Canada Reads American Style
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTwo 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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Book Chat #6 with Ann from The Book Keeper
April 16, 2023 19:31 - 33 minutes - 25.2 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Ann from The Book Keeper, a wonderful independent bookstore in Sarnia, Ontario. Ann's books: Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour by Rickie Lee Jones Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love & Karaoke by Rob Sheffield Coke Machine Glow by Gordon Downie We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Tara's books: The Wom...
CBC’s 2023 Canada Reads Wrap Up with Host Ali Hassan
April 06, 2023 02:29 - 27 minutes - 23.4 MBRebecca and Tara chat with Canada Reads host Ali Hassan about the 2023 debates! Books Ali mentions include Reproduction by Ian Williams and An Actor's Companion: Tools for the Working Actor by Seth Barrish. Ali Hassan: Acting: www.imdb.me/alihassan Instagram: @standupali Podcasts: @doctorvcomedian @thispodcastisdelicious Writing: https://standupali.com/my-book Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores....
Ideas for Canada Reads
April 02, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 21.4 MBRebecca and Tara offer their ideas, respectfully, for future Canada Reads debates. Rebecca also decided to leave a major blooper in near the beginning of the podcast to illustrate her final point about live programming. They hope it makes you laugh! Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores. Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast. When you purchase a book through our virtual bookshop, a...
2023 CBC’s Canada Reads DAY THREE & FOUR Wrap Up
April 01, 2023 17:00 - 34 minutes - 27.4 MBDue to earlier technical difficulties, Rebecca and Tara had to alter this year's schedule and combine their DAY THREE and DAY FOUR wrap up. Thank you for your patience! Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores. Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast. When you purchase a book through our virtual bookshop, a portion of the sales benefits a local bookstore, as well as the podcast, which he...
2023 CBC’s Canada Reads DAY TWO Wrap Up with Sarah
March 29, 2023 01:58 - 48 minutes - 39.3 MBRebecca and Tara are joined by Sarah (@sareshears) to discuss DAY TWO of Canada Reads. Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores. Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast. When you purchase a book through our virtual bookshop, a portion of the sales benefits a local bookstore, as well as the podcast, which helps offset the costs of the show.
2023 CBC’s Canada Reads DAY ONE Wrap Up with Jolene
March 28, 2023 00:44 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBJolene (@bookwormadventuregirl) joins Rebecca and Tara to discuss DAY ONE of CBC's Canada Reads debate. Jolene may be found on YouTube and Instagram, so please check her out! Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores. Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast. When you purchase a book through our virtual bookshop, a portion of the sales benefits a local bookstore, as well as the podcast, which...
Book Chat #5
March 18, 2023 02:10 - 41 minutes - 32.3 MBRebecca and Tara share good books they've read over the past month, and they make their final prediction for the CBC's 2023 Canada Reads debates. Rebecca's titles: The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody by Ahmed Taibaoui; translated by Jonathan Wright The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman The Magic of Ordinary Days by Anne Howard Creel Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed Tara's title: Fuse by Hollay Ghadery The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman Straggle: Adventures in Walking While Femal...
Interview - Michael Christie and Greenwood
March 15, 2023 20:48 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBRebecca is excited to introduce award-winning author Michael Christie, who has been longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller prize three out of three times. They will be talking about his latest novel, Greenwood, which will be defended by Keegan Connor Tracy at the CBC’s Canada Reads debates running March 27-30, 2023. According to his website, Greenwood is a "multigenerational family story, in which the unexpected legacies of a remote island off the coast of British Columbia will link the fates ...
DNF - Yes or No?
March 05, 2023 03:44 - 34 minutes - 27.7 MBRebecca and Tara explore the world of DNFs--books that readers "did not finish". Thank you to Bookworm Adventure Girl for the topic. Books discussed: Rebecca: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Scars and Stars by Jesse Thistle Ted Kennedy by John A. Farrell Mossflower by Brian Jacques The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela Making a Scene by Constance Wu A Snake Falls to Earth; Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Cold Comfort Farm ...
Interview - Keegan Connor Tracy, CBC’s Canada Reads Defender
February 27, 2023 21:32 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MBRebecca and Tara are excited to chat with Keegan Connor Tracy, an award-winning actor, voiceover artist, writer, and director from British Columbia. She has starred in the TV show Once Upon a Time as the Blue Fairy and as Belle in Disney's popular Descendents film franchise. She is championing the novel Greenwood by Michael Christie on the 2023 CBC's Canada Reads debates. Website: https://keeganthedirector.com/ Instagram: @keegolicious / @keeganthedirector Twitter: @KCTthedirector ...
