This week on River Reads, Episode 19 -Masters of Life, we will be featuring readings from "The Blue Fairy Book," including "The Master Cat; or; Puss In Boots," as well as selections from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, such as "Water of Life" and "Frederick and Catherine and a new author to River Reads, Anderson Sherwood’s, “The Dumb Man’.

We’ve read over 70 fairytales together on River Reads, since debuting in spring 2023! This week (January 10th, 2024) on River Reads, Episode 18 - 70 and Counting, we are excited to share this milestone with our audience.  In this special episode, we delve into thought-provoking topics such as misogyny, patriarchy, and the constraints of traditional gender norms in storytelling.

River Reads has been recognized as the recipient of a national award, the Broadcast Dialogue’s Canadian Radio Awards: Winning- Best Podcast in the Small Market category. This award is granted to the producer, on-air personality, or team who demonstrate creativity, originality and excellence in podcasting! We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to everyone at River Reads for this exceptional achievement.