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Eliza Reid, Canadian-born first lady of Iceland, writes book about gender equality

Secrets of the Sprakkar looks at Iceland's success with gender equality, and will be published on Feb. 8, 2022.

Ian Williams reflects on being Black in Canada in essay collection Disorientation — read an excerpt now

Disorientation by Ian Williams is a finalist for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Oct. 17-23, 2021

Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores.

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 the Banff Centre and have your work published on CBC Books. Enter by Oct. 31, 2021.

Caroline Adderson wrote a middle-grade novel about kids coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia among winners for Aurora Awards, celebrating Canadian science fiction & fantasy writing

Sidura Ludwig, Rachel Matlow, Gordon Korman finalists for $10K Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish literature

Katherena Vermette's The Strangers is a powerful story about family and perseverance — read an excerpt now

After blockbuster book The Marrow Thieves, 'peer pressure' led Cherie Dimaline to pen sequel Hunting by Stars

Radio The Next Chapter October 22

Frank Herbert's Dune novels were heavily influenced by Middle Eastern, Islamic cultures, says scholar

Radio Day 6 October 22

Gary Barwin and Rebecca Clifford among 2021 Canadian Jewish Literary Award winners

Darrel J. McLeod reflects on how colonization impacted his Cree family in book Peyakow — read an excerpt now

'The truth about the race card': Vivek Shraya asks the hard questions through poetry

Arts October 22

Miriam Toews' novel Fight Night puts the spotlight on faith, love and family — read an excerpt now

What noise is doing to our brains

Radio Spark October 22

Douglas Coupland wants to make our brains feel different

Radio The Sunday Magazine October 25

New documentary series celebrating Canadian literature to air on CBC Gem

Book club introduces newcomers to Indigenous storytelling, history

News Canada London October 25

Tessa McWatt's novel The Snow Line captures how the 2008 financial crisis forever changed who we are

Radio The Next Chapter October 22

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Dune offers everything you could want in a sci-fi epic, except closure

News October 23

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good wins Forest of Reading Evergreen Award for best title for adults

Fear of abandonment: Is life too short to stick with boring books and TV shows?

News Canada British Columbia October 24

This photojournalist faked an entire book to highlight how hard it is to spot misinformation

Radio The Current October 22

The haunted, homophobic history of Toronto is a real-life horror story

Arts October 22

Terry O'Reilly on massive screw-ups that led to success

Radio The Sunday Magazine October 25

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