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Canada Reads 2024: Day 2
Sadly, we said goodbye to Denison Avenue on Day 2 of Canada Reads. This book combined powerful prose (Christina Wong) and beautiful pen and ink drawings (Daniel Innes) and focused on a Toronto neighbourhood known as Chinatown. It was a … Continue reading
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Canada Reads 2020
While the CBC studio was devoid of book loving spectators, it was full of discussion, passion, strong personalities… and 5 great books! Canada Reads is a wonderful event that is part game show and part literary event which gets Canadians … Continue reading
20. Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club (Coles, Megan Gail)
As everyone knows, I am a HUGE fan and supporter of Canada Reads. Each year the CBC chooses 5 defenders who each choose a book to debate in the gameshow/literary prize program which I look forward to. Canada Reads inspires … Continue reading
Canada Reads Finale
What an amazing day at Canada Reads! Congratulations to Mark Sakamoto whose compelling family story, Forgiveness has been deemed the one book that Canadians should read to open their eyes! The winning book was defended by fashion icon Jeanne Becker … Continue reading
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Canada Reads Day 3
The third day of the “title fight” left American War and Forgiveness still standing as The Marrow Thieves by Cheri Dimaline, as debated by Jully Black, was a knockout. The fighting and biting was diminished, compared to the previous debate, … Continue reading
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Canada Reads Day 2
Sadly, I was not in the studio audience for Day 2 and like many Canadians had to listen to the excitement following a busy day at the office. During the day, it was very difficult to avoid the results of … Continue reading
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Canada Reads: Let the Debates Begin!
Canada Reads is an exciting time of year for CanLit lovers! It combines the passion of literary contests with the excitement and strategy of a game show. Does the best written book win? The most popular book? Perhaps not, books … Continue reading
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25. American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War is bleak. It is depressing. It shares a strong message that we need to change, that we need to avoid another American Civil War at all costs. Although it is set in the United States, this country is … Continue reading
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22. The Boat People (Sharon Bala)
Whether or not The Boat People is crowned the 2018 Canada Reads winner, it is a book that opened my eyes and through fiction has informed me about the injustice, racism and experiences of refugees. It is a story that … Continue reading
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Canada Reads Trailers
By this point, everyone knows that I am excited for the Canada Reads debates to start on Monday. I am hoping to finish my reading over the weekend but in the meantime, am sharing the link to the trailers of … Continue reading
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