Canada Reads

Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC.

Canada Reads 2003

Canada Reads 2003 aired from April 21 to 25, 2003. Bill Richardson was the moderator.

Related Topics:
April 21 - 25 - 2003 - Bill Richardson

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The books selected for Canada Reads 2003 and their respective champions were:

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• Life of Pi by Yann Martel, championed by author Nancy Lee
• Next Episode by Hubert Aquin (translation of Prochain épisode by Sheila Fischman), championed by journalist Denise Bombardier
• Sarah Binks by Paul Hiebert, championed by author Will Ferguson
• The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston, championed by educator Justin Trudeau
• The Lost Garden by Helen Humphreys, championed by actor, writer and building contractor Mag Ruffman

The winning title was Next Episode by Hubert Aquin.

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