Time to Read: a podcast book club

Time to Read: a podcast book club

Send us your thoughts on the monthly book over social media and we'll discuss on air. Hosted by three talkative public librarians/book nerds from Winnipeg Public Library.

Episodes

August 1, 2025 59 mins

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 Nation...

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Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

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 Re...

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June 6, 2025 52 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing I Only Read Murder by Ian and Will Ferguson.

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 t...

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May 2, 2025 57 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing  Bad Cree by Jessica Johns. We are delighted to be joined by WPL's Writer-In-Residence, Nora Decter. 

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 (Cre...

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April 4, 2025 50 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Outline by Rachel Cusk.

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. O...

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March 7, 2025 50 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 

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....

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February 7, 2025 53 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from various locations around Winnipeg. 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 drink...

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January 3, 2025 55 mins

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! This month we are discussing The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library in Winnipeg. 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. ...

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December 6, 2024 49 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from a couple of locations around Winnipeg. 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...

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November 1, 2024 60 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from various locations around Winnipeg. 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 dri...

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October 4, 2024 48 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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 c...

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September 6, 2024 57 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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...

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
This is How you Produce the Time War article in Vector Magazine

TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK WE MIGHT LIKE!
Toby:  Recursion by Blake Crouch

Dennis: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Trevor: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDS

Toby:  apophenic as a haruspex

Trevor: metonymy

Dennis: since...

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July 5, 2024 50 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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 S...

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Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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 wat...

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May 3, 2024 46 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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...

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April 5, 2024 57 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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 Shoa...

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Welcome, Dear Readers. This month we are discussing Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice and we have a special guest joining us: WPL’s Writer-In-Residence Susie Moloney.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, located in Treaty One Territory, the home and traditional lands of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), Ininew (Cree), and Dak...

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February 2, 2024 59 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing French Exit by Patrick deWitt. 

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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 ...

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December 1, 2023 54 mins

Welcome Dear Readers. This month we are discussing If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.

You are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from the Millennium Library, 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 wate...

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