Read Across Canada: A 2013 Challenge discussion

Is anyone going to blog about the books they're reading for their Around the US and Read Across Canada challenges? I know Janice started one for the Around the World Challenge. Since a bunch of us are in all these groups, it might be fun to start a blog to write about the books we're reading for all of them.

My blog kind of died! It became more like work. But, I may revive it. I'll think about it.

I've been working at maintaining a blog, but I'm not very good at it ;-) If I do blog about any of the books I read, I promise to provide links :-)

Janice wrote: "My blog kind of died! It became more like work. But, I may revive it. I'll think about it."

Yeah, if it's too much like work, you probably don't want to do it.
If you guys do start blogs, I'd love to hear about it. I'm like you GateGypsy, though; when I do start blogs, I generally don't maintain them real well.

Maybe we can use the Goodreads forum as an alternate to blogging...? Maybe set up discussion forums by province, that way everyone can use the space and there is always the option to add the post to a person's own blog.

Just a suggestion!

Autumn wrote: "Maybe we can use the Goodreads forum as an alternate to blogging...? Maybe set up discussion forums by province, that way everyone can use the space and there is always the option to add the post t..."

We already have threads sorted by pronvince in the Canadian provinces territories.
I do like your idea of having whole folders reserved for pronvinces. If enough people express interest in it, I'll do that. But right now, we're kinda small, and you're the only person who has brought that up.

I am still working on publishing my blot. Maybe I am being to finicky. It is going to cover my books and my traveling adventures ...

Susan wrote: "I am still working on publishing my blot. Maybe I am being to finicky. It is going to cover my books and my traveling adventures ..."

It would be wonderful to tie in reading/travelling to those places!

Yeah, it would be nice.

Autumn wrote: "Maybe we can use the Goodreads forum as an alternate to blogging...? Maybe set up discussion forums by province, that way everyone can use the space and there is always the option to add the post t..."

When you mention using Goodreads as an alternative to blogging, what are you thinking of, besides setting up forums by provinces? Say, posting reviews of books you liked?

*daydreaming about taking a cross-country train & stopping at book locations*
*romantic sigh*

If you do - stop by in Alberta and visit with me. :)

GateGypsy wrote: "*daydreaming about taking a cross-country train & stopping at book locations*
*romantic sigh*"

Taking a cross-country train and stopping at book locations would be nice. I think I'll join you in the daydream. ;)

I'm in!

I'll be blogging - I'll be changing my 52 Books to the Canada challenge. http://independentbookreview.wordpres...

Your blog looks interesting, Catherine. I didn't realize that women in medieval Iceland had more control over property than their counterparts, either. Most of what I heard about that time period makes it sound depressing to be a woman back then.

Melissa wrote: "Your blog looks interesting, Catherine. I didn't realize that women in medieval Iceland had more control over property than their counterparts, either. Most of what I heard about that time period makes it sound depressing to be a woman back then."

Iceland has been pretty remarkable through history. My Women's Studies teacher is quite enamoured with the place ;-)

On a related note, I thougt y'all might be interested in this. It's dedicated to Canadian authors. http://jackleenslibrary.blogspot.com/

Melissa wrote: "On a related note, I thougt y'all might be interested in this. It's dedicated to Canadian authors. http://jackleenslibrary.blogspot.com/"

Nice, thanks Melissa. I love her Steven Wright quote (hahahah!)!

You're welcome.

Jenny, are you going to be using your blog to write reviews for the Around the USA and Read Across Canada groups?

I'll be blogging my way through Nth America - will be good as I am visiting next year. Mine is http://independentbookreview.wordpres...

Very cool, Yrinsdale. :)

Yrinsyde wrote: "I'll be blogging - I'll be changing my 52 Books to the Canada challenge. http://independentbookreview.wordpres..."

Your blog is impressive!

Melissa wrote: "Is anyone going to blog about the books they're reading for their Around the US and Read Across Canada challenges? I know Janice started one for the Around the World Challenge. Since a bunch of us ..."

how would I get in the blog? would be interesting to join in!

Nona, you can start your own blog by signing up on liveJournal or
blogger, and then once you have your blog set up, have written a short biography so people know a little about you, and maybe have your first blog post written, you post a link on here.

If you want to check out a couple blogs to get an idea of what to write for the challenge, you can check out Janice's Around the World blog. She created one for the Around the World challenge that inspired this challenge. Yrinsdale also created a similar blog, Independent Book Review, which she also used for the Around the World Challenge, and will be using it for this challenge.

I post some of my reviews over on Reading Envy. Sometimes I'll put more content there, or post about award picks or to summarize the year.

Ohhh, okay Jenny.

Melissa wrote: "Nona, you can start your own blog by signing up on liveJournal or
blogger, and then once you have your blog set up, have written a short biography so people know a little about you, and maybe have ..."

I started the blog you have linked, but I haven't been updating it in quite a while. Things got a little hectic for me this year.

I noticed you haven't updated it in awhile, but I figure if Nona wants to blog about this, she might want a couple examples.

Maybe I'll get back into it and start blogging again. I'll see how things go.

Autumn wrote: "Maybe we can use the Goodreads forum as an alternate to blogging...? Maybe set up discussion forums by province, that way everyone can use the space and there is always the option to add the post t..."

good idea!

Does anyone want to start a blog with me for this challenge and for the Around the USA in 52 Books group?

Nona wrote: "Autumn wrote: "Maybe we can use the Goodreads forum as an alternate to blogging...? Maybe set up discussion forums by province, that way everyone can use the space and there is always the option to..."

So, if we use the Goodreads forum as an alternative to blogging, any suggestions on how to go about it?

Since a couple people asked for an alternative to blogging, I created a folder for it. It'll remain invisible until someone adds a topic to it.

For the Around the World group, we had a shared image to post whenever you posted to your blog. Does anyone want to create one? (There's an example here)

I like that idea, Jenny. I didn't realize we had one for the Around the World Challenge.

Melissa wrote: "Nona wrote: "Autumn wrote: "Maybe we can use the Goodreads forum as an alternate to blogging...? Maybe set up discussion forums by province, that way everyone can use the space and there is always ..."

Just setting myself up to read people's reviews and realized you asked me this twice and I never answered :) Mainly I just want to read the feedback people give for books/authors. I just chose Follow Reviews for everyone who had the option set in the group, so that will probably feed my curiosity. Not that I'm taking the idea off the table or anything!

But considering that Place is what is bringing all of these books together, maybe we can set up some kind of place-oriented questions...like how is the setting important to the development of the story- be it through the author's orientation having lived there or how does the importance of place play a role? I personally feel that Canadian culture is very much oriented to place and space, that everyone sort of exists in a cultural border-space...not to get too heady or anything! :)

I wrote a list just before Christmas of Canadian books (of all genres) I recommended (sort of a book advent). If anyone is looking for suggestions to read their way across Canada, I have a lot here:

http://www.jessicakluthe.com/blog/giv...