January 1 to March 31, 2009
a food name in the title:
by an author whose ethnicity is other than your own:
What We All Long For by Dionne Brand (African Canadian)
Details from Melissa at Book Nut.
" This winter take yourself somewhere out of the ordinary, go on a literary trip, whether by challenging your expectations, discovering a new place, or enjoying the experience of reading about good food, places, and people"
Read three books that have...
a food name in the title:
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
a place name in the title:
Jenford: A Short History of Upland by Henrik E. Sadi (US)
To Siberia by Per Petterson (Russia)
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (Yugoslavia)
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (Italy)
about a specific culture:
The Rabbi's Cat 2*** by Joann Sfar (Jewish)
The Spanish Bow by Andromeda Romano-Lax (Spanish)
To Siberia by Per Petterson (Danish)
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (Croatian/Serbian/Muslim)
The Seamstress by Frances De Pontes Peebles (Brazilian/Portuguese)
A Father's Affair by Karel Van Loon (Dutch)
Tales of the Ten Lost Tribes by Tamar Yellin (Jewish)
by an author whose ethnicity is other than your own:
What We All Long For by Dionne Brand (African Canadian)
Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden (Native Canadian)
A Mercy by Toni Morrison (African American)
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (Japanese)
Completed books are highlighted or linked to reviews.
Books completed after January 16 are highlighted in red.
