I’m tickled pink that Bitter, Sweet made it on the CBC Canada Reads list for recommended daily reading for October 20, 2010…Yay!!!!!!!!!
You can check out the link right here if you don’t believe me!
To let you know what Canada Reads is about here’s some info straight from the Canada Reads site:
What is Canada Reads?
Canada Reads celebrates five Canadian books for three months online, at public events and on air. It all leads up to a debate hosted by Jian Ghomeshi.
In this annual title fight, five celebrity panelists defend their favourite work of Canadian fiction. One by one, books are voted off the list, until one panelist triumphs with the book for Canada to read this year.
They are looking for regular readers to submit recommendations to create the list of the Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. The list of top 40 will be announced on Oct 26th…that’s tomorrow!
So here’s to the top 40, whoever you may be.
Carol Ann Hoel
/ October 25, 2010Congratulations, Laura! Cheers for Bitter, Sweet! Controversial issue in it. Your book could become a best seller. Besides the controversial issue involved, your characters are so real and engaging. All of them. Blessings to you…
Laura Best
/ October 25, 2010Thanks Carol Ann. I had to stop for a moment and think what the controversial issue in the book was, and then it came to me. I guess I hadn’t been looking at it that way, but you are right. Thanks for bringing this new insight to me.
writerly type
/ October 25, 2010Congratulations Laura! Wonderful news!
Laura Best
/ October 25, 2010Thanks for the congrats, and thanks for visiting.
Pauline
/ October 25, 2010Woo! Congrats! That is so exciting! I hope your book wins!:)
Laura Best
/ October 25, 2010Thanks Pauline, but the top forty haven’t been named yet and I’m honestly not expecting it to be on THAT list. But just to be on the Canada Reads site is exciting!
Madison Woods
/ October 25, 2010Whoo-hoo! That’s quite an achievement
Congrats!!
Laura Best
/ October 25, 2010Thanks Madison!
joylene
/ October 25, 2010Were your ears ringing this weekend. I was mentioning your blog at the Rural Writers in Residence retreat in northern BC. I hope they have the good sense to stop by and leave a comment on your blog, Laura. It’s a great Canadian blog and I’m happy that I found you.
Laura Best
/ October 25, 2010Joylene, you are too sweet for words, and you’ve got a pretty wonderful blog yourself if I must say. Lots of helpful advise for writers.
It’s what keeps people coming back!
syr ruus
/ October 25, 2010Once you’re up in the skies you never know who’s going to spot your shining star. Great news, Laura.
Laura Best
/ October 25, 2010Hey Syr, nice to see you here on my blog instead of lurking in the shadows..LOL!
You’re so sweet and supportive, and it’s always appreciated. I don’t really think this is that big, but it was nice to see my little book on the Canada Reads site for that day. A bit surprising, too, I might add.
Linda Cassidy Lewis
/ October 25, 2010Congratulations, Laura! You’re really having a special year. How exciting!!!
Laura Best
/ October 26, 2010Thanks, Linda.
Melanie
/ October 26, 2010YAY!
btw, not sure if you saw it or not but I read on the Canada Reads website yesterday that they won’t be announcing the Top 40 until Thursday now… too many recommendations to go through!!
Laura Best
/ October 26, 2010Yes, I saw that this morning. And thanks for writing such a great review..:)
jenniferneri
/ October 26, 2010wow, Laura! Fantastic! What an array of books to be listed with!
Laura Best
/ October 26, 2010Yes, it was nice seeing my book up there on their site, but in the grand scheme of things it really won’t mean a great deal. A LOT of great books were nominated and choosing 40 will be difficult.
Lynn
/ October 27, 2010Laura, you have such a way of downplaying everything, are you aware of that? Just keep watching what your little book can do.
Blessings and congratulations to you.
Laura Best
/ October 28, 2010Thanks, Lynn. You’re sweet.