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Kimmy Schmidt's fictional novel, The Legends of Greemulax, is being published for real
Former Montrealer and bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski is penning the fantasy middle-grade novel, which was a plot point on the Netflix sitcom starring Ellie Kemper.
Bestsellers
The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Feb. 10-16, 2019
Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores.
Enter the CBC Nonfiction Prize
You could win $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre and have your work published on CBC Books.
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How I Wrote It
Whitney French on why nurturing the next wave of black Canadian writers is important
Oscar nominee Regina King and Colman Domingo get emotional reflecting on If Beale Street Could Talk
Vancouver illustrator Julie Morstad wins Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award for Bloom
Humble The Poet writing Things No One Else Can Teach Us, a new book about finding happiness
Beyond Tragedy: The living history of Native America
In Conversation
Why Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau says books helped make him the person he is today
New children's book about Beothuk comes full circle
There may be no difference between your brain and Hitler's, psychologist says
Brother by David Chariandy finalist for $35K US Aspen Words Literary Prize
Black History Month
6 works of Canadian fiction to read for Black History Month 2019
Writing Tip
Do you want to craft a better story? After you write, cut!
'She was a rebel': Yanic Truesdale & Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette discuss her runaway grandmother
How I Wrote It
Why Ben Philippe wrote a YA novel about being a black French Canadian kid in Texas
Revisiting Austin Clarke's novel about memory, migration and a chance encounter
Canada Reads 2019: Why Chuck Comeau is championing Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung
How I Wrote It
Ian Williams explores race, class and identity in his debut novel, Reproduction
Winnipeg's Story Studio draws on power of storytelling to encourage reconciliation, bridge building
Parenting throughout history could be weird, and downright dangerous: author
'They accused me of being a man-hater': Why Oscar-nominated film The Wife took 14 years to make
Heat director Michael Mann is working on next chapter of the iconic film for his new publishing imprint
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The Next Chapter
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