, by Robin Hobb. Plus, in the second half, long-time AMI producer Matt Agnew gets his turn at the rapid-fire review. Below are his recommendations: Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Cycle of Arawn, by Edward W. Robertson Dungeon Crawler Carl, by Matt Dinniman The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch Heaven's River, by Dennis E. Taylor
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    56 m
  • Fan-Fiction for Dummies with Cassandra Chaddock

    Fan-Fiction for Dummies with Cassandra Chaddock
    Jun 15 2024
    This week, our co-worker in AMI's Marketing & Communications department, Cassandra Chaddock, schools us on fan-fiction basics. It's a strange world of boundless creativity with nothing holding writers back from creating the stories they and their readers want. Without the constraints of sales, editors and publishers, the fan-fiction community cranks out truly weird, wildly imaginative and often beautiful stories based on the IPs we all know and love. Behind their eccentricities, there's an undeniably endearing quality to fan-fiction stories. From shipping wars to Wattpad, we take our time unravelling this often forgotten realm of the literature world. Link to the book Jacob mentions: The Fanfiction Reader by Francesca Coppa: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/32072607 Link to Archive of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/
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  • Audiobook Pet Peeves + How Couples Can Listen Together

    Audiobook Pet Peeves + How Couples Can Listen Together
    Jun 8 2024
    What’s your biggest audiobook pet peeve? That one, seemingly insignificant thing that for whatever reason, drives you crazy. We posed this question to the book club and got *a lot* of answers. From strong beliefs narrators should never do accents to hating misdirection, the book club came through this month. Thank you all for your contributions. If you want to leave us feedback, you can call us at 1 866 509-4545 or leave us an email at feedback@ami.ca Plus, in the latter half of the episode, regular contributor Sara Hillis joins us along with her husband, Michael Fehr, to discuss how couples can enjoy audiobooks together. Couples always watch movies together. Why not cuddle up and share an audiobook?
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  • This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune - Review + RFR with Cora Coady

    This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune - Review + RFR with Cora Coady
    Jun 1 2024
    With the help of our friends at CELA, Karen McKay and Theresa Power, Ramya and Jacob are reviewing the latest book from best-selling Canadian author, Carley Fortune. This Summer Will Be Different is a contemporary Canadian romance set in Prince Edward Island. With fantastic relationship writing, great prose and tons of delightful Canadiana, this title has charm but does it have substance? Listen to find out more. Plus, Cora Coady is with us in the second half of the show for another edition of the Rapid-Fire Review. This Summer Will Be Different on CELA: https://celalibrary.ca/node/25106074 This Summer Will Be Different on Audible: https://www.audible.ca/pd/This-Summer-Will-Be-Different-Audiobook/B0CGF7KDHD This Summer Will Be Different on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197577126-this-summer-will-be-different Cora Coady's RFR selections: Moon of the Turning Leaves, by Waubgeshig Rice Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, by Cathy O'Neil Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #1: The Sun Trail, by Erin Hunter Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries, by Heather Fawcett
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  • Reviewing Homes: A Refugee Story By Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung

    Reviewing Homes: A Refugee Story By Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung
    May 25 2024
    Homes: A Refugee Story, by Abu Bakr Al-Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung, was recommended to us by our audiobook curator, Aamer Khan, as part of a previous episode where we discussed books that can make us shed a tear... or three. Ramya and I read it and we've reconvened with Aamer to record a proper in-depth review. It's a great, accessibly written, true story about a tight-knit family as they try to find a place to call home. Originally from Iraq, they move to Syria, only to be caught up in the civil war. While they eventually make their way to Edmonton, the time they spend in Syria, anxiously toiling through the refugee process will mark them forever. This book does a lot to humanize the countless refugees around the world, who are too often reduced to simple statistics. Here it is on Audible. Note that it's also available on CELA: https://www.audible.ca/pd/Homes-Audiobook/B07QHG7N5V Plus, Jeff Ryman joins us in the second half for his turn at rapid-fire review. Here are Jeff's selections: - Burke’s Law: A Life in Hockey, by Brian Burke - Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game, by Colin Kaepernick - Runnin' with the Devil: A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen, by Noel Monk - I Am Ozzy, by Ozzy Osbourne - The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band , by Mick Mars, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Neil Strauss
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  • What is CELA? + Demystifying the Audie Awards

    What is CELA? + Demystifying the Audie Awards
    May 18 2024
    CELA , the Center for Equitable Library Access, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. For over a decade, they’ve been maintaining a massive physical and digital library of books in multiple accessible formats for Canadians with disabilities. We mention them on the show constantly because it’s our primary way of accessing all the audiobooks we discuss on this show. Karen McKay and Theresa Power are long-time employees at CELA and have been regular contributors to this show since the beginning and they’re with us on this episode to demystify the service. Plus, Sarah Hillis informs us on what exactly is up with the Audies, the prestigious audiobook awards. We also go through the 2024 winners that were announced back in March. CELA’s website: https://celalibrary.ca/ The full list of winners from the 2024 Audies can be found here: https://www.google.com/search?q=list+of+2024+Audie+winners&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA1105CA1105&oq=list+of+2024+Audie+winners+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigAdIBCDc0MTJqMGo0qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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