Canada Reads

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

Canada Reads 2004

Canada Reads 2004 aired on both CBC Radio and CBC Newsworld.

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Bill Richardson was the moderator.

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The books selected for Canada Reads 2004 and their respective champions were:

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• Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler, championed by author Zsuzsi Gartner
• Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King, championed by former mayor of Winnipeg Glen Murray
• The Heart is an Involuntary Muscle by Monique Proulx (translation of Le cœur est un muscle involontaire by Fred A. Reed and David Homel), championed by filmmaker and journalist Francine Pelletier
• The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe, championed by musician Jim Cuddy
• The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro, championed by soprano Measha Brueggergosman

The winning title was The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe.

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