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Dance legend Bill T. Jones on growing up Black and gay, and being inspired by Abraham Lincoln

In this 2010 conversation, American dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about his lifelong commitment to artistic rebellion.

Radio Writers & Company August 12

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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.

Radio The Next Chapter August 12

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.

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

One fateful morning changed Ralph Benmergui's outlook on comedy, family and mortality

Radio The Next Chapter August 12

Newfoundland writer Stan Dragland, co-founder of poetry press Brick Books, dead at 79

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

Tabassum Siddiqui

Comedian and author Charles Demers reviews 3 books about funny people

Radio The Next Chapter August 12

Writers to Watch

The CBC Books Writers to Watch list: 30 Canadian writers on the rise in 2022

My Life in Books

The books and writers that Irish author Marian Keyes loved reading

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

In David Demchuk's horror novel Red X, fiction and reality blur together in Toronto's Gay Village

Radio The Next Chapter August 8

The CBC Books summer reading list: 45 cool books to read while the weather heats up

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

Hannah Abrahamse

Halifax author Donna Morrissey shares her personal story of grief and hope in her memoir Pluck

Radio The Next Chapter August 8

Mark Critch, Dawn Dumont and Rick Mercer named finalists for $25K Leacock Medal for Humour

Nicola I. Campbell's memoir Spílexm weaves poetry and prose to tell 'remembered stories' of resilience

Radio The Next Chapter August 5

12 works of nonfiction you need to read this summer

Recognizing composers who've been left out of the classical music conversation

Radio The Sunday Magazine August 7

12 middle-grade and YA books to escape into this summer

Why Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey reminded singer Kelly Bado to take life as it comes

Radio The Next Chapter January 14

8 picture books to inspire and engage kids this summer

Mavis Gallant: celebrating the centenary of the masterful Canadian short story writer

Radio Writers & Company August 5

Rings of Power stars explain what to expect from new Lord of the Rings series

News Entertainment August 7

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