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Canada Reads authors on the all-important first sentence

In this video, Canada Reads 2016's contending authors Anita Rau Badami, Lawrence Hill, Tracey Lindberg, Saleema Nawaz and Michael Winter tell CBC Arts about the crucial opening line of their book.

Anita Rau Badami, Lawrence Hill, Tracey Lindberg, Saleema Nawaz, and Michael Winter read their opening lines

Canada Reads 2016 authors dissect their first sentences

9 years ago
Duration 3:32
The authors in this year's competition — Anita Rau Badami, Lawrence Hill, Tracey Lindberg, Saleema Nawaz and Michael Winter — read their books' crucial first sentences

In this video, Canada Reads 2016's contending authors Anita Rau Badami, Lawrence Hill, Tracey Lindberg, Saleema Nawaz and Michael Winter tell CBC Arts about the crucial opening line of their respective books.

Tune into the Canada Reads debates, hosted by Gill Deacon, to find out which book will come out on top.

Canada Reads airs on CBC Books, CBC Radio, documentary and CBC-TV from March 21-24, 2016.

Watch Exhibitionists Sunday at 4:30pm (5pm NT) on CBC