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The CBC Books summer reading list: 40 Canadian books to read this season

The summer of 2020 is here! It's the perfect season to read a good book by a Canadian author.

Eva Hoffman on getting lost — and found — in time, language and memory

In this 2010 interview, the Polish-American author of Time and Lost in Translation spoke with Eleanor Wachtel about our ever-changing perception of time and place.

Radio Writers & Company July 3

Margaret Atwood talks to CBC's Shelagh Rogers about The Handmaid's Tale sequel, The Testaments

The celebrated author discusses the new book and the cultural significance of The Handmaid's Tale, 35 years after its release.

Radio The Next Chapter July 3

Canada Reads 2020 to take place July 20-23

The 2020 debates will air on CBC Radio, CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Books, YouTube and Facebook.

Canada Reads June 25

A new Canadian book series gives longform nonfiction stories the hardcover treatment

How Jesse Thistle survived addiction, homelessness and incarceration — and became a Canada Reads finalist

Adaptation of Iain Reid's debut novel set for Netflix premiere in 2020

Samraweet Yohannes

In Conversation

Julie Flett is reclaiming Indigenous themes of community and language through her children's books

Ryan B. Patrick

Why Canada Reads author Eden Robinson wrote a modern Trickster tale

Radio The Next Chapter July 3

Like That? Love This

Why if you liked Tayari Jones's An American Marriage, you'll enjoy Dear Evelyn by Kathy Page

Radio The Next Chapter July 3

The bestselling Canadian books for the week of June 21-27, 2020

Megan Gail Coles & Alayna Fender discuss Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club

Canada Reads July 2

Why Hannah Georgas got inspired reading self-help book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Radio The Next Chapter July 3

Cordelia Strube recommends The Middle Way by Lou Marinoff right now

My Life in Books

5 books that inspired Canada Reads author Samra Habib

Canada Reads July 3

Appeals court lifts restraint on tell-all book by Donald Trump's niece

My Life in Books

8 books actor and Canada Reads panellist Kaniehtiio Horn loved reading

Canada Reads July 2

After fleeing Iran as a child, Annahid Dashtgard reflects on the pandemic as a form of exile

Transmission July 1

Jesse Thistle overcame homelessness, addiction and trauma — and wrote a book to inspire others to do the same

Radio The Next Chapter July 3

Jael Richardson's summer book picks for kids

Here are some recommended B.C. books to throw in your beach bag this summer

News Canada British Columbia July 1

Cory Doctorow and Akil Augustine discuss Canada Reads contender Radicalized

Canada Reads June 25

Alicia Keys speaks her truth about the high and lows of her musical career in a new book

Why the poetry of Jillian Christmas examines the realities of Black queerness, femininity and community

Ryan B. Patrick

18-year-old Peter Ola Paul explores the notion of how conflict can bring about unity in this short story

Transmission June 29

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