tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11052941800852083832024-03-13T18:19:36.936-06:00SAPL Book ClubsSt. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-10675467280500295542007-11-20T10:06:00.000-07:002007-11-20T10:09:24.248-07:00We've Moved!If you are looking for information about St. Albert Public Library Book Clubs please try our new blog at<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bookclubsatsapl.blogspot.com"> www.bookclubsatsapl.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />See you there!Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834894254937927290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-26714222064680499512007-07-28T15:09:00.001-06:002007-07-28T15:11:24.775-06:00Updates Coming SoonThe SAPL Book Clubs blog has to be reconstructed. Our apologies for the delays. If you have any questions about the book clubs, please contact Sandra or Luise at 459-1682 or 459-1687.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15834894254937927290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-86834808107008467782007-05-01T16:35:00.000-06:002008-12-10T18:39:54.880-07:00May Book Club Selections<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7i5apLXzXOOHWmPmVG4tsfDzlSSPlEDX6G5htVCG1Q-e9ZxzBKHPUVndC5R6IyY70lpui3QwFUaJEUaJCvpyZD7vS1AfKUPoAchnonX1QeuyZOpbfc_6jGe2iHELVqV6L9ufZBpt5NQc/s1600-h/blade+of+grass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7i5apLXzXOOHWmPmVG4tsfDzlSSPlEDX6G5htVCG1Q-e9ZxzBKHPUVndC5R6IyY70lpui3QwFUaJEUaJCvpyZD7vS1AfKUPoAchnonX1QeuyZOpbfc_6jGe2iHELVqV6L9ufZBpt5NQc/s200/blade+of+grass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059725786025515666" border="0" /></a><br />On Wednesday, May 9th, the Seniors book club will be discussing <span style="font-style: italic;">Blade of Grass</span> by Lewis DeSoto.<br /><br />In South Africa not long ago, rich, arable land is offered cheaply to anyone willing to take the risk of living on or close to dangerous borders. So it happens that Ben Laurens, an Englishman with a passion for farming, brings new bride Marit to one such border farm with dreams of raising crops and a family on his own land. The dream is short-lived as antiwhite violence erupts and most of the villagers decamp for safer places. Marit, a woman raised in privilege and unaccustomed to manual labor, is determined to remain on the farm with her black maid, Tembi. Their resolve is tested, first by hostile workers and then by suspicious strangers, natural predators, and the elements. Their relationship, which begins as master and slave, evolves through mutual dependence into friendship and, as their difficulties mount, deteriorates again into suspicion and hostility.<span style="font-style: italic;"> -- Library Journal<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPiqPTxXjQ3YzlSME4fqgIJ186_8jMop8kuWUIXhbAzhVMQxujNWTlDjFTFpYCFirRK-zIEJcLq6zvB_NCspQ4dE_xltsFypIUZkYs6V85q9azAatI59xIJITIj5YDsNRneZoMOeQ9OQ/s1600-h/east+of+eden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPiqPTxXjQ3YzlSME4fqgIJ186_8jMop8kuWUIXhbAzhVMQxujNWTlDjFTFpYCFirRK-zIEJcLq6zvB_NCspQ4dE_xltsFypIUZkYs6V85q9azAatI59xIJITIj5YDsNRneZoMOeQ9OQ/s200/east+of+eden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059727233429494434" border="0" /></a><br /><span>The Monday Evening group is doing the classic <span style="font-style: italic;">East of Eden</span> by John Steinbeck, Oprah's first classic book pick.<br /><br /></span>This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks and the Hamiltons--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. "A strange and original work of art."--<span style="font-style: italic;">New York Times Book Review<br /><br /></span> First published in 1952, <span style="font-style: italic;"> East of Eden</span><b> </b> is the work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence, a masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years. -- <span style="font-style: italic;">publisher</span>St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-80707970666623620532007-03-22T14:12:00.002-06:002008-12-10T18:39:55.366-07:00April Book Club Selections<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jDSSHIU5Vqrln0hte1E3RKEEcjdGroqXaqqSQEkWdmQOiDlY_JSytEXH7SxVcmDNwTJze4R8kyCxa2O1b9wrqPt0uXSq_QY2mtvza_FotgHeybzCEVj7IWzDBQZTShrMJMFA8o6mY3o/s1600-h/snowflowercover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jDSSHIU5Vqrln0hte1E3RKEEcjdGroqXaqqSQEkWdmQOiDlY_JSytEXH7SxVcmDNwTJze4R8kyCxa2O1b9wrqPt0uXSq_QY2mtvza_FotgHeybzCEVj7IWzDBQZTShrMJMFA8o6mY3o/s200/snowflowercover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046302569327682658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PpDOiH99_PM/RgLlCufoKWI/AAAAAAAAABY/cbWpe61gUuk/s1600-h/snowflowercover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PpDOiH99_PM/RgLlCufoKWI/AAAAAAAAABY/cbWpe61gUuk/s200/snowflowercover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044846367611562338" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal">On Wednesday afternoon, April 11th, the Seniors Book Club will be discussing <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Snow Flower & the Secret Fan</span> by Lisa See.