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The CBC Books summer reading list: 40 Canadian books to read this season

The summer of 2020 is here! It's the perfect season to read a good book by a Canadian author.

Adaptation of Iain Reid's debut novel set for Netflix premiere in 2020

The screen version of Reid's 2016 novel I'm Thinking of Ending Things slated to premiere on Sept. 4.

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Megan Gail Coles & Alayna Fender discuss Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club

Alayna Fender will defend Megan Gail Coles's debut novel Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club on Canada Reads 2020.

Canada Reads July 2

Canada Reads 2020 to take place July 20-23

The 2020 debates will air on CBC Radio, CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Books, YouTube and Facebook.

Canada Reads June 25

The bestselling Canadian books for the week of June 21-27, 2020

My Life in Books

8 books actor and Canada Reads panellist Kaniehtiio Horn loved reading

Canada Reads July 2

Cordelia Strube recommends The Middle Way by Lou Marinoff right now

In Conversation

Julie Flett is reclaiming Indigenous themes of community and language through her children's books

Ryan B. Patrick

In Conversation

How being her authentic self helped Samra Habib write a memoir that became a Canada Reads contender

Ryan B. Patrick

Canada Reads July 2

Appeals court lifts restraint on tell-all book by Donald Trump's niece

After fleeing Iran as a child, Annahid Dashtgard reflects on the pandemic as a form of exile

Transmission July 1

Jael Richardson's summer book picks for kids

Here are some recommended B.C. books to throw in your beach bag this summer

News Canada British Columbia July 1

Cory Doctorow and Akil Augustine discuss Canada Reads contender Radicalized

Canada Reads June 25

Alicia Keys speaks her truth about the high and lows of her musical career in a new book

Michael Crummey wins $25K prize for best Atlantic Canadian fiction for The Innocents

Why the poetry of Jillian Christmas examines the realities of Black queerness, femininity and community

Ryan B. Patrick

18-year-old Peter Ola Paul explores the notion of how conflict can bring about unity in this short story

Transmission June 29

Kim Thúy among finalists for Taste Canada awards, which recognize Canadian cookbooks and food writing

Why Megan Gail Coles wrote a novel that explores the best and worst of Newfoundland

Jane van Koeverden

My Life in Books

6 books that inspired Canada Reads panellist George Canyon

Canada Reads June 25

'We're reclaiming': A Q&A with author Jesse Thistle

Stephanie Tobin

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador June 26

Zalika Reid-Benta wins $10K Danuta Gleed Award for best first short story collection

In Conversation

Why Son of a Trickster author Eden Robinson became a writer — and how she keeps getting better

Ryan B. Patrick

Canada Reads June 25

The Next Chapter children's book panel: 8 great children's books to check out this summer

Radio The Next Chapter June 26

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