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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.

The Next Chapter CBC Arts & Entertainment

    • Arts
    • 4.4 • 159 Ratings

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

    A sleepy cottage town with a dark secret in Bury the Lead, the aftershock of losing the family matriarch in Louisa Onomé’s latest novel, dissecting the university experience through campus novels, and more

    A sleepy cottage town with a dark secret in Bury the Lead, the aftershock of losing the family matriarch in Louisa Onomé’s latest novel, dissecting the university experience through campus novels, and more

    Canadian authors Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzetti talk about teaming up to write their latest mystery novel, Toronto pop-punk artist Garrett Neiles on songwriting, the humorous and heartwarming tale of a Nigerian Canadian family in Pride and Joy, Talia Kliot recommends three campus novels, and more.

    • 50 min
    The Meteoric rise of 'romantasy' novels, a new take on time travel in The Other Valley, three recommendations of novels set in the early 20th century, and more.

    The Meteoric rise of 'romantasy' novels, a new take on time travel in The Other Valley, three recommendations of novels set in the early 20th century, and more.

    CBC Book’s in house TikTok star Bridget Raymundo on why 'romantasy' is having its moment, B.C. writer Scott Alexander Howard talks philosophy, time travel, and grief in The Other Valley, writer and 20th century fiction fan Christine Estima shares her top picks from the genre, and more.

    • 50 min
    Debut author and BookToker Sarah Mughal Rana, Sheung-King’s ode to Hong Kong, audiobooks with unforgettable narrators and more.

    Debut author and BookToker Sarah Mughal Rana, Sheung-King’s ode to Hong Kong, audiobooks with unforgettable narrators and more.

    The Hope Ablaze author discusses the inspiration behind her first novel, Sheung-King explores millennial life in Hong Kong, The Next Chapter columnist Treasa Levasseur on her favourite audiobooks, plus more.

    • 50 min
    Maurice Vellekoop’s new graphic memoir of self-discovery, three shocking stories about con artists, healing childhood traumas in Dinner on Monster Island, and more

    Maurice Vellekoop’s new graphic memoir of self-discovery, three shocking stories about con artists, healing childhood traumas in Dinner on Monster Island, and more

    Award-winning visual artist Maurice Vellekoop on his vividly rendered graphic memoir I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together, Steven Beattie recommend three books that explore the art of the scam, Vancouver author Tania De Rozario gets personal in her essay collection Dinner on Monster Island, the acclaimed Newfoundland novelist Donna Morrissey answers the Proust Questionnaire, and more.

    • 54 min
    Relive San Francisco’s catastrophic 1906 earthquake in new novel The Phoenix Crown; Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden takes our version of the Proust questionnaire; borders, battles and bloodlines in memoir My Fighting Family, and more.

    Relive San Francisco’s catastrophic 1906 earthquake in new novel The Phoenix Crown; Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden takes our version of the Proust questionnaire; borders, battles and bloodlines in memoir My Fighting Family, and more.

    Historical fiction buffs Janie Change and Kate Quinn discuss their novel The Phoenix Crown, legendary Montreal Canadiens goaltender and author Ken Dryden answers the Proust questionnaire, hockey romance writer Rachel Reid dishes on her novel Time to Shine, sportswriter extraordinaire Morgan Campbell talks about writing his debut memoir, and more.

    • 49 min
    Canada Reads contenders Téa Mutonji and Kudakwashe Rutendo, a fiction debut from Canisia Lubrin, 3 “must-read” graphic novels, new music and a book recommendation from Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and more.

    Canada Reads contenders Téa Mutonji and Kudakwashe Rutendo, a fiction debut from Canisia Lubrin, 3 “must-read” graphic novels, new music and a book recommendation from Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and more.

    Breakout actor Kudakwashe Rutendo sits down with Toronto author Téa Mutonji to discuss the Canada Reads novel Shut Up You’re Pretty; acclaimed Canadian poet and writer Canisia Lubrin on her fiction debut; Why musician and composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland loves The Nightingale; CBC Books producer Ashly July on what Spider-Man graphic novel reigns supreme, and more.

    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
159 Ratings

159 Ratings

Flora4flor ,

Indigenous literature education

Shelagh: make them stop running the trailer for « Limited Capacity » 2-3 times during your show. It’s driving this listener insane!!!
The actual show content is illuminating and often moving.

Scyvghb ,

Please find a different new host

Ryan B. Patrick is not experienced enough to host this show. His radio voice is lacking any kind of enunciation and his volume dips down so low you often can’t hear him. He resorts to juvenile slang to praise authors and seems like an unprepared student trying to bluff his way through every assignment. Please don’t let the amazing legacy of The Next Chapter be ruined by a poor choice of new host. Shelagh Rodgers is truly irreplaceable, but there has to be someone who has more skill available than this.

Treesmendus.com ,

The Theory of Crows

I never miss an episode and often order the books based on your conversation. I just ordered The Theory of Crows. Your avid listener, Verla k

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