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A language kept a secret for a thousand years forms the backdrop for an unforgettable novel of two Chinese women whose friendship and love sustains them through their lives.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This absorbing novel – with a storyline unlike anything Lisa See has written before – takes place in 19th century China when girls had their feet bound, then spent the rest of their lives in seclusion with only a single window from which to see. Illiterate and isolated, they were not expected to think, be creative, or have emotions. But in one remote county, women developed their own secret code, nu shu – "women's writing" – the only gender-based written language to have been found in the world. Some girls were paired as "old-sames" in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their windows to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">An old woman tells of her relationship with her "old-same," their arranged marriages, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood—until a terrible misunderstanding written on their secret fan threatens to tear them apart. With the detail and emotional resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha , Snow Flower and the Secret Fan delves into one of the most mysterious and treasured relationships of all time—female friendship.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">For more see <a href="http://www.lisasee.com/">Lisa See`s Website</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOSsZf9fK6F_XaRx_ixnReCeD21vS-n8PyVEsfh0p9vZ4BOop0FMZgb1Yc5R3hwFiDQHKikWIQYI2Lm2_vzGvg5KbwAb8IU5zJcFg0S2dpX6Q1Nn9ur4KTIBRBOdPw4yIRneqD2mc46c/s1600-h/thirteenth+tale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOSsZf9fK6F_XaRx_ixnReCeD21vS-n8PyVEsfh0p9vZ4BOop0FMZgb1Yc5R3hwFiDQHKikWIQYI2Lm2_vzGvg5KbwAb8IU5zJcFg0S2dpX6Q1Nn9ur4KTIBRBOdPw4yIRneqD2mc46c/s200/thirteenth+tale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044866163115829634" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Thirteenth Tale</span> by Diane Setterfield will be the topic of conversation when the Evening Book Club meets on Monday, April 16th. (Postponed one week because of the Easter holiday.)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Margaret Lea works in her father’s antiquarian bookshop where her fascination for the biographies of the long-dead has led her to write them herself. She gets a letter from one of the most famous authors of the day, the mysterious Vida Winter, whose popularity as a writer has been in no way diminished by her reclusiveness. Until now, Vida has toyed with journalists who interview her, creating outlandish life histories for herself --- ;all of them invention. Now she is old and ailing, and at last she wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. Her letter to Margaret is a summons.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Somewhat anxiously, the equally reclusive Margaret travels to <st1:place st="on">Yorkshire</st1:place> to meet her subject. Vida’s strange, gothic tale features the Angelfield family; dark-hearted Charlie and his unbrotherly obsession with his sister, the fascinating, devious, and willful Isabelle, and Isabelle’s daughters, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline. Margaret is captivated by the power of Vida’s storytelling, but she doesn’t entirely trust Vida’s account. She goes to check up on the family, visiting their old home and piecing together their story in her own way. What she discovers on her journey to the truth is for Margaret a chilling and transforming experience.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">See <a href="http://www.thethirteenthtale.com/">The Thirteenth Tale`s COOL website</a> for more!