From Jeopardy! to Canada Reads, Mattea Roach is ready to defend their title as champion
The trivia star shares their love for Kate Beaton's Ducks, and their strategy heading into the debate
Ducks by Kate Beaton will become the second comic book to ever appear on Canada Reads, thanks to champion Mattea Roach.
The great annual Canadian book debate features five books. Each book has a champion, and their job is to convince the other champions to vote for their book as the one Canadians must read this year. For an idea of what's to come from this year's battle of the books, we'll be featuring a new champion each week leading up to the competition.
Today, the Jeopardy! super-champion and podcast host tells Elamin why they love Beaton's book so much, from the east coast connection to the way the graphic novel form handles the adult subject matter. They also share their strategy for the upcoming competition, and who they hope to recruit as an ally.
You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.