Canada Reads - the books have been chosen
November 29, 2007 by hintonlibrary
Jian Ghomeshi hosts the week long Canada Reads event which runs next year from February 25th to February 29th, 2008. Five celebrity panelists choose their favorite Canadian work of fiction. The celebrity panelists will debate why their chosen book should be the book for Canadians to read. The five panelists are Dave Bidini, Jemeni, Steve MacLean, Lisa Moore and Zaib Shaikh. The books chosen are:
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
Tales from the Fifteenth District by Mavis Gallant
Icefields by Thomas Wharton
King Leary by Paul Quarrington
Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley
Check out more about Canada Reads 2008 by visiting www.cbc.ca/canadareads.
Now that does sound intruiging, does it not? Watching as others supposedly reknowned for their own literary works judging those of others. Myself? I don’t think it entirely fair to judge and choose a book to be ‘Canada’s’ book. After all, is the reading taste of Canadian’s not as diverse as the cultures? What one man finds to be an awe-inspiring read could very well bore another to tears. However, I shall probably partake in the viewing of the program, as I am interested to see just how the ‘judging’ works. One’s interest is always piqued by that which one does not fully understand or comprehend.
- Selvanic