</p>St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-84616699789297028072007-02-24T14:33:00.000-07:002007-02-24T14:43:32.899-07:00Suite Francaise<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bookclubs.ca/catalog/covers_450/9780676977714.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.bookclubs.ca/catalog/covers_450/9780676977714.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9781400044733&z=y"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9781400044733&z=y" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suite Francaise</span> by Irene Nemirovsky is the book under discussion on the evening of March 12. This s an extraordinary novel of life under Nazi occupation - recently discovered and published 64 years after the author's death in Auschwitz. In the early 1940s, Irène Némirovsky was a successful writer living in Paris. But she was also Jewish, and in 1942 she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz. Her two small daughters, aged 5 and 13, escaped, carrying with them, in a small suitcase, the manuscript - one of the great first-hand novelistic accounts of a way of life unravelling.<br /><br />For more see <a href="http://www.bookclubs.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780676977707">BookClubs.ca</a>St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-82857018032909263972007-02-24T14:16:00.000-07:002007-02-24T14:31:10.382-07:00The Birth House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bookclubs.ca/images/dyn/cover/?source=9780676977721&width=95"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.bookclubs.ca/images/dyn/cover/?source=9780676977721&width=95" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The SAPL Seniors Book Group will be discussing <span style="font-style: italic;">The Birth House</span> by Canadian author Ami McKay on March 14. The book is about Dora Rare, a midwife's apprentice. Working closely under the tutelage of the Cajun-born Marie Babineau, Dora learns both how to deliver babies and how to concoct the herbal remedies for various womanly afflictions. Miss Babineau's expertise is unquestioned, and her place in the community seems assured. But when a medical doctor arrives from a nearby town, decrying midwifery and urging women to give birth in his newly constructed maternity ward -- complete with chloroform and sterilized forceps -- Miss Babineau's future and reputation are challenged. And when Dora is forced to flee to Boston, she's exposed to a whole new range of choices for women, but must count on the loyalty of her friends back home to pave the way for her return. <br /><br />See also <a href="http://www.thebirthhouse.com/">The Birth House</a> website.St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-55232748864756510282007-01-18T14:18:00.000-07:002007-01-18T14:58:14.907-07:00The GirlsThe Evening book group will be discussing <span style="font-style: italic;">The Girls</span> by Canadian author Lori Lansens on Monday, February 12th. The book tells the story of conjoined twin girls growing up in Ontario in the 1970s and '80s. Conjoined twins were in the news again this week with the airing of a documentary about<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_and_Brittany_Hensel"> Abigail and Brittany Hensel</a> of Minnesota on the Learning Channel on January 17th. The documentary, entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">Joined for Life: Abby and Brittany Turn 16 </span>describes the co-ordination and co-operation involved in playing softball, volleyball and piano, typing e-mails, and learning how to drive a car when two brains are directing one body.St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-50594959905925459282006-12-15T10:24:00.000-07:002006-12-15T11:15:34.373-07:00The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette WallsOn Wednesday, January 10th, the Seniors Book Group will be discussing <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">The Glass Castle</span> by Jeanette Walls. In her memoir the well-known journalist tells the funny-sad story of her astonishing childhood, a tale of searing poverty and parental alcoholism and neglect. In preparation for that discussion and in the spirit of the season, here's an excerpt from that book:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sapl.ab.ca/pdfs/Glass%20Castle.pdf">A Celestial Gift</a>St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-19481712182204017762006-12-13T16:24:00.000-07:002006-12-14T15:29:53.839-07:00Super Librarian's Top Ten of 2006<p class="MsoNormal">In response to popular demand (well, three people from the Monday evening book club), the following is a list of what I think are the ten best books I read in the past year:<br /></p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Badami, Anita Rau. 2006. </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">Can you hear the nightbird call?