Full Episode: May 21, 2022
This week features Vivek Shraya, Katherena Vermette, Susanna Kearsley, Valerie Mason John and more.


This week on The Next Chapter, Shelagh Rogers speaks with Vivek Shraya about her new book Next Time There's a Pandemic, Katherena Vermette about the enduring power of her 2016 novel The Break, and The Next Chapter columnist and CBC Books senior producer Ryan B. Patrick on a Canadian novel that makes for a good companion to an international bestseller.
Also: Susanna Kearsley takes our version of the Proust Questionnaire and Valerie Mason John talks about why she's re-reading The Book of Negroes.