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12 great YA and middle-grade books to read this summer
Need a summer read for the teens and tweens in your life? These YA and middle-grade books will do just the trick.
Reading retreats offer a chance for book lovers to unplug
Reading retreats are a way for book lovers to slow down and share a collective reading journey with other like-minded people.
Writers to Watch
19 Canadian writers to watch in 2019
The 2019 edition of our annual writers to watch list is here! Meet 19 authors who are making their mark on Canadian literature.
Fredrik Sjöberg on the art and joy of collecting hoverflies
12 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week
The CBC Books summer reading list: 33 books to check out this season
Why David Chariandy wrote a letter to his daughter about race
'Secret Path' to return with 're-creation' concert telling Chanie Wenjack's story
How the 1980s fashion and music inspired Claudia Dey's eerie new novel, Heartbreaker
Thankful to Children's Wish, young Island authors giving back in memory of sister
Proust Questionnaire
Anne Michaels shares her favourite characters in fiction
Why Mauricio Segura wrote a novel based on the life of famed pianist Oscar Peterson
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Why fans of The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach should read The Good Body by Bill Gaston
Astrophysicist hopes history's trailblazing women can help young girls look to the stars
Colson Whitehead on fighting through anger to write The Nickel Boys
Why Vivek Shraya turned her hate mail into the graphic novel, Death Threat
Howard Engel, author of the Benny Cooperman detective series, dead at 88
70 facts you might not know about iconic British novelist Jane Austen
Author and Actress Mara Wilson shares her favourite podcasts
The bestselling Canadian books for the week of July 5-12, 2019
Tapestry
Illuminating: Medieval art form meets 21st century knowledge in The Saint John's Bible
Love historical fiction? Check out these 8 Canadian novels this summer
Esi Edugyan explores race, history and identity in epic novel Washington Black
Yuval Harari: Hacking Humanity
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The Next Chapter
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