Episode 095: Small Ceremonies

From Time to Read: a podcast book club by Time to Read

January 2, 2026 · 1h 10m · Episode 95

About this episode

The episode discusses the book 'Small Ceremonies' by Kyle Edwards and shares the hosts' reading resolutions for the new year.

Happy New Year! Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards. 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 Our 2026 Reading Resolutions Toby: Will aim to read more of the same books as her daughter Dennis: Will read all of the 2026 Hugo nominees for best novel Trevor: Will read the entire "Hawthorne and Horowitz" series by Anthony Horowitz Also mentioned: Thank you for listening by Julia Whelan A Libertarian walks into a Bear by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling The origins of the word "dog" Jeremy Bentham's auto-icon NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS Toby: cynic Trevor: panopticon Dennis: spalling Next month we will be discussing The Postcard by Anne Berest. Thank you to everyone who read Small Ceremonies with us and for those who left comments on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Toby, Dennis, Trevor

Topics covered

book discussion
New Year resolutions
literature
community engagement
Indigenous lands

Keywords

Small Ceremonies
Kyle Edwards
reading resolutions
Winnipeg Public Library
book club

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Small Ceremonies, The Postcard

Places: Winnipeg, Millennium Library, Treaty One Territory, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, Treaty Three Territory