</i><br />An Indo-Canadian heartbreaker culminating with the 1985 Air India disaster.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dunant, Sarah. 2006. </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">In the company of the courtesan</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />Sixteenth century Venice from the perspective of a dwarf who is also a high class hooker's business partner.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fforde, Jasper. 2005. </span><i><span style="font-weight: bold;">The big over easy : a nursery crime </span><br /></i>Who murdered Humpty Dumpty? Detective Inspector Jack Spratt of the Nursery Crime Division is out to find the answer. So silly but so very witty.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gruen, Sara. 2006. </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">Water for elephants : a novel</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />A beautiful but gritty tale set in a Depression era circus in the U.S.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lawson, Mary. 2006. </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">The other side of the bridge</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />Why wasn't this book nominated for any of the big Canadian book awards? An Ontario <span style="font-style: italic;">East of Eden</span>. Beautifully written AND a great story.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nemirovsky, Irene. 2006. </span><i><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suite Francaise</span><br /></i>The author, a Russian Jew, did not survive the second World War but her story about the French and their German occupiers did.<br /><i><o:p></o:p></i><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />See, Lisa. 2005. </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />See's story is based on recent research which uncovered evidence of a secret system of writing practiced by upper class women in one province of China during the nineteenth century.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Setterfield, Diane. 2006. </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">The thirteenth tale : a novel</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />A not-so-cozy English suspense thriller. Gorgeous book jacket.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Smith, Alexander McCall. 2006. </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue shoes and happiness</span><br /></span>The seventh and latest instalment in The No. 1 Detective Agency series. Smith and Precious Ramotswe just keep getting better and better.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wright, Ronald. 2006. </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">A short history of progress</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />The only non-fiction entry. Wright provides empirical evidence of the Earth's iminient destruction in a brief, convincing and conversational style. Ignore at your grandchildren's peril!St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-2544876381940514732006-12-03T16:06:00.000-07:002008-12-10T18:39:56.763-07:00Why do they do that?Book jackets. Why do publishers burden some perfectly good books with ugly jackets? And some lovely jackets grace books that are otherwise utter drivel. There seems to be no rhyme nor reason. They also like to mess with our minds by publishing the American edition of a Canadian book with a different cover. Sometimes they even go so far as to publish them with a different title but they usually save that librarian-confusing treatment for British books.