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Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Razorblade Tears by S.A. CosbyYou are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts that changed how we listen by Sean MalinIdahoTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: James by Percival Everett Trevor: The Kenzie and Gennaro series by Dennis LehaneDennis: In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke, Oldboy (2003) South Korean Neo-noir filmNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: hirsuteTrevor: Selling Wolf TicketsDennis: Snake Handlers (Also had Selling Wolf Tickets!) Next month we will be discus

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. WangYou are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODEromantasydark academiaTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Babel by R.F. Kuang (also: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy) Trevor: The Magicians by Lev Grossman (also: The Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson) Dennis: Babel by R.F. Kuang (also: Beware of Chicken by casualfarmer)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: widdershins Trevor: fettleDennis: typewriter Next month we will be discussing Razorblade Tears by S.A. CosbyThank you to everyone who read Bl

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODEAndrew BalfourBabe the Blue Ox (Folklore)Termination of Indigenous Rights in the United StatesTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich and There There by Tommy OrangeTrevor: Reservation Dogs (TV Series)Dennis: Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: PukkonsTrevor: IspichiwinDennis: Adversary Next month we will be discussing Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. WangThank you to e

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing  Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODEGiller PrizeUniversality by Natasha BrownTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed YongTrevor: Charlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteDennis: A Canticle for Leibowitz byWalter Miller Jr NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: book lungTrevor: jury-riggedDennis: chivvy Next month we will be discussing The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich.Thank you to everyone who read Children of Time with us and

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing  10 minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODEElif ShafakMay Day Massacre (Istanbul 1977)\Nightshade by Michael ConnellyNever Flinch by Stephen KingTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiTrevor: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (adapted into a film by Peter Jackson in 2009) Dennis: Out of the Easy by Ruta SepetysNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: tasseographyTrevor: betta fishDennis: blandishment Next month we will be discussing Children of Time by Ad

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma JalaluddinYou are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 Weirdly Specific Trend that has Taken Over Women's Fiction by Heather Schwedel: Slate.com June 8, 2022 The Shop Around the Corner 1940 Romantic Comedy on which the movie You've Got Mail is based TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBrideTrevor: Ms. Marvel Vol. 1 No Normal written by G. Willow Wilson Dennis: Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H; Honourable Mention: 1998 Romantic Comedy You've Got Mail NERD WORDS

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing I Only Read Murder by Ian and Will Ferguson.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODESummer Reading List Generated by AI published in major newspapersThe Littlest Hobo theme songMurder, She Wrote (American TV Series)TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelTrevor: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieDennis: The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (1989 Movie Adaptation Free on Youtube)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: FireplugTrevor: Lettice (feminine name)Dennis: Oblivious Next mon

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing  Bad Cree by Jessica Johns. We are delighted to be joined by WPL's Writer-In-Residence, Nora Decter. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODEBad Cree by Jessica Johns (short story originally published in 2019 in Grain Literary Magazine and inspiration for the novel)No Exit by Taylor AdamsYou Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro EnrigueThe Thursday Murder Club (film adaptation)Murderbot series on Apple TV (trailer)Hark! a vagrant by Kate BeatonGod of the Woods by Liz MooreA Truce that is Not Peace by Miriam Toews (forthcoming memoir!)TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Outline by Rachel Cusk.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODENew York Times Book QuizThe Secret Society of Internet HobosNo Exit by Taylor AdamsYou Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie SmithTrevor: Shirley Valentine (1989 Film) Dennis: French Exit by Patrick deWittNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: prolixityTrevor: yeggDennis: nomenclature Next month we will be discussing Bad Cree by Jessica Johns.Thank you to everyone who read Outline with us and

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Yellowface by R.F. Kuang You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are 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 EPISODEStarter Villain by John ScalziTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Quiz LadyTrevor: Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra AndrewsDennis: Poodle Springs by Raymond ChandlerNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: mischievous, You're (Probably) Saying It WrongTrevor: sham Dennis: unasinous Next month we will be discussing Outline by Rachel Cusk.Thank you to everyone who read Yellowface with us and for those who left comments on our social media.We always love hearing from you! Joi

