Canada Reads Inspired

Shauna and Rebecca talk about the finalists for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and how they view "lit-tra-chur".  However, if you've read any of the shortlist titles and you want them to read and review, please make sure to comment below.  https://www.cbc.ca/books/replay-the-2019-scotiabank-giller-prize-shortlist-announcement-1.5300852

Shauna kicks off the discussion to “engage” listeners, but Rebecca isn’t sure it will work as intended. You be the judge. :)

At the end, S & R ask, “What do you use as a bookmark?”

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While Life on the Ground Floor has been recognized with awards and making "best of" lists, Shauna and Rebecca both have different reasons why it might be a tough read for them.  

Also, Justin Trudeau voted against his own book in CBC's Canada Reads in 2003!?!  https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1463212611707

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The $64K question: did The Crazy Game deserve to be on the 2019 CBC's Canada Reads longlist and shortlist?  Is it a book that moved Shauna and Rebecca?  You might be surprised by their point of view!

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Shauna and Rebecca are pleased to share an especially candid talk with Clint Malarchuk, author of The Crazy Game, which was a CBC's Canada Reads 2019 longlist title.  

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Fall is a great time to settle in for a cozy read, so join Shauna and Rebecca as they review a CBC Books list of "30 books to read now".  Will they agree on their top three selections?  Will Rebecca gravitate towards a time travel romance?  Will Shauna go all out for a social science read?  Check it out!  https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-cbc-books-fall-reading-list-30-books-to-read-now-1.5290084

Also, they mention the process by which books make the longlist and finally the shortlist for CBC's Canada Reads. According to Tara Mora, Executive Producer, CBC Books and Literary Partnerships at CBC/Radio-Canada, "The CBC Books team works with each panelist directly, suggesting books to them based on their preferences and profiles as readers."

Finally, Shelagh Rogers program, "The Next Chapter" is what Rebecca was trying to recall.  https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter 

Even though Shauna and Rebecca are not rabid hockey fans, they are both in agreement about The Crazy Game by Clint Malarchuk.  Tune in to hear their first impressions of this heartrending story.

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Shauna and Rebecca kick off their new podcast with October’s longlist title, The Crazy Game: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond by Clint Malarchuk with Dan Robson.  The book was originally published in 2014 under two titles, The Crazy Game (international edition) and A Matter of Inches, so many of you may have already read it.  If so, why not revisit this compelling autobiography, and if not, join us in our first book discussion.  After all, what better way to kick off a discussion of CBC's Canada Reads longlist titles than with a hockey memoir?!

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Shauna and Rebecca, two Michigan Public Librarians, invite you to join them on a journey of exploring Canadian literature.  In this first episode, they explain how they developed their passion for the CBC’s Canada Reads competition as well as following CBC Books and discovering great authors to read and discuss.

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