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Books of the Year
The best international fiction of 2019
Here are CBC Books's 28 favourite works of fiction from around the world this year.
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Appetite for Books' Jonathan Cheung shares the cookbooks that are a hit in his Montreal store
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10 Canadian picture books that will get your family in the holiday spirit
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Ryan B. Patrick
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Robert D. Watt documents Susan Point's public revival of Coast Salish art
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New Winnie-the-Pooh exhibition coming to Toronto in March 2020
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Bedside Books
Royal Canoe's Matt Peters is a fan of this Elena Ferrante hit novel
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Books by Margaret Atwood, Antoni Porowski & Faith Erin Hicks win 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
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Why Kagiso Lesego Molope's books reflect her South African heritage
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Holiday Gift Guide
16 powerful memoirs to give this holiday season
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Author Morgan Parker reread her teenage diaries to write her new young adult novel, Who Put This Song On?
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'I cried over every page': Edmonton author pens 'pre-dementia love letter' to her daughters
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Books of the Year
The best Canadian comics of 2019
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5 books that inspired The Night Circus author Erin Morgenstern
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The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Nov. 30 - Dec. 7, 2019
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The most successful civilizations have always been the most open-minded
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KonMari not working? Expert organizer identifies 7 emotional blocks that will help you finally declutter
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Aviaq Johnston, Richard Van Camp among finalists for CODE Burt Awards for Indigenous young adult literature
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Holiday Gift Guide
10 books for the romance lover on your holiday gift list
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Journalist who covered Srebrenica massacre 'astounded' Peter Handke received Nobel Prize
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Jael Richardson's holiday book picks for 2019
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Books of the Year
The best Canadian poetry of 2019
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CBC Books
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Merriam-Webster declares 'they' its 2019 word of the year
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