Prolific Winnipeg-based author, editorial director and hockey dad David A. Robertson breaks down the books that have left a permanent mark on his life; CBC Books’ historical fiction savant Talia Kliot recommends three novels that transport you to another time; musician Matt Holubowski on finding stillness through Silence in the Age of Noise; what’s the first book Sarah Leavitt remembers reading; and CBC Books producer and former book seller Bridget Raymundo recommends a staff pick on this episode of The Next Chapter.
Books discussed on this week's show include:
All the Little Monsters by David A. Robertson
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Swing Low by Miriam Toews
Tom's Midnight Garden by Phillippa Pearce
An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline
Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Finding Flora by Elinor Florence
The Immortal Woman by Su Chang
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
The Next Chapter