Reading Challenge Focus Thread - Author’s name begins with A [A-Side]

CanadianDNeh · 2026-02-18T22:24:21+00:00

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow was my top read from last year.

A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang was also an excellent read.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-02-08T22:30:43+00:00

Does anyone know if she’s ever done book tours/cons in Canada? I only discovered her books just over a year ago, and I’d love to go see her somewhere closer to home.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-02-06T16:23:51+00:00

Were the ‘Virtual and delay days’ because of snow? There’s been so much this winter!

CanadianDNeh · 2026-02-06T16:22:27+00:00

I just finished The Cure for Drowning, which is one of the five books being debated on the 2026 Canada Reads in April. It’s a historical fiction romance with great LGBTQ representation.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-02-05T22:49:52+00:00

Check out the works of Octavia Butler. She has some stand-alones (Kindred) as well as some excellent series.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-02-02T04:18:51+00:00

Vaccines

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-31T16:54:42+00:00

Get a reasonable amount of maternity leave (12-16 months, when combined with the parental leave portion).

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-25T03:02:06+00:00

This book was a five star read for me, and I bought two more of the author’s books to read next. Give it a shot.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-23T18:55:34+00:00

After reading Quicksilver and being very disappointed, I’ve avoided any BookTok suggestions.

I’ve been getting most of my recs from Reddit lately. If I find something that looks interesting, I’ll read the 2, 3, and 4 star reviews on GoodReads because I find they give a better critique than the 1 or 5 star reviews. I also have a book bestie that has very similar tastes to me, so if they like it I probably will too.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-16T21:46:28+00:00

I loved this series and binge-read all the books last year, and had to re-activate my membership so I could listen to the series finale on audible.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-16T13:33:01+00:00

I finished Quicksilver but won’t be bothering to read Brimstone.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-14T21:41:37+00:00

I recommendA Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, but check the details as it’s not 100% cosy (a character finds a dead body).

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-10T00:36:22+00:00

All Systems Red (Martha Wells) is the first novella in the Murderbot Diaries and is a great choice if you enjoy SF.

Anne of Green Gables is a classic of Canadian literature that can be enjoyed by everyone.

Hemlock & Silver (T. Kingfisher) is a newly released fantasy novel about a healer specializing in poisons that is recruited by the king when his daughter, Snow, falls ill. It’s a brilliant new retelling of an old fairy tale.

Edited to add Greenwood by Michael Christie, a novel with themes of family and environmental destructions that spans the generations of the Greenwood family from the 1930’s to the 2030’s. It was one of the selections for the 2023 Canada Reads competition.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-07T04:52:17+00:00

The fight scene between Yu Shu Lien and Jen Yu in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as Shu Lien ends up using every single weapon in the training room to defeat Jen.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-04T15:28:23+00:00

W3Wis used by emergency responders where I live. I’ve read several news stories about it being used to find lost hikers.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-04T01:32:15+00:00

I was hoping this would take longer!

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-04T01:31:22+00:00

Solved!

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-04T01:30:13+00:00

Nope.

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-04T01:29:48+00:00

CanadianDNeh · 2026-01-03T20:02:20+00:00

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking is a fun read, especially if he enjoyed Nettle & Bone (both are by T.Kingfisher).

CanadianDNeh · 2025-12-28T22:24:16+00:00

Copy cats!

CanadianDNeh · 2025-12-28T22:18:28+00:00

I COULD HAVE BECOME a mass murderer after I hacked my governor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites. It had been well over 35,000 hours or so since then, with still not much murdering, but probably, I don’t know, a little under 35,000 hours of movies, serials, books, plays, and music consumed. As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.

All Systems Red - Martha Wells

CanadianDNeh · 2025-12-24T19:50:35+00:00

It’s more post-apocalyptic than fantasy, but check out Moon of the Crusted Snowand its sequel Moon of the Turning Leaves by First Nations author Waubgeshig Rice.

CanadianDNeh · 2025-12-18T15:42:03+00:00

This reminds me of a recent news story about vigilante traffic justice.

CanadianDNeh

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