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Why I Write
Why poet Adam Dickinson believes poetry is more powerful than ever
In this special CBC Books video series, Canadian authors talk about what literature means to them.
Books of the Year
Monique Gray Smith's favourite book in 2018: Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
As the year draws to a close, CBC Books is asking Canadian writers for their favourite titles of 2018.
Get ready for Canada Reads 2019!
Ali Hassan is back to host CBC's annual battle of the books. The longlist will be announced on Jan. 10, 2019.
Holiday Gift Guide
The CBC Books 2018 holiday gift guide
Rush's Geddy Lee on his new obsession with the history of the bass guitar
Who Has Seen The Wind, a holiday reading by Barbara Budd
Bestsellers
The bestselling books in Canada: Dec. 9 to 15, 2018
Books of the Year
Esi Edugyan's favourite Canadian book of 2018: In Praise of Blood by Judi Rever
TV personality and designer Debbie Travis reinvented her life — and wrote a book about it
Make a cocktail inspired by Margaret Atwood
75 facts you might not know about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and The Little Prince
Books of the year
The best Canadian poetry of 2018
Holiday Gift Guide
3 new cookbooks for your kitchen this holiday
Habeeb Salloum celebrates the legacy of Middle Eastern cooking in The Scent of Pomegranates and Rose Water
What's the perfect hangover cure? Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall went on a quest to find out
Books of the Year
Jen Neale's favourite Canadian book of 2018: Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
P Is for Pterodactyl: How 'the worst alphabet book ever' became a surprise hit this season
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir on 20 years of skating and their most iconic performances
Viral verse: Poets of Instagram inject new life, fresh voices into poetry genre
To Every Thing There is a Season: A reading of a Cape Breton Christmas story
How Patrick Taylor accidentally became a best-selling Canadian author
Machine learning deciphers the world's oldest texts
Aaron Sorkin hits Broadway with iconic courtroom drama To Kill a Mockingbird
Fiction about complicated families to help you navigate holiday dysfunction
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The Next Chapter
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