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Currently reading (6)
The Group by Mary McCarthy
Leaven of Malice by Robertson Davies
Issues in Canadian Governance by Amanda Clarke, Jonathan Craft
Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Jen Gunter

Mainly reads fiction books that are reflective, adventurous, and emotional.

Typically chooses medium-paced books that are <300 pages long.

Read recently
Tempest-Tost: The Salterton Trilogy, Book 1 by Robertson Davies
The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions by Penny Simkin
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

To-Read Pile
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Bear by Marian Engel
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

Challenges

2024 Reading Goal

52 books

52% (27 books)

Hosted challenges
The Book Awards Backlist Challenge

10 prompts | 28 participants | 92 books added

30 Books to Celebrate 30 Years of Writers and Company

30 prompts | 4 participants | 15 books added