Interview - Mattea Roach, CBC’s Canada Reads Defender
February 20, 2023 22:10 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBRebecca and Tara are excited to chat with 2023 CBC's Canada Reads Defender, Mattea Roach, who is is the most successful Canadian competitor in Jeopardy! history. In the spring of 2022, they won a record-setting 23 games. They also are the host of Canadaland's podcast, The Backbench. Mattea will be championing the graphic novel Ducks written by Kate Beaton. Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores. Our cu...
Book Chat #4
February 11, 2023 01:39 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBRebecca and Tara discuss what they are currently reading and their best 2023 reads to date. Rebecca (@canadareadsamericanstyle): Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah Stars and Scars by Jesse Thistle Poet Natalie Diaz The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison YouTube Channel: Bookworm Adventure Girl Poet Mary Oliver How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu YouTube Channel: ThePoptimist Greenwood by Michael Christie Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beato...
Interview - Margot Fedoruk and Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives
February 07, 2023 05:18 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Margot Fedoruk, author of Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir. Margot lives and works on Gabriola Island, BC and has been writing a personal blog since 2016 called Death Defying Acts of Living and an instructional soap making blog called Wash Rinse Repeat. She is currently enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Studies program at the University of Alberta. Memoirists mentioned in the podcast include: Are You Somebody?: The Accidenta...
Reader Repartee with Sarah
January 28, 2023 21:13 - 24 minutes - 20.2 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Bookstagram and Canada Reads friend Sarah to answer the five questions. Sarah's responses include: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers Marmee by Sarah Miller Revery: A Year of Bees by Jenna Butler Sarah's Instagram: @sareshears Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
2023 CBC’s Canada Reads Short List
January 26, 2023 04:12 - 20 minutes - 16.6 MBRebecca and Tara discuss the 2023 CBC's Canada Reads Short List and five defenders. They also make their predictions for this year's winner. Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
Reading Challenges
January 22, 2023 19:19 - 27 minutes - 22.2 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Bookstagram and Canada Reads friend Sarah to discuss the world of Reading Challenges. POPSUGAR 2023 Reading Challenge Scotiabank Giller Prize (personal challenge) Adabiyat Book Club / Instagram: @__adabiyat__ JRR Tolkien (personal challenge) Agatha Christie (personal challenge) Read Around the World Challenge / Instagram: @readaroundtheworldchallenge StoryGraph Sarah's Instagram: @sareshears Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: ...
Reader Repartee with Geoff
January 20, 2023 18:41 - 21 minutes - 16.7 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Rebecca's friend and former colleague Geoff--their first American guest--to answer the five questions. Geoff's answers include: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie American Rhapsody by Joe Eszterhas The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry Enough Already by Valerie Bertinelli Spare by Prince Henry Geoff joined them via Sacramento (CA) Public Library. Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsameri...
2023 CBC’s Canada Reads Long List
January 15, 2023 00:14 - 34 minutes - 28.2 MBRebecca and Tara predict the five contenders for CBC's Canada Reads competition, which airs March 27-30, 2023. Rebecca: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Greenwood by Michael Christie Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew Finding Edward by Sheila Murray Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice or Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Tara: Greenwood by Michael Christie Ducks by Kate Beaton Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye or All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay ...
Book Chat #3
January 14, 2023 21:18 - 26 minutes - 21.9 MBRebecca and Tara share the top three books they've read since Book Chat #2. Rebecca: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman Missed Connections: A Memoir in Letters Never Sent by Brian Francis Ice Walker: A Polar Bear's Journey through the Fragile Arctic by James Raffan Tara: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune Scars & Stars by Jesse Thistle Tara also references a favorite podcast: Eat Like a Heroine by J...
Interview - Hollay Ghadery and Fuse
January 12, 2023 01:35 - 32 minutes - 27.7 MBIn the first author interview of 2023, Rebecca is thrilled to chat with Canadian author Hollay Ghadery. Fuse, Ghadery's memoir of mixed-race identity and mental health, was released in Spring 2021. Rebellion Box is her debut collection of poetry and is planned for publication in 2023. Instagram: @hollayghadery Twitter: @Hollay2 Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle
Reader Repartee with Sandra
January 06, 2023 03:38 - 20 minutes - 17.3 MBIn the first podcast of the New Year, Rebecca welcomes Sandra, her Bookstagram friend, to answer the slightly revised Five Questions. Sandra's responses include the following titles: The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Portrait of an Unknown Lady by Maria Gainza Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Rebecca makes a quick reference to The Five by Hallie Rubenhold. Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsameric...
