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Two friends -- one American, one Canadian -- who share a love for CBC’s Canada Reads and Canadian literature! https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads

109 episoade

#Society #Books #Arts #Audio Drama #Canada #Canada Reads American Style

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Hidden Gems with author Joanne Jackson 4:17

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Tara chats with author Joanne Jackson about Canadian Prairie authors. Saskatchewan Hidden Gems: --Beatrice and Virgil; The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel --Life on the Refrigerator Door; Polly Diamond series by Alice Kuipers --Going to Beautiful; Russell Quant Mysteries by Anthony Bidulka --Snake in the Raspberry Patch by Joanne Jackson --A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews --Author Gail Bowen https://www.joannejackson.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/joannejacksonauthor/…

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Reader Repartee with Zeralda 16:39

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Rebecca is joined by friend of the podcast Zeralda to answer the Five Questions for Reader Repartee: How did you become a reader? What book do you wish you could read again for the first time? Which author, living or dead, would you like to meet in person and why? What fictional character would you like to meet and why? What are you currently reading? Responses: The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny The Iliad by Homer Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The Last Ranger by Peter Heller Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison…

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CBC's 2025 Canada Reads Wrap Up with Host Ali Hassan 27:21

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Rebecca and Tara again welcome host Ali Hassan for their annual wrap up of the CBC’s Canada Reads debates! https://standupali.com/ https://standupali.com/my-book https://www.instagram.com/standupali Recommended books: American War; What Strange Paradise; One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad A History of Burning by Janika Oza THIS YEAR’S WINNER: A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer; championed by Indigenous advocate Shayla Stonechild THE RUNNERS-UP: Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew; championed by "Pastry Nerd" Saïd M’Dahoma Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper; championed by actor Michelle Morgan Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston; championed by author Linwood Barclay Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey; championed by Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Maggie Mac Neil https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads…

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CBC's 2025 Canada Reads DAY THREE Wrap Up 33:43

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Rebecca and Tara discuss Day THREE of CBC's Canada Reads debates! STILL IN: Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew; championed by "Pastry Nerd" Saïd M’Dahoma Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper; championed by actor Michelle Morgan A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer; championed by Indigenous advocate Shayla Stonechild NOW OUT: Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey; championed by Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Maggie Mac Neil Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston; championed by author Linwood Barclay https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads Please note that on DAY FOUR Rebecca and Tara will be live on YouTube wrapping up the debates with Jolene (@bookwormadventure girl) on Thursday, March 20 @ 7:30 pm EDT: https://www.youtube.com/@canadareadsamericanstyle Also, make sure to check out Jolene's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BookwormAdventureGirl…

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CBC's 2025 Canada Reads DAY TWO Wrap Up 26:49

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Rebecca and Tara discuss Day TWO of CBC's Canada Reads debates! STILL IN: Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew; championed by "Pastry Nerd" Saïd M’Dahoma Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper; championed by actor Michelle Morgan Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston; championed by author Linwood Barclay A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer; championed by Indigenous advocate Shayla Stonechild NOW OUT: Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey; championed by Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Maggie Mac Neil https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads…

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CBC's 2025 Canada Reads DAY ONE Wrap Up 30:56

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Rebecca and Tara discuss Day One of CBC's Canada Reads debates! Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew; championed by "Pastry Nerd" Saïd M’Dahoma Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper; championed by actor Michelle Morgan Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston; championed by author Linwood Barclay A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer; championed by Indigenous advocate Shayla Stonechild Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey; championed by Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Maggie Mac Neil https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads…

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Book Chat 25 48:41

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Rebecca and Tara share their latest good reads AND make their final predictions for CBC's 2025 Canada Reads debates which begin on Monday, March 17. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall; illustrated by Hugo Martinez Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller Tara (@onabranchreads): The Bones of Ruin Trilogy: The Bones of Ruin; The Song of Wrath; The Lady of Rapture by Sarah Raughley. (Check out Tara's interview with Sarah on October 2, 2024) The Queen's Spade by Sarah Raughley How to Survive a Bear Attack: A Memoir by Claire Cameron Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B59wqgYNEM Beautiful Ugly; Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney Canadian author of thrillers--Nicole Lundrigan 2025 Canada Reads titles: Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey Also mentioned: Baltimore's Mansion: A Memoir by Wayne Johnston…

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Have We Convinced You? 41:31

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Rebecca and Tara share some of their favorite books that others have recommended to them AND they wonder if they have convinced you to read any of their recommendations. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall; illustrated by Hugo Martinez Stories Left in Stone: Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain by Troy Nahumko The Undertaking of Billy Buffone by David Giuliano (interviewed 6/25/22) A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine Salt Houses by Hala Alyan Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense by Marcello Di Cintio (interviewed 1/11/21) Tenth of December by George Saunders Nora Watts series by Sheena Kamal (interviewed 12/6/22) The Street by Ann Petry Black Water Sister by Zen Cho Tara (@onabranchreads): Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman; Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol; The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Meara Yellow Barks Spider by Harman Burns Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest by Ariel Gordon Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe Cravings by Garnett Kilberg Cohen (interviewed 2/13/24) Unwind series by Neal Shusterman https://www.riverstreetwriting.com/ https://www.instagram.com/river_street_writes/…

