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Category Archives: Book reviews
Cookbook review: Istanbul and Beyond
Istanbul and Beyond: Exploring the Diverse Cuisines of Turkey Robin Eckhardt, with photography by David Hagerman Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $35 (352p) ISBN: 978-0-544-44431-7 *Note and disclaimer: When I originally posted this review, I somehow managed to leave the disclaimer out when I … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Recipes
Tagged David Hagerman, Istanbul and Beyond, Robyn Eckhardt, Turkey, Turkish Food
18 Comments
Book Review: What Happened Here by Bonnie ZoBell
What Happened Here Bonnie ZoBell May 3, 2014 Press 53 ISBN: 978-1-941209-00-4 174 pages US $17.95 Bonnie ZoBell’s debut collection, What Happened Here, is a linked set of ten short stories and a novella. They share a neighbourhood, a history, and … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Fiction
Tagged Bonnie ZoBell, North Park, PSA Flight 182, San Diego, What Happened Here
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Two Mini Book Reviews: Great CNF published in 2013
Must be something in the air. In the last few days, several people have asked for suggestions for good nonfiction books. Here are my two favourites from 2013. Everything Rustles (Anvil, 2013), by Jane Silcott This book was announced yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
Tagged CanLit, Creative Nonfiction, Jane Silcott, Mark Abley, Reading
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“An Evening with Kim Thúy” published in the Maple Tree Literary Supplement
“Ru is a lyrical, poetic and non-linear collection of vignettes, written from the twin viewpoints of the narrator as a ten-year-old and as an adult. A word or an idea from the end of each vignette sparks the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Memoir, News, Publications, Writing
Tagged Amatoritsero Ede, Canadian Literary Journals, Kim Thúy, Maple Tree Literary Supplement, MTLS, Ru
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Communion, A Culinary Journey through Vietnam: book review
Kim Fay’s Communion, A Culinary Journey through Vietnam, is a book that lives up to its title. The author takes the reader along as she travels Việt Nam from north to south, researching, cooking and tasting along the way. It’s also a … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Cooking, Creative Non-Fiction, Food, Recipes, Viet Nam
Tagged Communion, Julie Fay Ashborn, Kim Fay, Map of Lost Memories
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Cookbook review: Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart
Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart By Pauline Nguyen, with recipes by Luke Nguyen and Mark Jensen Secrets of the Red Lantern is really two books in one: a memoir and a cookbook. The … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Cooking, Food, Memoir, Recipes, Viet Nam
Tagged Pauline Nguyen
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Book Reviews to Come
I’ve been on a book kick lately. Well, I’m always on a book kick, but this one is culinary. I mostly cook Vietnamese food (my husband won’t have it any other way), but I don’t like to cook the same … Continue reading
Reading the War: Part 2
A reading list and a look at wartime photography (Read part 1 here.) My book review of The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli was published recently by the great folks over at diaCRITICS, an online magazine “covering all things related to … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Publications, Viet Nam, Writing
Tagged books, diaCRITICS, Hanoi Ink, history, photography, Viet Nam, war
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Reading the American-Vietnamese War, Part 1
A book review, and a website I recently read Tatjana Soli’s The Lotus Eaters and wrote up a review, which you can see over at diaCritics, the blog for the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network, or DVAN. The diaCRITICS are also the group of … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Books, News
Tagged American War, book review, books, diaCRITICS, Tatjana Soli, The Lotus Eaters, Viet Nam War
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