Authors, songs and titles revealed in our Dec.27th edition

Shelagh Rogers whisks the curtain aside to reveal The Next Chapter's mystery panel with this year's picks. You can click on continue reading for the full list from Margaret Cannon, P.K.Rangachari and J.D.Singh.

One of the champions in this year's Canada Reads debate is singer songwriter Sarah Slean. We'll hear Sound of Water/Change Your Mind from her latest cd The Baroness Redecorates.

She is championing the novel Mercy Among The Children by David Adams Richards.
Shelagh completes our series on the Canada Reads authors by speaking with him.

We check in with a bookstore in Frederiction - D.A.Richards country- for what's hot at this time of year.

And finally poet and visual artist Isa Milman discusses the inspiration for her latest collection Prairie Kaddish.

The Next Chapter's list of mysteries

Margaret Cannon's picks

"No Such Creature", Gilles Blunt, Random
"A Cure for all Diseases", Reginald Hill, Doubleday
"Ritual", Mo Hayder, HarperCollins
"The Murder Stone", Louise Penny, McArthur & Company

P.K. Rangachari's picks

"Three Bags Full", Leonie Swann, Flying Dolphin
"The Private Patient", P.D. James, Knopf
"The Killing Circle", Andrew Pyper, Doubleday
"When Will There Be Good News", Kate Atkinson, Doubleday

J.D. Singh's picks

"The Roar of the Butterflies", Reginald Hill, Doubleday
"Grief Encounters", Stuart Pawson, Allison & Busby
"The Brass Verdict", Michael Connelly, Little Brown
"Trigger City", Sean Chercover, Morrow