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Hello everyone!

I’m Katy, and although I joined this group quite some time ago, I never took the time to introduce myself or participate in your discussions��.despite that I often have read and followed the various threads. …And by the way, thank you for all the great book titles that you post.

I live in Southern Ontario, in fact our community of Colchester is the southernmost settlement on mainland Canada, and sits on the shore of Lake Erie. Currently I am a member of two local book clubs, both of which read a very wide variety of books. It is just fun to get together and talk books over a great glass of wine.

I like to read memoirs, historical fiction, a good thriller now and then, non-fiction, and poetry. Also I enjoy political and cultural topics, whether in a form of fiction or non-fiction. And it goes without saying that I love to read Canadiana of just about any sort. I can’t say I have a favourite author as there are too many to choose from, and even more that I have not yet experienced.

Anyway I look forward to joining in the conversations with all of you as I love to hear differing perspectives on many topics.

My apologies for being so long winded! But I must admit…it may happen again!

Hello Katy. Welcome to the group. Looks like we enjoy similar books. Please do join in the conversations.

Thank you Kathleen! I’m looking forward to it!

Hello Katy, I need to get familiar with this group too.

Hi everyone! I live in New Brunswick and my partner and I have 3 fur babies - our two dogs Eve & Bumi and our cat Tuna, who we really consider like an independent roommate than a pet. I work in Corporate Communications & love reading & music and animals.

About 8 months ago I joined a book club of 7 women including myself. We read a variety, but always stay tuned to Canadian authors and award winners. I'm always itching for more though, and can't wait for further discussion on here!

Welcome Ashley!! This group is all about Canadian authors!! Be sure to check out our Canada Reads thread, Spine Crackers and it is not too late to join BINGO if you are interested!

Hello Ashley. Welcome to the group.

Hi Ashley! Welcome.

Hi Ashley. I’m a Canada authors beginner. Hope to hear more from ou.

Hello Everyone - my name is Peter and I currently live in Tucson, Arizona. I have deep Canadian roots (born of a québécoise mother and an American father). I moved to the states as a child. One of the most positive aspects of my background is being bilingual (obviously French and English). I've lived in Québec and New Brunswick as a child). I keep up with Canadian culture and current events by watching and listening to CBC and RadioCanada daily .

I am familiar with the popular Canadian authors (Atwood, Munro, Yann Martel, Michel Tremblay, Louise Penny, etc.). I hope to get more exposure to the lesser known authors that I might not hear about from the media in this group.

Welcome Peter!

You may enjoy our spine crackers thread where we talk about the books we are reading!

Hi Peter. Welcome.

Hi All! I'm Lisa Brideau. I call Vancouver BC home but am originally from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. I'm super happy to find folks interested in Canadian authors and look forward to getting book nerdy with you all. I love speculative fiction and a whole range of other stuff. :)

Welcome Lisa!!

Welcome, Lisa!

Welcome, Lisa.

Thanks for the warm welcome!
(I have to comment again to note that my introduction message was message number #666, lol! )

Welcome Lisa! Enjoy the book discussions- lots of diverse and "well-read" book readers chatting about Canadians books here.

Welcome Lisa! So fun “meeting�� more book lovers! I am sure our TBR will continue to grow with your input.

Here is the self promo thread which is for members who participate in the Canadian content discussions: /topic/show/...

Hi, I'm Laura in Toronto area, but grew up in Hamilton. Visiting my library is a favourite place, as well as thruft stores, and Amazon for book finds. I would enjoy doing monthly reads sometimes, but not sure how it works here. Thanks!

Welcome Laura!! you will find a lot of kindred book spirits here. We are currently doing a monthly read of VenCo by Cheri Dimaline and there is a thread for it. You might also like the book bingo or the Friday Spine Crackers thread but beware, it I does just promote more book buying as readers share their reads!

Welcome LauraP.

Hi Laura.

Pocket bio: Retired humanities teacher, residing in Tlaxcala, Mexico, with two dogs and six indoor cats. Passionate about literature, history, philosophy, classical music and opera, cinema, and similar subjects. Nostalgic guy. Politically centrist. BA in American Studies from Yale; MAs in English and Education from Boston University. Born in northern New Jersey. Have lived and worked in San Francisco, Chicago, northern Nevada, northeast Wisconsin, South Korea. More detail at ŷ������ profile.

I am not Canadian, but have always had a “thing�� for CanLit, Canadian history, and Canadiana generally.

Welcome Patrick!!

Hi all - friendly reminder that this group is for discussing CanLit and not self-promotion.

if authors want to join and participate in the regular discussion, we are happy to hear about your writing and there is a specific thread for that.

if it is pure self-promotion, posts will be deleted as spam.

thanks for understanding.

Laurap if you have the book buying bug check out Book Outlet. It’s Canadian and a great place to spend a lot of money on discounted books. They often have a good selection of Canlit.

Hi everyone,

I’m Sarah, from Kingston, Ontario. I’ve been an avid reader my whole life and particularly enjoy fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, thrillers and memoirs. Love new recommendations and think I’ve come to the right place! I’ve got two small kiddos so a lot of my reading is done via audiobook while multi tasking right now, so any recs particularly well narrated are appreciated. Thanks for sharing the group Allison!

Hi Sarah.

Welcome Sarah! Really glad you’ve joined us!

Welcome Sarah!!! So happy to have another book friend join from Kingston!

Welcome Sarah!

Welcome Sarah!

Hi Sarah. Welcome to our group.

Hi, I'm from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. I just happened to stumble upon this Canadian group.
I'm an avid reader and proud to say that I've published two books. I started off writing a book for our first granddaughter (about horses). It was so well received, I wrote a sequel to it for our second granddaughter. When I'm long gone, at least the girls and future generations will have something to remember me by.
I'm not a spring chicken, but I know I have a few years left in me to keep writing. I'm on my third book now, but it's coming along slowly.
Anyway, I'm happy to be a member of this group. Thanks.

Welcome Anne - I hope you enjoy chatting about can Lit with us. There is a thread of promoting your own work for members who participate in discussions. You are right on time for BINGO 2024 should you be interested.

Welcome newcomers and happy holidays. Sarah, I am also in Kingston with two children although not so small. One, first year uni and two, first year high school.

Welcome Ann.

❀ Susan wrote: "Welcome Anne - I hope you enjoy chatting about can Lit with us. There is a thread of promoting your own work for members who participate in discussions. You are right on time for BINGO 2024 should ..."

Thank you, Susan, how does Bingo work?

Yanlaptak wrote: "Welcome Ann."

Thank you!

Hi Ann - there is a bingo 2024 thread and we work to read a book from each square (Canadian authors). Those who fill the card get to choose a square for the next year.

Okay, thank you Susan. :)

Hi Del - welcome but please note that this is not the place for self-promotion. if you wish to actively participate in our group, you can self promote in our promotion thread. I am deleting your post above and you are welcome to introduce yourself if you are interested in participating in our group. thanks!

Hi everyone! My name is Christiane and I'm live in a small town in Ontario. I am a teacher and have three children. I love stories, especially ones that make me see things from a new point of view or are deeply moving. I have just published my first novel on Amazon. I wanted to join this group to connect with other people who love books!

Welcome!

Welcome to our group!

Welcome!! Feel
Free to check out our spine crackers and Canada reads threads which are most active these days.

Hello. Although I am not Canadian, I have always been intrigued by the country, and anything I've read by Canadian authors has always been a top notch read. I'm looking forward to being a part of this group and to discovering even more books written by Canadians!

Welcome Tom. I’m not a Canadian too.