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Canada Reads 2012

The 2012 winner: Something Fierce by Carmen Aguirre, defended by Shad

Started in 2001, Canada Reads is CBC's annual battle of the books, where five Canadian personalities select the book they think Canadians should read. Each personality selects a book to defend and the books are eliminated one by one until a winner is declared. The debates air on CBC Radio One. Jian Ghomeshi has hosted Canada Reads since 2008.

The Canada Reads 2012 contenders are (click the links for library holdings) :

The Game by Ken Dryden, defended by Alan Thicke
On a Cold Road by Dave Bidini, defended by Stacey McKenzie
Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat, defended by Arlene Dickinson
Something Fierce by Carmen Aguirre, defended by Shad
The Tiger by John Vaillant, defended by Anne-France Goldwater

The panelists will determine Canada’s must-read non-fiction title for 2012 during four hour-long debates, Feb. 6-9, in front of audiences in Toronto.

CBC Canada Reads website