How the new Lord of the Flies series stacks up against the original novel
CBC Books Producer Bridget Raymundo never read Lord of the Flies growing up. So when it was announced a new series adaptation would be arriv...
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20 of 94 episodesThe gender swapped Great Gatsby set in early 2000s Brooklyn
Author Xochitl Gonzalez grew up in a Brooklyn that looks much different than it does today. However, she's immortalized her home town as she...
This Law and Order star shares her favourite crime books
Actor Kathleen Munroe is in her fourth season starring as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman in Law and Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. Not...
Can science fiction save us from an A.I. apocalypse?
Robert J. Sawyer has been called “the Dean of Canadian science fiction.” He's written 25 novels, countless columns, book reviews and keynote...
How Anne Carson helped bring this Toronto band's album to life
In his decades of making music, writing and running a newspaper, Dave Bidini has interpreted and celebrated the things that make this countr...
Why Gordon Korman never runs out of ideas
Since writing his first book at the age of twelve, it's hard to imagine a more prolific writer than Gordon Korman. In nearly five decades of...
Why you should do good and expect nothing back
At the age of 27, Sam Demma just published his third book. His latest is called Return on Goodwill: Do good. Expect nothing. Watch life surp...
Can straight authors write books with gay protagonists?
When writer and creative Arizona O'Neill read the satirical novel Fruit Fly by Josh Silver, it got her thinking about the publishing industr...
Comparison kills: why ranking books can get problematic
What are the best books published this month? Questions and titles like this led to writer and teacher Thea Lim’s article “Abolish the Top T...
How Junie B. Jones inspired Taylor Tomlinson’s comedy career
With four Netflix specials and a late-night show to her name, Taylor Tomlinson has comedy figured out. But something she had never done befo...
10 years since publishing Indigenous Writes, what’s changed?
Chelsea Vowel is a lawyer, teacher and writer. 10 years ago, she published her influential book Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations,...
Here’s what’s on our fall TBR list
For our team of producers at CBC Books, fall reading starts in spring when publisher catalogues and look-aheads arrive at the office. Ailey...
What the stars of North of North are reading
After cleaning up at the Canadian Screen Awards in May, North of North returns for season two with nine awards under its belt including Best...
Why we keep coming back to The Odyssey, 3000 years later
The 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 t...
Kia Nurse shares what the Toronto Tempo is reading
You may know Kia Nurse from the WNBA, Team Canada or her basketball coverage on TSN. She also scored the first points recorded in Toronto Te...
What happens when 6 Canadian actors start a book club
Celebrity book clubs have shown their staying power. From Reese Witherspoon to Dua Lipa, everyone’s curious about what actors and artists ar...
These books introduced Will Ferguson to the world... and changed his life
Will Ferguson began his career as a travel writer. Since then he's written more than a dozen books and won some of the biggest literary priz...
What it’s like entering the spotlight after a career of ghostwriting
For most of her writing life Patricia Finn wrote and polished other people’s stories. But this spring she stepped out of the shadows with th...
How far must we go to find our way home?
In April, two Canada Reads nominated authors took the stage in Whitehorse to discuss their books in front of a packed live audience. The eve...
What made The Tragically Hip Canada’s band?
Ten years ago, more than 11 million Canadians tuned in to CBC for the live airing of The Tragically Hip’s final concert of their Man Machine...