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Canada Reads from CBC Radio by CBC

Apr 17, 202600:18:45Arts

Historical fiction novel The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor, championed by Tegan Quin, is the winner of Canada Reads 2026. The novel is set during the Second World War and follows a nonbinary protagonist named Kit as...

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