SOBRE ESTE EPISÓDIO
When Jesse Wente was a kid, he was given a stuffed penguin as a gift. He decided to name his penguin Danger Eagle, the stunt performing stuffy. Decades later, Danger Eagle has taken center stage in Jesse's first ever children's book. Since wrapping up his term as chair of the Canada Council for the Arts and with a bestselling memoir under his belt, he joins the show to share the stories that have influenced his own life the most. Plus, musician Girl Ultra recommends A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf.
Books discussed on this week's show include:
Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Monster At the End of This Book by Jon Stone
Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin
Indian School Days by Basil H. Johnston
Danger Eagle by Jesse Wente
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
