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Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Measure by Nikki Erlick. 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 EPISODEAudiobook superstar Julia Whelan TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Pluribus (tv series) Trevor: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Dennis: The Power by Naomi Alderman  NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: irregardless Trevor: moirai Dennis: determinism Next month we are discussing The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb. Thank you to everyone who read The Measure 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley. 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 EPISODEDolly Parton's Imagination LibraryTake My Word For It: A Memoir by LeVar BurtonTempted: My Story by Rick CampanelliAn Unexpected Life: A Memoir by Gloria SteinemHere for Canada: Memoirs of the 22nd Prime Minister by Stephen HarperTimothy Findley's wikipedia entryDoctor Sleep (2019 film)The Shining (1980 film)The Shining (1997 miniseries) TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton Trevor: The Shining by Stephen King Dennis: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman and The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: sandwich  Trevor: proscribe Dennis: spinster Next month we are discussing The Measure by Nikki Erlick. Thank you to everyone who read The Telling of Lies 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. 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 EPISODEPeregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba)The Tyger by William Blake  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: The Wall by Marlen Haushofer  Trevor: The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington Dennis: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: polyonymous Trevor: trotters Dennis: peregrination Next month we are discussing The Telling of Lies by Timothy Findley. Thank you to everyone who read Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Theory of Crows by David Robertson. 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 EPISODEAn Evening with Colson WhiteheadDungeon Crawler Carl TV Series AnnouncementWhistler by Ann Patchett  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Trevor: The Curse of the Viking Grave by Farley Mowat.Toby: Real Ones by katherena vermetteDennis: Starlight by Richard Wagamese NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: trapline Trevor: corvid Dennis: gloaming Next month we will be discussing Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate our 100th episode last month 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

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 EPISODE This 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 sonder Trevor: 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. 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 EPISODELitRPG (genre)What is LitRPG? (an article by Chris Arnone on Bookriot.com)List of the best LitRPG books as ranked by Goodreads members.  TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Severance (TV series on Apple TV) Trevor: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (also made into a movie by Steven Spielberg)Dennis: Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains by James A Hunter (linked to the series page on Goodreads) NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: mawkish Trevor: caterwaul  Dennis: misconstrue Next month is our special 100th episode. We won't be discussing just one book. We will be discussing a hundred (or so) of them! (Really!) Thank you to everyone who read Dungeon Crawler Carl 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 [email protected] 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 Wilson 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 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 Anderson NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: ruderal Trevor: desire paths Dennis: 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. 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 EPISODESpecial Thanks to Erik Mann who joined us as a panelist this month.Jess of the Shire's The Silmarillion in 30ish minutes Youtube VideoA Reader's Guide to The Silmarillion by Paul Harold KocherThe Complete Tolkien Companion by J.E.A. TylerThe Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby:  Circe by Madeline MillerTrevor: Hadestown (Broadway musical) Erik: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan  NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: quarantine Trevor: legend Erik: grandiose Next month we will be discussing Walking the Bypass by Ken Wilson. Thank you to everyone who read The Silmarillion 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Postcard by Anne Berest 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 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 Spiegelman NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: defenestration Trevor: chain mail and chain mail Dennis: Holocaust Next month we will be discussing The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien Thank 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

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 EPISODEOur 2026 Reading ResolutionsToby: Will aim to read more of the same books as her daughterDennis: Will read all of the 2026 Hugo nominees for best novelTrevor: Will read the entire "Hawthorne and Horowitz" series by Anthony HorowitzAlso mentioned:Thank you for listening by Julia WhelanA Libertarian walks into a Bear by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling The origins of the word "dog"Jeremy Bentham's auto-icon NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: 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 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 [email protected] 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. Cosby 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 EPISODEThe Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts that changed how we listen by Sean MalinIdaho TELL 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 film NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: hirsute Trevor: Selling Wolf Tickets Dennis: Snake Handlers (Also had Selling Wolf Tickets!) Next month we will be discussing Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards Thank 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang 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 EPISODEromantasydark academia TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: Babel by R.F. Kuang (also: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy) Trevor: The Magicians by Lev Grossman (also: The Jackson Brodie series by Kate Atkinson) Dennis: Babel by R.F. Kuang (also: Beware of Chicken by casualfarmer) NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: widdershins  Trevor: fettle Dennis: typewriter Next month we will be discussing Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby Thank you to everyone who read Blood Over Bright Haven 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 [email protected] 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 Kingsolver NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: Pukkons Trevor: Ispichiwin Dennis: Adversary Next month we will be discussing Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang Thank 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing  Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. 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 EPISODEGiller PrizeUniversality by Natasha BrownTELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK (OR THING) WE MIGHT LIKE!Toby: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed YongTrevor: Charlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteDennis: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller Jr  NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: book lung Trevor: jury-rigged Dennis: chivvy Next month we will be discussing The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich. Thank you to everyone who read Children of Time 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 [email protected] 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 Satrapi Trevor: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (adapted into a film by Peter Jackson in 2009) Dennis: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSToby: tasseography Trevor: betta fish Dennis: 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 [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.