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Comparison kills: why ranking books can get problematic
October 5, 2026 · 28 minWhat are the best books published this month? Questions and titles like this led to writer and teacher Thea Lim’s article “Abolish the Top Ten List,” for the Walrus magazine. She noticed how rankings and lists dominate how we speak about…
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How Junie B. Jones inspired Taylor Tomlinson’s comedy career
October 3, 2026 · 27 minWith four Netflix specials and a late-night show to her name, Taylor Tomlinson has comedy figured out. But something she had never done before, was write a book. The comedian just released an essay collection called Actually, Nevermind…
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10 years since publishing Indigenous Writes, what’s changed?
September 28, 2026 · 28 minChelsea Vowel is a lawyer, teacher and writer. 10 years ago, she published her influential book Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Metis and Inuit issues in Canada. Chelsea joins the show to talk about the newly released 10th…
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Here’s what’s on our fall TBR list
September 26, 2026 · 26 minFor our team of producers at CBC Books, fall reading starts in spring when publisher catalogues and look-aheads arrive at the office. Ailey Yamamoto, Ashly July and Lisa Mathews have been reading fall books for months, and join the show to…
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What the stars of North of North are reading
September 21, 2026 · 28 minAfter cleaning up at the Canadian Screen Awards in May, North of North returns for season two with nine awards under its belt including Best Comedy Series. In this episode, co-stars Anna Lambe and Maika Harper join the show to talk about…
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Why we keep coming back to The Odyssey, 3000 years later
September 19, 2026 · 24 minThe Odyssey, both the movie and Homer’s epic poem, was at the top of the pop culture zeitgeist this summer. The sudden resurgence leads to the question: What is it about the Greeks, their myths and their philosophies that sticks with us?…
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Kia Nurse shares what the Toronto Tempo is reading
September 14, 2026 · 28 minYou may know Kia Nurse from the WNBA, Team Canada or her basketball coverage on TSN. She also scored the first points recorded in Toronto Tempo history. Today she joins the show to talk about the team’s book club, and what they’ve been…
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What happens when 6 Canadian actors start a book club
September 12, 2026 · 28 minCelebrity book clubs have shown their staying power. From Reese Witherspoon to Dua Lipa, everyone’s curious about what actors and artists are reading. When Heated Rivalry’s Nadine Bhabha shared that she’s in a book club with five of her…