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12 Canadian books that will make you laugh out loud this summer
Need a good laugh in your life? Here are 12 reads packed with humour from Canadian writers.
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Why filmmaker Mina Shum recommends Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
The Vancouver filmmaker and director of Meditation Park gives five reasons why you should read Celeste Ng's novel.
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100 writers in Canada you need to know now
Get to know 100 writers who are making an impact.
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The CBC Books summer reading list: 18 cool books to read while the weather heats up
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How I Wrote It
Brooke McAlary embraced 'slow living' so much she wrote a book about it
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How O-Six became Yellowstone's 'most beloved' wolf
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Magic 8 Q&A
What Jeff Lemire and Special Agent Dale Cooper would talk about over coffee
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Esi Edugyan, Michael Ondaatje longlisted for 2018 Man Booker Prize
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For the first time ever, a graphic novel is in the running for the Man Booker Prize
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The bestselling books in Canada: July 15 to 21, 2018
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How Linwood Barclay became a full-time thriller writer
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Why Hilary Mantel thinks Good Behaviour by Molly Keane is an overlooked classic
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Jillian Tamaki's Boundless wins Eisner Award, which recognizes achievement in comic books
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11 must-read books for Canadian kids this summer
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Measha Brueggergosman explores marriage, motherhood and faith in her memoir, Something is Always on Fire
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Dog-Eared Reads
Why Omar El Akkad keeps re-reading James Agee's classic 1957 novel A Death in the Family
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After 50 years of silence, Che Guevara's brother reveals the man behind the myth
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The Sunday Edition
Novelist Sarah Perry on faith, fear and our fascination with monsters
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J. M. Coetzee on language, writing and the pleasure of reading
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10 Canadian memoirs to check out this summer
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Author Linwood Barclay explores the fine line between benevolent mentorship and dangerous hero worship
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A guide to Canadian literary festivals
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13 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week
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How I Wrote It
How Randy Lundy's latest poetry collection reveals why the dark times make life beautiful
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