Canada Reads

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

Canada Reads 2005

Canada Reads 2005 was broadcast from February 21 to 25, 2005.

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February 21 - 25 - 2005

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CBC Radio host Bill Richardson was again the moderator.

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The books selected for Canada Reads 2005 and their respective champions were:

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• Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen, chosen and originally to be championed by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright; tour commitments meant that Wainright had to be replaced by singer Molly Johnson
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, championed by Olivia Chow, Toronto city councillor
• Rockbound by Frank Parker Day, championed by Donna Morrissey, author
• No Crystal Stair by Mairuth Sarsfield, championed by Olympic fencer Sherraine MacKay
• Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin, translated by Sheila Fischman, championed by Roch Carrier, author and former National Librarian of Canada

The winning title was Rockbound by Frank Parker Day.

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