Local residents pitch your next great Canadian book to read and you vote on the winner
Are you a fan of the CBC’s “Canada Reads”?
Our live, local version was a hit last year, so we’ve doing it again! Come and hear local residents pitch their favourite great Canadian book and YOU vote on the winner.
Thanks to our sponsor Stirling Book Company, who will also have a book table at the event!
The books
Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang (Simon & Schuster, 2025) Championed by Russ Christianson, general manager of the Aron Theatre Co-op
Peacocks of Instagram: Stories by Deepa Rajagopalan (House of Anansi, 2024) Championed by Shane Joseph, publisher of Blue Denim Press
The Resistance Painter by Kath Jonathan (Simon & Shuster, 2025) Championed by Gwynn Sheltema, co-host of the Word on the Hills podcast
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue (HarperCollins, 2024) Championed by Tracey Starrett, owner of the Stirling Book Company
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