2022 Wrap Up - 2023 Goals
December 31, 2022 20:59 - 34 minutes - 27.2 MBHappy New Year!! Rebecca and Tara wrap up their first year of podcasting together and discuss what they read in 2022 and if they met their goals. Then they'll share their New Year goals for 2023! Rebecca's highlights: Nora Watts series by Sheena Kamal What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad Diary of a Young Girl: Definitive Edition by Anne Frank Instagram: #readingtheworld / #readtheworld / #readaroundtheworld Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's highlights: On Acco...
Interview - Sheena Kamal and The Lost Ones (Nora Watts series)
December 06, 2022 21:20 - 32 minutes - 26.5 MBRebecca and Tara are thrilled to chat with Sheena Kamal, whose bestselling debut The Lost Ones won her a Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, a Strand Critics Award, and Macavity Award for Best First Novel. The sequel It All Falls Down has been called “a stunning, emotionally resonant thriller” in its Kirkus-starred review. No Going Back and her first YA novel Fight Like A Girl were released in 2020. According to her website, The Lost Ones is a dark, compulsively readable psychological suspense deb...
Christmas Books
November 20, 2022 16:46 - 24 minutes - 20.2 MBTara shares a few of her much loved Christmas books and highlights titles she's planning to read this season! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson The Christmas Tree: Two Tales for the Holidays by David Adams Richards Chill Tidings: Dark Tales of the Christmas Season by Tanya Kirk Midnight in the Snow by Karen Swan Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd The Snow Ch...
Interview - David Crow and The Pale-Faced Lie
November 13, 2022 18:47 - 36 minutes - 31.1 MBRebecca welcomes David Crow, author of the award-winning memoir, The Pale-Faced Lie. David spent his early years on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona and New Mexico. Through grit, resilience, and a thirst for learning, he escaped his abusive childhood, graduated from college, and built a successful lobbying firm in Washington, DC. Rebecca guarantees that you will not be able to put down this memoir from the opening paragraph to the epilogue. Website: https://www.davidcrowauthor.com...
Book Chat #2
November 10, 2022 18:18 - 43 minutes - 37 MBRebecca and Tara each discuss three books they've read since Book Chat #1. Rebecca: Nora Watts series by Sheena Kamal The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai Tara: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu Starling by Kirsten Cram Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
Reader Repartee with Marnie
October 28, 2022 20:48 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Tara's friend Marnie to answer the Five Reader Repartee Questions! Marnie's responses include: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne Authors Richard Wagamese, Thomas King, Cherie Dimaline, Douglas Stuart Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series by Laurie R. King Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese Marnie's Instagram: @burlington_bookworms Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchre...
Memoirs
October 24, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MBRebecca and Tara chat about their top three memoirs and the one they can't wait to read! Rebecca: Becoming by Michelle Obama Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances by Rachel Anne Ridge The Pale-Faced Lie by David Crow The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman Tara: Broken (In the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson A Promised Land by Barack Obama Run, Hide, Repeat: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood by Pauline Dakin I Know Why th...
Five Books That Define Our Taste
October 20, 2022 18:11 - 45 minutes - 37.1 MBRebecca and Tara discuss five books that define their reading taste. Rebecca: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf Tara: Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards Salem’s Lot by Stephen King Still life by Louise Penny Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese After taping the podcast, Tara found a great article that answe...
Book Chat #1
October 10, 2022 23:54 - 40 minutes - 32 MBRebecca and Tara chat about what they've read recently. Tara: Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt Rebecca: Starlight Tour: The Last, Lonely Night of Neil Stonechild by Susanne Reber and Robert Renaud The Little Brudders of Miséricorde by David M. Wallace The Trees by Percival Everett Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
Interview - Ali Hassan and Is There Bacon in Heaven?
October 07, 2022 23:08 - 33 minutes - 29.5 MBRebecca and Tara are so excited to welcome Comedian, Actor, Podcaster, and Author Ali Hassan and discuss his new memoir, Is There Bacon in Heaven? In the opening introduction, Rebecca was so busy outlining all of Ali's accomplishments, she completely forgot to mention his new book! But as you'll soon hear, this is a memoir you do not want to miss! Ali Hassan: Acting: www.imdb.me/alihassan Instagram: @standupali Podcasts: @doctorvcomedian @thispodcastisdelicious Writing: https://standu...
