Our 100th Episode

Rebecca and Tara celebrate the podcast's 100th episode by discussing the topic that brought them together--CBC's Canada Reads!

Titles we loved

Tara:

The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle

What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akaad

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Rebecca:

A book club book: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

A book that is now coming true: American War by Omar El Akkad 

A book with an unlikeable main character: Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette 

A memoir: From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle

A book many DNF: Small Game Hunting by Megan Gail Coles 

An epic novel: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan 

Titles we have yet to read

Rebecca:

Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan

Tara:

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyn Saucier

Titles we would like to see in the future

Tara:

The Lights of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kaye

Rebecca:

The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill

Still Hopeful: Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism by Maude Barlow

Favorite moments from the show

Rebecca:

Tahmoh Penikett defending American War

Mark Tewksbury defending Washington Black

Christian Allaire defending Five Little Indians; Paul Sun-Hyung Lee defending Hench; Chuck Comeau defending Homes

Tara:

Devery Jacobs defending Jonny Appleseed

Justin Trudeau defending (sort of) The Colony of Unrequited Dreams and then Next Episode

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads