Five books. Only one can win. This year’s theme: starting over. The Canada Reads 2016 books are all about transformation & second chances, including stories of migrants, immigrants & others who are choosing - or forced - to make major changes in their lives.
The 2016 contenders are:
Bruce Poon Tip, defending Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
Farah Mohamed, defending Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz
Clara Hughes, defending The Illegal by Lawrence Hill
Adam "Edge" Copeland, defending Minister Without Portfolio by Michael Winter
Vinay Virmani, defending The Hero's Walk by Anita Rau Badami
Hosted by Wab Kinew, the debates take place March 21-24 on CBC. Head to CBCbooks.ca to stay up to date on all the action.
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