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Meet the Canada Reads 2021 contenders

2021 marks the 20th edition of Canada Reads. This year's theme is One Book to Transport Us. The debates will take place March 8-11.

Canada Reads February 18

Eden Robinson's novel Return of the Trickster completes the story of a teen named Jared

The B.C.-based author spoke with Shelagh Rogers about writing the final book in the bestselling Trickster book trilogy.

Radio The Next Chapter March 5

Dr. Bonnie Henry & Lynn Henry's Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe reflects on the early days of a global pandemic

The authors spoke with Shelagh Rogers about looking back at the first four weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Radio The Next Chapter March 5

The Canada Reads 2021 podcast is here! Listen now to get ready for the great Canadian book debate

Canada Reads takes place March 8-11. There are 11 episodes designed to bring you everything you need to know to get ready!

Canada Reads March 3

Ben Macintyre tells the fascinating true story of the only woman to become a top Soviet spy

Radio Writers & Company March 5

Watch the Canada Reads 2021 book trailers

Vote for your Canada Reads 2021 book!

Canada Reads March 4

Watch TV shows and movies inspired by literature on CBC Gem

Heads up teachers! Get Canada Reads 2021 in your classroom using this resource toolkit

Canada Reads March 3

Treasa Levasseur recalls life in 1990s Toronto by way of this Nalo Hopkinson novel

Radio The Next Chapter March 5

Devery Jacobs & Joshua Whitehead discuss Canada Reads contender Jonny Appleseed

Canada Reads March 5

Proust Questionnaire

Why Thomas Homer-Dixon isn't someone who believes in heroes

Radio The Next Chapter March 5

Roger Mooking & Francesca Ekwuyasi discuss Canada Reads contender Butter Honey Pig Bread

Canada Reads March 4

Rosey Edeh & C.L. Polk discuss Canada Reads contender The Midnight Bargain

Canada Reads March 3

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Natalie Zina Walschots discuss Canada Reads contender Hench

Canada Reads March 2

Scott Helman & Jessica J. Lee discuss Canada Reads contender Two Trees Make a Forest

Canada Reads March 1

My Life in Books

11 books Butter Honey Pig Bread author Francesca Ekwuyasi loved reading

My Life in Books

10 books Hench author Natalie Zina Walschots loved

From the shower to the grocery store, writer Francesca Ekwuyasi pays ode to spaces of inspiration

"My writing space can be wherever I am." How Jessica J. Lee thinks outside the box when it comes to process

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6 Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist imagery

News Entertainment March 3

The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Feb. 21-27, 2021

A room with a view: How author C.L. Polk's 341-square foot writing studio is all they need

Nobel author Kazuo Ishiguro on artificial intelligence, and what it means to be human

Radio The Current March 1

A space of her own: How Natalie Zina Walschots found a way to center her writing — and herself

Natalie Zina Walschots

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