Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Rebecca and Tara predict the five contenders for CBC's Canada Reads competition, which airs March 27-30, 2023.

Rebecca:
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Finding Edward by Sheila Murray
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice or Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Tara:
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Ducks by Kate Beaton
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye or All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay
Finding Edward by Sheila Murray
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

Also, Tara mentions Kia Nurse, and Rebecca sends apologies to Andrew Phung for using his TV character's name, Andrew Pham. 

Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle

Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads