In this annual title fight, five celebrity panelists defend their favourite work of Canadian fiction. One by one, books are voted off the list, until one panelist triumphs with the book for Canada to read this year.
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It's time for the final showdown! Two contenders go head-to-head, and one will be crowned the winner of Canada Reads 2023!
Two books down, three left standing. The remaining champions will have to dig deep to get their book to the Canada Reads finale.
Four books remain in contention. Which book will be knocked off the Canada Reads shelf next?
It's time for the 2023 edition of Canada Reads with host Ali Hassan! Five celebrated Canadians champion their chosen book as the "one book to shift your perspective" and vote to eliminate the first title from the competition.
In this introduction to the comic Ducks by Kate Beaton, discover what the book is about and why Jeopardy! Super-champion Mattea Roach chose it for Canada Reads 2023.
In this introduction to the novel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, discover what the book is about and why actor, director and choreographer Michael Greyeyes chose it for Canada Reads 2023.
In this introduction to the novel Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah, discover what the book is about and why bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher chose it for Canada Reads 2023.
In this introduction to the novel Greenwood by Michael Christie, discover what the book is about and why actor and director Keegan Connor Tracy chose it for Canada Reads 2023.
In this introduction to the novel Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, discover what the book is about and why TikTok creator Tasnim Geedi chose it for Canada Reads 2023.
It's the 22nd edition of Canada Reads, CBC's great Canadian book debate. If this is your first time following along, listen to learn more about the show's format and history.
It's time to announce the winner of the great Canadian book debate!
Three books left. The champions talk about themes of home, love and fortitude on the third day of debate.
Four books remain in the great Canadian book debate. Which title will be voted off next?
The 21st edition of the great Canadian book debate begins! Host Ali Hassan asks the five panellists to find the One Book to Connect Us. One of the five titles will be voted off on the first day.
It's the 21st edition of Canada Reads, CBC's great Canadian book debate. If this is your first time following along, listen to learn more about the show's format and history.
In this introduction to the novel Five Little Indians, discover what the book is about and why Ojibway author and fashion writer Christian Allaire chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
In this introduction to the novel Scarborough, discover what the book is about and why actress and activist Malia Baker chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
In this introduction to the novel What Strange Paradise, discover what the book is about and why entrepreneur and former Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
In this introduction to the novel Washington Black, discover what the book is about and why Olympian and 2SLGBTQ advocate Mark Tewksbury chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
In this introduction to the memoir Life in the City of Dirty Water, discover what the book is about and why author and forest ecologist Suzanne Simard chose it for Canada Reads 2022.
We're celebrating the great Canadian book debate's 20th anniversary! Host Ali Hassan looks back at some of the most dramatic and unexpected moments in the show's history and speaks with past authors and panellists to find out what their Canada Reads experience means to them.
It's time for the final showdown! Two contenders go head-to-head, and one will be crowned the winner of Canada Reads 2021!
Two books down, three left standing. The remaining champions will have to dig deep to get their book to the Canada Reads finale.
Four books and their champions are left on the second day of this title fight. Which book will be knocked off the Canada Reads shelf next?
It's time for Canada Reads 2021 with host Ali Hassan! Five celebrated Canadians champion their chosen book as the "one that will transport us" and vote to eliminate the first title from competition.
If you've never listened to Canada Reads, never fear! Host Ali Hassan walks you through what the great Canadian book debate is all about.
An introduction to the fantasy novel The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk and its Canada Reads champion, Olympian and broadcaster Rosey Edeh.
Olympian and broadcaster Rosey Edeh is championing C.L. Polk's fantasy novel The Midnight Bargain on Canada Reads.
An introduction to the memoir Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee and its Canada Reads champion, singer-songwriter Scott Helman.
Singer-songwriter Scott Helman is championing Jessica J. Lee's memoir Two Trees Make a Forest on Canada Reads.
An introduction to the novel Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead, and its Canada Reads champion, actor and filmmaker Devery Jacobs.
Actor and filmmaker Devery Jacobs is championing Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead on Canada Reads.
An introduction to the novel Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and its Canada Reads champion, Kim's Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.
Kim's Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is championing Natalie Zina Walschot's novel Hench on Canada Reads.
An introduction to the novel Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi and its Canada Reads champion, chef and TV host Roger Mooking.
Chef and TV host Roger Mooking is championing Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi on Canada Reads.
It's time for the final showdown! Two contenders go head-to-head, and one will be crowned the winner of Canada Reads 2020!
Canada's annual book battle heats up as three champions fight to get their contender into the final round. Which book will be eliminated next?
Four are left in the game on the second day of the great Canadian book debate. Which title will be the next to go?
Five books enter the debate ring, but only one will emerge the winner of Canada Reads 2020. Ali Hassan hosts this year's battle of the books, which is themed: One book to bring Canada into focus.
An introduction to Canada Reads panellist YouTube star Alayna Fender and the book she is defending during the debates, Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles.
An introduction to Canada Reads panellist actor Kaniehtiio Horn and the book she is defending during the debates, Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson.
An introduction to Canada Reads panellist Raptors personality Akil Augustine and the book he is defending during the debates, Radicalized by Cory Doctorow.
An introduction to Canada Reads panellist actor Amanda Brugel and the book she is defending during the debates, We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib.
An introduction to Canada Reads panellist country music star George Canyon and the book he is defending during the debates, From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle.
An introduction to the great Canadian book debate, for the uninitiated-featuring highlights from past seasons, introduced by Canada Reads host Ali Hassan.
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