The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing

Kate Pullinger on her latest novel Forest Green, Leslie Stein on her graphic memoir I Know You Rider, Bertrand Bickersteth on his poetry collection The Response of Weeds, singer-songwriter Sylo Nozra on reading Mastery by Robert Greene and Bahar Orang on her debut book Where Things Touch.

Silvia Moreno-Garcia talks about her new novel Mexican Gothic, Dennis Bock on his alternative history novel The Good German, columnist Vish Khanna compares Ezra Klein's Why We Are Polarized with Desmond Cole's The Skin We're In, musician Rachel Beck shares a book she's been reading, GoodMinds.com owner Achilles Gentle recommends three books his customers love and Samantha Bailey talks about the YA novel she likes to re-read.

Shaena Lambert on how Petra Kelly's post-war coming-of-age in Germany inspired her new novel Petra, Premier Andrew Furey, author of Hope in the Balance, takes The Next Chapter's version of the Proust Questionnaire, columnist Candy Palmater talks about three horror reads perfect for Halloween, Roz Nay on her sophomore psychological thriller Hurry Home and Sheena Kamal talks about the third instalment of her Nora Watts series No Going Back and debut YA novel Fight Like a Girl.

Editor Dane Swan and poet Charles C. Smith talk about the anthology Changing the Face of Canadian Literature, comedian Mark Critch recommends three books by Newfoundland writers, Catherine Hernandez shares what inspired her new novel Crosshairs and musician Leanne Dunic discusses what she's been reading.

David Alexander Robertson talks about his memoir Black Water, columnist and chef Mary Berg shares three great short story collections by Canadian women, Beatrice MacNeil talks about her novel The Girl He Left Behind, Winnipeg's David Bergen takes The Next Chaper's version of the Proust questionnaire, Genevieve Graham talks about her latest historical novel The Forgotten Home Child, and Shauntay Grant and Paul Seesequasis share books that they have read many times over.

Annabel Lyon on her new novel Consent, Janice Lynn Mather on her YA novel Facing the Sun, Will Ferguson on his novel The Finder, DJ Paul Chin recommends reading The End of Policing by Alex Vitale and Sarah Louise Butler introduces her novel The Wild Heavens.

Thomas King on his novel Indians on Vacation, musician Jeremy Drury recommends reading Buffy Sainte-Marie by Andrea Warner, Danielle Murrell Cox on the board book My Hair, Canisia Lubrin on The Dyzgraphxst, Phyllis Webstad on inspiring Orange Shirt Day and Aparita Bhandari on diverse romance novels.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on her novel Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies, Sidura Ludwig on her collection of stories You Are Not What We Expected, columnist Donna Bailey Nurse on the Canadian companion to Maaza Mengiste's bestselling novel The Shadow King, musician Kris Harper on why he recommends the book Capturing Women: The Manipulation of Cultural Imagery in Canada's Prairie West by Sarah Carter and Darrell Fox shares a memory from his time on the road with his brother Terry Fox.

Journalist Desmond Cole talks about his bestselling debut The Skin We're In, Saleema Nawaz on her timely pandemic novel Songs for the End of The World, John Elizabeth Stintzi on their novel Vanishing Monuments, Witch Prophet shares why she loves the book Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson and owner of Nile Valley Books Nosakhare Ibraheem reveals what's popular at his Toronto shop.

Legendary musician Buffy Sainte-Marie talks about her first picture book Hey Little Rockabye, The Next Chapter's children's book panel shares perfect reading for the summer, Michael Hutchinson on his Mighty Muskrats Mystery series for middle grade readers, Nadia Hohn on her picture book A Likkle Miss Lou, YA writer Sarah Raughley on why she loves The Hunter's Moon by O.R. Melling, graphic novelist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas takes our version of the Proust Questionnaire and Katherena Vermette on her graphic novel series A Girl Called Echo.