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@@CarolBirnbaum-x7b Oh, thank you so much for this message! That’s a beautiful quote. It’s good to be reminded to take that attitude towards time. I was disappointed by Nezhukumatathil’s Bite by Bite partly because I had enjoyed World of Wonders so much. I hope you will enjoy Bluets too. 😊

@@100onBooks Hello Nyambura! How to Hide an Empire sounds good. I don’t usually think of the USA in terms of empire but the title alone is enough to get my mind working in that direction. I just heard about another work of history that I want to get to: How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History by Josephine Quinn. I am glad to have pleased you with my mention of Zanzibar. When I was editing this video I felt embarrassed by the way in my sentence construction I had mashed countries (Oman and Iran) together with a demonymic (Zanzibari) and an ethnic group (Swahili). I’m delighted that you enjoyed A Jest of God and want to read more of Margaret Laurence. The two undertakers (old and new) in A Jest of God are side characters in The Diviners. Happy reading!

It’s good to hear from you Aleksandra. I don’t know what RUclips gremlins get into the system and disappear comments. The Iranian cookbook has very complicated recipes so I feel the challenge. The Omani cookbook is more approachable, with similar ingredients.

@@lindysmagpiereads After several years of trying to cook Iranian dishes, I came up with fusion versions, which I can prepare quickly. Authentic ones require a lot of time and the right ingredients, which is sadly hard to get in Northern countries. By the way, both Persian limes and barberries are my favourite 😍 ♥️

@@kassandrik I had already started thinking about how I can create fusion versions because, yes, these recipes are complex and entail multiple steps. There’s valuable basic information, such as how to prepare dried barberries before use in cooking. I wouldn’t have guessed that there may be sand with the berries and the best way to deal with that.

@@spreadbookjoy My reading tastes appear to mesh with the group first approached to create the original 100 and the people who wrote in to the NYT. I’ve read 65 from the Readers Choice list.

@@readandre-read Hahaha! Easy to make oneself nuts over trying to pick a top 10. Don’t I know it! Jeff, one of the hosts of the Book Riot podcast, says it’s fair to pick 10% of the books you read as favourites. Under those rules, I am allowed 20 top books from among the 203 I’ve read so far this year. I’m overwhelmed by my choices for all of the 21st century so far.

@@BookChatWithPat8668 Pat, it’s very kind of you to offer a gifted article. You are such a thoughtful person and I am glad you are here on booktube. Jacqueline mentioned elsewhere in this comments section that Greg of Supposedly Fun went through all the readers choice list so I will look for it there. High five to another Hamlet fan! It was the first real theatre production I saw (other than school plays) when I moved to Edmonton to go to college. I was hooked on live theatre ever after.

@@lindysmagpiereadsThank you for being so welcoming and kind to me! Yes, Greg did a great video about this topic, as did Kim at MiddleoftheBookMarch just today. I followed The NY Times each day as they released each batch of books, and the comments from the readership were just fascinating. If you ever need anything from The NY Times, it’s no trouble at all for me to email you a link. (Did I ever tell you that I have a former student who reviews for The NY Times? Makes me very proud! 😊)

@@BookChatWithPat8668 You are justly proud of your student. I would be too!

@@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 I had seen two other performances of A Comedy of Errors (one was a puppet show) and the Vancouver staging is my favourite. It’s a trek to get to Vancouver from Victoria but seeing great shows makes it worth the inconvenience. Like you, I was happily surprised to see Hurricane Season on the NYT list. Something I didn’t mention is that of the 38 books on the list that I have NOT read, there are only about two that I want to yet read. (The Last Samurai and The Warmth of Other Suns.)

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Thanks Maya! I think I read that book of lists too. When I worked at the library, I came across all kinds of books that caught my interest. That block printed book of Puerto Rican history is excellent. I’m sure you will like it.

@@jacquelinemcmenamin8204 Thanks for the heads up regarding Greg’s episode, which I haven’t watched yet. I know Rachel Cusk isn’t for everyone. I didn’t pick up Second Place because the description didn’t grab me. Before reading Parade, I would have picked Arlington Park as my favourite by her but my allegiance has now shifted.

@@sreilly66 Let me know what you think of the list afterwards, okay?

@@lindysmagpiereads I was pleased to see some books I really enjoyed. I also took note of other books I want to read. 💜

@@lindysmagpiereads I was pleased to see some books I really enjoyed. I also took note of other books I want to read. 💜

@@BookwormAdventureGirl Jolene, when you feel the urge to read A Suitable Boy in the future, I’m there will be more readers eager to join you in a group read. So you can look forward to that. 😊

Aleksandra, I’m glad you persisted with your comment about your mom’s beetroot soup. I would like to know more. I will message you on Voxer.

@@kassandrik I wish I could have asked him about his suit. I bet there’s a great story to go with it. Did he make it himself?

