How to tune into Canada Reads 2019
CBC Books | | Posted: March 5, 2019 5:59 PM | Last Updated: March 29, 2019
Canada Reads 2019 is taking place March 25-28, 2019. Here is how you can tune in.
ONLINE: CBC Books will livestream the debates at 11 a.m. ET on CBCBooks.ca, YouTube, Facebook and Gem (see links below). The debates will be available to replay online each day. The livestreams will be available to watch outside Canada.
- Day One On-Demand: CBC Books, Gem, YouTube, Facebook
- Day Two On-Demand: CBC Books, Gem, YouTube, Facebook
- Day Three On-Demand: CBC Books, Gem, YouTube, Facebook
- Day Four On-Demand: CBC Books, Gem, YouTube, Facebook
ON THE RADIO: Canada Reads will air on CBC Radio at 11:05 a.m. ET, CT, MT, PT; at 1:05 p.m. in Atlantic Canada; and at 1:35 p.m. in Newfoundland and Labrador. A repeat of the show will air at 8:05 p.m. local time, 8:35 p.m. in Newfoundland and Labrador.
ON TV: CBC TV will broadcast Canada Reads at 4 p.m. local time (4:30 NT).
Ali Hassan returns to host for a third year.
The Canada Reads 2019 contenders are:
- Chuck Comeau defending Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah with Winnie Yeung
- Lisa Ray defending Brother by David Chariandy
- Ziya Tong defending By Chance Alone by Max Eisen
- Yanic Truesdale defending Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, translated by Rhonda Mullins
- Joe Zee defending The Woo-Woo by Lindsay Wong