Episode 083: The Fifth Season
Download MP3You 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)
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 Miller
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Agatha Christie: Murder on the Links
Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World by Candace Savage
Selections from The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Selections from P.G. Wodehouse
Selections from Tintin by Hergé
Selections from his newly repatriated comic book collection from his Mom's basement
NEW YEARS READING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2025!
NEW YEARS READING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2025!
Toby will attempt to get all the way through an audiobook. (Way to reach for the stars, Toby!)
Dennis will try to get through a multi-volume epic fantasy saga. (watch out for the misty woods or whatever, brave hero!)
Trevor will try to read through all of the Hugo award finalists from this year. (Better get started, Nerd!)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Dennis will try to get through a multi-volume epic fantasy saga. (watch out for the misty woods or whatever, brave hero!)
Trevor will try to read through all of the Hugo award finalists from this year. (Better get started, Nerd!)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Translation State by Ann Leckie
Witch King by Martha Wells
NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
Toby: torus
Trevor: Hugo
Next month we will be discussing Rules of Civility by Amor Towles.
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