Canada Reads 2021
The year 2020 was a year like no other. With the 2021 Canada Reads debates about to begin — and celebrating their 20th year! — we are reminded that books can be a safe place ...
Forest of Reading 2021
You'll find the Forest of Reading English-language awards videos below. Watch host Ali Hassan with young readers and nominated authors in Canada's largest annual literary festival for youth – all brought together by the Ontario Library ...
Frédéric Back Classics
World-renowned animated filmmaker Frédéric Back (1924-2013) devoted his unique talent to a cause that was central to his life and is more topical than ever: a profound respect for nature coupled with a keen sense ...
Inside Information
This remarkable series, produced for CBC's 50th anniversary, offers a rare glimpse into the world of CBC-TV News and information-gathering over the past 50 years. The programs contrast the present with the past in a ...
Shakespeare Selfie student writing challenge
Over 400 years have passed since the death of William Shakespeare, yet his body of work continues to be studied, explored and enjoyed by audiences in the 21st century. CBC's Shakespeare Selfie is a writing ...
The Black Jacobin
Novelist, historian, Marxist thinker and pre-eminent figure of the African and Caribbean nationalist movements, C.L.R. James was one of the great minds of the 20th century. David Austin profiles the man who wrote "The Black ...
The First Page 2020
The First Page student writing challenge returns! For the 2020 challenge, CBC Books wants Grades 7 to 12 students to write the first page of a novel set 150 years in the future, with the ...
The Hour Collection
George Stroumboulopoulos is unlike any interviewer on television. With a style that is both in-depth and informal, he is one of the most dynamic journalists in Canada, equally comfortable speaking with world leaders as he is ...
