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Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten on turning true stories into award-winning movies
The New Zealand-born novelist, playwright and filmmaker spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about why the appeal of the dramatic biopic comes from their real connection to the human experience.
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Mozhdah Jamalzadah, the 'Oprah of Afghanistan,' speaks her truth with new biography, Voice of Rebellion
Singer, activist and Canada Reads 2018 panellist Mozhdah Jamalzadah speaks out about life as a Canadian refugee, women's rights and hosting a TV show in Afghanistan.
Radio -The Next Chapter ||
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The CBC Books fall reading list: 30 books to read now
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Why Emma Donoghue wanted to write about family, generation gaps and the legacy of WW II in her latest novel
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Alycia Pirmohamed wins 2019 CBC Poetry Prize
Dionne Codrington
CBC Literary Prizes ||
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Like This? Love That
If you liked Young Skins by Colin Barrett, you'll love Megan Gail Coles's 2014 short fiction debut
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Bedside Books
Why Dave Landreth of The Bros. Landreth recommends this 2013 novel that was recently adapted to film
Radio -The Next Chapter ||
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Jordan Tannahill recommends three books written about captivity
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18 books you heard about on CBC Radio this week
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Proust Questionnaire
Lori Lansens reveals why her maternal instinct will never go away
Radio -The Next Chapter ||
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Anne with an E explores Mi'kmaq First Nation history in P.E.I.
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Aruna Dutt
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RBC Taylor Prize, an annual $25K Canadian nonfiction prize, is ending after 2020
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Jane van Koeverden
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Ian Williams wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for debut novel Reproduction
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Reginald Dwayne Betts on his collection of poetry, Felon
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Susan Choi, Sarah M. Broom, László Krasznahorkai among 2019 National Book Award winners
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Jane van Koeverden
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The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Nov. 10 to 16, 2019
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These kittens live inside a N.S. bookstore, to the delight of customers
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Aly Thomson
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How Alycia Pirmohamed wrote the poems that won the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize
Dionne Codrington
CBC Literary Prizes ||
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The return of race science — the quest to fortify racism with bad biology
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Book about a random Sunday in the U.S. proves 'there's no such thing as an ordinary day'
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Winnipeg Beach coffee shop owner, teen with autism make colouring book
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The stories objects tell: What survivors of the Partition of India took with them
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17-year-old Sask. author hopes new Cree children's book inspires language learning
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