Le Combat des livres is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Ici Radio-Canada Première in Canada.
[2] Both the English and French programs sometimes, but not always, include one personality more commonly associated with the other language community, who champions a translated work.
[3] One advocate, Maureen McTeer, appeared on both programs in the same year, championing the same novel in both its original English and translated French editions.
Radio-Canada, the French-language service of CBC, aired a French version of Canada Reads, entitled Le combat des livres ("Battle of the Books"), from March 29 to April 2, 2004.
The 2007 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from February 26 to March 2 and was moderated by Christiane Charette.
The 2009 edition of Le Combat des livres aired from March 23 to 27, and was once again chaired by Christiane Charette.
Beginning in 2012, the production and broadcast of Le Combat des livres was transferred from Charette's program to the network's new literature show Plus on est de fous, plus on lit!, hosted by Marie-Louise Arsenault.
[6] Writer Simon Boulerice and actress Catherine Trudeau also participated in the youth debates as assistant moderators.