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How to tune in to Canada Reads 2023: Watch, listen or stream the debates
The debates take place March 27-30 on CBC TV, CBC Radio, CBC Listen, CBC Gem and CBC Books.
Jeopardy! super-champion Mattea Roach is ready for their next big challenge: Canada Reads
Mattea Roach is championing the graphic memoir Ducks by Kate Beaton on the great Canadian book debate. Tune in March 27-30 on CBC TV, CB Radio, CBC Gem, CBC Listen and CBC Books.
Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher wants to bring his message of joy and positivity to Canada Reads
The viral video star is championing the novel Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah on Canada Reads from March 27-30.
Once Upon a Time star Keegan Connor Tracy's next big role is Canada Reads contender
The actor and filmmaker is championing the novel Greenwood by Michael Christie on the great Canadian book debate. Tune in March 27-30 on CBC TV, CB Radio, CBC Gem, CBC Listen and CBC Books.
Tasnim Geedi is known on TikTok for her smart and savvy take on books — now she's bringing it to Canada Reads
The TikTok star is going from talking books on social media to talking books on Canada Reads from March 27-30.
Canada Reads contenders Mattea Roach and Kate Beaton bond over their history in the Maritimes
The author of Ducks and the Jeopardy! star who will be championing the graphic memoir got together to discuss work, the oil sands and their Maritime connections. The great Canadian book debate takes place March 27-30, 2023!
Where I Write
Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia writes all over Vancouver: UBC, the 99 B-Line, her dresser
The Canada Reads-nominated author of Mexican Gothic sometimes wishes for a big house to write in but wants to avoid an Agatha Christie-style library murder.
My Life in Books
Gurdeep Pandher reads books that remind him of home — here are 5 Punjabi and Canadian favourites
The bhangra dancer will champion Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah on Canada Reads 2023. The debates take place March 27-30.
Where I Write
Kate Beaton wrote her graphic memoir Ducks at a 'hedgehog corner desk' in her dining room
The Canada Reads-nominated author and illustrator wrote much of her graphic novel in this lovingly cluttered corner of her dining room.
How do we make sense of climate crisis? Michael Christie's Greenwood traces disaster through a family tree
Michael Christie's novel Greenwood is a 512-page epic tale about intergenerational family dynamics, climate destruction and the wonder of trees. Keegan Connor Tracy is championing the book on March 27-30.
Download the Canada Reads 2023 poster!
The great Canadian book debate takes place March 27-30! Get a poster for your bookstore, school, library, community group or home!
Vote for your Canada Reads 2023 book — you could help break a Day One tie!
If there is a 5-way tie on Day One of Canada Reads, this survey will be used to help break the tie. The debates take place March 27-30.
Canada Reads contenders Keegan Connor Tracy and Michael Christie discuss the root of Greenwood
The author of Greenwood and the actor, director who will be championing the novel discuss the importance of Canadian land and our connection to it. The great Canadian book debate takes place March 27-30, 2023!
Where I Write
Ergonomics are important. That's why Emily St. John Mandel has her laptop on two dictionaries and a suitcase
The Station Eleven author, whose book is featured in Canada Reads 2023, works from a makeshift standing desk in her Brooklyn bedroom beneath her prized unicorn tapestry.
Canada Reads contenders Tasnim Geedi and Silvia Moreno-Garcia discuss why we should read what scares us
The author of Mexican Gothic and the popular #BookTok creator who will be championing the novel have a conversation about the horror genre and colonialism. The great Canadian book debate takes place March 27-30, 2023!
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Gurdeep Pandher is bringing his power of positivity to Canada Reads 2023
With two weeks to go until Canada Reads, champion and Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share why Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah is his pick for the great Canadian book debate.
Meet the Canada Reads 2023 contenders
The debates take place March 27-30 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books.
My Life in Books
Once Upon a Time star Keegan Connor Tracy is a big bookworm — here are 7 books that expanded her worldview
The filmmaker and actor will champion Greenwood by Michael Christie on Canada Reads 2023. The debates take place March 27-30.
LISTEN
Kate Beaton wrote a comic about her two years in the oil sands — now it's on Canada Reads
The Nova Scotian comics creator speaks with Shelagh Rogers about her graphic memoir, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.
Canada Reads contenders Gurdeep Pandher and Dimitri Nasrallah share immigration stories
The author of Hotline and the Bhangra dancer who will be championing the novel have a conversation about their shared experiences of immigration. The great Canadian book debate takes place March 27-30, 2023!
Can you find hope after a life-changing pandemic? Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven says yes
Emily St. John Mandel's fourth novel is a Canada Reads 2023 contender. Actor Michael Greyeyes is championing Station Eleven on March 27-30.
Dimitri Nasrallah's Hotline brings a moving portrayal of an immigrant family to Canada Reads 2023
The Lebanese Canadian author wrote the story as a love letter to the immigrant experience in Canada. Now, bhangra dancer, teacher and viral video star Gurdeep Pandher is championing the novel on the great Canadian book debate.
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Keegan Connor Tracy is ready to show the world just how much of a bookworm she truly is
The countdown to Canada Reads continues! Actor and filmmaker Keegan Connor Tracy shares why Greenwood by Michael Christie is her pick for the great Canadian book debate.
My Life in Books
Michael Greyeyes loves dystopian fiction — here are 6 of his all-time favourites
The actor, director, choreographer and Canada Reads 2023 panellist shares his favourite dystopian novels.
My Life in Books
Jeopardy super-champ Mattea Roach loves reading — here are 8 books that had a big impact
The trivia star and podcast host will champion Ducks by Kate Beaton on Canada Reads 2023. The debates take place March 27-30.
