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The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Oct. 19 to 26, 2019
Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores.
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The CBC Books fall reading list: 30 books to read now
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Here are the winners of the 2019 Governor General's Literary Awards
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Jane van Koeverden
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Updated
Elena Ferrante's next novel, The Lying Life of Adults, to be published in Canada in June 2020
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Jane van Koeverden
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Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong shares her tips for writing futuristic fiction
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CBC Books
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Jennifer Robson, Ayelet Tsabari among winners for 2019 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards
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Jane van Koeverden
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Waubgeshig Rice wins 2019 Evergreen Award for Moon of the Crusted Snow
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Jane van Koeverden
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Amanda Parris just wrote her first play — and she has some tips for other first-time playwrights
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Amanda Parris
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Stephen Chbosky on writing novels with a cinematic eye
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Jael Richardson's book pick: Frankly In Love by David Yoon
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Joe Beef apocalypse cookbook wins gold at 2019 Taste Canada Awards
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Jane van Koeverden
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Why Joan Thomas wrote about the wives of missionaries killed trying to convert Ecuador's Waorani people
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Jane van Koeverden
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How the nature of family inspired Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Ian Williams' debut novel
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Check out original art and song lyrics from Joni Mitchell's Morning Glory on the Vine
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CBC Books
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How Ken Dryden turned Scotty Bowman into an NHL coach again
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Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski on his insecurities, and how his Canadian roots helped shape his worldview
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Guelph children from Syrian refugee family co-author picture book
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Joe Pavia
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Interactive map of L.M. Montgomery sites launches and you can help fill it out
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Tony Davis
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Former Halifax poet laureate publishes companion book to famed Rita Joe poem
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Kaitlyn Swan
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Master storyteller Rodrigo Rey Rosa on Guatemala, Morocco and his mentor, Paul Bowles
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Alan Walker demystifies the storied life of Fryderyk Chopin
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Jane van Koeverden
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Marianne Micros's Eye explores the myths and old world magic within her Greek heritage
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Ryan B. Patrick
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