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Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator, man charged after stabbing attack on lecture stage
Salman Rushdie, whose novel The Satanic Verses drew death threats from Iran's leader, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. A New Jersey man has been charged with attempted murder and assault, it was announced Saturday.
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How Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm's poetry collection (Re)Generation turns anger into beauty
The Anishinaabe writer speaks with Shelagh Rogers on location in Vancouver about her poetry collection (Re)Generation.
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Reading List
28 Canadian books we can't wait to read in August
A new month means new books! Here are some of the most anticipated Canadian titles for August 2022.

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First Look
Wab Kinew's YA novel The Everlasting Road tackles grief by way of the supernatural — read an excerpt now

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One fateful morning changed Ralph Benmergui's outlook on comedy, family and mortality
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Newfoundland writer Stan Dragland, co-founder of poetry press Brick Books, dead at 79

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How I Wrote It
Emma Hooper reimagines the stories of Roman Empire-era female saints in We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky

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Comedian and author Charles Demers reviews 3 books about funny people
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Writers to Watch
The CBC Books Writers to Watch list: 30 Canadian writers on the rise in 2022

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My Life in Books
The books and writers that Irish author Marian Keyes loved reading

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The bestselling Canadian books for the week of July 31-Aug. 6, 2022

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In David Demchuk's horror novel Red X, fiction and reality blur together in Toronto's Gay Village
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The CBC Books summer reading list: 45 cool books to read while the weather heats up

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30 facts you might not know about the renowned short story writer Mavis Gallant

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Halifax author Donna Morrissey shares her personal story of grief and hope in her memoir Pluck
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Mark Critch, Dawn Dumont and Rick Mercer named finalists for $25K Leacock Medal for Humour

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Q&A
Nicola I. Campbell's memoir Spílexm weaves poetry and prose to tell 'remembered stories' of resilience
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12 works of nonfiction you need to read this summer

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Recognizing composers who've been left out of the classical music conversation
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12 middle-grade and YA books to escape into this summer

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Why Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey reminded singer Kelly Bado to take life as it comes
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8 picture books to inspire and engage kids this summer

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Mavis Gallant: celebrating the centenary of the masterful Canadian short story writer
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Rings of Power stars explain what to expect from new Lord of the Rings series

Jackson Weaver
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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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