Category Archives: Book reviews

Cookbook review: Istanbul and Beyond

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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Book Review: What Happened Here by Bonnie ZoBell

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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Two Mini Book Reviews: Great CNF published in 2013

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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“An Evening with Kim Thúy” published in the Maple Tree Literary Supplement

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Chris Galvin

“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 →

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Communion, A Culinary Journey through Vietnam: book review

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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Cookbook review: Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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Book Reviews to Come

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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Reading the War: Part 2

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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Reading the American-Vietnamese War, Part 1

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Chris Galvin

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 →

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