Episode 049: The Nickel Boys

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Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.

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 on Treaty One, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota as well as the birthplace of the Métis Nation and the heart of the Métis Homeland. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in Treaty Three territory.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Web3 is going great A website featuring stories of crypto scams, many of which are rug pulls.

NPR interview with Colson Whitehead

Vanity Fair Interview with Colson Whitehead


TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!

Trevor: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Toby: The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

Lori: The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison


NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Trevor: Jim Crow

Toby: Pollyanna

Dennis: Rug Pull

Next month we will be our special 50th episode! We’ll be doing something different next month, so please send us your reading recommendations and nerd words so we can include them!

Thank you to everyone who read The Nickel Boys with us and for those who left comments on our social media.

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Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, Lori Sweeting and Trevor Lockhart.


 

Creators and Guests

Dennis Penner
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.
Toby Cygman
Host
Toby Cygman
Toby is an Outreach Librarian and recovering book snob. She mostly reads literary fiction but has been known to dabble in non-fiction and the genres.
Trevor Lockhart
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.
Episode 049: The Nickel Boys
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