A belated congratulations to
Mar 05, 2007 in Books
Heather O’Neill and John K. Samson for winning the all-star edition of Canada Reads. Samson managed to outcharm Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy and catapult Montreal’s O’Neill to some modicum of literary fame.
I thought Lullabies for Little Criminals had a good chance of winning it all along simply because Cuddy couldn’t charm his way into victory, like the last time when former Canada Reads juror Zsuzsi Gartner
could be seen making googly-eyes at him everytime he opened his mouth (who could blame her, he’s Jim Cuddy!). It also helped that he was defending the highly overrated Stanley Park Speak divx
.
If you haven’t had a chance to read Lullabies, pick it up. I’ll be writing a little more about it later this week and also put up an interview I did with the lovely Ms. O’Neill last fall. If you do buy it, try to find an edition without the rather garish, pink, and non-removable Canada Reads logo on it. Geez Harper Collins what were you thinking!