Time to Read: a podcast book club

Time to Read
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Send us your thoughts on the monthly book over social media and we'll discuss on air. Hosted by three talkative public librarians/book nerds from Winnipeg Public Library.

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 103: The Telling of Lies

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEDolly Parton's Imagination LibraryTake My Word For It: A Memoir by LeVar BurtonTempted: My Story by Rick CampanelliAn Unexpected Life: A Memoir by Gloria SteinemHere for Canada: Memoirs of the 22nd Prime Minister by Stephen HarperTimothy Findley's wikipedia entryDoctor Sleep (2019 film)The Shining (1980 film)The Shining (1997 miniseries) TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Trevor: The Shining by Stephen King Dennis: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman and The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: sandwich  Trevor: proscribe Dennis: spinster Next month we are discussing The Measure by Nikki Erlick. Thank you to everyone who read The Telling of Lies with us and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

    Episode 103: The Telling of Lies

  2. Aug 7

    Episode 102: Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEPeregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba)The Tyger by William Blake  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Wall by Marlen Haushofer  Trevor: The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington Dennis: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: polyonymous Trevor: trotters Dennis: peregrination Next month we are discussing The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley. Thank you to everyone who read Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead with us and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

    Episode 102: Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead

  3. Jul 3

    Episode 101: The Theory of Crows

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Theory of Crows by David Robertson. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEAn Evening with Colson WhiteheadDungeon Crawler Carl TV Series AnnouncementWhistler by Ann Patchett  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Trevor: The Curse of the Viking Grave by Farley Mowat.Toby: Real Ones by katherena vermetteDennis: Starlight by Richard Wagamese NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: trapline Trevor: corvid Dennis: gloaming Next month we will be discussing Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our 100th episode last month and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

    Episode 101: The Theory of Crows

  4. Jun 5

    Episode 100: One Hundred Of Your Favourite Books

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are celebrating our 100th episode by letting our listeners pick the books. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE This month, we asked WPL staff, customers and TTR listeners to tell us about their favourite books. We had a terrific response, and when you add in picks from Toby, Dennis, and Trevor we got an even 100. The Top 100 Favourite Books (as selected by TTR Listeners, WPL staff, and WPL customers). NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: zomp and sonder Trevor: hundred  Dennis: centenary Next month things return to (mostly) normal as we discuss The Theory of Crows by David Robertson. Thank you to everyone who submitted their book titles and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

  5. May 1

    Episode 099: Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODELitRPG (genre)What is LitRPG? (an article by Chris Arnone on Bookriot.com)List of the best LitRPG books as ranked by Goodreads members.  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Severance (TV series on Apple TV) Trevor: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (also made into a movie by Steven Spielberg)Dennis: Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains by James A Hunter (linked to the series page on Goodreads) NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: mawkish Trevor: caterwaul  Dennis: misconstrue Next month is our special 100th episode. We won't be discussing just one book. We will be discussing a hundred (or so) of them! (Really!) Thank you to everyone who read Dungeon Crawler Carl with us and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

    Episode 099: Dungeon Crawler Carl

  6. Apr 3

    Episode 098: Walking The Bypass

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Walking the Bypass by Ken Wilson You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODESpecial Thanks to Ariel Gordon, WPL's Writer-In-Residence for joining us this month and for suggesting our book pick!Ken Wilson's Blog: https://readingandwalking.ca/ Ariel Gordon's Recommended Reading List for 49th Shelf: https://49thshelf.com/Blog/2024/06/17/Mended-Maps-Language-Identity-and-Home-MakingFungal by Ariel Gordon  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  To the River by Tim LilburnTrevor: Marshwalker by John WeierDennis: A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonAriel: Someone Else's Saint and The Good Walk by Matthew Anderson NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: ruderal Trevor: desire paths Dennis: apanthropyAriel: repristinated  Next month we will be discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Thank you to everyone who read Walking the Bypass with us and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

    Episode 098: Walking The Bypass

  7. Mar 6

    Episode 097: The Silmarillion

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODESpecial Thanks to Erik Mann who joined us as a panelist this month.Jess of the Shire's The Silmarillion in 30ish minutes Youtube VideoA Reader's Guide to The Silmarillion by Paul Harold KocherThe Complete Tolkien Companion by J.E.A. TylerThe Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  Circe by Madeline MillerTrevor: Hadestown (Broadway musical) Erik: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan  NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: quarantine Trevor: legend Erik: grandiose Next month we will be discussing Walking the Bypass by Ken Wilson. Thank you to everyone who read The Silmarillion with us and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

    Episode 097: The Silmarillion

  8. Feb 6

    Episode 096: The Postcard

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Postcard by Anne Berest You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. We are located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dakota peoples, and in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, in Treaty Three Territory. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Ghetto Within by Santiago Amigorena TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Zone of Interest (2023 film based on the novel by Martin Amis)  Trevor: Suite Francais by Irene Nemirovsky Dennis: Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: defenestration Trevor: chain mail and chain mail Dennis: Holocaust Next month we will be discussing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien Thank you to everyone who read The Postcard with us and for those who left comments on our social media. We always love hearing from you! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at wpl-podcast@winnipeg.ca with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

    Episode 096: The Postcard
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