Time to Read: a podcast book club

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Measure by Nikki Erlick.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Audiobook superstar Julia Whelan

TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby: Pluribus (tv series)
Trevor: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Dennis: The Power by Naomi Alderman 

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: irregardless

Trevor: moirai

Dennis: determinism

Next month we are discussing The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb.

Thank you to everyone who read The Measure with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Take My Word For It: A Memoir by LeVar Burton
Tempted: My Story by Rick Campanelli
An Unexpected Life: A Memoir by Gloria Steinem
Here for Canada: Memoirs of the 22nd Prime Minister by Stephen Harper
Timothy Findley's wikipedia entry
Doctor Sleep (2019 film)
The Shining (1980 film)
The Shining (1997 miniseries)

TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Trevor: The Shining by Stephen King
Dennis: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman and The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: sandwich 

Trevor: proscribe

Dennis: spinster

Next month we are discussing The Measure by Nikki Erlick.

Thank you to everyone who read The Telling of Lies with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba)
The Tyger by William Blake

 
TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby: The Wall by Marlen Haushofer 
Trevor: The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
Dennis: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: polyonymous

Trevor: trotters

Dennis: peregrination

Next month we are discussing The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley.

Thank you to everyone who read Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Theory of Crows by David Robertson.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
An Evening with Colson Whitehead
Dungeon Crawler Carl TV Series Announcement
Whistler by Ann Patchett

 
TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Trevor: The Curse of the Viking Grave by Farley Mowat.
Toby: Real Ones by katherena vermette
Dennis: Starlight by Richard Wagamese

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: trapline

Trevor: corvid

Dennis: gloaming

Next month we will be discussing Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our 100th episode last month and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are celebrating our 100th episode by letting our listeners pick the books.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

This month, we asked WPL staff, customers and TTR listeners to tell us about their favourite books. We had a terrific response, and when you add in picks from Toby, Dennis, and Trevor we got an even 100.

The Top 100 Favourite Books (as selected by TTR Listeners, WPL staff, and WPL customers).

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: zomp and sonder

Trevor: hundred 

Dennis: centenary

Next month things return to (mostly) normal as we discuss The Theory of Crows by David Robertson.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their book titles and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
LitRPG (genre)
What is LitRPG? (an article by Chris Arnone on Bookriot.com)
List of the best LitRPG books as ranked by Goodreads members.

 
TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby: Severance (TV series on Apple TV)
Trevor: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (also made into a movie by Steven Spielberg)
Dennis: Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains by James A Hunter (linked to the series page on Goodreads)

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: mawkish

Trevor: caterwaul 

Dennis: misconstrue

Next month is our special 100th episode. We won't be discussing just one book. We will be discussing a hundred (or so) of them! (Really!)

Thank you to everyone who read Dungeon Crawler Carl with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Walking the Bypass by Ken Wilson

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Special Thanks to Ariel Gordon, WPL's Writer-In-Residence for joining us this month and for suggesting our book pick!
Ken Wilson's Blog: https://readingandwalking.ca/
Ariel Gordon's Recommended Reading List for 49th Shelf: https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2024/06/17/Mended-Maps-Language-Identity-and-Home-Making
Fungal by Ariel Gordon
 

TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby:  To the River by Tim Lilburn
Trevor: Marshwalker by John Weier
Dennis: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Ariel: Someone Else's Saint and The Good Walk by Matthew Anderson

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: ruderal

Trevor: desire paths

Dennis: apanthropy
Ariel: repristinated
 

Next month we will be discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman.

Thank you to everyone who read Walking the Bypass with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Special Thanks to Erik Mann who joined us as a panelist this month.

Jess of the Shire's The Silmarillion in 30ish minutes Youtube Video
A Reader's Guide to The Silmarillion by Paul Harold Kocher
The Complete Tolkien Companion by J.E.A. Tyler
The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad

TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby:  Circe by Madeline Miller
Trevor: Hadestown (Broadway musical)
Erik: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: quarantine

Trevor: legend

Erik: grandiose

Next month we will be discussing Walking the Bypass by Ken Wilson.

Thank you to everyone who read The Silmarillion with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Postcard by Anne Berest

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
 The Ghetto Within by Santiago Amigorena

TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby: Zone of Interest (2023 film based on the novel by Martin Amis) 
Trevor: Suite Francais by Irene Nemirovsky
Dennis: Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: defenestration

Trevor: chain mail and chain mail

Dennis: Holocaust

Next month we will be discussing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Thank you to everyone who read The Postcard with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel! 

Happy New Year!
 Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Our 2026 Reading Resolutions
Toby: Will aim to read more of the same books as her daughter
Dennis: Will read all of the 2026 Hugo nominees for best novel
Trevor: Will read the entire "Hawthorne and Horowitz" series by Anthony Horowitz
Also mentioned:
Thank you for listening by Julia Whelan
A Libertarian walks into a Bear by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling
The origins of the word "dog"
Jeremy Bentham's auto-icon

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: cynic

Trevor: panopticon

Dennis: spalling

Next month we will be discussing The Postcard by Anne Berest.

Thank you to everyone who read  Small Ceremonies with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

If you enjoy getting book recommendations from Winnipeg Public Library staff, you might want to check out Staff Picks on our Youtube channel!