Wayne Grady on Pandexicon: How the Language of the Pandemic Defined Our New Cultural Reality, Hilary Peach on her memoir Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood, about working as a welder, columnist Antanas Sileika on a book that confirmed his lifelong love of mushrooms, and more.

Louise Penny discusses A World of Curiosities, the latest in the Inspector Armand Gamache series, C.S. Richardson takes the Proust questionnaire and columnists Vish Khanna and Treasa Levasseur recommend books on music and self development.

Sylvia Hamilton talks to Shelagh Rogers about the inspirations behind her book of poetry, Tender, Ron Sexsmith reveals why he's reading Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt and The Next Chapter columnist Brian Francis recommends his Top Three Books on Recycling, reusing and reducing your garbage, and more.

Amy Stuart on her new stand alone thriller, A Death at the Party, Whitehorse's Melissa McClelland on why she's reading The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin, and Ryan B. Patrick interviews Catherine Hernandez about her latest novel, The Story of Us, and more.

Bridget Canning on in the inspiration behind the short story collection, No One Knows About Us, The author of Some Unfinished Business, Antanas Silkeika, takes our Proust questionnaire, and

Ryan B. Patrick interviews Michael Christie about his 2023 Canada Reads contender, Greenwood, and more.

Emily St. John Mandel on her 2023 Canada Reads contender Station Eleven, Canadian musician JayWood on Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Charlene Carr on her novel Hold My Girl, and more.

Rollie Pemberton (A.K.A Cadence Weapon ) on his memoir Bedroom Rapper, Marsha Barber on Kaddish for My Mother and TNC columnist Wendy McLeod MacKnight recommends three wartime historical fiction books, and more.

Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Mexican Gothic, Ann-Marie MacDonald answers The Next Chapter Proust questionnaire, and TNC columnist George Murray recommends three poetry books, and more.

Cherie Dimaline on her latest novel, VenCo, Pam Hall and Jerry Evans on their collaboration in chapter three of Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge and more.

Dr. Jillian Horton on the inspiration behind her memoir, We Are All Perfectly Fine, John Irving takes our Proust questionnaire, and Orm Mitchell talks about the 75th anniversary edition of W.O. Mitchell's Who Has Seen the Wind.