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Valérie Bah wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for Subterrane

The annual prize recognizes the best debut Canadian novel of the year.

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21 students from across Canada shortlisted for the First Page student writing challenge!

Thousands of students wrote about topics ranging from the ethics of AI to climate change and war.

German poet Durs Grünbein, British translator Karen Leeder win $130K Griffin Poetry Prize

The annual award is the world's largest prize for a single book of poetry written in or translated into English. Canadian poet and writer Margaret Atwood was also awarded the $25,000 lifetime achievement award.

How characters from Alison Bechdel's past shook her out of her memoir-writing kick

The American cartoonist discussed her new comic novel, Spent, on Bookends with Mattea Roach. In it, she revisits characters from her cult-classic weekly comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For.

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18 Canadian books you should be reading in June

25 books that highlight beauty of Indigenous literature: 'It is time to tell our own stories our way'

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Emerging writers Dora Prieto, Jess Goldman and Phillip Dwight Morgan win $10K RBC Bronwen Wallace Awards

35 great Canadian books to read this spring

Books Reading Lists April 17

Q with Tom Power

Gabrielle Drolet is finding new ways to create with chronic pain

Julianna Romanyk

'Stop trying to rationalize what you like': Brian Francis shares 3 books on guilty pleasures

Bridget Raymundo

Radio The Next Chapter May 30

What's at stake if Alberta removes certain books from its school libraries?

Arts Commotion June 4

A book prescription for mental health?

Radio Ideas June 5

For David A. Robertson, stories are at the heart of reconciliation

Books Bookends June 2

Guy Vanderhaeghe wins book of the year at 2025 Saskatchewan Book Awards

Governor General’s Literary Awards

Recognizing Canada’s best English-language and French-language books in seven categories. Discover the books

Giller Prize

$100,000 for the author of the best Canadian novel, short story collection or graphic novel. Discover the books

The Next Chapter

The Next Chapter highlights iconic Canadian authors and rising literary stars as they share the stories and ideas that intrigue and inspire them. Visit Show Site

Bookends

When the book ends, the conversation begins. Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and our place in it. Visit Show Site

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