@@sarah-roadworthy You could start with either Ancillary Justice or Translation State, but you would get even more layers from Translation State if you read the trilogy first.

@@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 Thanks Ros. I think you will enjoy Bluets. 💙

@@sarahhepworth Thanks so much, Sarah! Which books are you excited about these days?

@@lindysmagpiereads I'm finding it difficult to focus and not reading as much as usual at the moment. Currently reading this months Book Naturalists pick - Soil : The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T Dungy. I think very good so far!

@@sarahhepworth I hope you don’t find it stressful that you aren’t reading as much. Let it ebb and flow. Happy to hear that you are enjoying Soil because I have had it sitting unread on my shelf since it was published and have not yet read it. (Telling myself not to feel guilty about that.)

@@HannahsBooks Hello Hannah, thanks for your comments. 40 C! Yikes is right, that is hot. Our forecast in Victoria is very pleasant for the coming week: highs of 21 C every day.

@@sarahhepworth You are welcome Sarah. Thanks for watching!

@@katiesikkes1527 I found Airplane Mode gave me a lot to think about too. I hope your book club has a lively discussion. One of Munro’s stories (I think it’s in Lives of Girls and Women) is from the viewpoint of a teenage girl who is in a vehicle with a man who exposes himself. Now that I know about the former friends who cut off ties after Munro’s husband did that in the presence of their 14-year-old daughter, the realization hit me: the characters and situations in Munro’s stories seem so real because they ARE drawn from real life.

@@shawnbreathesbooks Yesterday, I read Brandon Taylor’s thoughts on the Alice Munro’s family secrets and he talked about Dederer’s work in relation to our reactions as well.

@@nkcish Hello Nadine, I’m glad you found me too. It’s bittersweet to meet a new person who also mourns the loss of Jenny. Thanks for watching and for commenting. What’s your favourite book so far this year?

@@lindysmagpiereads Of course I can't come up with just one title - I'm impressed with myself that I can narrow it down to 2. First, Music & Silence by Rose Tremain, which I read for the "I'll Have What You're Reading" tribute to Jenny. It was on her TBR, and I know she'd have loved it. The other book is The Redemption of Galen Pike by Carys Davies. So far, she can do no wrong for me!

@@nkcish I’m the same; how is it possible to pick one favourite book? It’s been awhile since I read The Redemption of Galen Pike but I recently read Davies’ Clear and loved it.

@@sarah-roadworthy I think I was the only one who wore red for the beet feast. But everyone else was swift to insert beet puns into our conversation. I’m sad to hear that the library catalogue is still comatose. Are graphic nonfiction titles shelved in their own section, or interfiled with other nonfiction?

@@lindysmagpiereads Graphic novels in general get shelved all over the place. They do have their own section, but I find memoirs are usually in the non-fiction. I'm being forced to practice patience. Not always my strong suit when it comes to books.

@@sarah-roadworthy If your library uses graphic novel spine labels, you might be able to browse the 920s section and pick out graphic memoirs more easily than you think. Not all memoirs are in the 920s, but you could start there.

@@lindysmagpiereads thanks for the tip

@@melaniereed3494 Melanie, thanks for your comments. Like you, I am very much affected by the biography of an artist. I don’t know how people can continue to praise and enjoy the work of Woody Allen, to give just one example. I agree with you that Andrea Skinner is courageous to come forward with her story, and I sincerely hope that she will feel better now that the secrecy is finished.

@@recentlyseenreading Not all mothers are good mothers: true. We are all of us human and we all have flaws. But for all of the adults around Andrea Skinner to have failed her, that is heartbreaking. I find it particularly sad that her suffering was ignored for so long. It sounds like she is now on a healing path.

@@lindysmagpiereads Yes heartbreaking. It's hard to be the injured and scapegoated child. Her siblings seem to be invested in repairing what was broken. The habit of silence when families and communities encounter these kinds of parental failures is disappointing but so very common.

@@barbaraboethling596 I feel like I set myself up for betrayal by setting Munro on a pedestal. She was human like the rest of us. And her decision to stick with her pedophile husband, rather than support her daughter, shows a major weakness of character.

@@becauseimbored777777 I’m so pleased to hear that. Thank you for watching!

@@sreilly66 Always a pleasure 😊🤗

@@anenthusiasticreader I agree that Jim Munro failed to support his daughter. All of the adults around Andrea failed in protecting her. I know that similar abuse and secrecy is rampant in our culture and that knowledge makes me heartsick. When you asked if I consider Talty’s book a novel in stories, did you mean his first collection or this new one? It’s been a year since I read Night of the Living Rez and I remember connections between the stories but not if it felt like a novel.

@@lindysmagpiereads Hi. I meant Talty's first book. I know it was short stories, but they were all about the same character at various stages of his life, so I kind of viewed it as a novel in stories. Anyway, I thought it was so good. Have a great weekend, Lindy.

