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Meet the Canada Reads 2026 contenders
The debates take place April 13 to 16 live at 10 a.m. ET.
Tegan and Sara’s Tegan Quin champions a period piece with a queer love triangle on Canada Reads
Tegan Quin is championing The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor. Canada Reads will air April 13-16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books!
YouTuber and podcaster Steve 'Dangle' Glynn brings a 'hockey book with heart' to Canada Reads
Steve “Dangle” Glynn is championing Searching for Terry Punchout by Tyler Hellard. Canada Reads will air April 13-16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books!
Filmmaker and actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers brings rural Alberta authenticity to Canada Reads
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers is championing A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt. Canada Reads will air April 13-16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books!
BookTok star Morgann Book brings her bookish DNA to Canada Reads
Morgann Book is championing It's Different This Time by Joss Richard. Canada Reads will air April 13-16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books!
Broadway actor Josh Dela Cruz to champion a dystopian thriller that 'feels like a play' on Canada Reads
Broadway actor and children’s television host Josh dela Cruz will champion Foe by Iain Reid. Canada Reads will air April 13-16 on CBC TV, CBC Radio and CBC Books!
The Canada Reads 2026 longlist is here
This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to build bridges. The panellists and the books they choose to champion will be revealed on Jan. 22.
Shayla Stonechild won Canada Reads championing a memoir. Now she's writing her own
Between Two Worlds is the first in a two-book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster.
Shayla Stonechild, championing A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby, wins Canada Reads 2025
The powerful memoir won in a 3-2 vote on the final day of the great Canadian book debate.
8 books to read if you loved A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-Nee Chacaby
Fans of the Canada Reads-winning autobiography will love these titles.
8 books to read if you loved Dandelion by Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Fans of the moving immigrant story will love these other Canadian titles.
8 books to read if you loved Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper
Fans of the heartwarming novel will enjoy these other Canadian titles.
8 books to read if you loved Jennie's Boy by Wayne Johnston
Fans of the humorous memoir will love these other Canadian titles.
8 books to read if you loved Watch Out for Her by Samantha M. Bailey
Fans of the first thriller on Canada Reads will enjoy these other titles.
Canada Reads
Saïd M'Dahoma shares how food in Dandelion evokes "home" — Watch the Canada Reads Finale here
Want to watch the finale of Canada Reads 2025? Here's the full replay and the best moments from the final day of debates!
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How Michelle Morgan's personal story connects to her book — Watch Day Three of Canada Reads
Want to watch Day Three of Canada Reads 2025? Here's the full replay and the best moments from the third day of debates!
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For Linwood Barclay, humour helps the story go down — Watch Day Two of Canada Reads here
Want to watch Day Two of Canada Reads 2025? Here's the full replay and the best moments from the second day of debates!
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Why thrillers brought Maggie Mac Neil back to reading — Watch Day One of Canada Reads here
Want to watch Day One of Canada Reads 2025? Here's the full replay and the best moments from the first day of debates!
Watch the Canada Reads 2025 book trailers
The great Canadian book debate takes place March 17-20.
How to tune in to Canada Reads 2025: Watch, listen or stream the debates March 17-20
The debates will air on CBC TV, CBC Radio, CBC Listen, CBC Gem and CBC Books.
Meet the Canada Reads 2025 contenders
The debates take place March 17-20 live at 10:05 a.m. ET. You can tune in live or catch a replay on the platform of your choice.
Missed the Canada Reads contenders on The Next Chapter? Catch up here
Each author and contender duo discussed their book on The Next Chapter with Ali Hassan. Canada Reads takes place from March 17-20.
Vote for your Canada Reads 2025 book — you could help break a Day One tie!
This survey will be used to help break a 5-way tie on Day One of the great Canadian book debate.
Celebrate Canada Reads 2025 in your community!
In the lead up to and after Canada Reads 2025, communities across the country are celebrating with local events.
Where I Write
To write her new novel, Emma Hooper chose a desk near a frigid lake
When feeling doubt in her writing ability, the 2025 Canada Reads finalist puts on a swimsuit and plunges into a local lake — sometimes breaking the ice to do so.
