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Writer and musician Antonio Michael Downing hosting CBC Radio's The Next Chapter this fall
The new season starts on Sept. 7 and features interviews with Rose Sutherland, Attica Locke and Gurjinder Basran. The Next Chapter airs Saturdays at 2 p.m. ET with repeats on Mondays at 1 p.m. ET on CBC Radio, CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
Radio The Next Chapter September 3, 2024
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5 'transformative' books that shaped Zoe Whittall's life and work
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The Next Chapter for March 15, 2025
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Writer Ian Williams partakes in 'speed dating therapy"
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The first book that made a lasting impression on Anne Hawk
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Jordan Astra talks about funk music and Nike shoes
Radio The Next Chapter March 14

The Next Chapter for March 8, 2025

Radio The Next Chapter March 7

Why paper crafts and physical books appeal to Canadian writer Brian Francis

Radio The Next Chapter March 7

Conor Kerr's favourite hilariously awkward short story collections

Radio The Next Chapter March 10

Keegan Connor Tracy recommends 3 books about mothers with big secrets

Radio The Next Chapter March 10

Musician Dorothea Paas on the unwavering discipline of Sonny Rollins

Radio The Next Chapter March 7

The Next Chapter for March 1, 2025

Radio The Next Chapter February 28

Canada Reads contenders Ma-Nee Chacaby and Shayla Stonechild discuss finding allies in Indigenous communities

Radio The Next Chapter March 1

3 'must-read' graphic memoirs, according to CBC Books' comic book superfan Ashly July

Radio The Next Chapter March 4

3 'dragon-fuelled' romantasy novels you need to read right now

Radio The Next Chapter March 1

The Next Chapter for Feb. 22, 2025

Radio The Next Chapter February 21

Heartland's Michelle Morgan and Canada Reads author Emma Hooper bond over caring for people with dementia

Radio The Next Chapter February 21

3 books you should read set in Montreal

Radio The Next Chapter February 26

3 'must-read' books that all music lovers should check out

Radio The Next Chapter February 21

Why Toronto musician Nicky Lawrence loves Agent Josephine by Damien Lewis

Radio The Next Chapter February 21

The Next Chapter for Feb. 15, 2025

Radio The Next Chapter February 14

What ingredients make up a Canada Reads novel? Champion Saïd M'Dahoma and author Jamie Chai Yun Liew weigh in

Radio The Next Chapter February 14

4 Black Canadian writers to watch in 2025, according to book aficionados Ryan B. Patrick & Alicia Cox Thomson

Alicia Cox Thomson

Radio The Next Chapter February 17

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Joshua Whitehead recommends three books that centre queerness

Radio The Next Chapter February 17

Dylan Sinclair shares his favourite book and his musical G.O.A.T.

Radio The Next Chapter February 14

The Next Chapter for Feb. 8, 2025

Radio The Next Chapter February 7

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