Is Canada Even Real?

Is Canada Even Real?: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe | J.C. Villamere

#CanadaReads2021 shortlist

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TheKidUpstairs

Is Canada Even Real?: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe | J.C. Villamere

#CanadaReads long list is here!!! http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/the-canada-reads-2018-longlist-is-here-1.447...
So excited, can't wait to watch the debates, I look forward to them every year! Ali Hassan is back as host/moderator (Wab Kinew was my fave, but I like Hassan too). Anyone else excited?!?!

merelybookish I have a cousin who takes off work each year to attend some of these sessions. So I bet she's excited. ☺️ 7y

TheKidUpstairs @merelybookish that's amazing! I've never attended in person, that's a definite bookish goal for me 😁 7y

Betty Great list of books. Adding some to my TBR 7y

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Lcsmcat Thanks for sharing! These all belong on my TBR. 7y

Blueberry What's the debate part? 7y

TheKidUpstairs @Blueberry When they narrow down a short list, each book championed by a Canadian author/celebrity/ personality. Then they host a series of televised round table discussions/debates on why their particular book should be the Canada Reads selection for that year, it's relevance to the country and that year's theme. After each debate there is A public vote, and the book with the least votes gets knocked out of contention. 7y

TheKidUpstairs @Betty @Lcsmcat always happy to share great Can Lit! 7y

LeahBergen Yay! 👏🏻👏🏻 (Look, @NerdyRev - the Canada Reads longlist was announced ⬆️). 7y

NerdyRev @LeahBergen Thank you! I checked yesterday and didn‘t see anything. Yay! Time for a bookstore run! 7y

NerdyRev I just picked up as many as I could. Some are not available in the US, so I will wait to see if they make the short list. I am so impressed by how Canada pushes Indigenous authors. I know there is tension there, but y‘all don‘t realize how little Native authors are pushed here. The BnN shelf is a quarter to half a shelf. 7y

mhillis These all look good! 7y

Melissa_J Yikes! I only have one of the long listed books (American War), and with my book buying restrictions I won‘t likely be picking up any of the others. So I‘m on team American War 🤣 7y

BookishTrish I'm super excited too! 7y

Blueberry Wow, this fascinates me. How exciting that a show like this can have national support and success. 7y

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Purpleness

Is Canada Even Real?: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe | J.C. Villamere

Oh Canada, I don't know what to say. 😂

JacqMac What did I just read?! 😂 8y

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Purpleness

Is Canada Even Real?: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe | J.C. Villamere

It is particularly this kind of conundrum-where the government is a) planning a fiftieth birthday for a commercial, and b) cannot find the commercial- that inspires the wonderment of this book's title.

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Purpleness

Is Canada Even Real?: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe | J.C. Villamere

Time to find out if my country exists!

Dragon I'm guessing yes? It is real ? 🇨🇦 8y

Purpleness Well, so far I've learned that, according to a debate.org poll, 79% of people say if you die in Canada you don't die in real life. So we'll see. @Dragon 8y

Dragon 😂😂😂 8y

SassenachTheBookWizard Bahaha awesome. Are we mythical creatures or something? 8y

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kendrastephaniekaryn

Is Canada Even Real?: How a Nation Built on Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, and Hip Hop Convinced the World to Beliebe | J.C. Villamere

#maybookflowers #mostanticipated

Can we talk about all of the amazing books being released this month? I'm not usually a preorderer, but I've pre-ordered all of these on Kobo. 🙈
#byemoney #ididntwantyouanyways

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