Canada Reads 2023: Watch the Day Two replay here
The debates are taking place until March 30 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books
It's Day Two of Canada Reads 2023! Four books remain in contention. Which book will be knocked off the Canada Reads shelf next?
Watch the Day Two replay on this page or find other ways and times to tune in here.
The five champions and their chosen books are:
- Jeopardy! super-champ Mattea Roach champions Ducks by Kate Beaton
- Actor Keegan Connor Tracy champions Greenwood by Michael Christie
- Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher champions Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
- TikTok creator Tasnim Geedi champions Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Actor Michael Greyeyes champions Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Over four days, the five champions will state their case for why their book is the "one to shift your perspective." Now it's Day Two, they'll vote to eliminate the second title from the competition.
This year's host is comedian Ali Hassan.
Each panellist will have an opportunity to deliver an opening pitch for their respective book, then champion it when the question turned to whether their book was truly the one that all Canadians need to read right now.
The debates will take place live at 10:05 a.m. ET (that's an hour earlier than recent years). You can tune in live or catch a replay on the platform of your choice. You can see all the broadcast details here.
After one hour of debate, the five panellists will have to vote one book off the show.
Want to learn more about the books? Check out the Canada Reads 2023 podcast.
Last year, Ojibway fashion journalist Christian Allaire championed Michelle Good's novel Five Little Indians to victory on Canada Reads 2022.
WARNING: The books chosen for Canada Reads deal with difficult topics, such as trauma and abuse. These stories may be shared during the broadcast. Click this link to find publicly available resources for support.