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Throughout May, CBC Books will be highlighting great works of Asian-Canadian literature as part of Asian Heritage Month. CBC producer and Asian-Canadian history enthusiast Adrian Ma looks at some novels he found to be influential and inspirational.This week, I'd like...
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The Alberta Readers' Choice Award is back for 2012, as once again five books will compete for your vote as the best Alberta book of the past year. The voting began on May 1 and continues until May 31. You...
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In his new book, author and historian Michael Gates explores Dalton's life and the history of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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[View the story "Jennifer Egan's Black Box" on Storify]...
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Looking for a new read for your book club can be tough. How do you choose a book every club member will love — or at least love to talk about? Thanks to Random House of Canada, you may not...
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The public conversation around war has always been complex and thorny. How does Canada's military approach differ from that of other countries? Are we a society of peacekeepers or warriors? These are some of the questions that Noah Richler explores in his new book What We Talk About When We Talk About War.
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In honour of this mysterious month of May, CBC Books mashes up some CanLit characters and presents a little murder mystery of our own. A new chapter will be revealed on Friday, May 25, Monday, May 28, and Wednesday...
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The chef and cooking show host talks to Fresh Air about his new cookbook.
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First aired on Day 6 (19/5/12) Guilty pleasures. We all have them. Maybe it's a mindless television show you watch to unwind. Maybe it's a so-bad-it's-good movie that you've watched so many times you wore the DVD out. Or maybe...
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When Nazanin Afshin-Jam, a former beauty queen, heard about another Nazanin imprisoned in Iran, she decided to help. This decision kick-started a remarkable journey for both Nazanins and inspired Afshin-Jam's campaign to stop child executions. She chronicles it all in a new memoir. The Current has more.
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The Vancouver-based singer/songwriter talks about reading the Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables for the first time.
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First aired on The Current (18/05/12)When Nova Scotia-based singer-songwriter Dave Carroll posted his catchy music video slam against United Airlines on YouTube in 2008, he was a disgruntled customer venting his frustrations with the company's customer service. Carroll had...
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First aired on All in a Day (15/05/12)In the Mad Men universe, the characters at the ad firm Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce don't know much about the suave but aloof Don Draper, but they all know this: he loves his...
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First aired on Calgary Eyeopener (17/15/12) Twenty-six years since the release of the first book by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark, Franklin the Turtle is now gracing a limited edition stamp, joining the likes of Dr. Frederick Banting, Alexander...
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According to Jeff Rubin, as the price of oil goes up, the economy slows down, and this is a trend with no end in sight. However, he doesn't see the end of economic growth as a bad thing. He explains why to As It Happens.
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In David Frum's Patriots, the American political system is in trouble. Although the book is fiction, Frum argues that it's not far from reality. He explains why to Power & Politics host Evan Solomon.
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Throughout May, CBC Books will be highlighting great works of Asian-Canadian literature as part of Asian Heritage Month. CBC producer and Asian-Canadian history enthusiast Adrian Ma looks at some novels he found to be influential and inspirational.Family tiesLast week I...
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Ah, summer. The time of year to kick back in the backyard or on a beach and relax with a good book. But what should you read this summer? Below, find CBC Books' list of 10 literary delights to...
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First aired on The Morning Edition (11/05/12)Kids say the darndest things. But maybe parents should pay a little more attention to what they're saying to their children.Communication consultant and conversation expert Paul Axtell didn't think much about this until a...
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Nancy Miller, author of the e-book The Facebook IPO Primer and investor adviser David Andrews sit down with Anna Maria Tremonti discuss what will happen on Friday when Facebook goes public.
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First aired on Writers & Company (13/5/12) Toni Morrison is one of the most celebrated American writers alive today. A recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, winner of the National Book Critics Circle...
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First aired on The Sunday Edition (12/05/12)When Richard Holloway was a young man, he fell in love with the Anglican Church. The Scottish-born self-described "romantic" was fascinated by the ritual and theatre of religion, the lights, the incense, and the...
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French writer Elisabeth Badinter has written a controversial new book about modern motherhood. It in she argues that parenting methods like attachment parenting undermine women. She explains why to Day 6.
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First aired on DNTO (12/05/12)Every journey has an end, no matter how awesome it's been.For the past four years, blogger Neil Pasricha has been documenting everything in his life and in the world he thinks is "awesome." Nothing is too...
