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CBC's new adaptation of Stephen Leacock's classic book airs Sunday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. on CBC-TV! Stars Jill Hennessy and Caroline Rhea recently spoke to George Stroumboulopoulos about finally getting a chance to work together.

Ten things you should know about dating a writer

Since Valentine's Day is looming, Canada Writes asked five Canadian writers for their words of warning about getting romantically involved with one of their kind.

Carmen Aguirre and Shad on Q

This year's Canada Reads winner and her defender speak to CBC's Jian Ghomeshi about their successful run.

8th Fire: Waub Rice on collecting stories

8th Fire: Rosa John

The web celebrates 200 years of Charles Dickens

Book News

Three Cups of Tea author asks judge to toss lawsuit: Attorneys accusing Greg Mortenson of defrauding readers in Three Cups of Tea say his case is no different from that of James Frey, who admitted he lied in his memoir A Million Little Pieces.
Something Fierce wins Canada Reads: True Stories video: The Canada Reads: True Stories panel has chosen Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre as the winning book, after a controversial four days of debate.
Hatchet Job award goes to Cunningham takedown: A critic who accused a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of scattering literary allusions like 'tin cans tied to a tricycle' has won a prize for the year's most lacerating book review.

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Listen this week

The Next Chapter

Shelagh Rogers chats with Canada's current and future literary stars. This week, she speaks with Douglas Gibson about Stories About Storytellers.

Writers & Company

Eleanor Wachtel talks with writers from around the world. This week, poet Robert Pinsky reads from his award-winning verse translation of Dante's Inferno.

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