Canada Reads

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

Criticism

There has been some criticism of Canada Reads. First, criticism has been made of the use of "celebrity" panelists. Criticism has also been made of the game show format, and the fact that discussion of books often remained on a superficial level.

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Criticism has also been made of the choice of books; originally each panelist provided a list of five books, from which the producers chose the final contenders. In 2005, this process changed, and the panelists submitted only one choice. (The fact that Molly Johnson had to step in and defend Rufus Wainwright's choice threw a spanner in the works to a certain extent.)

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