Looking for your next great read? The Next Chapter’s got you covered! Book lovers join host Antonio Michael Downing to dive deep into great books. Big feelings, hot takes, enlightening conversations — you’ve never been in a book club like this before. It’s Canada’s book club, and everyone’s invited. So pull up a chair and join the conversation. New episodes every Saturday and Monday.
Looking for your next great read? The Next Chapter’s got you covered! Book lovers join host Antonio Michael Downing to dive deep into great books. Big feelings, hot takes, enlightening conversations — you’ve never been in a book club like this before. It’s Canada’s book club, and everyone’s invited. So pull up a chair and join the conversation. New episodes every Saturday and Monday.
Have you always wanted to write a book of your own? From the outside the publishing industry and writing life can seem mysterious and unattainable. Author and creative writing professor Robert J. Wiersema might be able to help you out. He recommends three books that could take you from wanting to write, to actually doing it. And hear from Liz Crocker, the owner of Halifax bookstore Woozles and her staff picks. Plus our kids' readers talk about their passion for books!
Books discussed on this week's show include:
The Halifax Explosion by Afua Cooper
When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward
Story is a State of Mind by Sarah Selecky
Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life by Kate Mckean
Dear Writer by Maggie Smith
Megabat by Anna Humphrey illustrated by Kass Reich
The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud