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Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEWith Bel Canto, Trevor and Toby are both on track with their reading resolutions!New podcast host: Transistor!The so called "Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis": a major inspiration for Bel Canto.Manitoba Opera website TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesDennis: The Lacuna by Barbara KingsolverTrevor: Animal Farm by George Orwell (graphic novel by ODYR)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: mellifluousTrevor: mortadellaDennis: hurkle-durkleNext month we will be discussing The Apollo

Welcome, Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice and we have a special guest joining us: WPL’s Writer-In-Residence Susie Moloney.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODECory Doctorow comes to Winnipeg on March 26th to talk about “Enshittification”, a nerd word from last month. If you go to the show and talk to him, mention that you heard about it on Time to Read! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cory-doctorow-tickets-798820071337Moon of the Turning Leaves Anishinaabemowin Pronounciation GuideAn evening with Waubgeshig Rice, hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, October 27, 2023 at McNally R

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing French Exit by Patrick deWitt. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEOur 2024 Reading Resolutions!Toby: will make an effort to REREAD some of her favourite books. What will she pick?Trevor: will make an effort to READ books that are ALREADY IN HIS HOME. What will he find?Dennis: will make an effort to READ lighter, humorous fare. What makes him laugh?NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: tyromancyTrevor: rizzDennis: enshittificationNext month we will be discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice with special guest Susie Moloney, WPL’s writer-in-residence.Thank you to everyon

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODENext Page Live! (online program where librarians make book recommendations. The Dec 4 edition is all about books that would make great gifts.Scotiabank Giller Prize 2023An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed YongHaircutpedia: a wiki for haircuts!TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: An American Marriage by Tayari JonesTrevor: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (play)Dennis: Serial Podcast (Season 3) and Ear Hustle PodcastNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSTo

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Gileadby Marilynne Robinson.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEPresbyterian Bean SaladTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Priestdaddy by Patricia LockwoodTrevor: Stoner by John WilliamsDennis: Cutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby and Trevor (both!): susurrusDennis: Cognitive ShufflingNext month we will be discussing If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.Thank you to everyone who read Gilead by Marilynne Robinson with us and for those who left comments on our social media.We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or f

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hell of a Book by Jason Mott.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEInterview with Jason MottMoxie FestivalMoxie MuseumTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahTrevor: Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukDennis: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca SklootNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: MoxieTrevor: HellDennis: HypnagogiaNext month we will be discussing Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.Thank you to everyone who read Hell of a Book with us and for those who left comments on our

Welcome, Dear Readers, to our latest episode where we discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODENigerian ProverbsJourneys of SimplicityEDCEllery QueenWe should all be feminists (Ted Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)BiafraTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKEToby: Homegoing by Yaa GyasiTrevor: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverDennis: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby and Dennis: “High Life” (musical genre)Trevor: ShrapnelNext month we will be discussing Hell of a Book by Jason MottThank you to everyone who read Half of a Yellow Sun w

Welcome, mystery lovers, to our latest episode where we discuss Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEBetter Living Through Birding by Christian CooperI am Homeless if this is not my Homeby Lorrie MooreThe Donkey Sanctuary (in Dorset)TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKEToby: Taskmaster Game ShowTrevor: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten Dennis: The Mrs Polifax Mysteries by Dorothy Gilman and By Book or by Crook by Eva GatesNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: grass (British Slang)Trevor: asinineDennis: subvocal oscillations Next month we will be discussing Half of a Yellow Su

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing A Grandmother Begins the Storyby Michelle Porter.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Strangers by Katherena VermetteTrevor: Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-WilsonDennis: VenCo by Cherie DimalineNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: tawnshi and marcee (hello and thank you in michif)Trevor: ablaut reduplicationDennis: crookedNext month we will be discussing The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.Thank you to everyone who read A Grandmother Begins the Story with us and for those who left comments on our social media.We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODENext Page Live! (June 27th at noon on ZOOM)Tales at Night at the Good Will Social Club (June 28, 2023 at 7:30 pm)TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Weather by Jenny OffillTrevor: The History of Bees by Maja LundeDennis: The Children of Men by P.D. James, A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Don’t Look Up (2021 film)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: Starboard and PortTrevor: Point NemoDennis: skipperNext month we will be discussing A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter.Thank you to

