Hello Hemlock! discussion

Roos wrote: "Hi everyone! I love to read all your little stories, you all seem so interesting. :) Ahh, people.

I'm Rose (Roos in Dutch), almost 22 and a little bit of an Atwood fangirl. I've only read 3 books ..."

Hello Roos! I am in love with your Dutch name. I'm always jealous when people get two names due to nationality and translations! It's like you're a superhero.

Will you be reading Oryx and Crake with us this month!? Your studies sound amazing and I think it's great that Atwood has been able to come to you. What a dame. I want to hear more about your thesis!

Hiya, I am Saoirse from Ireland. I am 22 and a very avid reader! I am a subscriber of Jason's on the yootoobes and he invited me to join this group. I was a bit sceptical at first, but as soon as I saw Atwood on the list I was like 'what the heck, I may as well'

So...I just figured out that Hello Hemlock was a Goodreads based reading group as well as a YouTube based reading group. I know I'm probably late to this fact, but I've followed Jason, Karate, and most recently, Jessica on YT and have seen them review and talk about books and other things and loved it all. I just started BookTubing a month ago and review books on my channel, The Young, The Broke, & The Bookish:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrR4...

When I'm not doing that, I'm a English graduate student who studies the African-American skin tone bias (idea that being light-skinned is more favorable and carries more perks in AA community than being dark-skinned) and travel and do random vlogs on my second channel with my friends, which is entitled Flat21Chat.
This vlog is similar to the VlogBrothers videos where the four of us basically write letters to each other in video format and talk about life, social/feminist issues, and random things that happen to us. If you want to follow that channel, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCur...

I cant wait to learn more about Canadian literature and read more books from this country. I'm currently reading The Handmaiden's Tale (slowly) and would love some recommendations for other Canadian authors.

Saoirse wrote: "Hiya, I am Saoirse from Ireland. I am 22 and a very avid reader! I am a subscriber of Jason's on the yootoobes and he invited me to join this group. I was a bit sceptical at first, but as soon as I..."

I'm glad you decided to give us a go, Saoirse! Have you been able to follow along this year? We've had a slower pace so far in 2014 :)

Adira wrote: "So...I just figured out that Hello Hemlock was a Goodreads based reading group as well as a YouTube based reading group. I know I'm probably late to this fact, but I've followed Jason, Karate, and ..."

I am SO glad you have joined us!!! <3 You have a fantastic channel and I'm so excited you are on board the CanLit steamboat! Woo wooooo!

Ron wrote: "Hi everybody,
My name is Ronnie, I live in Toronto, I just turned 23, and I'm finishing up my English MA this summer.
I'm so excited to read more CanLit - I took a course on it and just loved it!..."

Hai gurl.

Hi there, I'm Maggie! I'm a Mississippi native starting my freshman year of college this fall. I make YouTube videos under the name fantasticmagical and also enjoy films, a good tv show, especially if it's animated, comics and playing and listening to a variety of music. Though I've been aware of Hello Hemlock and followed it's fabulous creators for a while, I only recently decided to participate in this book club, so I figured I should introduce myself. I can't wait to dive into some CanLit, as I've been craving something different in the vein of adult fiction lately!

Hello! So jazzed to be joining Hello Hemlock: the goodreads group!

I live in Fort Erie, Ontario. I'm a high school teacher (yup, English). I have always loved CanLit, especially Newfoundland writers (long story, which involves a family history and a rash decision to move to the rock for a year to get close to some of my fav authors - not as creepy as that sounds, I promise).

This may be self-evident already, but I'm obsessed with reading. Glad to be here.

Cheers,
Julie

Julie wrote: "Hello! So jazzed to be joining Hello Hemlock: the goodreads group!

I live in Fort Erie, Ontario. I'm a high school teacher (yup, English). I have always loved CanLit, especially Newfoundland writ..."

Hi Julie! So glad you're joining us, and I can't wait to hear all about your year spent in Newfoundland! Let us know if you've posted your story anywhere already where we can read/watch :)

Jessica: thanks! I haven't ever actually done a video about my year in Nfld. Great idea though! I'll see what I can do!
Julie

Julie wrote: "Hello! So jazzed to be joining Hello Hemlock: the goodreads group!

