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Stitches: A Memoir

Stitches: A Memoir

David Small

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Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel

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Wolf Hall is my idea of the perfect curl up and read fall book.

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Bite Me: A Stomach-Satisfying, Visually-Gratifying, Fresh-Mouthed Cookbook.

Bite Me: A Stomach-Satisfying, Visually-Gratifying, Fresh-Mouthed Cookbook.

Julie Albert

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Bite Me is a sheer delight -- a totally fresh take on delicious every day food and the joy of making it.

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Let the Great World Spin

Let the Great World Spin

Colum Mccann

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Colum McCann’s Let the Great World Spin is a masterpiece – a moving, totally original novel that captures the rich tapestry of characters that gives New York its heart and its soul.

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Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance

Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance

Janet Gleeson

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Gleeson weaves the threads of Law’s life, his economic theories, and the world of his time into a fascinating tale that teaches us much about human nature even as it entertains.

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Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller

Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller

Jeff Rubin

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This book is well researched, smart, and - consistent with the author Jeff Rubin's reputation - entirely provocative. It won’t matter whether you agree with all or part of what Jeff says, you will truly enjoy reading this book and it will leave you thinking and discussing it. What could be better?

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The Disappeared

The Disappeared

Kim Echlin

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I have often noted in my reviews that I love great historical fiction. The stories can cover a brief moment or grand sweep of time. It is simply that beautiful blending of truth and fiction that always seems to strike a chord. 'The Disappeared' by Kim Echlin is one such story.

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Cutting For Stone

Cutting For Stone

Abraham Verghese

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This is a breathtaking family saga which will sweep you up and keep you under its spell from the first page to very last sentence.

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Things I've Been Silent About: Memories

Things I've Been Silent About: Memories

Azar Nafisi

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If you loved 'Reading Lolita in Tehran', you will so enjoy 'Things I've Been Silent About'. And if you are new to Azar Nafisi's writing, you have a treat in store.

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Still Alice

Still Alice

Lisa Genova

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This extraordinary debut novel by Lisa Genova, 'Still Alice' is at once beautiful and terrifying. It is a moving and vivid depiction of one exceptionally accomplished woman’s life as she tries to cope with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

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The Private Patient

The Private Patient

P.d. James

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I always love a great mystery and PD James is just a great mystery writer. This, another in her Adam Dalglieish series ... the charistmatic police officer. This may be one of her best!

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A Mercy

A Mercy

Toni Morrison

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Letter To My Daughter

Letter To My Daughter

Maya Angelou

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Outliers: The Story of Success

Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell

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Elegance Of The Hedgehog

Elegance Of The Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

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The Post American World

The Post American World

Fareed Zakaria

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Zakaria provides a big and clear picture of how the world is changing particulary in terms of the role of America. From a super power, America will increasingly have to share power and influence with China,India, and others.

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Red Dog, Red Dog

Red Dog, Red Dog

Patrick Lane

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I am three quarters through this book and can't put it down. Patrick Lane is one of the country's top poets and his writing is exquisite.... a heart wrenching story to be sure but compelling.

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The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008

The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008

Bob Woodward

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Coventry

Coventry

Helen Humphreys

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The Given Day: A Novel

The Given Day: A Novel

Dennis Lehane

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This is my new Heather's PIck. It is an awesome read. See my review. This is a book I can surely say will be equally enjoyed by men and women.

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The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society

Mary Ann Shaffer

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About this remarkable book, I have to agree with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of 'Eat, Pray, Love' when she says: "I can't recommend it highly enough."

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The Book of Negroes: (U.S. Title: Someone Knows My Name)

The Book of Negroes: (U.S. Title: Someone Knows My Name)

Lawrence Hill

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A harrowing and yet awe-inspiring story of a young woman who at the age of 11 is sold in to slavery.

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On Pain of Death: A Sumach Mystery

On Pain of Death: A Sumach Mystery

Jan Rehner

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The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism

The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism

Matt Mason

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Wolf Hall | Hilary Mantel

The Perfect Curl Up and Read Fall Book

4 weeks ago

I was a few pages into Wolf Hall and knew immediately I was reading something very special – the perfect Heather’s Pick. When the novel was nominated for the coveted Booker Prize, I kept my fingers crossed that it would get the nod. In fact, a few weeks ago, Wolf Hall emerged the 2009 Booker winner. And winner it is. Wolf Hall is rich, historical fiction with a totally new perspective on the intrigue-filled court of Henry the VIII. All the usual suspects are present: Henry’s first wife Kathe… read review

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Reviewed: Stitches: A Memoir | David Small

A Gift to Read

4 weeks ago
Reviewed: Bite Me: A Stomach-Satisfying, Visually-Gratifying, Fresh-Mouthed Cookbook. | Julie Albert

A Sheer Delight

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Reviewed: Let the Great World Spin | Colum Mccann

This Moving, Totally Original Novel is a Masterpiece

2 months ago

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Kate Matthews says:

Very pleased to have befriended you! I get a lot out of your reviews & recommendations. Happy reading! Kate
Jeff Schissler says:

HI!
I noticed one of your picks was "Let the Great World Spin", and I wanted to recommend to you the movie "Man On Wire." If you haven't seen it, it's the documentary about the man who tightrope walked between the Twin Towers. It's incredible! I think you would really enjoy it.
Gege Lambert says:

Good Tuesday Morning Heather: When i get a copy of my book, may I send it to your for perusal. I'm off to purchase "Unfeeling" sound amazing. Cheers...gege
Neil Smith says:

Hello there.

