Author: Heidi Tiedemann Darroch
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Canada Reads 2026 Long-Listed Books
Hot off the presses! The list for 2026 has just been announced; it will then be narrowed down to five books, each championed by a Canadian celebrity. (To quote one of my former Canadian Studies students: “How can they be celebrities if I’ve never heard of any of them?” But we have a small population…
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Louise Penny on CBC’s Bookends, and the World’s Longest Undefended Border
Much of my knowledge of Canadian literature has been gleaned from CBC radio. The voices of Eleanor Wachtel and Shelagh Rogers are instantly recognizable to me. And in recent years, Louise Penny’s wonderfully throaty speaking voice has become just as familiar. I missed her early years as a CBC broadcaster, but it’s a great pleasure…
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Liz Bugg’s Oranges and Lemons
Liz Bugg is the author of three mysteries featuring Toronto private investigator Calli Barrow: Red Rover, Oranges and Lemons, and Yellow Vengeance. In the second novel in the series, Oranges and Lemons, Calli has taken up boxing to help her deal with the trauma she recently experienced, and her unexpected prowess leaves her feeling strong…