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Hidden Gems with author Sheena Kamal 16:53

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Rebecca and Tara have come up with a new feature for the podcast called, “Hidden Gems with…”. In which they ask authors to share their top book recommendations. Rebecca is excited to kick off the inaugural episode with Sheena Kamal and her Crime Fiction picks! Sheena is an author, essayist, and screenwriter. She wrote the critically acclaimed Nora Watts thriller series (The Lost Ones, It All Falls Down, and No Going Back). As well as a YA novel titled, Fight Like a Girl. You may have heard Rebecca and Tara rave about her novels many times on the podcast, so they encourage you to listen to Sheena's past interview on December 6, 2022. Crime Fiction Hidden Gems: Wakeland series by Sam Wiebe: Invisible Dead Cut You Down Hollywood North Hell and Gone Sunset and Jericho The Last Exile Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang Rachel Getty & Esa Khattak series by Ausma Zehanat Khan The Unquiet Dead The Language of Secrets Among the Ruins A Dangerous Crossing A Deadly Divide "Hammerhead" Jed series by A.J. Devlin Cobra Clutch Rolling Thunder Five Moves of Doom Bronco Buster Johnny Delivers by Wayne Ng Aunties series by Jesse Q. Sutanto Dial A for Aunties Four Aunties and a Wedding The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite https://www.sheenakamal.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sheenakamalwrites/…

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Interview - Joanne Jackson and Sunset Lake Resort 12:50

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Tara chats with Joanne Jackson, an award-winning author of three novels: The Wheaton (2019); A Snake in the Raspberry Patch (2023), winner of the Crime Writers of Canada's Best Crime Novel set in Canada and short listed for the Saskatchewan Book Awards; and her latest novel Sunset Lake Resort (2024) published by Stonehouse Publishing. Regardless of what weather Saskatchewan throws at her, she can often be found walking outside. Joanne's recommendations: The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins The Husband's Secrets by Liane Moriarty. https://www.joannejackson.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/joannejacksonauthor/ https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/store/sunset-lake-resort…

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Book Chat 24 39:44

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Rebecca and Tara chat about their latest reads, some of which include CBC's Canada Reads titles for the 2025 debates airing March 17-20 on CBC TV, CBC Radio, and CBC Books (website and YouTube). Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): How We Move the Air by Garnett Kilberg Cohen Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper American War; What Strange Paradise; One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew The Immortal Woman by Su Change Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey Lost Women, Banished Souls by Garnett Kilberg Cohen Tara (@onabranchreads): Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich God Isn't Here Today by Francine Cunningham Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell…

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Love Stories 34:55

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Rebecca and Tara celebrate some of their favorite Love Stories in all their different forms in honor of Valentine's Day. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead Cam & Beau by Maria Cichosz The Magic of Ordinary Days by Ann Howard Creel https://www.hallmarkfamily.com/the-magic-of-ordinary-days Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf Griffin & Sabine Trilogy: Griffin & Sabine; Sabine's Notebook; The Golden Mean by Nick Bantock Tara (@onabranchreads): The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage by Carol Off The Outlander; Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin The River by Peter Heller The Brickworks by Lucy E.M. Black Leaving Earth by Helen Humphreys The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite…

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Interview - Dr. Louise Ells and Lies I Told My Sister 31:01

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Rebecca is excited to speak with author Dr. Louise Ells. Louise is the author of Lies I Told My Sister, published in 2024 by Latitude 46 Publishing. She was born and raised in Northeastern Ontario. After years of travel, she moved to Cambridge, England where she earned her PhD in Creative Writing. Louise teaches at universities and colleges in England and Canada and currently lives north of Toronto, where she can often be found in her library surrounded by books and snuggled up with her cats. https://www.louiseells.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/louiseellsauthor/?hl=en https://store.latitude46publishing.com/products/lies-i-told-my-sister Recommendations: Waiting for a Star to Fall by Kerry Clare A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott Treed: Walking in Canada's Urban Forests; Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest by Ariel Gordon Cottagers and Indians by Drew Hayden Taylor Death of Persephone: A Murder by Yvonne Blomer Poet Joy Williams Vandals by Alice Munro: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/10/04/vandals…

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Interview - Adelle Purdham and I Don't Do Disability and Other Lies I've Told Myself 42:25

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Tara is excited to chat with Adelle Purdham, who is an educator, parent disability advocate and author of the memoir-in-essays I Don't Do Disability and Other Lies I've Told Myself published by Dundurn Press in 2024. It was named a Fall 2024 Most Anticipated Memoir & Biography by Indigo and 49th Shelf. Her prose and poetry appear in literary journals, anthologies, magazines, newspapers and online. Adelle has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction and is a qualified French teacher. She currently woks as a Seasonal Part-time Faculty member at Trent University where she teaches creative writing in her hometown, Nogojiwanong (Peterborough), ON. https://adellepurdham.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/adellepurdham/?hl=en https://www.dundurn.com/ Recommended titles: Shut Away: When Down Syndrome Was a Life Sentence by Catherine McKercher An Astonishment of Stars: Stories by Kirti Bhadresa The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros…

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2025 CBC’s Canada Reads Short List 24:38

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