Latest from Luke Beirne
For Boum, her own vision loss was key to her graphic novel
Boum is the author of The Jellyfish, a graphic novel. She said that the book helped her explain to people what she was going through herself.
Elin Hilderbrand on the books that changed her life
Known as "the queen of beach reads" the American writer stopped by The Next Chapter to discuss her latest work and the books that have shaped her life.
'Something just clicked' when Jordan Redekop-Jones wrote her first poem
Jordan Redekop-Jones talked about winning the CBC Poetry Prize on Bookends with Mattea Roach.
Saskatchewan-born poet Karen Solie wins T.S. Eliot Prize for Wellwater
The T.S. Eliot Prize is an annual award for the best new poetry collection published in the U.K. and Ireland
What does it mean if your ex-boyfriends love Anna Karenina?
The Montreal author stopped by The Next Chapter to discuss why re-reading the Tolstoy classic helped her better understand love and relationships.
How a Toronto mural changed Ian Williams’s book title
The Toronto-based writer and past Giller Prize winner spoke with Mattea Roach about his latest novel, You've Changed.
4 books Cape Breton fiddler legend Natalie MacMaster loved reading
The Cape Breton fiddler reflects on learning to love books and reading at a later stage in life.
B.C. poet Anne-Marie Turza wins $50K Writer’s Trust Board Fellowship
The inaugural program rewards one mid-career writer annually for "exceptional creative ability and outstanding promise in their publications to date."
Why Megha Majumdar has 'so much fun' on book tours
The author talked to Mattea Roach on Bookends about what it felt like to write a book set in her hometown, and why her book tour was a blast.
Independent Canadian booksellers to represent the Giller Prize jury in 2026
For the first time ever, the Giller Prize jury will be made up entirely of independent Canadian booksellers.