Win a Puzzle

a bookish puzzle for readers (and puzzlers, of course)

This is so exciting. The Canadian Authors Association together with The Occurance have created this aesthetically pleasing puzzle featuring the covers of dozens of Canadian authors’ books.

As you can see, What the Living Do is in pride of place, which makes me crazy-happy.

So… if you are a puzzler or have one on your Christmas list, here is your chance to win a 504-piece or a 1008-piece puzzle. Your choice.

To be entered into the draw, you need to have purchased a copy of What the Living Do—digital or paper. Send me a picture of you holding the book or the front page of your Kindle or Kobo version, and you’ll automatically be entered.

That’s it!

I would have loved this to be ready for Christmas giving but even the release of the puzzle has been delayed on account of the postal strike, so sending it out in time to be put under the tree is unlikely.

I’ll hold the draw on January 1. If you are a library person, and I hope you are, holding a library copy also counts. (If they don’t already have one, I’d be grateful if you asked your library to acquire a copy.)

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Thinking about Spain? Want 10 full days of gentle morning yoga and hours of guided writing, a cool pool, hiking hills, caves, and a river running through it? Of course you do. Two spots left, my friends. May 19 to 29. Find all about it here.

I’ve just finished reading A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies. An oddly clever 3rd person narrative about a man struggling with his conscience after he and his wife choose to terminate a pregnancy because of serious fetal abnormalities. As you can see, I picked it up in a second-hand bookstore—in a buy-two-get-one-free deal. I’m glad I did! It somehow manages to take the reader lightly through some heavy times. His honesty is quite stunning. You recognize a skilled writer by how effortless the narrative appears.

I finished Knife by Salaman Rushdie last week. He explores in depth all of the potential uses for a knife. Practical, necessary, metaphorical, political, and lethal. He invites us in to get up close and personal. Into his life, his family, his wife, and his social and political history, while taking us through the events during and following his near-fatal stabbing.

Now, I’m on to Louise Erdrich’s new book. Love her work!

What are you reading?