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TORONTO — Mattea Roach is starting a new professional chapter. The Toronto-based “Jeopardy” super-champion turned podcaster will hit the airwaves Canada-wide this weekend as they take the helm of CBC’s new literary radio show, “Bookends. TORONTO — Mattea Roach is starting a new professional chapter. The Toronto-based “Jeopardy” super-champion turned podcaster will hit the airwaves Canada-wide this weekend as they take the helm of CBC’s new literary radio show, “Bookends.” The new gig comes a year after Roach successfully defended cartoonist Kate Beaton’s graphic memoir “Ducks” on CBC’s “Canada Reads” as the one book Canadians should read to shift their perspective.

Roach plans to interview authors from Canada and abroad on “Bookends,” delving into their work and the context in which they create it. The Canadian Press asked Roach about their reading habits in an email interview. ROACH: According to my data on StoryGraph (similar service to Goodreads), I like to read books that are “reflective, emotional, and informative,” and I think that’s a pretty good summation of what ties together my taste in reading. I read pretty widely — the three most recent books I read outside of work were a cowboy fantasy graphic novel, a memoir about living as an artist in Big Sur, and a book that did an anthropological analysis of bureaucracy. What ties the three together for me is that I felt they all had something to teach me about how to live in the world.

**A. Roach’s Childhood Favorites**
**B. Fantasy:

ROACH: I think my favorite book as a child was “The Chronicles of Narnia.” I loved the fantasy world and the characters. CP: What was your favorite genre as a child? ROACH: I think my favorite genre as a child was fantasy.

* **Roach’s preference:** Roach doesn’t enjoy romance novels. * **Reason for dislike:** Roach finds it difficult to connect with the happy endings in romance novels. **Detailed Text:**

Roach, a prominent figure in the literary world, has a rather unique preference when it comes to book genres. While he enjoys a wide range of literature, he finds himself drawn to genres that challenge conventional narratives and offer more nuanced perspectives.

ROACH: I have some big tomes kicking around my house that I want to chip away at over time — “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” by Shoshana Zuboff, “Capital in the 21st Century” by Thomas Piketty, and “Debt” by David Graeber. These aren’t the sort of books we’re going to be covering on “Bookends,” so I’ll save them for my leisure time (I have some funny ideas about what constitutes “leisure”). CP: Ebook, paper book or audiobook? ROACH: Paper book unless it’s absolutely impossible for some reason. CP: Essay collection or narrative non-fiction? ROACH: Love both, but I marginally prefer narrative non-fiction.

CP: Plot-driven or character-driven? ROACH: Character-driven — I sometimes love reading a book where nothing happens. “Bookends” premieres on CBC Radio and CBC Listen on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. ET. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press

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