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My Life in Books
Frankie Drake star Lauren Lee Smith shares 6 books she loves
The second season of the 1920s detective series Frankie Drake begins on Sept. 24.
Why Harold R. Johnson wrote a mash-up of memoir and genre to honour his late brother Clifford
The author spoke with Shelagh Rogers about memoir Clifford.
Enter the CBC Short Story Prize now
You could win $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre and have your work published on CBC Books. Enter by Oct. 31, 2018.
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Vote for your favourite 2018 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award nominee
Bedside Books
Why musician Amy Millan loves Claudia Dey's novel Heartbreaker
Why Sheila Heti explores the question of motherhood in her new novel
Ahead of her time for a long time: A new biography documents the storied life of Buffy Sainte-Marie
'Building their own community around writing': the new Native Renaissance in literature
How I Wrote It
Why Monique Gray Smith almost stopped writing Speaking Our Truth
Northern memoir tells Dene woman's story of motherhood, intergenerational trauma
James Frey has written another book about James Frey. Should you read it?
Michael Winterbottom on the epic journey of his career in film
Khaled Hosseini on Sea Prayer, his tribute to Syrian boy Alan Kurdi
Writing Tip
Set a daily word count and stick to it
Contest
Grades 9 to 12 students: What is one book your entire generation should be reading?
Love Anne with an E? The cast and showrunner have some book recommendations!
Why In the Making host Sean O'Neill loves Octavia Butler's unfinished Parable series
Canadian author Esi Edugyan shortlisted for 2018 Man Booker Prize for novel Washington Black
13 Canadian works of fantastical fiction for young readers
How I Wrote It
'Writing is 95 per cent rewriting' — Jennifer Chen on writing her debut YA novel Super
CBC Literary Prizes
Sandra Murdock wins the 2018 CBC Nonfiction Prize
Alberta book club hits 90th anniversary by keeping things interesting
Books about de-extinction, forest fires among finalists for $10K science writing awards
Cherie Dimaline's The Marrow Thieves among finalists for $10K CODE Burt Award for Indigenous YA literature
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