Dennis Penner

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.

Appears in 81 Episodes

Episode 079: The Best Laid Plans

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....

Episode 078: This is How You Lose the Time War

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 BOO...

Episode 074: Bel Canto

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 r...

Episode 073: Moon of the Turning Leaves

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 Sus...

Episode 072: French Exit

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 a...

Episode 071: If Beale Street Could Talk

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 boo...

Episode 070: Gilead

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 ...

Episode 069: Hell of a Book

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...

Episode 068: Half of a Yellow Sun

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 Libr...

Episode 067: The Thursday Murder Club

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 p...

Episode 066: A Grandmother Begins the Story

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 podcas...

Episode 065: Migrations

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.  W...

Episode 064: The Bluest Eye

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 ...

Episode 063: Tatouine

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....

Episode 062: Women of the Fur Trade

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 T...

Episode 061: Rebecca

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 c...

Episode 060: Dawn

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 T...

Episode 059: The Rakess

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 Lib...

Episode 058: Billy Summers

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 po...

Episode 057: Empire of Wild

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 Pub...

Episode 056: In A Sunburned Country

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 Li...

Episode 055: All My Puny Sorrows

 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 Lib...

Episode 054: The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Fly

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing The Girl Who Was Convinced Beyond All Reason That She Could Flyby Sybil Lamb.Welcome dear readers, you are listenin...

Episode 053: Eight Perfect Murders

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipe...

Episode 052: Unless

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing Unless by Carol Shields. Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Librar...

Episode 051: Return of the Trickster

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing Return of the Trickster by Eden Robinson.Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public...

Episode 050: Our Favourites

Thanks for joining us! To celebrate our 50th episode, we decided to geek out about some of our favourite reads, our favourite moments from the previous 49 episodes, ...

Episode 049: The Nickel Boys

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 Libr...

Episode 048: The Death of Vivek Oji

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi.Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public ...

Episode 047: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootWelcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Wi...

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