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Two new Harry Potter books to be published in October

The books are set to be released as part of a British exhibition that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the launch of the series.

Why Christa Couture calls All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews 'brilliant'

"[T]his book shines light where it will always be needed," says Christa Couture.
Jane van Koeverden

Coming soon: 17 book-to-movie adaptations to watch for in the second half of 2017

​Break out the popcorn! Film versions of these 17 books are hitting the big screen in the coming months.
Erin Knoll

The art of hiding, and finding, books on the Metro

Inspired by Emma Watson, Audrée Archambault has been leaving books for people to read in Montreal's Metro stations. All she asks is that the subway riders return them when they're done.
News Montreal

Transforming literature into a video game: enter the world of a famous Henry David Thoreau book

Radio Q

Why Stephen Lewis calls Shake Hands with the Devil by Roméo Dallaire an "astonishingly powerful" book

Jane van Koeverden

7 Canadian books to read if you love Jane Austen

Erin Balser

How North End Love Songs by Katherena Vermette healed Bif Naked's heart

CBC Books

Oh She Glows blogger Angela Liddon among Canadian food writing prizes finalists

Jane van Koeverden

The bestselling books in Canada: July 9–15, 2017

CBC Books

'He is the best parts of Canada': Why Greg Bryk loves Al Purdy's poetry

Jane van Koeverden

Jane Austen 1st female writer to be featured on British currency

Reading List

The 150 bestselling Canadian books of the past 10 years

CBC Books
Reading List

The CBC Books summer reading list

CBC Books

Watch a new teaser clip for CBC's Alias Grace adaptation

Jane van Koeverden

Why Weyni Mengesha would love to direct a film adaptation of Half-Blood Blues

Jane van Koeverden

Sudbury is getting sidewalk poetry you can only read when it rains

Quiz

Can you identify which Jane Austen character said these lines?

Jane van Koeverden

All four family members have a part in Charlottetown's Anne of Green Gables musical

Why Ron Sexsmith believes The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt is an instant classic

Jane van Koeverden
Writers & Company

Jo Baker on re-imagining Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice

Radio Writers & Company
How I Wrote It

Why Jessica J. Lee swam 52 of Berlin's lakes in one year and wrote a book about it

Allana McDougall

Disney releases trailer for the fantasy epic of Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel A Wrinkle in Time

Jane van Koeverden

Jo Walton, Ami McKay among finalists for 2017 Sunburst Award for fantasy writing

Jane van Koeverden

'House of Cards, but with robots': Transformers comic books explore politics, gender and romance

Jonathan Ore
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