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Vancouver's Kate Gunn Wins the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize

Earlier today, CBC Books announced that author Kate Gunn of Vancouver has been named as the winner for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. Gunn’s story, Old Bones, was selected from more than 2,000 ...

Canada Reads 2024 Wrap-Up - The Future by Catherine Leroux Wins the Competition

After four days of passionate debate and discussion, Canada Reads 2024 came to a dramatic conclusion, with The Future by Catherine Leroux (translated by Susan Ouriou) taking the glory. Championed ...

Canada Reads 2024 Midweek Recap - Which Will be the One Book to Carry us Forward?

CBC's Canada Reads kicked off yesterday, and there has already been some stirring discussion and debate about the competing titles. There are three books that remain in the running to be crowned the ...

CBC Books Announces Canada Reads Shortlist for 2024, with Former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Serving as a Panellist

CBC's book competition Canada Reads is returning for 2024 with a new theme. This year, they're looking to crown "one book to carry us forward".The five panellists chose their books from a 15-title longlist. ...

CBC Announced Canada Reads 2024 Longlist

Today CBC Books announced the 15-title longlist for the 23rd edition of their book competition show, Canada Reads, which will take place March 4-7. Five panellists will select a book to champion from ...

Vancouver's Will Richter Wins CBC Short Story Prize for His Gripping Tale of Literary Festival Violence

This morning, CBC Books and the Canada Council for the Arts announced that Vancouver's Will Richter has won the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize. His story "Just a Howl" captured the prestigious $6,000 prize, ...

Kate Beaton's Ducks Wins Canada Reads, Making it the First Graphic Narrative to Capture the Crown

CBC Canada Reads 2023 has officially wrapped, crowning one title as the book all Canadians should read "to shift their perspective" this year. It was a smart and tight series of debates this year, with ...

CBC Canada Reads: A Tense Vote Sets up a Tight Race Going Forward

We're at the halfway mark already in the 2023 edition of CBC Books' Canada Reads competition, one of the biggest literary events of the year and a potentially career-making accolade for the author of ...

"I Was Genuinely in Love with This Little Creation" The 2023 Canada Reads Panellists on Strategy, Book Love, & Celebration Trees

Today is the day – this morning, the 2023 edition of CBC's book debate bonanza, Canada Reads kicked off. We'll be covering the debates at tomorrow's halfway point and after the winner is crowned at ...

CBC Announces a Panelist Line Up Studded with TV & Social Media Stars for Canada Reads 2023

It's one of the first signs for book lovers in Canada that spring is around the corner – CBC Books has announced its line up of celebrity panelists and the books they've chosen to defend in the upcoming ...