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from various locations around Winnipeg. We are 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 EPISODEDennis claims to have ALREADY COMPLETED his reading resolution for 2025. Trevor disagrees. What do you think?TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Honourable mention: Table for Two by Amor Towles)Trevor: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Honourable mention: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)Dennis: ALSO recommends City of Girls!NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  chip/skip/tripTrevor: automatDennis: mosey Next month we will be discuss

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! This month we are discussing The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg. We are 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.NEW YEARS READING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2024!Dennis focused on reading some funny books, including Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and John Dies at the End plus Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits both by Jason Pargin aka David Wong Toby reread a number of books this past year. Circe and Station Eleven in particular really hold up after a second look.Trevor got to a number of books he found in his house, including:The Bible (New Revised Standard Version)Theodore Roosevelt: a Life by Nathan MillerThe Left Hand of Da

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from a couple of locations around Winnipeg. We are 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 EPISODEBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025 Film) TrailerSmall Things Like These (2024 Film) TrailerRobert Eggers (not Dave Eggers!)The Magdalene Sisters (2002 Film)  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Bee Sting by Paul MurrayTrevor: Philomena by Martin Sixsmith (book) Philomena (film)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  baby powerTrevor: stotious, leanbhNext month we will be discussing The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThank you to everyone who read Small Things Like

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 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 EPISODEHan Kang, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024Banned Book Club by Hyun Sook KimPride and Prejudice (2005 Film)Pride and Prejudice (1995 miniseries) TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen FieldingTrevor: Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. JamesDennis: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  condescend Trevor: profligacyDennis: Next month we will be discussing Small Things Like These by Claire KeeganThank you to

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway. 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 EPISODENora Decter, WPL's Writer-In-ResidenceMakers-In-Residence ProgramTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese (also made into a movie)Trevor: DittoDennis: In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  fireweedTrevor: 49 DanceDennis: Yodel Next month we will be discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Thank you to everyone who read Kiss of the Fur Queen with us and for those who left comments on our social media.We alw

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis. 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 EPISODETELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  Veep (HBO sitcom)Dennis: Dave (1993 film) honourable mention: anything by Tim Dorsey Trevor: The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W. E. BowmanNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  ouroborosTrevor: witling (not whitling) Dennis: blatherskite Next month we will be discussing Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway.Thank you to everyone who read The Best Laid Plans with us and for those who left comments on our social media.We always love hearing from you! Join our Fa

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEThe New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyThis is How you Produce the Time War article in Vector Magazine TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  Recursion by Blake CrouchDennis: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersTrevor: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  apophenic as a haruspexTrevor: metonymyDennis: sincerityNext month we will be discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis.Thank you to everyone who read This is How You Lose the Time War 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 Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. 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 EPISODERemembering Ray St. GermainStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergAboutislam.net a helpful resource for those with questions about Islam TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby RiveraDennis: The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel Trevor: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  queerTrevor: kalamDennis: exegesis Next month we will be discussing This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.Thank you to everyone who read Hij

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. 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 EPISODEWelcome back Dennis! We made an episode without you, but it was NO FUN.Remembering Alice MunroIce Planet Barbarians Series by Ruby DixonTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangDennis: Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (currently on order)Trevor: Ammonite by Nicola GriffithNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby:  that thing that happens when a person's name becomes associated with a broader definitionTrevor: Ambiguous Dennis: Phlegmatic, Obdurate, and Pertin

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield.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 EPISODEChris Hadfield's Space Oddity from the I.S.S.Facial Hair and the MilitaryApollo 13 (1995 Film) Launch SceneClive Cussler novels at Winnipeg Public LibraryTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirTrevor: The Martian by Andy Weir (and The Spy who came in from the Cold by John LeCarré)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: wilco Trevor: Tang (and Ting) Next month we will be discussing  The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin.Thank you to everyone who read The Apollo Murders with