Most of them were on foot to reduce the load on the horses, who had to be rested in the shade more frequently than anyone would have liked. John Mandel The author of "Station Eleven" on her bestselling debut novel, and why post-apocalyptic fiction is all the rage. The Next Chapter 17:37 2015 Highlights: Emily St. John Mandel discusses Station Eleven with Shelagh Rogers: The heat wave had persisted for a relentless week. Trees pressed in close at the sides of the road and erupted through cracks in the pavement, saplings bending under the caravans and soft leaves brushing the legs of horses and Symphony alike. They were near Lake Michigan but they couldn't see it from here. It was the end of July, and the 25-year-old thermometer affixed to the back of the lead caravan read 106 Fahrenheit, 41 Celsius. Twenty years after the end of air travel, the caravans of the Travelling Symphony moved slowly under a white-hot sky. You can read an excerpt from Station Eleven below. They will be hosted by Ali Hassan and will be broadcast on CBC Radio One, CBC TV, CBC Gem and on CBC Books.
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The Canada Reads debates will take place on March 27-30. Station Eleven will be championed by actor, director and choreographer Michael Greyeyes on Canada Reads 2023. John Mandel is a dystopian novel that takes place on an Earth undone by disease, following the interconnected lives of several characters - actors, artists and those closest to them - before and after the plague. One travels the wasteland performing Shakespearean plays with a troupe, while another attempts to build community at an abandoned airport and another amasses followers for a dangerous cause.
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