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9 books you heard about recently on CBC Radio

Check out some of the books discussed on national CBC Radio programs between Nov. 19-26, 2024.
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Q&A

Teresa Wong's search for family connection led to her graphic memoir All Our Ordinary Stories

The Calgary-based author discussed her book on Bookends with Mattea Roach.
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Q&A

Deborah Levy reflects on life, footwear and the power of imagination

The prolific author invites readers into her interior world in her latest book titled The Positions of Spoons: And Other Intimacies.
Radio The Next Chapter
IDEAS

How the Chatham Coloured All-Stars made history by defying race barriers in baseball

Ninety years ago, the Chatham Coloured All-Stars became the first all-Black team to win the Ontario baseball championship. Now the story of their historic 1934 season, including the racist treatment they endured and their exploits on the field has resurfaced, and they’re getting their due as trailblazing Black Canadian athletes.
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Rachel Robb explores what reconciliation means to a non-Indigenous person and wins 2024 CBC Poetry Prize

Daphné Santos-Vieira
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LISTEN

Why Saskatoon has always been a haven for writers

Radio The Current

Why some book fans are leaving Amazon-owned Goodreads in wake of the U.S. election

Natalie Stechyson
News World
LISTEN

Otherworld: Astonishing Tales of Romance in Medieval Ireland

Radio Ideas
Q&A

Why Sheung-King, the 2024 Writers' Trust Fiction prize winner, keeps coming back to transnational stories

Radio The Next Chapter
IDEAS AFTERNOON

The Seven Wonders of the World travel guide: A bucket list for ancient travellers

Radio Ideas

Sheung-King, Martha Baillie among Writers' Trust literary prize winners

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Q&A

Nisga'a writer Jordan Abel shocked to win Governor General's Literary Award

News Canada British Columbia
Q with Tom Power

After a dyslexia diagnosis at 31, Henry Winkler was finally able to rebuild himself

Vivian Rashotte
Arts Q

Anne Michaels wins the $100K Giller Prize for novel Held

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How I Wrote It

Cheryl Parisien wrote her historical fiction book The Unweaving as a way to embrace her Métis heritage

Talia Kliot
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Governor General’s Literary Awards

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

Scotiabank 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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