World LiteraTour
Reading the World’s Greatest Stories
New blog posts every Tuesday and Friday on languages and literature from around the world, from the most ancient classics to the newest releases
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Goodreads blurb: A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow…
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Goodreads blurb: Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. Jamie, full of good-natured sixteen-year-old recklessness, is usually off fighting for what matters to him or getting into mischief, often at the same…
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(image: Title page of the I Ching, c. 1100 AD/CE – http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/08/73/99.html, Public Domain) As I mentioned previously in my post about the Old Chinese language, the earliest examples of written Chinese come from oracle bones, pieces of ox scapula or turtle shell that were used in divination rituals and began to include written language…
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Be sure to watch episode 4 before reading my spoilerful thoughts below! (link to CBC YouTube channel above) Well, Canada, the book every Canadian should read is A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer! (Shameless plug: If any Americans would like to read this or any other Canada Reads selection, you can order…
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Be sure to watch episode 3 before reading my spoilery comments below! (Link to the episode on the CBC YouTube channel above) It scared me for a second there that Dandelion might be the third to go! That wasn’t really on my bingo card, so to speak. I felt bad for Saïd having to be the…
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Be sure to watch Episode 2 before reading my spoilerful comments below! (CBC YouTube link above) I really enjoyed today’s debates! No surprises to me in the results, except maybe Maggie Mac Neil’s vote against Dandelion. I thought she’d stick with Etta & Otto & Russell & James. But I think Jennie’s Boy being second to go…
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First of all, as a fellow basement-apartment-dweller I have to say, “…on the cushion that already has a tear in it from when I tried to kill a house centipede with a butcher knife” (p. 46) is the most relatable sentence I’ve ever read. I laughed out loud for a full minute. It’s hard for…
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Be sure to watch episode 1 before reading my spoilerful comments below! (CBC YouTube link above) A big piece of the Canada Reads puzzle that you’re missing when you read the books is how good the celebrities will be at championing them. A good argument can save a mediocre book; a poor argument can allow…
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Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I’ll be sharing my thoughts about the 5 books that will battle it out for the Canada Reads 2025 title next week (March 17-20). If you’re not familiar with Canada Reads, it’s an annual competition on CBC (Canada’s public broadcaster) where 5 Canadian celebrities each pick a Canadian…
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Hello! Thanks for visiting my blog. In this post, I’ll be talking about my most anticipated upcoming book releases, specifically those due to be published between March and August 2025. Back in January, I talked about the upcoming releases Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, The Paris Express…