Words At Large

Literary skirmishes

Posted by Words At Large Admin on January 16 at 12:00 AM

January is well underway. The winter books are out and the next big literary event on the horizon is Canada Reads. Books championed in the past have come from as far back as early in the last century and as recently as just off today’s presses. This year’s celebrity panelists have chosen books published between 1979 and 1998.

The end result is that four of the five authors are still with us and one of them has actually been part of Canada Reads before, although as a panelist rather than a contender.

Starting this week the Words at Large podcast slips behind the scenes at the Battle of the Books and we start with special interviews with the contending authors.

For more information about the books and all the participants plus a chance to voice your own opinions about the books, go to the Canada Reads website.

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