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Here is the Canada Reads 2020 longlist
Find out which 15 books are on the longlist for CBC's battle of the books. The final five books and their champions will be revealed on Jan. 22, 2020.
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In Toronto? Come see the Canada Reads 2020 authors and panellists in conversation
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Colson Whitehead, Ronan Farrow among National Book Critics Circle nominees
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Jane van Koeverden
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Talk to your sons about sex the way you would about table manners: often, says author
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Rebecca Roanhorse's Star Wars writing gig began with a tweet
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Designing for dependence: How your devices and apps are built to get you hooked
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'This century is crucial': Why the U.K.'s astronomer royal says humanity is at a critical crossroads
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Richard Van Camp: 10 books that have 'marked my soul'
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Pakistani author says an Urdu translation of his satirical novel has been seized by officials
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Vancouver poet imagines passenger on ill-fated Flight PS752 saying goodbye to their mother
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Colonialism and a Hopi princess: Why Star Wars resonates with Indigenous audiences
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Fredericton writer makes Canada Reads 2020 longlist
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Gail Harding
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Man searches for missing book in 1757 Shakespeare collection to complete romantic gift
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Liny Lamberink
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Regina Public Library to host podcast club
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More Canadians than ever are listening to books, not just reading them
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Rush drummer Neil Peart wrote books about his travels as a musician
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How Laura Cumming unearthed the truth about her mother's kidnapping, 90 years later
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Why Paul Seesequasis wanted to reclaim everyday Indigeneity through archival images
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John Le Carré wins $130K Olof Palme Prize for 'extraordinary contribution' to democracy and social justice
Oliver Thompson
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Why Joseph Dandurand wanted to tell his story of survival through poetry
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Why Carla Funk finally wrote about her small-town Canadian upbringing
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In Conversation
Why Griffin Poetry Prize-winning poet Billy-Ray Belcourt writes with passion and an urgent call to action
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