It’s time for another virtual discussion for our podcast book club! This month we are reading The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel. We’d love to hear from you – what did you think of the book? Any comments you’d like to share? Here are some…
Read More September Discussion: The Stranger in the WoodsWe hope everyone is enjoying the summer the best way the Time to Read gang knows how: by reading a good book! This month, we are reading Charcoal Joe by best selling (and some would say America’s greatest) crime-fiction writer, Walter Mosley. We’d love it if you joined us in the conversation – let us…
Read More July Discussion: Charcoal JoeDear readers, this month we are talking about The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This book is available all the time via Winnipeg Public Library’s Overdrive account. We are all listening to the public health experts and staying at home right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still meet up…
Read More April Discussion – The Hound of the BaskervillesOur podcast team is tackling a bit of a different topic this month. We are super excited to be reading and discussing some of this year’s book nominees for the 2020 Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Awards (MYRCA) We will be reading and presenting a book report on the following: Coop the Great by Larry Verstraete…
Read More March discussion: Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards booksHello, dear readers. This month we are chatting about The Break by (fellow Winnipegger) Katherena Vermette. As always we’d love to know what you think. Did you love it? Hate it? Feel indifferent? Here are some questions we’ll be pondering for our podcast discussion: The Break is a dark and difficult read. But important because…
Read More February Discussion: The BreakDescribed as an American classic and one of the world’s great antiwar books, Slaughterhouse-Five turns 50 this year! So, we decided to read this novel by Kurt Vonnegut to see how it stands up. What do you think of this book? Have you read it? Recently? Back at school? Let us know what you think –…
Read More October Discussion: Slaughterhouse-FiveThis month we are reading Fox by Margaret Sweatman and we are thrilled to welcome Margaret as a guest on our podcast this month! Do you have any questions for her? Comments about the book? Here are a few questions we will be contemplating: Why is the novel called Fox? Fox is written in a…
Read More May Discussion: Fox by Margaret SweatmanApril is National Poetry Month, and so to celebrate, we will be reading poetry! Are you a lover or a hater? Let us know what you think – we are always so happy to hear from our listeners! Here are some questions to get you going for April’s discussion: Do you have a favourite poet?…
Read More April Discussion: PoetryThis month we’re reading Bear Town by Fredrik Backman. Each month you are invited to join in on the discussion – we love it when you tell us what you think! You can also answer one of our discussion questions. What makes hockey more than “just a game”? Backman asks the question: “what is community?”…
Read More December Discussion – BeartownThis month we’re reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid. What did you think of the book? Did you like it? Hate it? We want to know! Or, answer one of our discussion questions: Where did you go on your last road trip? And what was it like? Do you ever have a ‘No mirrors’…
Read More November Discussion – I’m Thinking of Ending Things