The Next Chapter with Antonio Michael Downing

The new Wuthering Heights adaptation is stirring up a lot of opinions. It’s a story of burning passion and intensity against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. Our columnist Mirian Njoh and romance reading expert joins the show to give us her opinion on its transition from page to screen. Plus, author and UNICEF ambassador Tara Moss talks about her latest book and recommends two companion reads.

Books discussed on this week's show include:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
The Italian Secret by Tara Moss

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The countdown has begun leading up to Canada Reads. The books have been picked, the panelists are strategizing and, every week, The Next Chapter will help you get to know the new author and panelist pairs. The first powerhouse team includes popular BookToker and podcaster Morgann Book, and debut romance author Joss Richard. Morgann will champion Joss’s book, It’s Different This Time. Plus, former Canada Reads author Samantha M. Bailey answers the Proust Questionnaire.

Books discussed on this week's show include:
It’s Different This Time by Joss Richard
Hello, Juliet by Samantha M. Bailey

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Kim Holderness and her husband won over the internet making funny family videos. Now they have millions of followers, have written children's books together and won the Amazing Race. Last year, Kim set another goal for herself, to read 50 books by the time she turns 50. Plus, Ryan B. Patrick recommends two modern classics by Black Canadian writers and predicts a future classic.

Books discussed on this week's show include:
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Awake by Jen Hatmaker
Super Agers by Eric Topol
What We All Long For by Dionne Brand
Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
You’ve Changed by Ian Williams

For many years Amil Niazi burned with professional ambition, she reached for it every day and was determined to find success. But even in moments of external success, she began to fall out of love with the corporate rat race. She began looking inward, and began to question if she would ever find fulfillment in the world of promotions and job titles. This is the journey she reflects on in her new book Life After Ambition. Plus, musician Sarah Kae shares what she’s been reading.

Books discussed on this week's show include:
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
Daughter by Claudia Dey
A Ballet of Lepers by Leonard Cohen

The last few years have seen lots of books removed from schools, libraries and bookstores. Last fall, Alberta scaled back its proposed book ban after public pushback, and in the U.S., thousands of books have been removed from schools and dropped from curriculums. Kudakwashe Rutendo and Mirian Njoh weigh in on the topic and discuss influential challenged titles from their own lives. Plus, get to know author Madeleine Thien through the Proust Questionnaire.

Books discussed on this week's show include:
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky
The Book of Records by Madelein Thein