Before he won the academy award for best actor, Brendan Fraser was a kid who loved reading captivating stories, the weirder the better. He joins The Next Chapter to share a first look at his new audio series The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine by Robert J. Sawyer, and talks about what childhood books ignited his creative spark. Plus, a CBC Books producer helps answer the question: what is a cozy read?

Books discussed on this week's show include:

The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine by Robert J. Sawyer

The Swan by Roald Dahl

The Quiet American by Graham Greene

It’s Different This Time by Joss Richard

A Little Holiday Fling by Farah Heron

A Season for Spies by Iona Whishaw

What books drew Brendan Fraser to storytelling?