CanadianContent discussion

Hi Robyn, welcome to the group. I am a fellow Calgarian. Great story about your son, sounds like he would fit right in here. You will have lots of new Can lit on your TBR list before you know it.

Welcome Robyn. I'm a former Calgarian...in fact, just came back from visiting family there. Love the story about your growling little bookworm :)

Hi Robyn. Welcome! Lots of former Calgarians here - I grew up in Calgary, as well, though I'm now in the Edmonton area.

Welcome Robin!! A great place to increase your TBR shelf!!!

Thanks all for the warm welcome. Calgary is such a nice city. As much as I miss the ocean I love that there is always something to do around here and so many lovely spots to sit outside and read :)

Hello, Robyn -- I live in Invermere, so Calgary is my nearest big city and the home of two of my three daughters. We are reading books like mad to our little grandchildren and I sometimes think we enjoy this as much or more than they do!

Hi everyone!

My name is Erin, and I am a Canadian author based in New Brunswick. I have always had a passion for reading, and love historical fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, although as a writer, I currently write under the contemporary fiction/romance genres. I really believe in supporting Canadian authors, and I'm excited to see which Canadian novels I should be reading.

Welcome Erin! I hope that you enjoy participating in all of our discussion. Check out the friday spine crackers for lots of weekly reading discussion!

hello I'm Charlotte and I love Mysterys, Murder Mysterys!! I once read a book that I thought was called "An Old Fashioned Murder Mystery" But I can't find it listed any where. I'm sure It was from a Canadian writer. The author was as much a mystery as the book. As I remember the story the writer lived on an island in "Maybe" Georgian Bay for many years. Then one day just disappeared living in the house this book that she had written over many years. It was about a birthday party in an old house on an island. where in the end the killer who was killing off the party goers turns out to be...the author.
Anyone else ever read this book???

Hello there! I am a Hong Kong Canadian living in Richmond, BC. I am an avid reader of world historical fiction and a writer of historical fiction with a focus on Chinese history. I had previously lived in Toronto and Calgary and ultimately decided to settle in Greater Vancouver. Having been born and grown up in Hong Kong, I received a fully bilingual education (Chinese and English) and also learned French for 4 years.

Good to meet you all!

Welcome.

Hi folks - this seems like a fun group. The gender balance is delightful! (Don't panic - next year I reach the three-quarter century mark!)
I'm an ex-pat Montrealer (over 50 years in the west, most of which in Saskatchewan. And I have just published one novel (last spring) and working on number two. I had an overload of reading when I was young, and have had an over-load of writing since (non-fiction, unless you count advertising copy!) so I confess to being a very occasional reader for many years.
http://www.peterkingsmill.ca

Welcome Peter! It is great to see that readers turn to writers! I hope you enjoy all the discussion about CanLit in this group.

We do have a thread for self promotion: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... for members of our group. Thx

Welcome Charlotte! I am sorry but I can't help you with your book quest.

Welcome Alice!

I hope you both enjoy the Can Lit Discussions... your TBR piles will flourish!

Peter wrote: "Hi folks - this seems like a fun group. The gender balance is delightful! (Don't panic - next year I reach the three-quarter century mark!)
I'm an ex-pat Montrealer (over 50 years in the west, most..."

I expect not too many people here will recognize your community of Hafford, but my Dad was born and raised on a farm near Richard. We just drove through Hafford a couple of months ago!

Hi Elinor... Thank-you for the note! Yes, Hafford has been our hometown for thirty years now; it's struggling back from a brush with extinction, and grows a tiny bit each year. We moved here for three things: an excellent school for our daughter (and now her eldest graduates this year!); Redberry Lake (now a UNESCO biosphere reserve); and at the time we owned the community newspaper that served the area. We got to know a little bit about Richard in the process, and of course know some folks who still live around there.
I read that you are a successful author - congratulations! I am just getting started (one novel in the marketplace) and like you (somewhat), writing books came from a long period of professional writing.

I am new here too, currently living in Saskatoon after 15 years in North Battleford with bi-weekly trips to work out of our Hafford office! What a small world. I am a member of 2 book clubs here in Saskatoon and working, kids and grandkids keep me pretty busy.

Hi Evelyn - I am pondering, "I must know this person, after 15 years making frequent trips to an office here in Hafford... school? clinic?"

Anyway, thanks for the note ! Take care of yourself in that wild and weird metropolis of Saskatoon (just kidding - we spent 15 years commuting every summer from Hafford to our riverboats in Saskatoon. When we retired from that, our days seemed so much simpler! Love Saskatoon - beautiful city!)
Peter

Welcome Sask folks! I grew up in Unity if any of you know where that is. We used to drive by Hafford all the time on our drive to visit my grandparents in Big River. Car ride activities included anticipating the next town and waiting for the treeline! I also spent about a decade in Saskatoon as well going to University. I am in Calgary now but still visit now and then. Welcome to the group. We all love Can lit and are pretty diverse in our tastes I think. Something for everyone.

