Episode 083: The Fifth Season

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! This month we are discussing The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg. 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.

NEW YEARS READING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2024!

Dennis focused on reading some funny books, including Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 

and John Dies at the End plus Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits both by Jason Pargin aka David Wong 

Toby reread a number of books this past year. Circe and Station Eleven in particular really hold up after a second look.

Trevor got to a number of books he found in his house, including:
The Bible (New Revised Standard Version)

Theodore Roosevelt: a Life by Nathan Miller

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Agatha Christie: Murder on the Links

Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World by Candace Savage

Selections from The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Selections from P.G. Wodehouse

Selections from Tintin by Hergé

Selections from his newly repatriated comic book collection from his Mom's basement

NEW YEARS READING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2025!

Toby will attempt to get all the way through an audiobook. (Way to reach for the stars, Toby!)
Dennis will try to get through a multi-volume epic fantasy saga. (watch out for the misty woods or whatever, brave hero!)
Trevor will try to read through all of the Hugo award finalists from this year. (Better get started, Nerd!)      

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Translation State by Ann Leckie

Witch King by Martha Wells

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby:  torus

Trevor: Hugo

Dennis: kakistocracy

Next month we will be discussing Rules of Civility by Amor Towles.

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