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Meet the Canada Reads 2023 contenders
The debates take place March 27-30 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books.
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My Life in Books
5 books that inspired Elamin Abdelmahmoud, host of CBC Radio's new daily arts & culture show Commotion
The host of CBC Radio's new arts and culture show spoke with CBC Books about the nonfiction works that left a lasting impression on him.

Tabassum Siddiqui
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Enter the CBC Nonfiction Prize now
You could win $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, attend a two-week writing residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point and have your work published on CBC Books. The deadline to enter is Feb. 28, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

The bestselling Canadian books of the week

Maria Saba, Charlie Petch and Gord Grisenthwaite named 2023 Berton House writers-in-residence

This Hamilton teen brings her love of representation in books to the small screen

Aura Carreño Rosas
News -Canada -Hamilton |

IDEAS AFTERNOON
From university admissions to body parts: what isn't for sale?
Radio -Ideas ||

My Life in Books
4 books that shaped the life of Bollywed star Roop Singh

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Rethinking why we villainize rats, raccoons and squirrels
Radio -The Sunday Magazine |

Kemptville author's book being sent to the moon
News -Canada -Ottawa |

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How to Lose Everything: 5 beautiful animated Indigenous short films share personal stories of loss

Christa Couture
Arts |

Q&A: Deaf Saskatoon writer finds art in his disability

Nichole Huck
News -Canada -Saskatchewan |

Atlantic Voice
'I want to start conversations': Why author Michelle Butler Hallett writes about disability
News -Canada -Nfld. & Labrador |

Q&A
Dr. Jillian Horton examines burnout facing healthcare professionals in new book
Radio -The Next Chapter |

Eternity Martis, David A. Robertson and Merilyn Simonds to judge 2023 CBC Nonfiction Prize

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CBC Literary Prizes |

katherena vermette to chair inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction jury

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W.O. Mitchell's son Orm reflects on 75 years of the Canadian classic Who Has Seen the Wind
Radio -The Next Chapter |

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How working in international health inspired Paul Sunga's novel Because of Nothing At All
Radio -The Next Chapter |

Kapka Kassabova on the untold stories of Bulgaria's haunted borderland
Radio -Writers & Company |

The bestselling Canadian books of the week

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Marlowe Granados recommends 2 books that reflect on finding fame young and its aftermath
Radio -The Next Chapter |

16 famous Canadian writers who won CBC Literary Prizes

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CBC Literary Prizes ||

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John Irving takes the Proust Questionnaire
Radio -The Next Chapter |

Ian Williams to chair 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury

Governor General’s Literary Awards
Recognizing Canada’s best English-language and French-language books in seven categories. Discover the books

Scotiabank Giller Prize
$100,000 for the author of the best Canadian novel, short story collection or graphic novel. Discover the books
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The Next Chapter
Host Shelagh Rogers speaks with iconic Canadian authors and rising literary stars about the stories and ideas that intrigue and inspire them. Visit Show Site

Writers & Company
Host Eleanor Wachtel explores in-depth the lives, thoughts and works of distinguished writers from around the world. Visit Show Site