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David A. Robertson curated this list of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children's books.
Children's book My Name is Seepeetza is 30 years old — and an enduring testament to Indigenous resilience
To commemorate its 30th anniversary, Groundwood Books this month reissued the classic children's book My Name is Seepeetza by author Shirley Sterling. The new version features new cover art and an afterword by Tomson Highway.
Carey Newman & Kirstie Hudson created a book about the making of the Witness Blanket
Picking Up the Pieces tells the story about the living work of art conceived and created by Indigenous artist Carey Newman.
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 Artscape Gibraltar Point and have your work published on CBC Books. The deadline to enter is Oct. 31, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Bestselling Swedish writer Fredrik Backman on the personal story behind his hit novels
'I had absolutely no idea that it would take off': Lawrence Hill reflects on 15 years of The Book of Negroes
Silvia Moreno-Garcia examines gender and class in her romantic reimagining of a sci-fi classic
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Bestselling writer Iain Reid says the people he has in his life are his greatest achievement
Fall Preview
22 Canadian YA books to watch for in fall 2022
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Randy Boyagoda says James Joyce's 'modernist masterpiece' Ulysses is still relevant 100 years later
5 Canadian writers shortlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize
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Institutions need to 'smarten up' on free speech, says novelist Ian McEwan
John Lornic & Vaclav Smil among 5 finalists for $60K prize for Canadian public policy writing
Riverdale actress Asha Bromfield to adapt her YA novel, Hurricane Summer, into feature film
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Dreams in Vantablack's Ian Keteku and Libin Ahmed on the power of poetry to change perceptions
The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Sept. 18-24, 2022
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Finding home, through a father-daughter adventure story
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Ali Hassan's journey to belonging
Looking back at Hilary Mantel, beloved author of the bestselling Wolf Hall trilogy
Books about Cuba, Russia and China are shortlisted for $100K Cundill History Prize
Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher dead at 88
Q&A
A new book lets the Milky Way speak for itself — and it's kind of a jerk
Writer Julian Barnes asks what the world would look like if paganism had won
My Life in Books
Shamier Anderson & Stephan James, hosts of The Legacy Awards, share the books they loved reading
37 interesting facts about historical fiction queen Hilary Mantel
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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