I live in Fort Erie, Ontario. I'm a high school teacher (yup, English). I have always loved CanLit, especially Newfoundland writ..."

Welcome, Julie! So excited to have you aboard! I can definitely understand that quick decision to move out East. I feel the same pull! My dad is from the Maritimes, but I've never been, and the more I read Maritime writers, the more I feel like I'm missing a piece of home I need to experience. Any author-stalking tips? ;-)

Thanks Jason! Actually, stalking authors on the rock is easier than you'd think - they go to the same pubs, festivals, and readings as a book nerd usually, so they just seem to pop up everywhere. Lol You totally need to go out east one day, for sure!
Cheers!

Hello!
My name is Jenn and I am so stoked to be joining Hello Hemlock!! (My Grampy was Canadian via PEI, but later his family came to the States, about 2/3 are now back in Canada...it calls to us.) I'm from Maine, but always feel like Canada is my second home. I'm looking forward to getting more into Canadian lit, plus it would make my Grampy proud to embrace his roots a bit more.

I have a little (sometimes poorly updated) book blog called Booksessed. I am incredibly lucky/spoiled to work in a small library. I love snowy weather because it is a good excuse to stay in with tea and a book.

Hi, I'm Marie from Paris. I'm 22 and I teach latin and french in a secondary school. I read "the Golden mean" a year ago and really liked it. I was curious to hear what you think about it. Since, I also read "the sweet girl": I felt very disappointed. No historical interest in this book unfortunately ....

Hi! I'm Savanna :) My channel is The Pretentious English Major: www.youtube.com/pretentiousem

I read classics and literary fiction, but not exclusively. I'm interested in local (Edmonton) new work, so theatre/plays, but I'd like to get my CanLit on in books, too. I'm really looking forward to expanding my repertoire!

Also, I really want to read and discuss Station Eleven!!! Like SO hard. It should be coming in the mail relatively soon. Have we picked a book for December? Can it be Station Eleven? Could I do a discussion video for the channel about it?? I'm a little obsessed :D And December would be a good month for me; I basically have it off from school.

Savanna, I read Station Eleven last month and it was amazing. I hope you enjoy it! It would be a great book for discussion too.

Savanna wrote: "Hi! I'm Savanna :) My channel is The Pretentious English Major: www.youtube.com/pretentiousem

I read classics and literary fiction, but not exclusively. I'm interested in local (Edmonton) new work..."

WHAT. You live in Edmonton too? Bananas!

We are actually not reading anything in the month of December (to give us all a break!) but Station Eleven sounds like a very exciting selection! We haven't read anything like that, and I've been dying to read it as well! Thanks for the suggestion! We're always looking for guests for the channel! ;-)

Hello to all,
My name is Carolina, I am originally from Colombia bu I moved to Montreal 5 years ago. I am still hoping I will get used to winter. I am very happy to have found this group as I really wanted to "work" on my Canadian reading but I was needing the right push and I have found that GR groups are the right thing for me. I'm already part of another book club (Sword and Laser) and it has been very fun, particularly for the discussions.
That's it for now, feel free to visit my profile or blog and I can wait to start reading with you guys!

Carolina wrote: "Hello to all,
My name is Carolina, I am originally from Colombia bu I moved to Montreal 5 years ago. I am still hoping I will get used to winter. I am very happy to have found this group as I reall..."

Hi Carolina! How do you like Montreal? (Besides cold!) We can't wait for 2015 and our new year of #CanLit to share and discuss and read together! Who is your favourite Canadian author so far?

Jessica wrote: "Carolina wrote: "Hello to all,
My name is Carolina, I am originally from Colombia bu I moved to Montreal 5 years ago. I am still hoping I will get used to winter. I am very happy to have found this..."

Other than the cold, Montreal is great! So far I love Margaret Atwood and I recently finished Runaway by Alice Munro and loved it too. Oh and Emily St, John Mandel's Station Eleven blew my mind!