Hi Tracy, yeah I think you’ll be able to find these books at a sale. I’d wait too. Luckily I got them through the library.
I remember The Shipping News was quirky … and I’m not sure I thought it was that great though I liked its setting. I just looked up that it came out in 1993. It is a bit surprising that it won both awards. I wonder how it would read today.
Have a great week.

Re the books that have won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer, I think I might like to try The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx. A good length and a good setting.

Thanks Erin, I really liked the light off the water, so I’m glad that worked in the photo. I thought both books were easy to get into. The Frozen River took me a while to get through since it’s a bit long, but both are pretty enjoyable. I think you’d like them. Enjoy your week.

Hi Rachel, the Pacific sure is cold now, brrr. It takes me forever to get into the water … no matter if it’s May or August. But eventually I do.
It seems First Lie Wins was really popular. It was clever. Check out the audio to Wild Dark Shore. It’s good for puzzle time. Cheers.

Thank you for the wonderful reviews of Wild Dark Shore and The Frozen River. I have been on the fence about reading them, and now I feel like I know more what to expect from them.

I enjoyed First Lie Wins even if parts were stretched believability. Wild Dark Shore sounds like something I’d enjoy, too.

Hi Anne, thanks, I like the light on the water in that photo. I had a good long weekend there but now I’m back home in Alberta. It’s a bit of a whirlwind to get my mind back here. And it was terrific that James won. I thought so too. It is a good companion to Twain’s book, which says a lot. Have a great week.

Hi Joy, it sounds like you’ll be ready for the book club if you do all that. I listened to Tom Sawyer and then Huck Finn on audio last year and then read James in print. I felt it was good that I did that beforehand. James was clever I thought … and perceptive. The ending is pretty action-packed. Good luck with the reading. Huck Finn wasn’t easy for me to get through. It was a bit up & down. But I managed to get through.