Here’s what’s on our fall TBR list
The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing

Here’s what’s on our fall TBR list

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 26, 202625 min
  • Arts & culture

For our team of producers at CBC Books, fall reading starts in spring when publisher catalogues and look-aheads arrive at the office. Ailey Yamamoto, Ashly July and Lisa Mathews have been reading fall books for months, and join the show to recommend the title they think should make the top of your reading list. Plus, Polaris Prize nominated musician Charlotte Cornfield talks about her musical journey and what she’s been reading. Books discussed on this week's show include: We Are Underlings by Doretta Lau Opioids and Organs by Arizona O'N...

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Hey, if you're looking for a book to read and sink into, I've got you. So cliche to say, but it like books about death, like make you think about being alive.

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What is that funny? No, it just we seem like a really grim bunch. I'm Antonio Michael Downing. Welcome to the next chapter.

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So we are a few days into fall officially, but here at CBC Books, fall starts in the late spring, sometimes early summer. Here's why. Because that's when the publisher catalogs and the look-a-heads arrive at the office.

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