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Danzy Senna's darkly comic take on racial identity
The American novelist draws on her experience growing up in an interracial family in her edgy, prize-winning fiction. Her latest novel is New People.
Inuk writer Norma Dunning wins $10K Danuta Gleed Literary Award for debut short fiction collection
Dunning receives the prize for her novel Annie Muktuk and Other Stories, a collection of short stories exploring identity, life and death.
The CBC Books summer reading list: 18 cool books to read while the weather heats up
Check out these must-read books to celebrate the warmer weather.
My Life in Comics
Winnipeg writer David A. Robertson shares his favourite comics while touring Maxx Collectibles
16 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week
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Why actor Sid Bobb loved Lee Maracle's novel Ravensong
Michael Chabon on fatherhood and the 'bitter surprise' of watching your kids leave the nest
How reporter Seymour Hersh uncovered a massacre, and changed the Vietnam War dialogue
Diane Schoemperlen, Lynne Viola win $50K Molson Prizes
Magic 8 Q&A
Why Tish Cohen thinks a fresh coat of bright orange paint could help her plot future novels
My Life in Books
5 books web series Off Kilter star Alejandro Alvarez Cadilla loved reading
Author and bank robber Stephen Reid dead at age 68
'Being Native you're automatically political': Tommy Orange on his debut novel There There
New Anne of Green Gables musical to premiere in New York State
Irish writer Mike McCormack's one-sentence novel wins 2018 International Dublin Literary Award
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins 2018 PEN Pinter Prize, for 'outstanding literary merit'
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Tasha Beeds: Joanne Robertson's children's book The Water Walker will resonate with readers of all ages
How I Wrote It
Why White Coat, Black Art host and ER doctor Dr. Brian Goldman wrote a book about kindness
Omar El Akkad, Cherie Dimaline longlisted for the Sunburst Award for Canadian speculative writing
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8 classic books by Indigenous writers that deserve another look
Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga wins $3K Indigenous Literature Award
My Life in Books
6 books that Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh loved reading
The bestselling books in Canada: June 3 to 9, 2018
Lee Maracle stormed CanLit stages to make sure her story was heard
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