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Canada Reads American Style

Canada Reads American Style

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

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21:08

Interview - Tareq Hadhad, CBC’s Canada Reads Defender

Canada Reads American Style ·

2022/03/06

Rebecca has the distinct pleasure of chatting with Tareq Hadhad, the defender of What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad in the 2022 CBC's Canada Reads competition, which runs from March 28-31. Tareq is an entrepreneur, a public speaker, a Syrian refugee, and a Canadian citizen. Reading What Strange Paradise has enhanced his sense of "home, humanity, identity, and belonging". The debates are hosted by Ali Hassan and available on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC

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23:48

Interview - Omar El Akkad and What Strange Paradise

Canada Reads American Style ·

2022/02/27

Rebecca and Tara have the distinct honor of interviewing Omar El Akkad, author of the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and the 2022 CBC's Canada Reads contender, What Strange Paradise. Tara reminds us that she predicted What Strange Paradise will win. While Rebecca had to confess that she said it will go out on the second day because it's a top contender. The debates are hosted by Ali Hassan and available on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC Books. For a more in-depth discussion with the

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23:32

Interview - Barbara Black and Music from a Strange...

Canada Reads American Style ·

2022/02/13

Rebecca and Tara are thrilled to present their first author interview for 2022! Barbara Black's debut book, Music from a Strange Planet: Stories, is a compelling collection of 24 stories with over 70 unforgettable characters. Rebecca and Tara thank Caitlin Press for the gifted e-book for review. Also, Tara references the following interview Barbara gave to Mandy Eve Barnett, which includes a picture of the "teeny-tiny Moleskin writing journal".

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18:30

2022 CBC’s Canada Reads Winner Prediction

Canada Reads American Style ·

2022/01/31

Rebecca and Tara predict their winners for the 2022 CBC's Canada Reads competition! Because all five titles are so strong, they both cheated and picked two titles out of the shortlist options below: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (defender Christian Allaire) Life in the City of Dirty Water by Clayton Thomas-Müller (defender Suzanne Simard) Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez (defender Malia Baker) Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (defender Mark Tewksbury) What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad

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19:09

CBC’s Canada Reads 2022 Shortlist Predictions

Canada Reads American Style ·

2022/01/16

Rebecca and Tara share their shortlist predictions from CBC's Canada Reads longlist. Tara's picks: Driven by Marcello Di Cintio Satellite Love by Genki Ferguson Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad Rebecca's picks: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac Life in the City of Dirty Water by Clayton Thomas-Müller We Two Alone by Jack Wang Rebecca

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24:02

Review of A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson

Canada Reads American Style ·

2022/01/09

Rebecca and Tara were so excited to chat about A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson that they forgot to provide a synopsis of the novel. Their discussion does contain some spoilers. From Goodreads: the brilliant and emotionally radiant new novel from Mary Lawson, her first in nearly a decade--opens on a family in crisis: rebellious teenager Rose has been missing for weeks with no word, and Rose's younger sister, the feisty and fierce Clara, keeps a daily vigil at the living-room window, hoping for

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20:29

New Year - New Co-Host

Canada Reads American Style ·

2022/01/01

Rebecca is excited to welcome Tara as co-host as the New Year kicks off! They start with introductions, discuss their best reads of 2021, and finish with their reading goals for 2022. Rebecca also begins the New Year as editor of the podcast--be kind, she's a newbie! lol Tara's titles: A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson Astra by Cedar Bowers Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Rebecca's titles: The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson Winter Counts by David Heska

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34:54

Read Native 21 Finale

Canada Reads American Style ·

2021/12/27

Shauna and Rebecca successfully completed the Read Native 21 Challenge! They both found great value in discovering new authors (to them), reading quality literature, and learning more about Native American and Indigenous Peoples and their history, culture, and triumphs. On another note, Shauna announces that she is stepping away from the podcast to explore new opportunities and challenges. Rebecca and Tara from Ontario will continue to discuss books and interview authors while at the same time,

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23:54

Interview - Mark Critch and An Embarrassment of Critch‘s

Canada Reads American Style ·

2021/11/29

Shauna and Rebecca have the distinct privilege and honor to interview an iconic Canadian comedian and television celebrity, Mark Critch. While he may be best known for his work on the comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, he is also the author of two best selling memoirs: Son of a Critch and An Embarrassment of Critch's. He will also be starring in a new CBC comedy series beginning in January 2022 based on his first book. Rebecca did her best not to laugh out loud during the interview! (We

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22:50

November Read Native 21 Challenge update with Tara

Canada Reads American Style ·

2021/11/09

Shauna, Rebecca, and Tara share the books they've read to date for their Read Native 21 Challenge. Shauna: Read Native 21 Challenge Sheet-Complete List Tara: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good; The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones; My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones; I place you into the fire by poet Rebecca Thomas. Rebecca: I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day; Taaqtumi: an Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories; Indians on Vacation by Thomas King; Murder on the Red Cliff

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42:40

Interview - David Heska Wanbli Weiden and Winter Counts

Canada Reads American Style ·

2021/10/24

Shauna and Rebecca are excited to chat with David Heska Wanbli Weiden about his award-winning book, Winter Counts. While Rebecca asks a lot of questions about the historical facts she didn't know about Native American history, she wants to be clear that Winter Counts is a layered thriller with a flawed but moral main hero, Virgil Wounded Horse. This is a compelling read about justice, love, and resilience. David shared the following recommended books and TV series: The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by

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24:04

Read Native 21 Challenge with Tara

Canada Reads American Style ·

2021/07/09

Shauna and Rebecca are excited to have Tara back as a guest reviewer and equally happy that she has agreed to participate in future podcasts! The books by Native American and Indigenous authors discussed include: Shauna: Strangers (the first book in The Reckoner Series) by David Alexander Robertson Tara: Sugar Falls by David Alexander Robertson; 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King; Five Little Indians by Michelle Good; Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Rebecca: Raven Makes the

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36:28

Interview - Marcello Di Cintio and Driven: The Secret...

Canada Reads American Style ·

2021/06/28

Shauna and Rebecca are thrilled to chat with Marcello Di Cintio about his latest book, Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers. Marcello artfully tells the personal stories of hard working men and women who persist in carving out lives filled with passion, commitment, and success. Rebecca also reminds listeners to pick up Marcello's book, Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Life in Contemporary Palestine and then listen to their interview with him from January 2021. Voice-over by Content Creator and

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30:51

Interview - Heather Down and Not Cancelled: Canadian...

Canada Reads American Style ·

2021/06/01

Join Shauna and Rebecca as they interview Heather Down, author and publisher of Not Cancelled: Canadian Kindness in the Face of COVID-19 (co-author Catherine Kenwell). Heather discusses how this beautiful, hope-filled anthology of stories came to be, while Rebecca expresses her expectation that the book will have significant value to future generations looking back at this unprecedented time in history. IG: @winterticklepress Podcast: After the Book Ends Voice-over by Content Creator and

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