The best books you read in 2009
December 31, 2009 1:24 PMWhether you're a bookworm who eats words for breakfast, lunch, and supper, or a casual reader who just likes to nibble on a good story, the odds are you found something to whet your appetite in 2009. Perhaps you learned how to think about things in a new way, got immersed in a great narrative or wrapped up in some political intrigue. Guest host Steve Sutherland asked you for the best books you read this year. Our readers panel were Christine MacLean, who teaches journalism at St Thomas University in Fredericton, Laurie Brinklow, a writer & publisher with Acorn Press in Charlottetown, and Ken Chisholm, a writer & musician in Sydney.
Here are some of the titles you shared with other Maritime Noon listeners:
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada
Seven Ravens by Lesley Choyce
Black Boy by Richard Wright
Half of a Yellow Moon by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Dead Can't Dance by Pam Calabrese MacLean
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
In Defence of Food, and The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
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