Rebecca and Tara celebrate the podcast's 100th episode by discussing the topic that brought them together--CBC's Canada Reads!
Titles we loved
Tara:
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards
Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akaad
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Rebecca:
A book club book: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
A book that is now coming true: American War by Omar El Akkad
A book with an unlikeable main character: Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
A memoir: From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle
A book many DNF: Small Game Hunting by Megan Gail Coles
An epic novel: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Titles we have yet to read
Rebecca:
Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Tara:
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyn Saucier
Titles we would like to see in the future
Tara:
The Lights of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kaye
Rebecca:
The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill
Still Hopeful: Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism by Maude Barlow
Favorite moments from the show
Rebecca:
Tahmoh Penikett defending American War
Mark Tewksbury defending Washington Black
Christian Allaire defending Five Little Indians; Paul Sun-Hyung Lee defending Hench; Chuck Comeau defending Homes
Tara:
Devery Jacobs defending Jonny Appleseed
Justin Trudeau defending (sort of) The Colony of Unrequited Dreams and then Next Episode
Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle
Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads