The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing

Mariko and Jillian Tamaki explore New York City in their latest graphic novel, actress Asha Bromfield talks about the real-life inspiration behind her novel Songs of Irie, Toronto musician Haley Smalls shares what she's reading, and more.

The superstar comedian discusses his debut novel Huge, Eva Crocker writes about life and love in Back in the Land of the Living, Dimitri Nasrallah reviews two Maritime memoirs, and more.

The award-winning novel The Island of Forgetting reimagines Greek mythology, children’s book I Am Big explores race and hockey, The Damages is a chewy new read set in the 90s, and more.

Karen Pierce on Recipes for Murder: 66 Dishes that Celebrate the Mysteries of Agatha Christie, Governor General’s Literary Award winner Joan Thomas probes wealth, water and the politics of art in her compelling new novel Wild Hope, poet Bertrand Bickersteth recommends a pair of exciting must-reads in poetry, and more.

Toronto-based artist Debby Friday reveals her bedside book and feature interviews with award-winning authors Sean Michaels, Mona Awad, and Yasuko Thanh.

The Juno- award-winning Arkells frontman, Max Kerman, reveals his bedside book. Feature interviews with Janika Oza and Kevin Chong. And prolific author and illustrator Jon Klassen takes our Proust questionnaire and more.

TOBi reads Jay-Z’s Decoded, Britta Badour’s debut poetry collection, Wires that Sputter, and David A. Robertson’s award-winning adult novel, The Theory of Crows, and more.

Jes Battis reincarnates the Knights of the Round Table in their queer fantasy novel The Winter Knight, an ambitious Toronto lawyer and a K-Pop star meet cute in Lily Chu's The Comeback, country music star Brett Kessel shares what he's reading to his kids, and more.

Alberta-born musician Lindsay Ell shares her bedside book, interviews with Tom Rachman and Stephen Marche, and more.