Best moments from the Canada Reads debates. Five books, five defenders, one winner: CBC's annual Battle of the Books has been getting people listening, watching and, of course, reading, for the past 18 years.

Canada Reads is a "literary Survivor," with celebrities championing books. Each day, panellists vote to eliminate one book, until a single title is chosen as the title the whole country should read this year.

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