Join Shauna and Rebecca as they interview Heather Down, author and publisher of Not Cancelled: Canadian Kindness in the Face of COVID-19 (co-author Catherine Kenwell).  Heather discusses how this beautiful, hope-filled anthology of stories came to be, while Rebecca expresses her expectation that the book will have significant value to future generations looking back at this unprecedented time in history. 

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Podcast: After the Book Ends

 

Voice-over by Content Creator and Comedian Cameron Geller --TikTok & Instagram: @cameron.geller 

 

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Shauna and Rebecca are thrilled to chat with Nelly Buchet, their first children's picture book author (illustrated by Andrea Zuill @zuillmonkey).  CAT DOG DOG is a deceptively simple story, but as you will hear in the interview, Nelly's vision was clear from the start.  This is a story for the whole family!  

After the interview, Nelly said, “the coolest thing is the book is now considered an "early reader" because little kids are learning to read with CAT DOG DOG. One parent told me his daughter was so proud that she could finish a whole entire book on her own :).”

According to her website, CAT DOG DOG has received the following accolades:   The Story of a Blended Family (Random House Kids, 2020) is a 2021 ALA Notable Children’s Book and Irma Black Award nominee. It is also a Junior Library Guild, Indie Next 2020 List, 2021 CCBC Best of the Year List, Amazon’s “Best of 2020 for ages 3-5,” Chicago Public Library “Best Fiction for Younger Readers of 2020” and Iowa Public Radio “Best New Books for Children and Teens” selection.

 

Voice-over by Content Creator and Comedian Cameron Geller --TikTok & Instagram: @cameron.geller 

 

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Join Shauna and Rebecca as they officially kick off the American Indian Library Association's Read Native 21 Challenge!  There are 26 prompts for adults and 24 for children. 

Rebecca mentions the following books that she has read to date:  When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz; Tilly and the Crazy Eights by Monique Gray Smith; Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead; and Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard.  She also highlights Native American storyteller, Pun Plamondon's "Fathers & Figures" on YouTube.

Shauna has completed the "horror" category with Joseph Bruchac's Skeleton Man.  She says it's "creepy".  

Also, you can identify which Native lands you now occupy with this map.

 

Voice-over by Content Creator and Comedian Cameron Geller --TikTok & Instagram: @cameron.geller 

 

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Shauna and Rebecca are excited to chat with Explorer-in-Residence at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and best-selling author, Adam Shoalts.  Rebecca asks questions about Adam's latest title, Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic as well as his first book, Alone Against the North: An Expedition into the Unknown.  She has still to read A History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land. There was some talk of bears... :D

Website: https://adamshoalts.com/

IG: @adam_shoalts

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Shauna and Rebecca wrap up their last review of the 2021 CBC's Canada Reads contenders.  Rebecca makes an announcement and Shauna leads the discussion.  With whom will you agree??

Shauna and Rebecca review another contender for the 2021 CBC’s Canada Reads annual competition. Is it as graphic as some readers have stated on the CBC’s Canada Reads Facebook group?  Is it a book that transports us?  Spoiler alert: read the book, then come back for the discussion.

 

Special thanks to @wearebeautifulwords book club for creating thought-provoking bookmarks that you can purchase to enhance your reading adventure! Buy yours today at https://www.wearebeautifulwords.ca/

Shauna and Rebecca review the second book on their list for 2021 CBC's Canada Reads, Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee.  Rebecca makes a comparison between the grandmother in Two Trees with the mother in the graphic novel The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui.

Shauna and Rebecca review another shortlist book for the 2021 CBC’s Canada Reads annual competition. As a talented baker, Shauna has an affinity for the beautiful descriptions of food, while Rebecca outlines a plotline that she was convinced would play out.

 

Special thanks to @wearebeautifulwords book club for creating thought-provoking bookmarks that you can purchase to enhance your reading adventure! Buy yours today at https://www.wearebeautifulwords.ca/

Shauna and Rebecca are excited to chat with Roger Mooking, chef, restaurateur, television host, author and award-winning recording artist, who is championing Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi for the 2021 CBC's Canada Reads competition.  They are so touched by Roger's comments on librarians.

Shauna and Rebecca kick off 2021 CBC's Canada Reads with a review of The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk.  Will anyone be surprised that Shauna loved this book?!?