Interview - Jonathan Whitelaw and The Bingo Hall Dectives
October 04, 2022 00:35 - 35 minutes - 29.4 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Scottish author Jonathan Whitelaw. He has written a wonderful cozy mystery starring a mother and son-in-law detective duo set in the Lake District of the UK. The Bingo Hall Detectives will be released in North America in January 2023. Jonathan also references the Bloody Scotland Festival and the Bloody Scotland Book Club on Facebook. Jonathan's Instagram: @jdwhitelaw13 Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
Reader Repartee with Lisa
September 18, 2022 21:40 - 22 minutes - 18.7 MBRebecca and Tara ask Tara's cousin Lisa the Five (new & improved) Reader Repartee questions! Lisa responses include: The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Measure by Nikki Erlick Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker Lisa's Instagram: @theenamoredbibliophile Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @on...
Our 100th Episode
September 13, 2022 01:41 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MBRebecca 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 W...
Book Pairings & Ratings
August 16, 2022 21:16 - 39 minutes - 31.7 MBRebecca and Tara respectfully steal the idea to chat about pairing favorite non-fiction and fiction titles. Thanks to @bookwormadventuregirl for the idea! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my8ukUf5zdU Tara's Pairing: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel Rebecca's Pairing: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold Tony Hill / Carol Jordan series by Val McDermid At the 29:07 mark, Rebecca...
Reader Repartee with Keegan
July 24, 2022 18:23 - 16 minutes - 13.9 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Tara's son Keegan, who is college bound in the fall, to answer the Five Reader Repartee questions. However, the Five become Six with a newly added question. Books and podcasts mentioned in today's program: Loveless and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix Stephen Graham Jones: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/13/1111286306/two-indigenous-authors-on-the-legacy-of-a-shared-painful-history Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's In...
2022 Mid-Year Reading Review
July 02, 2022 23:17 - 39 minutes - 31.2 MBEven though Rebecca and Tara post only their podcast audio to YouTube, they decided to use YouTube's #midyearbookfreakouttag questions to review their reading for the first half of 2022. Best book you've read R: What Strange Paradise / Omar El Akkad; Blue Sky Kingdom / Bruce Kirkby T: The Undertaking of Billy Buffone / David Giuliano; On Account of Darkness / Ian Kennedy Best sequel T: Us Against You / Fredrik Backman R: Republic of Dirt / Susan Juby New release you haven't read but w...
Interview - David Giuliano and The Undertaking of Billy Buffone
June 26, 2022 01:50 - 23 minutes - 20.1 MBRebecca and Tara welcome author David Giuliano, who is a Spiritual Guide, Writer and Speaker. He is an award-winning writer of fiction and nonfiction books, essays, and poems. The Undertaking of Billy Buffone is David’s first novel and the one under discussion. His collection of essays – Postcards from the Valley: Encounters with Fear, Faith and God - was a Canadian Best Seller. It’s Good to Be Here: Stories we tell about cancer, is a spiritual memoir about his 20-year journey with cancer t...
Interview - Kelsey Ronan and Chevy in the Hole
June 20, 2022 21:48 - 30 minutes - 25.6 MBRebecca and Tara step outside of Canadian Literature for a moment to chat with author Kelsey Ronan who grew up in Flint, Michigan (as did Rebecca). Kelsey's first novel, Chevy in the Hole, is a love letter to Flint. The story chronicles the lives of August (Gus) and Monae and their path to one another. Kelsey's work has appeared in Lit Hub, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Kenyon Review and elsewhere. She lives in Detroit and teaches for InsideOut Literary Arts. Instagram: @k_j_r__ https...
Interview - Jennifer Mariani and All Forgotten Now
May 31, 2022 14:42 - 18 minutes - 15.4 MBTara talks to poet Jennifer Mariani about her new collection of poems, All Forgotten Now. Jennifer was born and raised in Zimbabwe and currently lives in Calgary, Alberta. In this collection, she explores the reality of growing up white in post-independence Zimbabwe and struggling to belong elsewhere as an adult. Twitter and Instagram: @zimballerina Publisher Instagram: @offtopicpub https://offtopicpublishing.com/books/
Reader Repartee with Rebecca
May 15, 2022 21:10 - 15 minutes - 12.8 MBIt's time for Tara to ask Rebecca the Reader Repartee Five Questions! Rebecca references the following: Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier A Prayer for Owen Meanie by John Irving The Education of Robert Nifkin by Daniel Pinkwater The Giver by Lois Lowry http://loislowry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the_giver.pdf#:~:text=I%20love%20the%20feel%20of,me%2C%20but%20I%20am%20shy On Account of Darkness by Ian Kennedy
Interview - Ian Kennedy and On Account of Darkness
May 13, 2022 00:20 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBRebecca and Tara are excited to chat with Ian Kennedy regarding his debut non-fiction title, On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport. This is a fascinating read for sports fans as well as others interested in the impact that systemic racism has had on great BIPOC athletes of the past. A resident of Erie Beach, Ontario, Ian Kennedy is an educator and journalist with a passion for storytelling. He is currently a writer for The Hockey News, as well as Yahoo Sports, and has bee...