Yes, Ayaan is simply amazing. I just finished her book of essays as well (The Caged Virgin). I would love to meet her and you. I'm quite excited that Aayan is now with Knopf Canada too.

I'm working on a novel set in a heaven designed for atheists. It's to be called Heaven Is a Place Where Nothing Ever Happens. I hope to finish a draft soon. Thanks for the book recommendation. I'll definitely pick up Cutting for Stone.

All the best,

Neil
Joanna Phillips says:

Thanks!
Joanna Phillips says:

Hey Heather, I heard that an Indigo will be opening in Milton, Ontario. When will this happen?
Joanna Phillips says:

Hi Heather! I was extremely happy to learn that an Indigo will be opening up in Milton. Could you let me in on the details so I can share them with my friends and co-workers?
Laura Cooke says:

Hello Heather!
I wonder if you have read Outcast by Sadie Jones. It is a moving first novel. I highly recommend it.
Neil Smith says:

A quick note, Heather, to tell you how much I loved Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I stayed up till 4 a.m. reading this eye-opening autobiography on the weekend. This woman is courageous and inspiring. I hope to have a chance to meet her one day. (She just signed a book deal with Knopf Canada, my publisher.) I've already ordered The Caged Virgin to read more about Ms. Ali. Thanks for making this book a Heather's Pick. And thanks again for your support of my book.

Neil Smith
Marvin Ross says:

Heather: Further to our discussion a couple of weeks ago about the novel, Cutting For Stone, see http://tinyurl.com/da5uog. This is a profile of the doctor who did the feature film Cutting for Stone

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Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel

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Wolf Hall is rich, historical fiction with a totally new perspective on the intrigue-filled court of Henry the VIII.

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Bite Me: A Stomach-Satisfying, Visually-Gratifying, Fresh-Mouthed Cookbook.

Bite Me: A Stomach-Satisfying, Visually-Gratifying, Fresh-Mouthed Cookbook.

Julie Albert

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Bite Me is a sheer delight -- a totally fresh take on delicious every day food and the joy of making it.

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Let the Great World Spin

Let the Great World Spin

Colum Mccann

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Colum McCann’s Let the Great World Spin is a masterpiece – a moving, totally original novel that captures the rich tapestry of characters that gives New York its heart and its soul.

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Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance

Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance

Janet Gleeson

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Millionaire reads like a Hollywood blockbuster.

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Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller

Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller

Jeff Rubin

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This book is well researched, smart, and -consistent with Jeff’s reputation - entirely provocative. It won’t matter whether you agree with all or part of what Jeff says, you will truly enjoy reading this book and it will leave you thinking and discussing it. What could be better? A Great Father’s Day Pick.

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The Disappeared

The Disappeared

Kim Echlin

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From its first page, 'The Disappeared' takes us into the land of kings and temples, fought over for generations. It reveals the forces that act on love everywhere: family, politics, forgetting. This is a story that will embrace you from the first page and stay with you like a good wine.

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10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea

10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea

Suzy Welch

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10-10-10 is one of those books that everyone should read; you could be 12 or 82, no matter. Welch’s ideas change for the better the way you approach making decisions about your life

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Cutting For Stone

Cutting For Stone

Abraham Verghese

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This is a breathtaking family saga which will sweep you up and keep you under its spell from the first page to very last sentence. Brilliant... simply brilliant.

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I'm reading this for the second time. It's great; all of the keen observation of human nature and the wisdom one expects from Pratchett, a cook-and-goblin romance, the Patrician's vampire lady friend, a sexy model in a false beard, and the wizards of UU. If you haven't read Pratchett yet you're missing something wonderful.

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Breakfast at Bloomingdales

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Catching Fire: The Second Book of The Hunger Games

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A great sequal to the Hunger Games ... I can't wait for the next book to find out how the story ends...

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City Of Thieves

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A great story of war... and friendship ...

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The Occupied Garden: Recovering The Story Of A Family In The Wartorn Netherlands

The Occupied Garden: Recovering The Story Of A Family In The Wartorn Netherlands

Kristen Den Hartog

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I can't remember if I recommended this before, so I apologize if you have gotten this before. I loved this book, and it's Canadian.

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Zombie Blondes

Zombie Blondes

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This book was creepy and exciting and had interesting, developed characters! A great, thrilling read! :D
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Please pardon the "bragging" but I wanted to share this exciting new anthology I edited of all Canadian content by some of Canada's best writers of speculative literature.

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Birth Of Venus

Birth Of Venus

Sarah Dunant

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The jacket did not sell me the book, but the first 3 pages of the prologue did. I haad to fing out how a nun in the 1500's in Florence had a tattoo of a snake down and around her breast/chest!!! lol

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