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Five books, five champions, one winner: Ali Hassan returns to host the 2025 CBC Canada Reads Debate. Join us to watch the debates live at the Ingersoll Library and stay for the daily discussion afterwards. Did that book deserve to be voted off? Do you think it's moment was stolen? Have your say.

The 2025 contenders are:

• Olympic gold medallist Maggie Mac Neil champions Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey
• Podcaster and wellness advocate Shayla Stonechild champions A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby, with Mary Louisa Plummer
• Heartland actor Michelle Morgan champions Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
• Thriller writer Linwood Barclay champions Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston
• Pastry chef Saïd M'Dahoma champions Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew

"If you'd like the Canada Reads books in an accessible format, both CELA and NNELS provide books in audio, braille, print braille and text formats. You can find out which formats are available for each of the books here for CELA and here for NNELS."
-CBC Canada Reads 2025

Oxford County Library is offering special book club sets as well as regular copies in print and digital format.
View Oxford County Library’s CBC's Canada Reads 2025 List on Bibliocommons.