The Canada Reads 2021 podcast is here! Listen now to get ready for the great Canadian book debate
Canada Reads takes place March 8-11
Get ready for the Canada Reads 2021 debate with the special pre-show podcast!
There are 11 episodes designed to bring you everything you need to know about the great Canadian book debate.
There's an overview episode for first-time Canada Reads listeners, five episodes dedicated to each of the contenders and five episodes that bring you deeper conversations between the 2021 panellists and the authors they chose to champion.
You can listen to all the episodes on CBC Listen by clicking the links below or downloading the podcast on your favourite app.
Episodes to get to know the 2021 contenders:
- Get to know The Midnight Bargain
- Get to know Hench
- Get to know Two Trees Make a Forest
- Get to know Jonny Appleseed
- Get to know Butter Honey Pig Bread
The panellists and authors in conversation:
- Rosey Edeh and C.L. Polk (The Midnight Bargain)
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Natalie Zina Walschots (Hench)
- Scott Helman and Jessica J. Lee (Two Trees Make a Forest)
- Devery Jacobs and Joshua Whitehead (Jonny Appleseed)
- Roger Mooking and Francesca Ekwuyasi (Butter Honey Pig Bread)
The debates will take place March 8-11, 2021.
They will be hosted by Ali Hassan and will be broadcast on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC Books.
Here are all the ways you can tune in.
The Canada Reads 2021 contenders
- Rosey Edeh champions The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
- Scott Helman champions Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee
- Devery Jacobs champions Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee champions Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
- Roger Mooking champions Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
