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17 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week
Here are some of the books discussed on national CBC Radio shows between Aug. 11-17, 2018.
Man Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle on domestic violence, writing from memory and the lure of Irish culture
The Irish writer won the 1993 Man Booker Prize for his novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, about a boy's life growing up poor in Dublin.
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Magic 8 Q&A
Iain Reid writes about what frightens him
Monique Gray Smith's new book for young readers charts a path to reconciliation
Canadian nostalgia and difficult conversations became a winning formula for Jonathan Torrens & Jeremy Taggart
Proust Questionnaire
Sharon Butala on her true idea of happiness
Michael Ondaatje recommends two overlooked classics
Magic 8 Q&A
Why children's author Ashley Spires takes naps on the floor when she gets stuck
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How John Grisham wrote his own ticket to success
Anne with an E renewed for a 3rd season on CBC and Netflix
The bestselling books in Canada: Aug. 5 to 11, 2018
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11 Canadian comics we're excited to read in the fall
Crazy high expectations: What's at stake for Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians: 10 things we learned about the buzzy new film
Get your stories ready: The 2019 CBC Short Story Prize will open on Sept. 1, 2018
Michael Harris, Donna Bailey Nurse and Joel Yanofsky to judge 2018 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize
Author Jenny Han on the Netflix adaptation of To All The Boys I've Loved Before
Nobel-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85
Margaret Laurence honoured in the hometown she couldn't wait to leave
Tanya Talaga's Massey Lectures will examine suicide crisis among Indigenous youth
100 writers in Canada you need to know now
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