Thanks for joining us for this episode of Time to Read. We are talking about The Break by Katherena Vermette. When Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break — a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house — she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime. In a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, with the victim — police, family, and friends — tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives in this community and the after-effects of trauma emerges. In this episode we discussed: The Tom Austen series by Eric Wilson, This River (NFB Film), What brings us here (companion piece to This River – on Instagram @whatbringsushere), Indigenous Writers Collective, Manitoba Library Association – Prison Libraries Committee, More with Anna Maria Tremonti (podcast). Another book you might like: Erica: Women Talking by Miriam Toews, Trevor: Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Dennis: In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier, Kirsten: Untamed State by Roxane Gay. Nerd words for word nerds: Erica: Contranym, Trevor: Pantone (and Pantone’s Colour of the Year), Dennis: Cycle, Kirsten: Empathy . ** Thanks to everyone who got in touch with their thoughts! Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Trevor Lockhart, Dennis Penner, and Erica Ball, with submissions from afar by Kirsten Wurmann. You can be a part of our show too. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Or join our Facebook group, and follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Next month we’re talking about The Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards (aka MYRCA) and each reading a different MYRCA book. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think.

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