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DNF - Yes or No?

Rebecca and Tara explore the world of DNFs--books that readers "did not finish".  Thank you to Bookworm Adventure Girl for the topic.  Books discussed: Rebecca:  Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Scars and Stars by Jesse Thistle Ted Kennedy by John A. Farrell Mossflower by Brian Jacques The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela Making a Scene by Constance Wu A Snake Falls to Earth; Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons The Orenda by Joseph Boyden Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Tara: Glorious Frazzled Beings by Angélique Lalonde The Great Alone; The Nightingale; On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie   Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores.  Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast.  When you purchase a book through our virtual bookshop, a portion of the sales benefits a local bookstore, as well as the podcast, which helps offset the costs of the show.

Broadcast on:
04 Mar 2023

Rebecca and Tara explore the world of DNFs--books that readers "did not finish".  Thank you to Bookworm Adventure Girl for the topic.  Books discussed:

Rebecca: 

  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
  • Scars and Stars by Jesse Thistle
  • Ted Kennedy by John A. Farrell
  • Mossflower by Brian Jacques
  • The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
  • The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela
  • Making a Scene by Constance Wu
  • A Snake Falls to Earth; Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
  • Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
  • The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
  • Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr

Tara:

  • Glorious Frazzled Beings by Angélique Lalonde
  • The Great Alone; The Nightingale; On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
  • The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
  • The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
  • If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie

 

Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores.  Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast.  When you purchase a book through our virtual bookshop, a portion of the sales benefits a local bookstore, as well as the podcast, which helps offset the costs of the show.