The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing

The Next Chapter's mystery book panel convenes for their summer reading picks; columnist Donna Bailey Nurse shares books that reflect on the Black experience in Canada and the U.S.; novelist Cordelia Strube takes the Proust Questionnaire; Jeffrey Colvin on his debut novel Africville.

Dianne Warren on her new novel The Diamond House; Michael DeForge on his graphic novel Familiar Face; Mariko Tamaki on creating new stories for Wonder Woman and Alex Pugsley on his debut novel Aubrey McKee.

The Cree poet Randy Lundy on his poetry collection Field Notes for the Self; Michelle Bensimon of the band Caveboy on what she's reading Ian Mosby on Uncertain Harvest, about the future of food; Julie S. Lalonde on her memoir Resilience Is Futile and Randy Boyagoda on historical fiction.

Jane Christmas on her memoir, Open House: A Life in Thirty-Two Moves; Michelle Parise on her podcast-turned-book, Alone: A Love Story; Gemma Hickey on Almost Feral, about an epic walk across Newfoundland that was life-changing, and more.

Shani Mootoo on her novel Polar Vortex, about the secrets, lies and half-truths at the heart of a love triangle; Mary Berg, star of CTV's Mary's Kitchen Crush, on three favourite books about dysfunctional families; Danny Ramadan on his children's book Salma The Syrian Chef, and more.

Vancouver comedian and podcaster Paul Bae on You Suck, Sir, a humorous memoir of his years spent teaching; St. John's writer Trudy J Morgan-Cole on her historical novel A Roll of the Bones; Brian Francis on three favourite YA novels; and Doyali Islam on her poetry collection Heft, which is shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize.

Tessa McWatt on her award-winning memoir Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging; Michelle Good on her debut novel Five Little Indians; Treasa Levasseur reviews Strange Things Done by Elle Wild; and Cross Country Checkup host Duncan McCue on his memoir The Shoe Boy.

Jean Teillet on her epic history of the Metis nation, The North-West Is Our Mother, which is a finalist for the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award at the Manitoba Book Awards; Antanas Sileika reviews Nerve by Eva Holland; and Catherine Leroux recommends two Quebec novels now available in English translation.

Sean McCann and Andrea Aragon on their co-written memoir One Good Reason: A Memoir of Addiction and Recovery, Music, and Love; Dr. Bonnie Henry on Soap and Water and Common Sense; Eternity Martis on her memoir They Said This Would Be Fun; and Daniel Heath Justice recommends three favourite fantasy books.

Katrina Onstad on her novel Stay Where I Can See You, Carey Newman and Kirstie Hudson on Picking Up the Pieces: Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket, Whitehorse poet Joanna Lilley on Endlings, Dennis Lee answers the Proust Questionnaire, and more.