Prolific Winnipeg-based author, editorial director and hockey dad David A. Robertson breaks down the books that have left a permanent mark on his life; CBC Books’ historical fiction savant Talia Kliot recommends three novels that transport you to another time; musician Matt Holubowski on finding stillness through Silence in the Age of Noise; what’s the first book Sarah Leavitt remembers reading; and CBC Books producer and former book seller Bridget Raymundo recommends a staff pick on this episode of The Next Chapter.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

All the Little Monsters by David A. Robertson

Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

Swing Low by Miriam Toews

Tom's Midnight Garden by Phillippa Pearce

An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline

Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge

The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue

Finding Flora by Elinor Florence

The Immortal Woman by Su Chang

The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar