The contenders are:
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good, defended by Ojibway author and Vogue fashion writer Christian Allaire Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez, defended by activist and actor Malia Baker (she’s Mary Anne in The Baby-Sitters Club!) What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad, defended by entrepreneur and former Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad Life In the City of Dirty Water by Clayton Thomas-Müller, defended by author and ecologist Suzanne Simard Washington Black by Esi Edugyan, defended by LGBTQ activist and Olympic athlete Mark Tewksbury
The debates will be hosted by comedian Ali Hassan and will be aired on CBC radio and television channels. — CBC Books (@cbcbooks) January 26, 2022 For more information on the books and the panelists, check out the CBC website. Find more news and stories of interest from the book world in Breaking in Books.
