Time to Read: a podcast book club

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 EPISODEThis 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 sonderTrevor: 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Walking the Bypass by Ken WilsonYou 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 AndersonNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: ruderalTrevor: desire pathsDennis: 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Postcard by Anne BerestYou 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 SpiegelmanNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: defenestrationTrevor: chain mail and chain mailDennis: Holocaust Next month we will be discussing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThank 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Razorblade Tears by S.A. CosbyYou 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 EPISODEThe Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts that changed how we listen by Sean MalinIdahoTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: James by Percival Everett Trevor: The Kenzie and Gennaro series by Dennis LehaneDennis: In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke, Oldboy (2003) South Korean Neo-noir filmNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: hirsuteTrevor: Selling Wolf TicketsDennis: Snake Handlers (Also had Selling Wolf Tickets!) Next month we will be discussing Small Ceremonies by Kyle EdwardsThank you to everyone who read Razorblade Tears 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich.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 EPISODEAndrew BalfourBabe the Blue Ox (Folklore)Termination of Indigenous Rights in the United StatesTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country by Louise Erdrich and There There by Tommy OrangeTrevor: Reservation Dogs (TV Series)Dennis: Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: PukkonsTrevor: IspichiwinDennis: Adversary Next month we will be discussing Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. WangThank you to everyone who read The Night Watchman 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing 10 minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak.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 EPISODEElif ShafakMay Day Massacre (Istanbul 1977)\Nightshade by Michael ConnellyNever Flinch by Stephen KingTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiTrevor: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (adapted into a film by Peter Jackson in 2009) Dennis: Out of the Easy by Ruta SepetysNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: tasseographyTrevor: betta fishDennis: blandishment Next month we will be discussing Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.Thank you to everyone who read 10 minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing I Only Read Murder by Ian and Will Ferguson.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 EPISODESummer Reading List Generated by AI published in major newspapersThe Littlest Hobo theme songMurder, She Wrote (American TV Series)TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelTrevor: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieDennis: The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (1989 Movie Adaptation Free on Youtube)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: FireplugTrevor: Lettice (feminine name)Dennis: Oblivious Next month we will be discussing Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin.Thank you to everyone who read I Only Read Murder 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Outline by Rachel Cusk.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 EPISODENew York Times Book QuizThe Secret Society of Internet HobosNo Exit by Taylor AdamsYou Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie SmithTrevor: Shirley Valentine (1989 Film) Dennis: French Exit by Patrick deWittNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: prolixityTrevor: yeggDennis: nomenclature Next month we will be discussing Bad Cree by Jessica Johns.Thank you to everyone who read Outline 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from various locations around 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.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEDennis claims to have ALREADY COMPLETED his reading resolution for 2025. Trevor disagrees. What do you think?TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Honourable mention: Table for Two by Amor Towles)Trevor: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Honourable mention: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)Dennis: ALSO recommends City of Girls!NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: chip/skip/tripTrevor: automatDennis: mosey Next month we will be discussing Yellowface by R.F. Kuang.Thank you to everyone who read Rules of Civility 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from a couple of locations around 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.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025 Film) TrailerSmall Things Like These (2024 Film) TrailerRobert Eggers (not Dave Eggers!)The Magdalene Sisters (2002 Film) TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Bee Sting by Paul MurrayTrevor: Philomena by Martin Sixsmith (book) Philomena (film)NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: baby powerTrevor: stotious, leanbhNext month we will be discussing The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThank you to everyone who read Small Things Like These 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway. 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 EPISODENora Decter, WPL's Writer-In-ResidenceMakers-In-Residence ProgramTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese (also made into a movie)Trevor: DittoDennis: In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: fireweedTrevor: 49 DanceDennis: Yodel Next month we will be discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.Thank you to everyone who read Kiss of the Fur Queen 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.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEThe New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyThis is How you Produce the Time War article in Vector Magazine TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Recursion by Blake CrouchDennis: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky ChambersTrevor: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: apophenic as a haruspexTrevor: metonymyDennis: sincerityNext month we will be discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis.Thank you to everyone who read This is How You Lose the Time War 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.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. 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 EPISODEWelcome back Dennis! We made an episode without you, but it was NO FUN.Remembering Alice MunroIce Planet Barbarians Series by Ruby DixonTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangDennis: Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (currently on order)Trevor: Ammonite by Nicola GriffithNERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: that thing that happens when a person's name becomes associated with a broader definitionTrevor: Ambiguous Dennis: Phlegmatic, Obdurate, and PertinaciousNext month we will be discussing Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.Thank you to everyone who read The Left Hand of Darkness 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.