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How Leslie Jamison helped realize her friend's final dream — and brought the story of Peggy Guggenheim to life

The American author discussed Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey on Bookends with Mattea Roach.

Books Bookends November 27

Roza Nozari's memoir is about 'understanding shame' & embracing her identity as a queer Iranian Canadian woman

The Toronto-based author's memoir, All The Parts We Exile, will be released on Feb. 25, 2025.

Books November 27

Wendy H. Wong wins $60K Balsillie Prize for best public policy book

The B.C.-based scholar and author won for her nonfiction book We, The Data. The annual Writers' Trust of Canada award recognizes nonfiction that advances public discourse.

Books November 27

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.

Books November 26

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

Books Bookends November 22

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

Books November 27

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

Radio The Next Chapter November 26

Rachel Robb explores what reconciliation means to a non-Indigenous person and wins 2024 CBC Poetry Prize

Daphné Santos-Vieira

Books CBC Literary Prizes November 21

Why Saskatoon has always been a haven for writers

Radio The Current November 26

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

Natalie Stechyson

News World November 26

Otherworld: Astonishing Tales of Romance in Medieval Ireland

Radio Ideas November 26

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

Radio The Next Chapter November 22

IDEAS AFTERNOON

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

Radio Ideas November 25

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

Books November 20

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

News Canada British Columbia November 24

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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