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDfxFPMclaoVRpJoBJpfzIHVKgMBErwLoacgCHcq1DoVjzCJyjKqyRZAOeZKnC2VHXSgSO5IZHYI0yfgngG7_oIDbi4tyVn9_p4yLQRIZpc0w5-G7zL7y66PFj9Jxz_vsaPPYnXhXyTbI/s1600-h/time+in+between+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDfxFPMclaoVRpJoBJpfzIHVKgMBErwLoacgCHcq1DoVjzCJyjKqyRZAOeZKnC2VHXSgSO5IZHYI0yfgngG7_oIDbi4tyVn9_p4yLQRIZpc0w5-G7zL7y66PFj9Jxz_vsaPPYnXhXyTbI/s320/time+in+between+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004823299039055714" border="0" /></a>Take the Evening Book Group's December selection <span style="font-style: italic;">The Time in Between</span> as an example. It was published in Canada with a gorgeous and appropriate jacket featuring an attractive Vietnamese woman in traditional dress riding a bicycle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK4_Z6NTLOJcpGsxAQt9fHFjuJI3SdBBHXLDFgBoFchr8aVnTKJAXZjkslEcF29huiyRA31HN4w8VOQ7h8divVSOv1fkL57q0fm6lQcM4GKHdR07jcOxeQazPLdmm7ciiDcdbcE4OMvGc/s1600-h/time+in+between+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK4_Z6NTLOJcpGsxAQt9fHFjuJI3SdBBHXLDFgBoFchr8aVnTKJAXZjkslEcF29huiyRA31HN4w8VOQ7h8divVSOv1fkL57q0fm6lQcM4GKHdR07jcOxeQazPLdmm7ciiDcdbcE4OMvGc/s320/time+in+between+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004823543852191602" border="0" /></a>The American edition of the same book also shows a Vietnamese woman on a bicycle but this photo is out-of-focus and of a decidedly nontraditional and somewhat tawdry specimen. Have they improved the cover or made it more representative of the story? I think not plus I don't think it would necessarily sell more books.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCT3v3Wdtnec21xo38TXmQObTKUD_LxIcL55jvFgcYGNmHCrM2TjoQ9bG1Pr8BAxP1wmIKDEr1R9nKD-KPCAFzBRF7x-l4HZNK4VRnUZOB2huQJdNAfD9_fUJffUfWGpjkrugyBzAM6Zc/s1600-h/time+in+between+3.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 72px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRCT3v3Wdtnec21xo38TXmQObTKUD_LxIcL55jvFgcYGNmHCrM2TjoQ9bG1Pr8BAxP1wmIKDEr1R9nKD-KPCAFzBRF7x-l4HZNK4VRnUZOB2huQJdNAfD9_fUJffUfWGpjkrugyBzAM6Zc/s320/time+in+between+3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004823784370360194" border="0" /></a>The U.S. trade paperback abandons the female cyclist all together and uses a dogtags graphic instead. Less colour and perhaps cheaper to print?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaJn2q88mDVpsQz9o1KKlezEiTsixV5JL9zhnTL6WKVraGqb-PCxqTSw6ip_IEKU33mqPJIVyXCFpD6cOQktMFiKpzrKjyqVLaiDIweHHN_pi65QEySekZWFWA4fSGCRzxU1BFYmNAqB7/s1600-h/big+over+easy+1.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaJn2q88mDVpsQz9o1KKlezEiTsixV5JL9zhnTL6WKVraGqb-PCxqTSw6ip_IEKU33mqPJIVyXCFpD6cOQktMFiKpzrKjyqVLaiDIweHHN_pi65QEySekZWFWA4fSGCRzxU1BFYmNAqB7/s320/big+over+easy+1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004823986233823122" border="0" /></a>American publishers have also seen fit to replace the cover of the Senior Book Club December selection, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Big Over Easy</span>, as well. The colourful British cover has nursery-rhyme primary colours (or pulp fiction detective story) overtones.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYF9VAvrxlzUy1pGV4vPnXuj8oFG4Dyr_W4humHSmhVpDRo2RACqQ6_7_5rM-9eVgeMWxDXFm_8FpiQY-8sHi5axlBOLcEa1rxCcaTbPa8xFq05aiqEC4fCJz0iuyEyaOvcc-jZbCCLkb/s1600-h/big+over+easy+2.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 78px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYF9VAvrxlzUy1pGV4vPnXuj8oFG4Dyr_W4humHSmhVpDRo2RACqQ6_7_5rM-9eVgeMWxDXFm_8FpiQY-8sHi5axlBOLcEa1rxCcaTbPa8xFq05aiqEC4fCJz0iuyEyaOvcc-jZbCCLkb/s320/big+over+easy+2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004824072133169058" border="0" /></a>The American jacket is still cartoony, still witty but with much less colour.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Its interesting to note that the reverse seldom happens. Canadian and British publishers usually get the American cover at the same time as they acquire the rights to the text. Do we feel less need to put our cultural stamp on the product? Do Americans feel they need to Americanize book covers so that the content will be perceived to be more palatable? Are Canadians and Brits less xenophobic?<br /><br />Those of us in the book business in Canada who are obliged to keep the many reincarnations straight readily concur with the old adage that "You can't tell a book by it's cover".St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105294180085208383.post-19294932021011005512006-11-24T11:36:00.000-07:002006-11-24T11:48:30.214-07:00New to Blogs?New to Blogs? So are we! Blogs and blogging are a 21st Century phenomena and a wonderful way to share ideas. To this end we are providing virtual access to the Library's book clubs. Even if you can't make it to the Library you still participate in our discussion.<br /><br />For more on Blogs see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog">Wikipedia.</a>St. Albert Public Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947608767766100938noreply@blogger.com1