Ten years ago, more than 11 million Canadians tuned in to CBC for the live airing of The Tragically Hip’s final concert of their Man Machine Poem tour in Kingston, Ontario. Since then, this performance has held a special place in the minds of many Canadians and more. Michael Barclay is a writer and long time fan of the band. He wanted to make sure that the iconic Canadian band’s history was being documented, so he wrote a book. It’s called The Never Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip. It guides readers through the history of the band, their music and offers a window into the music scene at that time. He talks about the band's legacy and what made the Hip Canada's band.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

The Never Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip by Michael Barclay

Rough Description by Don Pyle

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Canadian fiddle legend Natalie MacMaster shares her life in books

What is the greatest Canadian novel of all time?

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Some books change your mind. Others simply reinforce what you already know. The Next Chapter's columnist Nathan Maharaj joins the show to talk about two books that challenged his assumptions and altered his perspective. Nathan is a lifelong bookseller and the director of content marketing at Rakuten Kobo. He'll discuss why challenging your beliefs is important and how it can lead to a broader worldview. Plus, Toronto artist Mah Moud stops by to talk about a mysterious book from his parents bookshelf, and how the impact of a good novel can last for generations.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez

How Great Things Happen by George Newman

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Can reading be the first step to making real change?

What is the greatest Canadian novel of all time?

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A few years ago Marissa Stapley heard a radio story about an unclaimed winning lottery ticket, which planted the seed for her novel, Lucky. Since then, the book has become a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and was recently adapted into a star-studded Apple TV series starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Drew Starkey. Lucky is the novel that changed Marissa Stapley’s life, and today she joins the show to talk about it, her time in Hollywood and where she plans to take her beloved character next. Marissa will also share a few titles she’s reading this Summer. Plus, Nick Frosst, lead singer from the Toronto band Good Kid stops by to recommend a book that has changed his perspective on human pre-history.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Lucky by Marissa Stapley

Definitely Thriving by Kerry Clare

Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow

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The book that inspired Carley Fortune's writing career

Why does Nita Prose call herself an accidental writer?

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Is there one meal that reminds you of home? A dish that brings back childhood memories? For CBC Books producer Talia Kliot, it’s a shortbread, sour cream and walnut cake that makes an appearance at her family’s special milestones. Talia is obsessed with the way that food helps us tell stories and even made a radio documentary about it, where she speaks to writers, an academic and a video game designer. She joined Antonio Michael Downing on The Next Chapter to share what made her hungry for these stories in the first place … and why food is the best way to connect.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Restaurant Kid by Rachel Phan

How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichert

Poutine by Justin Giovannetti Lamothe

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The books that fire up chef Michael Smith

Is food the closest thing to teleportation?

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Set in late-20th-century Cairo, Éric Chacour's novel What I know About You is a heartbreaking story of an impossible love and a family fractured by secrets and expectations. It was selected for One eRead Canada’s live digital book club, which brings libraries and readers together. Originally written in French, the book's translator, Pablo Strauss joins the discussion to share what it was like recreating the world in English for a conversation hosted by the Mississauga Library.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

What I Know About You by Éric Chacour

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Did you know that Ernest Hemingway wrote for the Toronto Star? The iconic cigar-smoking, bull-fighting American writer spent two separate stints living in Canada. It was partly while living and working in Toronto that he developed his stripped-down, sparse writing style. Author and Hemingway expert Terry Fallis reflects on the writer's larger than life reputation and his time spent in Toronto ahead of the upcoming International Hemingway Society Conference. Plus, CBC producer Christine Pagulayan talks about the latest trend to hit the world of romance.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Stand-In by Lily Chu

The Marionette by Terry Fallis

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Clare Mackintosh joined the police force by accident. But taking what she learned over a 12 year career and using it to become a bestselling mystery and crime writer, was no accident. Nine novels later, she's sold millions of copies and has never looked back. Her latest is a genre-fusing novel titled, It’s Not What You Think. Clare was recently a guest speaker at the yearly MOTIVE crime and mystery festival in Toronto, and dropped by to talk about the books that have shaped her life and career.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Little Face by Sophie Hannah

Before You Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh

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For years Jenny Jackson worked as an editor for some of the biggest authors in the publishing game. Eventually, she took what she had learned as an editor and applied it to writing a book of her own.

The result was a bestselling novel, and a new career as an author. Her new novel, The Shampoo Effect, took inspiration from a sexy, sixties novel about small-town adultery. It’s the story of a young woman who finds her way deep into a close circle of friends, and then writes all about them in a revealing New Yorker story. Plus, we revisit the late writer Gail Bowen’s Proust Questionnaire from 2015.

Books discussed on this week's show include:

Couples by John Updike

The Shampoo Method by Jenny Jackson

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