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With summer holidays winding down, now is a great time to emphasize the fun that can be found between the pages of a book. To ease them into the school year — and continue to foster a love of reading — CBC Books has pulled together a list of some of our favourite new books for kids, tweens and teens. There's something for every age and interest from a STEM-focused picture book to a prep school murder mystery.

Canadians Maria Reva and David Szalay longlisted for prestigious Booker Prize CBC Books | Posted: July 29, 2025 3:48 PM | Last Updated: July 29 Annual U.K. prize honours best novel written in English from anywhere in the world Image | 2025 Booker Longlist Canadians Caption: Maria Reva, left, is nominated for her novel, Endling. David Szalay is longlisted for his book, Flesh.

The world of speculative fiction — stories that stray from everyday reality — can feel daunting for readers of contemporary novels. What often comes to mind are multiple-book fantasy series like Game of Thrones or an epic space odyssey like Frank Herbert's Dune. But what if you don't have time to read 500-page-plus tomes? If you are looking to dip your toes into otherworldly realms filled with magic, intrigue and suspense this season but can't commit to a longer series, we've got you covered.

Books·New Esi Edugyan says Disney Plus's take on her acclaimed historical novel Washington Black will surprise anyone familiar with the sprawling coming-of-age tale. The Disney Plus series will premiere on July 23 The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 22, 2025 5:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago Actors Sharon Duncan-Brewster, left, and Sterling K. Brown are shown in this handout image from the TV series Washington Black.

Books The Commonwealth Short Story Prize annually recognizes the best piece of unpublished short fiction from one of the Commonwealth's member states. Sutherland and Monaghan are shortlisted in the Canada and Europe regional category. Sutherland and Monaghan are shortlisted in the Canada and Europe regional category Canadian writers Chanel Sutherland and Damhnait Monaghan are on the shortlist for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

Books·Q&A She discussed her essay collection Sucker Punch on Bookends with Mattea Roach. She discussed her essay collection Sucker Punch on Bookends with Mattea Roach InSucker Punch, Scaachi Koul candidly recounts the painful events that turned her life upside down, from her marriage falling apart to her mother's cancer diagnosis.

Books·Canadian Poetry that explores relationships to ancestry, land, trauma, future and the self. Poetry that explores relationships to ancestry, land, trauma, future and the self CBC Books · Posted: Apr 08, 2025 12:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Myth, the much-anticipated debut collection from the multi-talented Terese Mason Pierre, weaves between worlds ('real' and 'imaginary') unearthing the unsettling: our jaded and joyful relationships to land, ancestry, trauma, self, and future.

Books·Canadian Ferocious and vulnerable poems on Indigenous grief, trans identity and frustrated desires. Ferocious and vulnerable poems on Indigenous grief, trans identity and frustrated desires CBC Books · Posted: Apr 08, 2025 1:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago a body more tolerable is a collection of powerful and haunting poems combining faerie tales, mythology, and a self-divinized female rage.

Books·Canadian Poetry exploring one's relationship to home. Poetry exploring one's relationship to home CBC Books · Posted: Apr 08, 2025 12:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago Reflecting on a dual upbringing in two villages, Bobcaygeon (Canada/Turtle Island) and Badela (Sierra Leone), Jessica Hiemstra's new collection of poems delves into her relationship with home. In Blood Root, she interrogates questions of legacy, land, belonging, and the breathtaking intimacy of death.

Books·Canadian Poetry about finding purpose in a capitalistic world. Poetry about finding purpose in a capitalistic world CBC Books · Posted: Apr 08, 2025 12:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago Borrowing its title from a finance term—"the estimated price of a good or service for which no market price exists"—Shadow Price is a stunning debut that examines the idea of value in a world that burns under our capitalist lens. What gives life value?