World LiteraTour
Reading the World’s Greatest Stories
Book reviews and analyses of literature from around the world, from the most ancient classics to the newest releases
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The Giller Prize 2026 Shortlist The Giller Prize announced today its 2026 shortlist of these 5 books: Wild People Quiet by Tara Gereaux Eliza Sunshine by Michelle Good Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring The Small Ones by Nazanine Hozar Good People by Patmeena Sabit My thoughts Based on their descriptions, I was really excited to read Good People and The…
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September 2026 Reading Wrap-Up Hello! Welcome to my September 2026 reading wrap-up. Not my favourite reading month this year, by any stretch. I can’t even tell you how many books I started but quit, and how many I planned to read but didn’t even pick up. It just wasn’t my month! However, part of that…
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August 2026 Reading Wrap-Up Hello and welcome to my August 2026 reading wrap-up! I finished reading 16 books in August, but I’m going to count 17, since August’s Steinbeck novel arrived a little late, and I finished it a day or two into September. Below I’ll rank them all from least fave to top fave.…
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Reading Steinbeck in Two Years #4: To a God Unknown Goodreads blurb While fulfilling his dead father’s dream of creating a prosperous farm in California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the farm embodies his father’s spirit. His brothers and their families share in Joseph’s prosperity and the farm flourishes –…
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The Giller Prize 2026 Longlist I’m only familiar with 4 authors and 1 title from this year’s Giller Prize longlist, so this is going to be just a quick rundown of the nominated titles and what I understand of them from their descriptions. Links take you to each book’s page on its publisher’s website. I…
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Reading Steinbeck in Two Years #3: The Red Pony Goodreads blurb Young Jody Tiflin lives on his father’s California ranch. He is thrilled when his father gives him a red pony, and later promises him the colt of a bay mare. Both these gifts bring joy to Jody’s life–but tragedy soon follows. As Jody begins…
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Reading Steinbeck in Two Years #2: The Pastures of Heaven Goodreads blurb Each of these delightful interconnected tales is devoted to a family living in a fertile valley on the outskirts of Monterey, California, and the effects that one particular family has on them all. Steinbeck tackles two important literary traditions here; American naturalism, with…