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OVERVIEW During ''Canada Reads'', five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles over a series of five programs. At the end of each episode, the panelists vote one title "off the island" until only one book remains. This book is then billed as the book that all of Canada should read. ''Canada Reads'' was first broadcast on CBC's Radio One in 2002 ; since its third edition it has been broadcast on Radio One and on television on CBC Newsworld . The fourth edition of ''Canada Reads'' ran from February 21 to 25 , 2005 . The fifth edition will be broadcast from April 17 to 21 , 2006 , but only on Radio One. The candidate books for each edition of ''Canada Reads'' are announced several months before the programs are broadcast. They are then promoted in Bookstore s, in the hope that the listening and viewing public will purchase and read them all before the programs air. In some cases, publishers have published special editions of the nominated titles. The publisher of the final ''Canada Reads'' title makes a donation to charity. In 2005 this a portion of sales proceeds of the winning book went to The Movement for Canadian Literacy. Radio-Canada, the French-language service of CBC, produced a French version of ''Canada Reads'' in 2004 entitled ''Le combat des livres'', broadcast from March 29 to April 2 on La Première Chaîne . Another edition was broadcast from March 14 to March 18 , 2005. ''CANADA READS 2002'' ''Canada Reads 2002'' aired from April 16 to 19 , 2002 . The winning title was announced on April 23 , 2002 , Canada Book Day . Mary Walsh was the moderator. The books selected for ''Canada Reads 2002'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''In the Skin of a Lion'' by Michael Ondaatje. ''CANADA READS 2003'' ''Canada Reads 2003'' aired from April 21 to 25 , 2003 . Bill Richardson was the moderator. The books selected for ''Canada Reads 2003'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''Next Episode'' by Hubert Aquin. ''CANADA READS 2004'' ''Canada Reads 2004'' aired on both CBC Radio and CBC Newsworld. Bill Richardson was the moderator. The books selected for ''Canada Reads 2004'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''The Last Crossing'' by Guy Vanderhaeghe. ''CANADA READS 2005'' ''Canada Reads 2005'' was broadcast from February 21 to 25 , 2005 . CBC Radio host Bill Richardson was again the moderator. The books selected for ''Canada Reads 2005'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''Rockbound'' by Frank Parker Day. ''CANADA READS 2006'' ''Canada Reads 2006'' was broadcast from April 17 to 21 , 2006 . CBC Radio host Bill Richardson was again the moderator. The books selected for ''Canada Reads 2006'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''A Complicated Kindness'' by Miriam Toews. ''LE COMBAT DES LIVRES 2004'' Radio-Canada, the French-language service of CBC, aired a French version of ''Canada Reads'' entitled ''Le combat des livres'' from March 29 to April 2 , 2004. It was moderated by Marie-France Bazzo . The books selected for ''Le combat des livres'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali'' by Gil Courtemanche. ''LE COMBAT DES LIVRES 2005'' Radio-Canada, the French-language service of CBC, aired a French version of ''Canada Reads'' entitled ''Le combat des livres'' from March 14 to March 18 , 2005. It was moderated by Marie-France Bazzo. The books selected for ''Le combat des livres 2005'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''L'avalée des avalés'' by Réjean Ducharme. ''LE COMBAT DES LIVRES 2006'' Radio-Canada, the French-language service of CBC, aired a French version of ''Canada Reads'' entitled ''Le combat des livres'' from January 30 to February 3 , 2005. It was moderated by Marie-France Bazzo. The books selected for ''Le combat des livres 2006'' and their respective champions were:
The winning title was ''La femme de ma vie'' by Francine Noël. '' SUCCESS As a vehicle to promote interest in , Random House Of Canada attributed much of this increase to ''Canada Reads''. The success for lesser known titles can be as marked. Hubert Aquin's ''Next Episode'' sold 18,500 copies in the year when it won ''Canada Reads''. For the 2005 edition, sales of Jacques Poulin's ''Volkswagen Blues'', which usually are about 200 copies a year, increased to 7,500 between the time the nominations were announced and the shows began airing. During the same period, 7000 copies of Frank Parker Day's ''Rockbound'' were shipped by its publisher, the University Of Toronto Press. 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. 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.) REFERENCES
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