Canada Reads 2018: All the highlights
CBC Books | CBC | Posted: March 30, 2017 10:33 PM | Last Updated: April 11, 2018
Canada Reads 2018 was filled with emotional pleas, lively debate, self-reflection and suspenseful voting.
We've collected highlight clips of the show, which you can watch above. After four days of debating, Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto, defended by Jeanne Beker, was declared the winner of Canada Reads 2018.
- Watch: Day One replay
- Watch: Day Two replay
- Watch: Day Three replay
- Watch: Finale replay
This year's contenders and their chosen books were:
- Tahmoh Penikett defending American War by Omar El Akkad
- Jeanne Beker defending Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto
- Mozhdah Jamalzadah defending The Boat People by Sharon Bala
- Jully Black defending The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
- Greg Johnson defending Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson