Esi Edugyan and Omar El Akkad books among this year's Canada Reads lineupCanada Reads panellists (left to right) journalist Christian Allaire with Michelle Good's "Five Little Indians," ecologist Suzanne Simard with Clayton Thomas-Müller's "Life in the City of Dirty Water," Malia Baker with Catherine Hernandez's "Scarborough," entrepreneur Tareq Hadhad with Omar El Akkad's "What Strange Paradise," and Olympian Mark Tewksbury with Esi Edugyan's "Washington Black, "are shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CBC **MANDATORY CREDIT**TORONTO - Books by award-winning authors Esi Edugyan and Omar El Akkad are among the titles set to be debated on CBC's "Canada Reads." Comedian Ali Hassan, who stars in the CBC comedy "Run the Burbs" and has hosted "Canada Reads" for the previous five years, will return to moderate. "Canada Reads" is set to run March 28 to 31, with the daily debates broadcast on CBC Radio One, CBC TV and CBC Gem. "This year's books will remind readers that we're all connected and that we're stronger when we come together.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2022 17:13 UTC