Oh yeah - know where Unity is! Pretty good town, it seems! Thanks for the welcome - much appreciated!
Peter

Hi everyone. I'm new to Goodreads and have just written and self-published my part memoir/part self-help book Taming Crazy: Confessions and Lessons I'm originally from Wales now living in Calgary and the Okanagan (we straddle the Rockies) I was going to do a big Goodreads ebook giveaway but a bit disappointed that its not available to Canadians...ugh! Will have to look into a different option.
Anyway, I'm an avid reader and happy to be here!

Welcome onboard Alicya! Used to live in the Okanagan (Armstrong) - nice part of the world!
Ouch - didn't know there was that limitation on Goodreads (not for Canadians... and I'm sort of surprised. I used Bookfunnel to do a give-away in June - collected 500+ email addresses... might be worth checking out (my genre is fiction - mystery, so I am not sure if Bookfunnel takes that, but check it out!
Cheers,
Peter

Goodreads used to be great for giveaways before Amazon took over. Watch me get kicked out now, ha!

Any idea why the Canadian vs USA limitation? You'd thing that an e-book is an e-book is an e-book and it produces revenue whenever/wherever it's sold (no shipping costs).
There must be an explanation somewhere!

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There is a thread about giveaways as many of us are missing them. :(

Thanks Susan!

Peter wrote: "Hi Evelyn - I am pondering, "I must know this person, after 15 years making frequent trips to an office here in Hafford... school? clinic?"

Anyway, thanks for the note ! Take care of yourself in t..."

Thanks Peter! Not school or clinic, but bank.
Barbara, I also travelled for work to Unity and Big River as well!

Hi Peter, I drive through Armstrong all the time.
Yes ebook giveaways are for US residents only. You can do print giveaways but of course theres extra costs of shipping...always something. Thanks for the bookfunnel suggestion, I'll look into it.

Barbara, dont get me started on Amazon's review rules lol

Barbara wrote: "Welcome Sask folks! I grew up in Unity if any of you know where that is. We used to drive by Hafford all the time on our drive to visit my grandparents in Big River. Car ride activities included an..."

It's astonishing that several people here actually know the tiny hamlet of Hafford. I grew up on a farm near Brada (which no longer exists) outside North Battleford, and my brother still farms there so we visit my childhood home often. Of course I know where Unity is, and Big River, too! The setting for my novel Bird's Eye View is loosely based on the Battlefords.

Evelyn wrote: "I am new here too, currently living in Saskatoon after 15 years in North Battleford with bi-weekly trips to work out of our Hafford office! What a small world. I am a member of 2 book clubs here in..."

Hi, Evelyn! Nice to see you here!

Thank you Alice! Good to see you here too : )

I am surprised at all the familiarity with small town Sask! Who knew? Welcome guys. Good luck getting your books out there.

Hi everybody. My name is Samantha. I've been on Goodreads for a few years now, and really wanted to join a book club that concentrated on Canadian authors. I don't know why I didn't find this group sooner!?
I have been making more of an effort to include at least 1 Canadian author in my TBR. One of my all time favourite novels by a Canadian author is Crow Lake by Mary Lawson.

Samantha wrote: "Hi everybody. My name is Samantha. I've been on Goodreads for a few years now, and really wanted to join a book club that concentrated on Canadian authors. I don't know why I didn't find this group..."

Hi Samantha! Welcome to the gang!

Welcome Samantha. I am glad that you found us and I really enjoyed Crow Lake also!

Glad you could join us, Samantha.

New to this group - American who is a big fan of all things Canadian. (I also write a blog focused on Canadian music.) Looking forward to talking about books with you all!

Welcome Lesley - you will be adding all things Canadian to your TBR pile now that you are here!

Hello! I'm a Canadian expat living in Maryland now, but I grew up in Milton, Ontario. I'm a professional editor by day and a bookworm by night--I pretty much live surrounded by books and storytelling! Joining this group is a way to connect with my roots :)

Oooh books all the time, sounds great Christina. Are you happy to read at night without editing or do you just do it out of habit? Hope you enjoy the group!

Welcome Christina !! I hope you can get your can-lit fix here!

Hi, Christina - fellow editor here! Nice to meet you. :) Like Barbara, I'm curious whether you edit when you're reading for fun. I do - wish I could stop!

Thanks for the welcome!
I flip my editor brain onto silent mode when I'm reading for pleasure :) It's lovely to escape into another world that I don't have to analyze!

Hi everybody!
My name is Alan Welch and I am a Canadian author, but don't look for Canadian content in my books. I write Westerns!
I currently reside in Quebec, in the woods, next to a beautiful lake, where I can write in peace.
My favorite genres are historical fiction (I particularly love Bernard Cornwell's books), thrillers and, of course, Westerns.
My latest book 'Gunfighter Summer' can be found on Amazon and Kindle. I had fun writing it and hope that some of you will enjoy reading it.
Happy New Year!

Welcome Alan - perhaps we will increase your Canadian content in your reading. :)

Thank you, Susan. Glad to be here!

Hi everyone I am James! I am a Canadian Self Published Author myself. My first book is just coming out and hope to have it on good reads soon.

I am interested in reading books from more Canadian Authors so I just joined this group. Hope to find some good book recommendations!

Hi James.
What genre of books do you write?
Alan

I am currently writing a fantasy book series! I just started, as I am just releasing my first book.