Time to Read: a podcast book club

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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

Nora Decter, WPL's Writer-In-Residence
Makers-In-Residence Program

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Toby:  Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese (also made into a movie)

Trevor: Ditto
Dennis: In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier 

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby:  fireweed

Trevor: 49 Dance

Dennis: Yodel

Next month we will be discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Thank you to everyone who read Kiss of the Fur Queen 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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.

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Toby:  Veep (HBO sitcom)

Dennis: Dave (1993 film) honourable mention: anything by Tim Dorsey
Trevor: The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W. E. Bowman

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby:  ouroboros

Trevor: witling (not whitling) 

Dennis: blatherskite

Next month we will be discussing Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway.

Thank you to everyone who read The Best Laid Plans 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.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
This is How you Produce the Time War article in Vector Magazine

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Toby:  Recursion by Blake Crouch

Dennis: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Trevor: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby:  apophenic as a haruspex

Trevor: metonymy

Dennis: sincerity

Next month we will be discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis.

Thank you to everyone who read This is How You Lose the Time War 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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
Remembering Ray St. Germain
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Aboutislam.net a helpful resource for those with questions about Islam

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Toby:  Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

Dennis: The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Trevor: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby:  queer

Trevor: kalam

Dennis: exegesis

Next month we will be discussing This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

Thank you to everyone who read Hijab Butch Blues 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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

Welcome back Dennis! We made an episode without you, but it was NO FUN.

Remembering Alice Munro

Ice Planet Barbarians Series by Ruby Dixon

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Toby:  Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Dennis: Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (currently on order)
Trevor: Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby:  that thing that happens when a person's name becomes associated with a broader definition

Trevor: Ambiguous 

Dennis: Phlegmatic, Obdurate, and Pertinacious

Next month we will be discussing Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.

Thank you to everyone who read The Left Hand of Darkness 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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

Chris Hadfield's Space Oddity from the I.S.S.
Facial Hair and the Military
Apollo 13 (1995 Film) Launch Scene
Clive Cussler novels at Winnipeg Public Library

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Toby: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Trevor: The Martian by Andy Weir (and The Spy who came in from the Cold by John LeCarré)

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby: wilco 

Trevor: Tang (and Ting) 

Next month we will be discussing  The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin.

Thank you to everyone who read The Apollo Murders 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.

Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman and Trevor Lockhart.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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

With Bel Canto, Trevor and Toby are both on track with their reading resolutions!
New podcast host: Transistor!
The so called "Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis": a major inspiration for Bel Canto.
Manitoba Opera website

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Toby: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Dennis: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Trevor: Animal Farm by George Orwell (graphic novel by ODYR)

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby: mellifluous

Trevor: mortadella

Dennis: hurkle-durkle

Next month we will be discussing The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield.

Thank you to everyone who read Bel Canto 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.

Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.

Welcome, Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice and we have a special guest joining us: WPL’s Writer-In-Residence Susie Moloney.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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

Cory Doctorow comes to Winnipeg on March 26th to talk about “Enshittification”, a nerd word from last month. If you go to the show and talk to him, mention that you heard about it on Time to Read! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cory-doctorow-tickets-798820071337

Moon of the Turning Leaves Anishinaabemowin Pronounciation Guide

An evening with Waubgeshig Rice, hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, October 27, 2023 at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg

Turbo Kid (2015 Movie)

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Toby: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman

Trevor: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Dennis: The Stand by Stephen King

Susie: The Reformatory by Tananirive Due

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby: wonderworks

Trevor: walleteer

Dennis: The (as in the more the merrier)

Susie: shenanigans and katywampus

Next month we will be discussing Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.

Thank you to everyone who read Moon of the Turning Leaves 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.

Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, Trevor Lockhart, and special guest Susie Moloney.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing French Exit by Patrick deWitt. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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 2024 Reading Resolutions!

Toby: will make an effort to REREAD some of her favourite books. What will she pick?

Trevor: will make an effort to READ books that are ALREADY IN HIS HOME. What will he find?

Dennis: will make an effort to READ lighter, humorous fare. What makes him laugh?

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby: tyromancy

Trevor: rizz

Dennis: enshittification

Next month we will be discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice with special guest Susie Moloney, WPL’s writer-in-residence.

Thank you to everyone who read French Exit 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.

Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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

Next Page Live! (online program where librarians make book recommendations. The Dec 4 edition is all about books that would make great gifts.

Scotiabank Giller Prize 2023

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

Haircutpedia: a wiki for haircuts!

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Toby: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Trevor: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (play)

Dennis: Serial Podcast (Season 3) and Ear Hustle Podcast

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby: umwelt

Trevor: conk

Dennis: earnest

Next month we will be discussing French Exit by Patrick deWitt.

Thank you to everyone who read If Beale Street Could Talk 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.

Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.