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The Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author is back after six long years. After focusing on medical students in Toronto, he's now writing about a headmaster in Saigon in his debut novel. It's his most personal work yet, and Lam explains why to Shelagh Rogers.
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First aired on Day 6 (11/05/12)Since U.S. President Barack Obama announced his personal support for same sex marriage last week, which made him the first president to publicly do so, political analysts and pundits have been feverishly speculating on how...
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First aired on The Homestretch (08/05/12)Children's education has been a hot topic in North America in recent years, as several studies have suggested that kids in Asian countries are surging ahead in terms of academic performance. In the face of...
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Thanks to technology, we often see "cuz" instead of "because" and "l8r" instead of "later." Purists are appalled at how this corrupts our basic standards of composition. But Anne Trubek thinks we should just relax. She explains why to Day 6.
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If you happen to be shopping for a Mother's Day gift today, you might find yourself at a big book store, leafing through the literary options they've set out. Those Mother's Day displays are full of light, inspirational books...
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Every year, CBC Calgary teams up with Calgary Reads, a local literary advocacy group, to organize a giant used book sale. The proceeds from the sale will benefit Calgary Reads and their various programming initiatives. The 2012 sale will...
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First aired on Day 6 (03/05/12)Have you ever read 35 Shades of Grey? Or Twilight New Moon? Or how about Fast and Slow Thinking? Or Steve Jobs by Walter Worthington? If you've never read them but the titles sound familiar,...
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Throughout May, CBC Books will be highlighting great works of Asian-Canadian literature as part of Asian Heritage Month. CBC producer and Asian-Canadian history enthusiast Adrian Ma looks at some novels he found to be influential and inspirational.Starting PointsThis week, I'd...
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First aired on Q (08/05/12)The mother-son relationship has never been particularly celebrated in our society. When a father takes his son fishing or to watch a sports game, it's seen as male bonding. When a mother and daughter go on...
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The author and former speechwriter thinks today's graduation speeches need to change. They need to get ugly. He explains why to Jian Ghomeshi.
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First aired on As It Happens (5/5/12) John Irving is undoubtedly one of America's pre-eminent living novelists. He has made a career out of creating sympathetic characters whose identities, and proclivities, lie outside the mainstream of society. Now, in...
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First aired on Q (07/05/12) and on George Strombolopolous Tonight (08/05/12)Essayist and bestselling author A.J. Jacobs' life has been a series of experiments in self-improvement. First, he attempted to become the smartest man in the world by reading the...
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First aired on Ideas (30/4/12-5/5/12) Public discussion of religion tends to be extremely polarized, split between religious fundamentalism and the aggressive atheism of such writers as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. But much of what people actually believe falls...
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Robin Rosenberg has written and edited several books about superheroes and psychology. She stopped by Day 6 to talk about what we can learn from The Avengers about human psychology.
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Maurice Sendak, author of the children's classic Where the Wild Things Are, passed away on Tuesday, May 8 at the age of 83. The writer's longtime friend and caretaker, Lynn Caponera, said he died early Tuesday at a hospital...
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First aired on The Sunday Edition (06/05/12)Journalist and author Jan Wong has had a thick skin throughout her career. After all, when you've worked as a foreign correspondent, covered the Tiananmen Square Massacre and written a popular no-holds-barred celebrity interview...
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Back in 2005, writer John D'Agata submitted an article about a Las Vegas teenager's suicide to The Believer magazine. An intern named Jim Fingal was assigned to fact-check the piece, which is standard practice at any journalistic or non-fiction publication....
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First aired on The Current (04/05/12)To be a lover and a muse of Pablo Picasso must have been an exciting yet terrifying experience.After all, Picasso was arguably the greatest painter of the 20th century and one of the most influential...
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Dr. John Long build robots to better understand the natural world. He explains how in his new book, Darwin's Devices and spoke with Quirks & Quarks about why these mechanical creatures are so important to the future of biology.
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First aired on The Current (01/05/12)For the past decade, perhaps no man in the world had a bigger target on his back than al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. The mastermind behind the September 11 attacks on the U.S. had consistently...
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The Canada Reads-winning author stops by George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight to discuss her years as a member of the Chilean resistance movement, her memoir and being called a terrorist.
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In his latest novel, Richard Wagamese explores two strikingly different elements of the Canadian identity: the bright light of our national sport and the dark shadow of the history of residental schools. NXNW has more.
