Rebecca and Tara discuss what they are currently reading and their best 2023 reads to date.

Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): 

• Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah

Tara (@onabranchreads):

• Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol; The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara

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Rebecca and Tara welcome Margot Fedoruk, author of Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir.  Margot lives and works on Gabriola Island, BC and has been writing a personal blog since 2016 called Death Defying Acts of Living and an instructional soap making blog called Wash Rinse Repeat.  She is currently enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Studies program at the University of Alberta. 

Memoirists mentioned in the podcast include:

• Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain

Website: https://margotfedoruk.ca/

Twitter and Instagram: @margotfedoruk

Facebook: Margot Fedoruk

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads

Rebecca and Tara welcome Bookstagram and Canada Reads friend Sarah to answer the five questions.

Sarah's responses include:

• The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Sarah's Instagram: @sareshears

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads

Rebecca and Tara discuss the 2023 CBC's Canada Reads Short List and five defenders.  They also make their predictions for this year's winner.

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads 

Rebecca and Tara welcome Bookstagram and Canada Reads friend Sarah to discuss the world of Reading Challenges.

• POPSUGAR 2023 Reading Challenge 

Sarah's Instagram: @sareshears

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads

Rebecca and Tara welcome Rebecca's friend and former colleague Geoff--their first American guest--to answer the five questions.

Geoff's answers include:

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Geoff joined them via Sacramento (CA) Public Library.

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads 

Rebecca and Tara predict the five contenders for CBC's Canada Reads competition, which airs March 27-30, 2023.

Rebecca:

• Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

Tara:

• Greenwood by Michael Christie

Also, Tara mentions Kia Nurse, and Rebecca sends apologies to Andrew Phung for using his TV character's name, Andrew Pham. 

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads 

Rebecca and Tara share the top three books they've read since Book Chat #2.

Rebecca:

• The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman

Tara:

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Tara also references a favorite podcast: Eat Like a Heroine by Jenny Williams and Lorilee Craker.

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads

In the first author interview of 2023, Rebecca is thrilled to chat with Canadian author Hollay Ghadery.  Fuse, Ghadery's memoir of mixed-race identity and mental health, was released in Spring 2021. Rebellion Box is her debut collection of poetry and is planned for publication in 2023.

Instagram: @hollayghadery

Twitter: @Hollay2

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

In the first podcast of the New Year, Rebecca welcomes Sandra, her Bookstagram friend, to answer the slightly revised Five Questions.  Sandra's responses include the following titles:

• The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay

Rebecca makes a quick reference to The Five by Hallie Rubenhold.

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads