Episode 004: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Download MP3Thanks for joining us for this episode of Time to Read. We are discussing The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.
Next month, we’re reading Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think! Discuss it here, or email us.
In this episode we talked about:
Neil Himself: http://www.neilgaiman.com
Neil Himself standing on a drainpipe as a young boy
The Guardian review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Kirsten’s Maiden/Mother/Crone tattoo
Gorgeous George
Manitoba Library Association – Prison Libraries Committee
Book Drive — In support of incarcerated Manitobans and their families
Nerd Words for Word Nerds:
Kirsten: Saunter
Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walking” from the June 1862 issue of The Atlantic
The Camino Portugues
Erica: Chelp; Bob pic1, pic2
Alan: Wubba lubba dub dub
Read Alikes Round Table:
Kirsten: Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
Erica: A wrinkle In Time by Madeline L’Engle
Alan: The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairytales
Books and Media mentioned:
War and Peace [Board Book] by Leo Tolstoy & Jack Wang
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Rick and Morty [TV show]
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Next month, we’re reading Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think! Discuss it here, or email us.
In this episode we talked about:
Neil Himself: http://www.neilgaiman.com
Neil Himself standing on a drainpipe as a young boy
The Guardian review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Kirsten’s Maiden/Mother/Crone tattoo
Gorgeous George
Manitoba Library Association – Prison Libraries Committee
Book Drive — In support of incarcerated Manitobans and their families
Nerd Words for Word Nerds:
Kirsten: Saunter
Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Walking” from the June 1862 issue of The Atlantic
The Camino Portugues
Erica: Chelp; Bob pic1, pic2
Alan: Wubba lubba dub dub
Read Alikes Round Table:
Kirsten: Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
Erica: A wrinkle In Time by Madeline L’Engle
Alan: The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairytales
Books and Media mentioned:
War and Peace [Board Book] by Leo Tolstoy & Jack Wang
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Rick and Morty [TV show]
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
We're approaching our 100th episode! We'll be talking about our 100 favourite books, and we'd like to include you. Please email us your favourite book title (including author) and tell us a little bit about why you love it. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca by April 17th 2026 to be included in the episode. :-)
Creators and Guests
Host
Dennis Penner
Dennis works in the ideaMILL and while he prefers mysteries and non-fiction, he’s open to reading almost anything. He’s also the editor/producer, so he can edit the show to make himself sound smarter than he really is.
Host
Trevor Lockhart
Trevor is the Branch Head of the Louis Riel library. He tends to be a slow reader but a fast talker, so it all evens out.
