16 Favourite Picks from Volume One Bookstore in Duncan
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Kendra talks with Vivi and Catherine of Duncan's amazing bookstore, Volume One.  Get ready for some deep-dive recommendations! Their favourites for adults: Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard (non-fiction) Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (fiction) Bluebird by Sharon Cameron (fiction) ~on order People Change by Vivek Shraya (non-fiction/essay) Their favourites for children: The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson (picture book) Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (picture book) Bluebird by Sharon Cameron (YA fiction) ~on order Nathan suggests you check out Broombusters.org to assuage your invasive species guilt for loving the Miss Rumphius book. [caption id="attachment_948" align="alignnone" width="576"] Image from Broombusters.org website.[/caption]
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