The Book We're Talking About This Week

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 The Book We're Talking About This Week "Canada" by Richard Ford Ecco, $27.99 Published on May 15, 2012 What is it about? The lives of a fifteen-year-old protagonist Dell and his twin sister Berner are forever changed when their typically law-obliging parents are arrested for robbing a bank. Berner flees, and Dell finds himself in Canada, where he attempts to recreate himself in a vast prairie. Why are we talking about it? We're fans of Richard Ford and the gruff, lyrical nature of his work. While we appreciate new approaches to fiction, it's refreshing to revisit realism. Who wrote it? Richard Ford is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Sportswriter" and "Independence Day." He has mild dyslexia, but says this has assisted him as a book-lover because he is able to read slowly and thoughtfully. This is his first novel in six years. Who will read it? Fans of stories concerning the lower-middle class, fans of lean language, those looking to read seasoned writers. What do the reviewers say? Click here to read the rest of our look at 'Canada' Also on HuffPost Books: The Biggest Threat To The Public Library Son Of Malcolm X's Biographer Seeks Letter At Syracuse University LOOK: Topless Reading Club In Central Park (NSFW) Ernest Hemingway's Many Wives Saddam Hussein Wrote His Memoirs In Jail BLOG POSTS Wray Herbert: Dreadful Deaths: Cycling Through Fear The dread risk effect remains the best explanation for London's cyclists, and it raises the possibility that terrorism leads to other discretionary but harmful choices that are as yet unknown. David Wild: Not Taco Bell Material: A Playlist for Adam Carolla In honor of the June 12th publication of Not Taco Bell Material -- written by Adam Carolla and, as the cover notes, "As Shouted At Mike Lynch," I tweeted my 15,000 followers at @wildaboutmusic for their suggestions for some songs for this man called Ace. Michael Giltz: Books: Alex Grecian's The Yard Measures Up as Satisfying Mystery In this debut novel by comic book author Alex Grecian, Scotland Yard is an absorbing launch pad for a new series built around the detectives who are finding their way in the new business of criminology. Michael Levine: No More Reading Wars! Getting Ahead of the Transition From Print to Digital Books When it comes to learning to read well, our country seems to be in a never-ending cycle of conflict and consternation. Enter the fray a new disruption: the transition from print to digital books. Jane Chafin: A Book About Paris Has Its Way With Me

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