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODELorain, OhioTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettTrevor: The Color Purple by Alice WalkerDennis: The Break by Katherena VermetteNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: The Maginot LineTrevor: asafetida bagDennis: psychrophilicNext month we will be discussing Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy.Thank you to everyone who read The Bluest Eye with us and for those who left comments on our social media.We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Publi

Welcome, Dear Readers, and a special welcome to those of you joining us as part of One eRead Canada – A digital, bilingual, cross-Canada book club (1ereadlivrelcanada.ca)You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. We are discussing Tatouine by Jean-Christophe Réhel.DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODEOne eRead Canada – A digital, bilingual, cross-Canada book club (1ereadlivrelcanada.ca)Couch on Rue Richome courtesy of Google StreetviewNational Flag of KyrgyzstanTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Nam-Joo ChoTrevor: Death Sentences by Suzanne MyreDennis: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: sidekick (no

Welcome, Dear Readers.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.We are discussing Women of the Fur Trade by Frances KoncanTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Colette: Five Little Indians by Michelle GoodToby: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate BeatonTrevor: Hamilton (Musical)Dennis: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead by Tom StoppardNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSColette: брат (brother in Ukrainian)Toby: tartle (from Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment Every Day by Susie Dent)Trevor: Dun Dun Dunnnnnn!Dennis: panicNext month we will be discussing Tatouine by Jean-Christophe Réhel.Thank you to everyone who read Women of the Fur Trade with us and for those who left c

EPISODE 061: REBECCAWelcome, Dear Readers. Last night we dreamt we recorded a podcast again…You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.We are discussing Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and the Netflix series WednesdayTrevor: Mrs de Winter by Susan Hill, Rebecca’s Tale by Sally Beaumann, and The Winters by Lisa GabrieleDennis: Fifth Business by Robertson DaviesNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: Goth/GothicTrevor: WinklesDennis: AvengerNext month we will be discussing Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan.Thank you to everyone who read Rebecca with us and for those who left comments on our

Welcome, Dear Readers.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.We are discussing Dawn by Octavia Butler.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEOur condolences go out to the family and friends of Tyree CayerThe Lighthouse Mystery Series by Eva GatesNetwork Effect by Martha WellsRecord of a Spaceborn Few by Becky ChambersA libertarian walks into a bear by Matthew Hongoltz-HetlingKindred by Octavia ButlerDon Quixote by Miguel de CervantesTaft by Ann PatchettThe podcast Overdue, especially the Jagged Little Mill seriesNEW YEAR’S READING RESOLUTIONSToby: Will read everything that Ann Patchett has publishedTrevor: Will read something by Malcolm GladwellDennis: Will read more no

Welcome, fair maidens and handsome gents, to our latest episode where we discuss Scarlett Peckham’s The Rakess.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEThe first parachute attemptJohn Hetherginton, famous for causing a riot when he debuted the “top hat” in London in 1797Cornish Pasty Drama!TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKEToby: Mary and Maria, or The Wrongs of Women by Mary WollstonecraftTrevor: Love Between the Covers (a documentary on the romance novel industry, available through WPL on Kanopy)Dennis: This is how you lose the time war by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: pastyTrevor: refulgentDen

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing Billy Summers by Stephen King. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Annie Ernaux, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2022 The Number Nineteen The Shining (differences between the movie, novel, and miniseries) TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE! Dennis: Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski Toby: Barry (TV Series) Trevor: Therese Raquin by Emile Zola NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS Dennis

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE! Dennis: The Order of the Stick (Web Comic) Toby: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline Trevor: Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS Dennis: nomenclature Toby: brimstone Trevor: Thousand Island (Salad Dressing) Next month we will be discussing Billy Summers by Stephen King. Thank you to everyone who read Empire of Wild with us and for those who left comments on our social m

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Press Reader: Read Newspapers from All Around the World! Hologram from Cowra Museum (mentioned in book) TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE! Dennis: Stiff: The curious lives of cadavers by Mary Roach Toby: Muriel’s Wedding (film available on Kanopy) Trevor: The Great Railway Bazaar and Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS Dennis and Toby: antipodes Trevor: “the seven seas” Next month we will be

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.  Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE WPL Info Guide on Depression New Yorker article on Miriam Toews St. Odile TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE! Dennis: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Toby: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Kirsten: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS Dennis: askance Toby: piano Kirsten: Pots Splitz und Dorria!! Next month we will be discussing In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson. Thank