I have to admit, when I first challenged myself to participate in Random House Canada's Reading Bingo challenge, I had no idea it would spark my love of Canadian literature. All the hype around= Canada Reads definitely fuelled these amazing results. I met my target of completing one line, but surpassed my expectations by crossing off 16 out of 25 squares.
If Random House puts this challenge up again next year, I may just have to consider participating.
The books I read to cross of the squares are listed below. I would love to hear results from others who participated in this challenge.
- A Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominated Novel: Ru by Kim Thúy
- A Book by A Canadian Author: The Squickerwonkers written by Evangeline Lilly
- A Book Set In British Columbia: The Truth Commission by Susan Juby
- A Book Set In Toronto: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- A Book By An Aboriginal Author: The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King
- A Book Recommended by CBC: When Everything Feels Like The Movies by Raziel Reid
- A Canada Reads Nominated Book: And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier
- A Work of Non-Fiction by a Canadian Author: The Fan Girl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Geek Girls by Sam Maggs
- A Governor General's Award Nominated Book: Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes by Kamal Al-Solaylee
- A Mystery Or Thriller By A Canadian Author: Harmless by James Grainger
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- A Book With A Red & White Cover: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
- A Book That Was Featured by Canada AM: Brown Eggs and Jam Jars by Aimée Wimbush-Bourque
- A Biography or Autobiography Of A Canadian Celebrity: The Man Who Learned to Walk Three Times: A Memoir by Peter Kavanagh
- A Book That Appears in #CanLit: If I Fall, I Die by Michael Christie
- A Book with Snow on the Cover: Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbø
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