Author Brian Francis discusses three novels that highlight his love for paper, while living in a digital age; Prairie Edge author Conor Kerr explains why sometimes less is more, and recommends three of his favourite short story collections; Keegan Connor Tracy talks mothers with big family secrets; and Musician Dorothea Paas on the unwavering discipline of Sonny Rollins on this episode of The Next Chapter.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Trees In Canada by John Laird Farrar

The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen

A Beginner's Guide to Quilling Paper Flowers by Motoko Maggie Nakatani

The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins by Sonny Rollins

The Nix by Nathan Hill

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

Lola on Fire by Rio Youers

Death by a Thousand Cuts by Shashi Bhat

Peacocks of Instagram by Deepa Rajagopalan

Last Woman by Carleigh Baker