A tip of the hat to Cormorant Books (Suite 230) whose book Volkswagen Blues by Jacques Poulin (translated by Sheila Fischman) was selected to be a part of CBC's Canada Reads program for 2005. The book, along with four others, was thrown into the fray as five prominent Canadians debated about the home-grown novel they felt the whole country would enjoy.
Canada Reads and participating publishers, such as Cormorant Books, support literacy by encouraging people to read and developing school reading programs. Copies of the selected books are donated to libraries across the country.