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Books of the year
The best Canadian poetry of 2018
2018 was a great year for books. Here are CBC Books's top 12 Canadian works of poetry that came out this year.
Darrel J. McLeod's favourite Canadian book of 2018: Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson
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
15 books for the sports fans on your gift giving list
Books of the Year
Jonathan Auxier's favourite Canadian book of 2018: Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley
Books of the Year
The best Canadian nonfiction of 2018
Holiday gift guide
15 books for the movie & TV superfan in your life
How I Wrote It
Vivek Shraya on the power of unpacking pain and writing with urgency
Books of the Year
The best Canadian fiction of 2018
Bestsellers
The bestselling books in Canada: Dec. 2 to 8, 2018
Borders
The 2018 Governor General's Literary Award winners write about borders
Michelle Obama extends tour to Canada, Europe as Becoming tops 3 million
Oyinkan Braithwaite stretches the idea of unconditional love to its extreme in My Sister, The Serial Killer
Why do we love The Little Prince?
The CBC Books winter reading list: 15 Canadian books to read this season
My Life in Books
5 books that inspired actor and author Meg Tilly
Books of the Year
Sarah Henstra's favourite Canadian book of 2018: Radiant Shimmering Light by Sarah Selecky
Tegan and Sara are writing a memoir, will be published in Sept. 2019
Books of the Year
Lindsay Wong's favourite Canadian book of 2018: That Time I Loved You by Carrianne Leung
Holiday Gift Guide
13 books for the sci-fi and fantasy lover on your list
How a road trip inspired Monique Gray Smith's latest novel
Holiday Gift Guide
7 great book recommendations for young readers
Myers-Briggs tests in the workplace help the employer, not the employee, says author
'It reconnected me to the Rookie that I started': Tavi Gevinson on ending Rookie Magazine
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