@@anenthusiasticreader Best wishes to you too Sonya!

@@readandre-read Another shocking thing that I didn’t mention is that this information should have been picked up by news media in 2005 when Andrea successfully pressed charges against her stepfather and he was convicted of indecent assault. It was a conspiracy of secrecy. I’m so sad.

@@lindysmagpiereads Me too. It's just inexcusable on so many levels. Apparently her biographer heard about it too and chose not to include it. Everyone protected Alice and nobody protected Andrea.

@@MarilynMayaMendoza thanks Maya. Habib, being brown and Muslim, has a particular viewpoint on travel that I value, and her writing style is engaging too.

@@myreadinglife8816 Every day I am happy about my spice rack! It’s the little things in life. 🌻

@@myreadinglife8816 Thanks Heidi. We can’t win every time. And by that, I don’t disparage Bite by Bite as a loser because I am sure lots of readers will love it. It’s me and my reading experience that didn’t win this time.

@@ariannefowler455 The dinner was fun! Everyone kept adding beet puns to the conversation. And the food was fantastic. 😊 Do you cry when you read sad books? Let me know if you cry at any point while reading Mangilaluk. He has an amazing life story.

@@sreilly66 Yes, and it was serendipitously a good pairing with another book I’m currently reading: The Diviners by Margaret Laurence. Both are about women writers who follow the beat of their own drum.

@@59cubanita Alina, you are so nice! Thanks for watching. 🥰

@@sarah-roadworthy Well, Jolene had to drop out, so maybe she will host it again next year. Or you could host a group read. It’s a great way to stay on track.

@@lindysmagpiereads Jolene is probably kicking herself she wasnt able to continue on

@@homolibrariensis8132 Yes, I got an iPad especially so that I could enjoy digital comics. I love it for that, and also it’s much easier to edit my RUclips videos on the iPad instead of my phone, which is what I used originally.

@@anenthusiasticreader Sonya, the beet feast was so much fun! I looked for a beet chocolate cake recipe online and there are many. Initially I chose one posted by David Lebovitz because I trust his recipes, but then I saw that he uses 5 eggs in it. I’m sensitive to eggs (I can tolerate one in a cake, but definitely not 5) so I searched for a vegan recipe instead. That one used flax meal, olive oil and whole wheat flour, so maximum healthy! I decided to counter the flax flavour with a ganache topping plus a sprinkling of thyme blossoms. (I combine thyme with chocolate in ice cream sometimes; it’s a nice combo.) I’m glad you enjoyed the rose garden footage. Butchart Garden changes every time I visit and I feel lucky to take advantage of my yearly pass and visit often.

@@elizabethjonczyk6818 Elizabeth, thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy Ashes. It’s a shame that the residential school memoirs I mentioned aren’t more widely available. Is it a matter of them not having publication rights where you live? If that’s not the problem, could you request that your library purchase them?

@@lindysmagpiereads No, it just seems that the library system hasn't ordered them. I have put in a request to purchase.

Update: I was able to get The Scarf and the Butterfly through interlibrary loan and they are considering purchasing Mangilaluk!

@@elizabethjonczyk6818 Excellent news! Thanks for the update.

@@lindseyreads5450 Yes, the beet feast was fun. And delicious! Are you a fan of beets? It’s unusual for me to read so much in comics format in a short time, but that’s what I have been in the mood for lately. I also have a couple of regular print novels that I am currently buddy reading. I think the graphic novel spree will continue because I have a big stack checked out from the library.

@@lindysmagpiereads I like beets but no one else in my family does so it's rare for me to prepare a meal with them. A nice lunch just for myself with beets sounds good. The library is the best for reading comic books; otherwise, my wallet couldn't handle how quickly the cost would add up! 😊

@@toniweller6008 Hi Toni! I heard that Darrin Bell is working on another memoir. I will be looking for it. 😊

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Yes! Next year come in July and enjoy the roses and the warm weather!

@@MarilynMayaMendoza Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel are two excellent graphic novels by women.

@@lindysmagpiereads I read "fun Home". It was very good. Aloha.

@@tanyam6197 I sincerely hope that Irena Rey works for you. Not enough fungi in it for me. 😉 Our dinner went really well and the beet chocolate cake was particularly noteworthy. Thyme blossoms sprinkled on the ganache topping were the perfect final touch.

@@hartereads Woohoo! High five! Do you have a favourite graphic memoir?

@@becauseimbored777777 you are most welcome. Thanks for watching!

@@lindaleehall I’m afraid I don’t have words of encouragement for you because I just couldn’t stick with it, even after giving it plenty of my time and attention. 😕

@@ReadBecca Thanks Rebecca! If you read God Human Animal Machine, I am curious to know your thoughts. 🤗

@@myreadinglife8816 Me too. I like Bohannon’s sense of humour. 😊

Hi Angelia and thanks for your comments. 🥰 Clear is definitely a gem!