Reader Repartee with Rob Mabee
May 02, 2022 15:40 - 16 minutes - 13.5 MBRebecca and Tara are excited to pose their Reader Repartee Five Questions to Rob Mabee, a Canadian curator and marketer that's found his wheelhouse merging the worlds of culture and community. He has contributed to communications, media and brand campaigns for a diverse collection of clients that includes UNICEF Canada and Giorgio Armani. www.robmabee.com Artists, authors, and books mentioned include: https://www.audreymabee.com/ Haruki Murakami: Killing Commendatore Norwegian Wood A...
Reader Repartee with Mark Tewksbury
April 30, 2022 16:57 - 17 minutes - 14.4 MBRebecca and Tara welcome Mark Tewksbury back to wrap up the 2022 CBC's Canada Reads debates AND answer their five Reader Repartee questions. Mark references The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop by Karen L. Maness and Richard M. Isackes. Be sure to view Bookworm Adventure Girl's "Calgary Central Library Tour with Mark Tewksbury and Rob Mabee": https://youtu.be/2F9CDYOFgdM for insight into Mark's process for the debates.
Interview - Michael Blouin and I Am Billy the Kid
April 25, 2022 01:30 - 29 minutes - 24.2 MBRebecca and Tara interview author Michael Blouin, who is a two-time recipient of the ReLit Award for Best Novel in Canada. His fifth book, 2019’s Skin House, will land on the moon with NASA later this year and with SpaceX in 2023. His new novel, I Am Billy the Kid has been named “Most Anticipated” by Quill and Quire and launches in just a few weeks. Michael references The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje and The True Eventual Story of Billy the Kid by bpNichol. Websit...
Reader Repartee with Tara
April 11, 2022 01:18 - 11 minutes - 9.53 MBRebecca and Tara launch a new monthly feature, Reader Repartee, in which they will ask a guest five questions: 1. How did you become a reader? 2. What book do you wish you could read again for the first time? 3. What is your favorite opening sentence? 4. What is your favorite book cover? 5. Which author, living or dead, would you like to meet in person and why? Tara is Rebecca's first guest and she highlights The Tent Peg by Aritha van Herk and Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonal...
2022 CBC’s Canada Reads FINALE
April 01, 2022 01:44 - 32 minutes - 23.1 MBRebecca, Tara, and returning guest Jolene sum up the finale of CBC's Canada Reads 2022 debates!! They also offer their preferences for future defenders and titles. Who knows, maybe CBC is listening! Be sure to follow Jolene on YouTube and Instagram (@bookwormadventuregirl): https://www.youtube.com/c/BookwormAdventureGirl https://www.instagram.com/bookwormadventuregirl/ Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
2022 CBC’s Canada Reads DAY THREE Wrap Up
March 31, 2022 03:10 - 26 minutes - 17.4 MBRebecca and Tara go it alone on DAY THREE of CBC's Canada Reads wrap up and both are terribly sad about the outcome. Listen along for their suggestion for a new book club. :) Rebecca's Instragam: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads
2022 CBC’s Canada Reads DAY TWO Wrap Up
March 30, 2022 01:46 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBRebecca, Tara, and guest Jolene discuss the various criticisms posed during DAY TWO of CBC's Canada Reads debates. Are they valid? Do some go too far? Please be sure to follow Jolene's popular content on YouTube and Instagram (bookworkadventuregirl): https://www.youtube.com/c/BookwormAdventureGirl https://www.instagram.com/bookwormadventuregirl/
2022 CBC’s Canada Reads DAY ONE Wrap Up
March 29, 2022 02:27 - 31 minutes - 18.3 MBRebecca, Tara, and guest Larissa take turns sharing their opinions on the performances of the 2022 Canada Reads defenders on DAY ONE of the debates: Tareq Hadhad, Suzanne Simard, Malia Baker, Christian Allaire, and Mark Tewksbury. They all agree it was a fantastic first day! Please make sure to follow Larissa (the.bookmom) via her links below: https://thebookmom.wixsite.com/thebookmom https://www.instagram.com/the.bookmom/