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With this advent calendar, you get a short story a day instead of chocolate
Journalist and author Michael Hingston discusses why he makes the Short Story Advent Calendar every year.
Margaret Atwood on her first award, her first book signing and the arrival of pantyhose
Michael Enright interviewed Margaret Atwood at a fundraiser for The Literary Review of Canada.
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A creative writing challenge for Grades 7 to 12 students. You could win a one-year subscription to OwlCrate and your school libraries will receive 50 free YA books.
The CBC Books winter reading list: 15 Canadian books to read this season
Writing Tip
Participating in NaNoWriMo? Donna Morrissey says to embrace bad writing
Dog-Eared Reads
Why Uzma Jalaluddin believes Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice never goes out of style
3 great books for young readers by Indigenous writers
Why thriller writer Iain Reid thinks our future looks scary
A beloved typewriter store is mourned and celebrated by its customers
Why Alix Hawley's My Name is a Knife looks at Rebecca Boone, wife of Daniel
Imagining God as feminine can be transformative, says scholar
Susan Orlean on loving libraries — and burning books
'That should win': Indigenous authors share experiences as finalists on Canada Reads
Embrace your inner Grinch: A hater's case for pessimism and contrariness
18 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week
Canadian author Tom Rachman's The Italian Teacher nominated for British book award
How I Wrote It
How writing about his difficult childhood helped Darrel J. McLeod heal — and help others in the process
Writing Tip
Participating in NaNoWriMo? Anosh Irani recommends focusing on your main character
Why George R.R. Martin still hasn't finished The Winds of Winter
Puns are the 'height of wit,' says best-selling author — but only in moderation
Magic 8 Q&A
Why Lisa Gabriele wrote a novel inspired by Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca
Eden Robinson, David Chariandy among 13 Canadians nominated for €100,000 International DUBLIN Literary Award
Bestsellers
The bestselling books in Canada: Nov. 11 to 17, 2018
First Look
Read an excerpt from Esi Edugyan's Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novel Washington Black
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The Next Chapter
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