Canada Reads

Alycia Pirmohamed speaks with Airplay host Dave White about winning the 2019 CBC Poetry Prize and her new poetry collection Second Memory.

It's time for the final showdown! Two contenders go head-to-head, and one will be crowned the winner of Canada Reads 2023!

Two books down, three left standing. The remaining champions will have to dig deep to get their book to the Canada Reads finale.

Four books remain in contention. Which book will be knocked off the Canada Reads shelf next?

It's time for the 2023 edition of Canada Reads with host Ali Hassan! Five celebrated Canadians champion their chosen book as the "one book to shift your perspective" and vote to eliminate the first title from the competition.

In this introduction to the comic Ducks by Kate Beaton, discover what the book is about and why Jeopardy! Super-champion Mattea Roach chose it for Canada Reads 2023.

In this introduction to the novel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, discover what the book is about and why actor, director and choreographer Michael Greyeyes chose it for Canada Reads 2023.

In this introduction to the novel Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah, discover what the book is about and why bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher chose it for Canada Reads 2023.

In this introduction to the novel Greenwood by Michael Christie, discover what the book is about and why actor and director Keegan Connor Tracy chose it for Canada Reads 2023.

It’s the 22nd edition of Canada Reads, CBC’s great Canadian book debate. If this is your first time following along, listen to learn more about the show’s format and history.