Episode 219
CBC's 2025 Canada Reads Wrap Up with Host Ali Hassan
Canada Reads American Style · Canada Reads American Style
March 23, 202527m 21sExplicit
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Show Notes
Rebecca and Tara again welcome host Ali Hassan for their annual wrap up of the CBC’s Canada Reads debates!
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Recommended books:
- American War; What Strange Paradise; One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
- A History of Burning by Janika Oza
THIS YEAR’S WINNER:
- A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer; championed by Indigenous advocate Shayla Stonechild
THE RUNNERS-UP:
- Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew; championed by "Pastry Nerd" Saïd M’Dahoma
- Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper; championed by actor Michelle Morgan
- Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston; championed by author Linwood Barclay
- Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey; championed by Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Maggie Mac Neil
https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads