The Next Chapter

Jan 31 2025 24 ep. 50 mins 1.2k

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CBC Radio's The Next Chapter travels the country, conversing with authors and readers of all kinds. A new episode every Saturday.

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Canada Reads duo Linwood Barclay and Wayne Johnston discuss Jennie's Boy and debate strategy, Ruth Chan reflects on what it was like moving from Toronto to Hong Kong as a teen, and more

Jan 31 2025 54 mins

Bestselling thriller author Linwood Barclay is set to champion Wayne Johnston’s Jennie’s Boy in Canada Reads 2025; Influencer and former Canada Reads contender Mirian Njoh recommends memoirs by Black authors; and leaving ketchup chips and Canada’s Wonderland behind in the graphic memoir Uprooted on this episode of The Next Chapter.Books discussed on this week's show include:B

Examining Farzana Doctor’s life in books, navigating Hollywood in Danzy Senna’s cultural dark comedy, and more

Jan 25 2025 51 mins

Author and psychotherapist Farzana Doctor shares the books that helped shape her as a person and as a writer; Danzy Senna opens up about her novel and GMA Book Club pick Colored Television; Nashlyn Lloyd on taking inspiration from The Creative Act by Rick Rubin; how not to be a bad husband with Ravi Singh; and the one book Jean Mills loves to re-read on this episode of The Next Cha

Minelle Mahtani on finding her voice while her mother was losing hers, books bringing hope into 2025 with Ryan B. Patrick, and more

Jan 18 2025 51 mins

The Vancouver author and radio host’s memoir May It Have a Happy Ending discusses her journey of love, grief and radio; the CBC Books senior producer recommends hopeful books to inspire us in the New Year; musician Julian Taylor talks about his favourite parenting book; a sneak peek at what authors are coming to Bookends with Mattea Roach this winter; and why patience was key for

How to turn your midlife crisis into a major life event with Marian Keyes, what the internet was reading in 2024, and more

Jan 09 2025 50 mins

The international bestselling author returns to the Walsh family in her latest novel My Favorite Mistake; Bridget Raymundo shares what books the internet was loving this year; the book that defines “genre-bending” to Matthew R. Morris, a Juno Award-winning jazz singer who loves to birdwatch; and remembering celebrated Canadian thriller author Andrew Pyper on this episode of The

Best books of the year, how to get your kids reading over the holidays, and more

Dec 21 2024 50 mins

Antonio Michael Downing and CBC Books producers Ryan B. Patrick and Talia Kliot talk about some of the most memorable books to come out this year, Bee Quammie and Lucy Mann recommend children’s books your kids are sure to love, and mystery author Alan Bradley talks about learning to say no on this episode of The Next Chapter.

Ring in the holidays with these cookbook recommendations, haunting Christmas ghost stories with JJ Lee, and more

Dec 14 2024 51 mins

Certified foodies Aparita Bhandari and Lindsay Cameron Wilson recommend their favourite cookbooks for the holidays; why JJ Lee believes this time of year is perfect for spooky stories; musician Ashley Ghostkeeper on what she learned from her great-uncle’s book; and curl up by the fire with these cozy reads on this episode of The Next Chapter.

Making the season suspenseful with Angela Misri and Sam Wiebe, how Amy Stuart ended up co-writing Mats Sundin’s memoir, and more

Dec 07 2024 51 mins

Mystery writers Angel Misri and Sam Wiebe recommend some heart-pumping holiday reads; Amy Stuart shares what it was like collaborating with a hockey legend on Home and Away; T. Thomason can’t get enough of sci-fi books; Richard Van Camp talks about Star Wars toys and gratitude; and Leslie Jamison on evolving while re-reading Good Morning, Midnight on this episode of The Next Chap

Charlotte Gill reflects on growing up mixed race in her memoir Almost Brown, three modern books that echo the work of Lucy Maud Montgomery, and more

Nov 30 2024 50 mins

Charlotte Gill reckons with ethnicity, belonging and the complexities of life within a multicultural household; Alicia Cox Thomson recommends three reads that recall the work of Montgomery; Sixties Scoop folk singer Raven Reid on hopefulness and Johnny Cash; and Jordan Abel’s trippy, genre-bending subversion of The Last of the Mohicans on this episode of The Next Chapter.

Deborah Levy’s feast of observations on life and imagination, sisterhood and secrets in Pages of the Sea, and more

Nov 22 2024 50 mins

The ultra-prolific author invites readers into her interior world in The Positions of Spoons; Anne Hawk discusses code switching and the cost of migration in her debut novel; Atwood Gibson Fiction Prize winner Sheung-King talks about his sophomore novel; and Corinna Chong on the undeniable charm of Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

Caroline Adderson on the quest for contentment in A Way to Be Happy; Rage and Moshpits in Hair for Men, and more

Nov 16 2024 46 mins

Caroline Adderson’s latest short story collection follows a cast of characters searching for much needed happiness; an exploration of gender, forgiveness and bucking convention in Michelle Winter's latest novel; roots musician Kaia Kater on the message behind They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us; why Sarah Leavitt loves to re-read The Best We Could Do; and Teresa Wong remembers