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Far To Go by Alison Pick
Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
To the End of the Land by David Grossman
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Babylon and Other Stories by Alix Ohlin
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
The Rosie Project
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Son by Lois Lowry
Messenger by Lois Lowry
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Requiem by Frances Itani
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards (abandoned - so bleak)
Astray by Emma Donoghue
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
The Teacher's Daughter by Richard B. Wright
The Confederacy of Dunces by John Toole Kennedy
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Dear Life by Alice Munro
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
The Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
The Round House by Louise ErdrichBook Club Book:
Requiem by Frances Itani
Author Archives: Finola
Books of 2014
Here is what I think is a mostly complete list of books that I read in 2014. I used Goodreads to help me compile this list, but noticed some quirks; Goodreads wasn’t pulling up all the books that I had … Continue reading
Writing Prompts
Writing prompts motivate me to write scenes that I might not have ever thought of writing. I keep a collection of them in a file on my computer, holding on to them so that I can use them one day … Continue reading
Fall Updates
Oh, my poor neglected blog that I am updating mostly so that the first thing you see when you come to this page won’t be my driver’s licence picture. Honestly, what was I thinking? Some updates. I have had to … Continue reading
Which Mug is Which?
People don’t willingly share their driver’s licence photos on social media, right? Right. I’m clearly not like most people. Well I just got a new licence, with a new photo, and it looks EXACTLY like my old one. I mean, … Continue reading
Back to Back
I bumped into a friend at the school’s big fundraiser a little while ago. This friend was a very supportive voice to me when I was looking for a way to explore my writing, and she was an important motivator for … Continue reading
Writing
I’ve been working on a set of linked short stories on and off for the last three years and now I’m trying to figure out what to do with them. There are four of them, for a grand total of … Continue reading
Who doesn’t love a good coincidence?
In early February our family was lucky enough to spend a week in Florida being retiree-wannabees at my Dad’s snowbird home. I was flipping through Facebook while I was there and saw my friend Tash had posted this picture: Well … Continue reading
Walk Commute
I’m lucky that I can walk to work. It saves on money of course, plus I get 225 minutes of exercise built into my week without having to lift myself off the couch at the end of the day when … Continue reading
Ten Books
Who doesn’t love a book meme?! This one was floating around Facebook for a while, and it recently migrated over to the blogosphere where I found it at Bibliomama. What are ten books that have stayed with you? Here are … Continue reading
It’s still fall
We’re easy to recognize. Our hats are pulled down; our scarves are pulled up. Our eyes are slightly teary and there is frost on our eyelashes, hats, and any hair that’s poking out from under our winter gear. We’re wearing … Continue reading