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Karon Liu Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Reporter (mostly food) for @TorontoStar. He/him https://t.co/RqIOpndmVd Email: karonliu@thestar.ca (It's pronounced Kar-On).

7 books
Book Cover for: Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants, Ann Hui

Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants

Ann Hui
Karon LiuKaron Liu

Congrats but also boooooo because Ann's reporting on food policy is fantastic. (Go pick up her book Chop Suey Nation if you haven't already!) https://t.co/RqwggNNiyf

Paperback, 2019

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, Mary Roach

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Mary Roach
Karon LiuKaron Liu

i love mary roach's funny and entertaining books that answers very niche questions about the world but her new one, fuzz, is hard to get through not through any fault of hers but its a reminder of how much careless development and sprawl has messed up nature and animal behaviour

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Sleeping Car Porter, Suzette Mayr

The Sleeping Car Porter

Suzette Mayr
Karon LiuKaron Liu

Glad I eavesdropped on people's book reccos at @torontoWOTS and picked up The Sleeping Car Porter at the @coachhousebooks booth. Add it to your Pride month reading list (or whenever, it's just a really good book). https://t.co/PKMVXnuxv3

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Denison Avenue, Christina Wong

Denison Avenue

Christina Wong
Karon LiuKaron Liu

Just finished Christina Wong's just released Denison Avenue novel. Great stuff along with illustrations by Daniel Innes. Timely release that brings up a lot of issues for the municipal election. https://t.co/9hwJceq35F

Paperback, 2023

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ulysses: An Illustrated Edition, James Joyce

Ulysses: An Illustrated Edition

James Joyce
Karon LiuKaron Liu

Press release for the CNE (back after a two-year absence) says there's going to be a Celtic food truck festival to commemorate the 100th anniversary of James Joyce's Ulysses. Oh, and there's also a double decker carousel and dancing drones above the food building at night.

Hardcover, 2022

$75.00$50.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Ulysses, Joyce James

Ulysses

Joyce James
Karon LiuKaron Liu

Press release for the CNE (back after a two-year absence) says there's going to be a Celtic food truck festival to commemorate the 100th anniversary of James Joyce's Ulysses. Oh, and there's also a double decker carousel and dancing drones above the food building at night.

Paperback, 2017

$25.20$12.60 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees: Essential Techniques of Authentic Chinese Cooking: A Cookbook, Kian Lam Kho

Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees: Essential Techniques of Authentic Chinese Cooking: A Cookbook

Kian Lam Kho
Karon LiuKaron Liu

Recipe from Kian Lam Ko's Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees book. https://t.co/aFq3x52U0H

Hardcover, 2015

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book