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Yiyun Li navigates the loss of a child in her heartbreaking new novel
The Chinese-American author spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about the process of writing about love, pain and grief.
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The CBC Books fall reading list: 30 books to read now
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18 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week
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Why Jenny Heijun Wills wrote a book about reuniting with her first family in Korea
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Jane van Koeverden
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How Christy Ann Conlin's writing is shaped by the evocative landscapes of Nova Scotia
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Read work from Thomas King's first poetry collection, 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin
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A guide to fall 2019 literary events with CBC
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Catherine Leroux recommends two books in translation by Quebec writers
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The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Oct. 5 to 12, 2019
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Dog-Eared Reads
Why Paul Vermeersch loves re-reading Dennis Lee's poetry collection Testament
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Writing Tip
Editing your work? Read it out loud for better results
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Dog-Eared Reads
Jay Baruchel has a deep appreciation for The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
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The Woo-Woo author Lindsay Wong is writing a YA novel
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Jane van Koeverden
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Inside the Booker Prize jury room, where the indecision was unanimous
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Charlie Foran named executive director of Writers' Trust of Canada
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First Look
Read an excerpt from the memoir of famed Canadian wrestler Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
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Karen Solie's The Caiplie Caves shortlisted for $41K T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry
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Jane van Koeverden
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'We all have a responsibility to share our stories': Humble the Poet on empowering others to use their voice
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Cary Fagan's The Student was inspired by the opportunities his mother never had
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Jane van Koeverden
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Casey Lyall's middle-grade detective series to be adapted for TV by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films
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Finalists announced for 2020 Forest of Reading award program
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Erin Balser
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Ismail Kadare wins 'American Nobel' $65K Neustadt International Prize
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