Episode 044: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

03/09/2021 55 min Episodio 44
Episode 044: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

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Thanks for joining us! This month we are discussing An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green.Welcome dear readers, you are listening to Time to Read, a Winnipeg Public Library podcast book club.  We are recording today from various locations around Winnipeg, all within Treaty One Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota as well as the Birthplace of the Métis Nation and the heart of the Métis Homeland. Our drinking water comes from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation in Treaty Three territory.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEDennis’s not-yet-but-soon-to-be-viral Winnipeg Flyer Guy Youtube Channel!Hank and John Green’s Vlogbrothers Youtube ChannelA Beautifully Foolish Endeavor: the sequel to  An Absolutely Remarkable ThingAlternate Reality GamesThe Time to Read episode discussing Cory Doctorow’s Walkaway.Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bars TELL US ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK I MIGHT LIKEToby: Ready Player One by Ernest ClineTrevor: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDennis: The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson and Pattern Recognition by William Gibson NERD WORDS FOR WORD NERDSTrevor: deadpanToby: salubriousDennis: nutNext month we will be talking about Love In The Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.Thank you to everyone who read An Absolutely Remarkable Thing this month and for those of you who left comments on our social media.We’re looking forward to hearing what you think! Join our Facebook group, or follow Winnipeg Public Library on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Email us at [email protected] with suggestions, comments, and questions. Visit us at wpl-podcast.winnipeg.ca.Time to Read is a production of the Winnipeg Public Library. Our panel today included Toby Cygman, Dennis Penner, and Trevor Lockhart.