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Time to Read: a podcast book club

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.
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Episodes

Episode 090: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World

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 Lak...

Aug 01, 202559 minEp. 90

Episode 089: Hana Khan Carries On

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin 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, i...

Jul 04, 202553 minEp. 89

Episode 088: I Only Read Murder

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 Nati...

Jun 06, 202552 minEp. 88

Episode 087: Bad Cree

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Bad Cree by Jessica Johns. We are delighted to be joined by WPL's Writer-In-Residence, Nora Decter. 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....

May 02, 202557 minEp. 87

Episode 086: Outline

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 T...

Apr 04, 202551 minEp. 86

Episode 085: Yellowface

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 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 ...

Mar 07, 202551 minEp. 85

Episode 084: Rules of Civility

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....

Feb 07, 202553 minEp. 84

Episode 083: The Fifth Season

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! This month we are discussing The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club. We are recording today from the Millennium Library in 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 T...

Jan 03, 202556 minEp. 83

Episode 082: Small Things Like These

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 Thre...

Dec 06, 202450 minEp. 82

Episode 081: Pride and Prejudice

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 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 Territor...

Nov 01, 20241 hrEp. 81

Episode 080: Kiss of the Fur Queen

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 ...

Oct 04, 202448 minEp. 80

Episode 079: The Best Laid Plans

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis. 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. TELL US ABOUT ...

Sep 06, 202457 minEp. 79

Episode 078: This is How You Lose the Time War

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century This is How you Produce the Time War article in Vector Magazine TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE! Toby: Recursion by Blake Crouch Dennis: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Trevor: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS Toby: apophenic as a haruspex Trevor: metonymy Dennis: sincerity Next month we will be discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis. Thank yo...

Aug 02, 202455 minEp. 78

Episode 077: Hijab Butch Blues

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. 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 EPI...

Jul 05, 202450 minEp. 77

Episode 076: The Left Hand of Darkness

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. MENTIO...

Jun 07, 20241 hrEp. 76

Episode 075: The Apollo Murders

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield. 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 ...

May 03, 202447 minEp. 75

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 EPISOD...

Apr 05, 202457 minEp. 74

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 drin...

Mar 01, 20241 hrEp. 73

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 EP...

Feb 02, 20241 hrEp. 72

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. MENTIO...

Dec 01, 202354 minEp. 71

Episode 070: Gilead

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Gilead by 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 EPI...

Nov 03, 20231 hrEp. 70

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 EPI...

Oct 06, 202359 minEp. 69

Episode 068: Half of a Yellow Sun

Welcome, Dear Readers, to our latest episode where we discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun . 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 T...

Sep 01, 20231 hrEp. 68

Episode 067: The Thursday Murder Club

Welcome, mystery lovers, to our latest episode where we discuss Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club . 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 Territ...

Aug 04, 202356 minEp. 67

Episode 066: A Grandmother Begins the Story

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter. 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. ...

Jul 07, 202351 minEp. 66

Episode 065: Migrations

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy. 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 THI...

Jun 02, 202358 minEp. 65

Episode 064: The Bluest Eye

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. 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 ...

May 05, 202353 minEp. 64

Episode 063: Tatouine

Welcome, Dear Readers, and a special welcome to those of you joining us as part of One eRead Canada – A digital, bilingual, cross-Canada book club (1ereadlivrelcanada.ca) 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 wat...

Apr 07, 202351 minEp. 63

Episode 062: Women of the Fur Trade

Welcome, Dear Readers. 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. We are discussing Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan TELL US ABOUT ANOTHE...

Mar 03, 202348 minEp. 62

Episode 061: Rebecca

EPISODE 061: REBECCA Welcome, Dear Readers. Last night we dreamt we recorded a podcast again… 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. We are d...

Feb 03, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 61
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