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Weightlifting made Casey Johnston stronger — in muscle and mind

She discussed A Physical Education on Bookends with Mattea Roach.

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A fan-favourite character returns in Carley Fortune's One Golden Summer

The Toronto-based novelist discussed her novel One Golden Summer on Bookends with Mattea Roach.

Books Bookends May 14

Book about Canada's pandemic response wins $60K Donner Prize for best Canadian public policy book

Seized by Uncertainty by Kevin Quigley, Kaitlynne Lowe, Sarah Moore and Brianna Wolfe is the 2024 winner.

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Anoosha Syed and Joel A. Sutherland among winners of 2025 Forest of Reading Awards

The program is the country's largest recreational reading initiative for kids.

Enter the CBC Poetry Prize

14 Canadian short story collections to read for Short Story Month

Meet the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize readers

Books CBC Literary Prizes May 15

Sam Wiebe explores a changing Vancouver through his detective's most challenging case

Valeriia Brusianina

Carol Rose GoldenEagle, Paul Vermeersch and Britta B. to judge 2025 CBC Poetry Prize

Daphné Santos-Vieira

Books CBC Literary Prizes May 15

Canadian Vincentian writer Chanel Sutherland wins regional 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Margaret Atwood wins Freedom to Publish Award at 2025 British Book Awards

28 Canadian books to read during Asian Heritage Month 2025 and beyond

Bridget Raymundo

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Dyslexia made comedian Phil Hanley feel stupid. He wants kids today to skip that shame

Radio The Current May 12

Ocean Vuong finds beauty and companionship in a fast-food shift

Books Bookends May 13

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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