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CBC Canada Reads 2019: Diverging Votes at the Halfway Mark

Today was Day Two (of four) at CBC Canada Reads and the debates were intense but marked by a generosity amongst the panelists towards each other's chosen books.Joe Zee was the competition's first free ...

CBC Canada Reads 2019 Panelists on Debate Strategy, Heartbreaking Reads & Fighting for Their Authors

CBC's beloved books showdown, Canada Reads, is less than a week away, with the 2019 debates starting on Monday, March 25. We got the chance to speak to the panelists, who take on the daunting task of ...

CBC Canada Reads announces celebrity panelists & chosen books

Today CBC revealed the celebrity panelists and chosen books for the 2019 edition of the Canada Reads debates.Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau, model, actor, TV host and philanthropist Lisa Ray, TV ...

CBC Canada Reads Announces Eclectic Longlist for Canada's Most Moving Book

CBC Books has announced the Canada Reads longlist and the 2019 competition's theme: "One book to move you".The 15-title list includes fiction and nonfiction, new titles and older ones, from authors across ...

CBC Canada Reads Crowns 2018 Champion

(The 2018 winner of CBC Canada Reads is revealed below!)Today in front of a studio audience in Toronto, CBC Canada Reads panelist Mozhdah Jamalzadah, host of The Mozhdah Show, hesitated before revealing ...

CBC Canada Reads the Halfway Mark: And Then There Were Three

(If you aren't caught up on CBC Canada Reads, this post contains up to date information on the competition, aka spoilers!)Today marked the halfway point for CBC Canada Reads 2018. In a tie-breaking upset, ...

"I’m Coming in as a Book Lover": CBC Canada Reads Panelists on their Upcoming Literary Battle

CBC Canada Reads is unlike any other book prize in the country - rather than a jury selecting a book in private, the process is not just out in the open but televised, with panelists going to the mat ...

CBC Announces 2018 Canada Reads Finalists and Panelists!

CBC Canada Reads host Ali Hassan will have his hands full during the 2018 competition, with a panel of savvy and confident readers defending five books that have already amassed significant acclaim. ...

CBC Announces Ali Hassan's Return as Host of Canada Reads + 2018 Longlist!

Today CBC Books announced that actor and comedian Ali Hassan will return to host the 2018 Canada Reads debates, after a successful debut year in 2017, where he guided the something fiery panellists ...

André Alexis adds CBC Canada Reads Win to the Accolades for Fifteen Dogs

Canada Reads has wrapped for another year, with a tense final day coming to a close this morning at the CBC studios in Toronto. In a 4-1 vote, André Alexis' novel Fifteen Dogs (Coach House Books) ...