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Here is the Canada Reads 2019 longlist
Find out which 15 books are on the longlist for CBC's battle of the books. The shortlisted titles and their champions will be revealed on Jan. 31, 2019.
Ondjaki captures the humour and heartache of life in his hometown, Luanda
The Angolan author speaks to Eleanor Wachtel on how heritage, history and hardship informed his novel Transparent City.
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.
How I Wrote It
Rejected multiple times, Lindsay Wong's memoir is now longlisted for Canada Reads
Winnie-the-Pooh Day
90 weird and wonderful facts about Winnie-the-Pooh
How I Wrote It
How a promise to his father inspired Holocaust survivor Max Eisen to tell his story
Winnie-the-Pooh's Canadian connection
How I Wrote It
How Elan Mastai time-warped his way to a debut novel
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dead at 83
Spring Book Preview
25 works of fiction from around the world to look for in spring 2019
Two Winnipeg friends are creating a library by and for queer people of colour
Clint Malarchuk suffered a horrific sporting injury. But PTSD put his life in peril again, decades later
How I Wrote It
Why James Maskalyk wanted to explore the human side of emergency medicine
BOOKS
6 books to read before you watch their screen adaptations
Organizer of Justin Bieber's hometown exhibit to publish book
Michelle Obama's Becoming was the #1 bestselling print book in Canada in 2018
How I Wrote It
Sarah Raughley shares her secrets to writing a successful fantasy series
Space travel and parallel dimensions: Popular comic series does all-Indigenous futurisms volume
Jael Richardson's book pick: The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
Bestsellers
The bestselling books in Canada: Jan. 6, 2018 to 12, 2019
How I Wrote It
Thea Lim wanted to write about grief — and ended up with a time travelling love story
Why I Write
Pasha Malla on the creative mindset needed to be a successful author
Catholic board pulls book with LGBT characters from elementary libraries
How I Wrote It
How Carrianne Leung drew on her Scarborough roots to tackle sensitive subjects
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The Next Chapter
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