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George Saunders wins Man Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo

The £50,000 prize recognizes the best book published in English available in the U.K.
How I Wrote It

Why Measha Brueggergosman decided to open up and write a memoir

The opera singer discusses how she wrote Something Is Always On Fire.

Carleigh Baker on the intense emotions that drive her writing process

The author of Bad Endings, which is a finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, answers eight questions from eight fellow authors.

Enter the 2018 CBC Short Story Prize

You could win $6,000, attend a 10-day writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and have your story published on CBC Books.

Kathleen Winter among finalists for 2017 Quebec Writers' Federation literary awards

Ryan B. Patrick
Q

The politics and perseverance of MacArthur winner Jesmyn Ward

Radio Q
The Current

'Hope is something that I never gave up on': A mother's fight to free daughter Amanda Lindhout

Radio The Current
My Life in Books

Fantasy writer Charles de Lint: 9 books I love

Jane van Koeverden

Gord Downie's Secret Path in Concert to premiere Sunday, October 22 on CBC

Arts Secret Path

Chris Hadfield, Gord Downie among Forest of Reading's 108 nominees for 2018 awards

Jane van Koeverden
The Next Chapter

How Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott began building their empire at seven years old

Radio The Next Chapter

Claire Humphrey's Toronto-set debut novel wins Canadian fantasy prize for 'fresh take on magic'

Jane van Koeverden
The Next Chapter

Candy Palmater on the freedom that comes with letting go of books

Radio The Next Chapter
TD Kids Book Clubs

TD Kids Book Clubs bring award nominated kids lit to communities across Canada

CBC Books
TD Kids Book Corner
The Current

Ken Dryden wants hockey rules changed to save players' lives

day 6

What 'The Curious Incident' reveals about the experience of autism

Radio Day 6

The Hockey Sweater: A Musical offers fresh take on classic tale

Claire Loewen
News Montreal
Tapestry

What can The Princess Bride teach us about Buddhism?

How I Wrote It

Why Claire Cameron wants to change the way we see Neanderthals

Olivia Pasquarelli
Spark

Why you should read War and Peace on your phone

Radio Spark
Writers & Company

Javier Marías on secrets and betrayal — in politics and fiction

Radio Writers & Company
Magic 8 Q&A

'All art is failed art.' Michael Redhill on being comfortable with failure

Ryan B. Patrick
Writing Tip

Feeling anxious about your writing? Procrastinate

Dionne Codrington
Canada Writes
The Next Chapter

Why Suzette Mayr set out to write a horror novel

Radio The Next Chapter

12 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week: Oct. 7-13, 2017

CBC Books

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