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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.

Time to Read: a podcast book club Time to Read

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    • 4.8 • 5 Ratings

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.

    Episode 074: Bel Canto

    Episode 074: Bel Canto

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. 
    You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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
    With Bel Canto, Trevor and Toby are both on track with their reading resolutions!New podcast host: Transistor!The so called "Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis": a major inspiration for Bel Canto.Manitoba Opera website

    TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!
    Toby: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
    Dennis: The Lacuna by Barbara KingsolverTrevor: Animal Farm by George Orwell (graphic novel by ODYR)
    NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
    Toby: mellifluous
    Trevor: mortadella
    Dennis: hurkle-durkle
    Next month we will be discussing The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield.
    Thank you to everyone who read Bel Canto 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.
    Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.

    • 57 min
    Episode 073: Moon of the Turning Leaves

    Episode 073: Moon of the Turning Leaves

    Welcome, Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice and we have a special guest joining us: WPL’s Writer-In-Residence Susie Moloney.
    You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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
    Cory Doctorow comes to Winnipeg on March 26th to talk about “Enshittification”, a nerd word from last month. If you go to the show and talk to him, mention that you heard about it on Time to Read! Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cory-doctorow-tickets-798820071337
    Moon of the Turning Leaves Anishinaabemowin Pronounciation Guide
    An evening with Waubgeshig Rice, hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, October 27, 2023 at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Winnipeg
    Turbo Kid (2015 Movie)
    TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!
    Toby: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman
    Trevor: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
    Dennis: The Stand by Stephen King
    Susie: The Reformatory by Tananirive Due
    NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
    Toby: wonderworks
    Trevor: walleteer
    Dennis: The (as in the more the merrier)
    Susie: shenanigans and katywampus
    Next month we will be discussing Bel Canto by Ann Patchett.
    Thank you to everyone who read Moon of the Turning Leaves 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.
    Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, Trevor Lockhart, and special guest Susie Moloney.

    • 1 hr
    Episode 072: French Exit

    Episode 072: French Exit

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing French Exit by Patrick deWitt. 
    You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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
    Our 2024 Reading Resolutions!
    Toby: will make an effort to REREAD some of her favourite books. What will she pick?
    Trevor: will make an effort to READ books that are ALREADY IN HIS HOME. What will he find?
    Dennis: will make an effort to READ lighter, humorous fare. What makes him laugh?
    NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
    Toby: tyromancy
    Trevor: rizz
    Dennis: enshittification
    Next month we will be discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice with special guest Susie Moloney, WPL’s writer-in-residence.
    Thank you to everyone who read French Exit 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.
    Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.

    • 59 min
    Episode 071: If Beale Street Could Talk

    Episode 071: If Beale Street Could Talk

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.
    You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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
    Next Page Live! (online program where librarians make book recommendations. The Dec 4 edition is all about books that would make great gifts.
    Scotiabank Giller Prize 2023
    An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
    Haircutpedia: a wiki for haircuts!
    TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!
    Toby: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
    Trevor: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (play)
    Dennis: Serial Podcast (Season 3) and Ear Hustle Podcast
    NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
    Toby: umwelt
    Trevor: conk
    Dennis: earnest
    Next month we will be discussing French Exit by Patrick deWitt.
    Thank you to everyone who read If Beale Street Could Talk 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.
    Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.

    • 54 min
    Episode 070: Gilead

    Episode 070: Gilead

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Gileadby Marilynne Robinson.
    You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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
    Presbyterian Bean Salad
    TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!
    Toby: Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
    Trevor: Stoner by John Williams
    Dennis: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
    NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
    Toby and Trevor (both!): susurrus
    Dennis: Cognitive Shuffling
    Next month we will be discussing If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.
    Thank you to everyone who read Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 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.
    Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.

    • 59 min
    Episode 069: Hell of a Book

    Episode 069: Hell of a Book

    Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hell of a Book by Jason Mott.
    You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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
    Interview with Jason Mott
    Moxie Festival
    Moxie Museum
    TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!
    Toby: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
    Trevor: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
    Dennis: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca Skloot
    NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS
    Toby: Moxie
    Trevor: Hell
    Dennis: Hypnagogia
    Next month we will be discussing Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.
    Thank you to everyone who read Hell of a Book 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.
    Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.

    • 59 min

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