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Throughout May, CBC Books will be highlighting great works of Asian-Canadian literature as part of Asian Heritage Month. CBC producer and Asian-Canadian history enthusiast Adrian Ma kicks off this series by discussing how literature connected him with the past.When I...
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We hosted the May #CanLit chat on Thursday, May 2, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. The theme was "Canadian comics and graphic novels."Plenty of people from every aspect of publishing came by to share their thoughts.You can replay...
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The CBC journalist and award-winning author shares some books that first inspired him to write and publish.
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U.S. President Barack Obama has largely avoided addressing racial issues during his presidency, according to legal scholar and author Randall Kennedy. (Photo: Associated Press)First aired on The Sunday Edition (20/04/12)The shooting death of 17-year-old African American Trayvon Martin in late...
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How much do you know about Canadian comics? Test your knowledge with the CBC Books quiz for a chance to win!
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In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, CBC Books held two contests. One was linked to our monthly CanLit quiz, which this time around had a poetry theme (of course!), and all you had to do was take...
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First aired on Points North (30/04/12)The public library in Sudbury, Ontario, has teamed up with a therapy dog group to give some kids a chance to read to a furry friend.Monique Roy, the Greater Sudbury Public Library's children's librarian, is...
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First aired on Q (27/04/12)When it comes to cuisine, England's reputation has historically been less than sterling. In fact, traditional English food, often stereotyped as being bland and boring, has been the butt of many jokes in the past decade....
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First aired on The Sunday Edition (29/04/12)We're all familiar with the axiom that children are the future. And it stands to reason that, as they will someday inherit the places of their parents and members of the older generation, society...
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We love conversation and community here at CBC Books. Everywhere from our Twitter feed to our GoodReads group to our Facebook page, there's lively discussion between book lovers from coast to coast to coast and around the world. Which...
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Sweden recently introduced a gender-neutral pronoun into its national dictionary: "hen" to go alongside "hon" (she) and "han" (he). But what does this mean for the future of the language, and for gender equality in Sweden? Q debates this topic.
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Cars are ruining cities. That's the premise of Taras Grescoe's new book, Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves from the Automobile. He stopped by The Current to explain why public transit is the key to Canada's future.
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In this new collection of poems, Moez Surani explores the pleasures of friendship, travel and love.
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In the face of death, many people report having moments of clarity, a sudden realization of what really matters in life. Bronnie Ware saw this in action working as a nurse and turned it into a book that inspired thousands of people around the world. The Morning Edition has more.
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Get to know the four international books in the running for the Griffin Poetry Prize, one of the richest literary awards in the world.
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The former head of CBC's English Services reveals all about his controversial tenure in a revealing new memoir, The Tower of Babble. He sat down with Michael Enright to discuss his career, his book and more.
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Earlier this week, Tor, the world's largest publisher of science-fiction novels, has announced that, beginning this summer, all of its books will be D-R-M free. Cory Doctorow stopped by As It Happens to explain why this announcement has the potential to change the industry as we know it.
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Where did you have your last great idea? As much as creativity drives the worlds of art and commerce, it's always been something of a mystery. But Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, says that new insights into how our brains work are helping to demystify creativity.
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First aired on The Next Chapter (23/4/12) "It is impossible to tell myth from the truth." These words are spoken by Stephen, an Anglican priest, early on in Alexi Zentner's novel Touch. Steven is returning to visit his dying...
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For a long time, it's been accepted that the first humans in North America were people who walked across a land-bridge from Siberia to Alaska about 15,000 years ago. Dr. Bruce Bradley thinks differently. He explains why to Quirks & Quarks.
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How well do you know the plots of classic Canadian novels? CBC Books faces beloved Canadian novels against memorable made-for-TV movies to see if readers can tell the difference.
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First aired on Homestretch (23/4/12) When it comes to products labelled "natural" "eco-friendly" or "organic," Adria Vasil says they should really say "buyer beware."In an economy where green products aren't regulated — that is, anyone can use one organic...
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The iconic former president of Marvel Comics, and co-creator of a little superhero known as Spider-man, most recently made an appearance at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and spoke to Chris dela Torre on the Calgary Eyeopener about his long career, and why he never tires of meeting new fans.
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First aired on North by Northwest (14/04/12) Author -- and former nun -- Karen Armstrong has written extensively about all aspects of religion and spirituality, and about her own spiritual awakening. Her most recent book, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate...
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