Wab Kinew and Major Changes

: This year theme is starting over and will feature books about transformation and second chances, stories of migrants, immigrants and others who are choosing — or forced — to make major changes in their lives, says a release.A total of 15 books are on the long list for the 15th edition of the program, in which high-profile personalities defend a book until a winner is chosen, according to Toronto Star. This year panel and the final five books will be announced on Jan. 20. Hill is on the list with The Illegal , Crummey is there with Sweetland and Pullinger made the cut with Landing Gear .CBC personality and author Wab Kinew is returning for a second year as host of the annual literature debate. The debates will take place March 21-24 and will be broadcast on CBC Radio One, CBC-TV and online at CBCbooks.ca. John Mandel Swamp Angel by Ethel Wilson The other long-listed books are:All the Broken Things by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer The Amazing Absorbing Boy by Rabindranath Maharaj Birdie by Tracey Lindberg Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz Buying on Time by Antanas Sileika The Hero Walk by Anita Rau Badami Minister Without Portfolio by Michael Winter The Outside Circle by Patti LaBoucane-Benson, illustrated by Kelly Mellings Niko by Dimitri Nasrallah Sitting Practice by Caroline Adderson Station Eleven by Emily St. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.